ATRETURETHRIA 



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ATROPHY 



Diet.). 



See Atrichia (Illus. 



genus of plants of the 



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Atreturethria {ah-tret-u-re'-thre-ah) [arp^roc, imper- 

 forate; o'vpijflpa, the urethra]. Imperforation of the 

 urethra. 

 Atria. Plural of Atrium (Illus. 

 Atrichiasis (ah-trik-i'-as-is). 



Diet. 

 Atriplex [at'-ri-pleks) [L.]. A 



order Chenopodiacece. A. hortensis, L., garden- 

 orache, a species indigenous to Siberia, cultivated in 

 ■ope, where it is eaten as spinach ; the seeds are 

 etic and purgative. A. littoralis, L. , the sea- 

 .che, an annual growing in Europe and. on the 

 re of the Great Lakes of the United States. The 

 - are eaten, and the plant yields soda. 

 Atriplicism [at-rip'-lis-izm) [Atriplex, a genus of 

 plants]. A form of poisoning from eating uncooked 

 sea -orache, Atrip/ex littoralis. It is characterized by 

 painful infiltration of the backs of the hands and fore- 

 arms and a sensitiveness to light. 

 Atrium. (See Illus. Diet.) A. anterius, A. cordis 

 dextrum, the right auricle of the heart. A. cordis 

 sinistrum, the left auricle of the heart. A. dextrum 

 rdis, the right auricle of the heart. Atria mortis, 

 halls of death ; a name for the organs most con- 

 ed in vital activities — the heart, lungs, and oblon- 

 A. posterius cordis, A. sinistrum cordis, 

 left auricle of the heart. A. vaginae, the vestibule 

 the vulva. 

 Atrolactyl (at-ro-Iak'-til). C 9 H H O r The radicle of 



atrolactic acid. A. tropein. See Aconitin, British. 

 AtTonol(at'-ron-ol). C, 6 H U . A substance formed by dry 

 distillation of a-isatropic acid. Syn., Phenyldihydro- 

 I naph: 

 Atropa it'-rop). See Orthotropous (Illus. Diet.). A. 



line. See Lines, Table of (Illus. Diet.). 

 Atrophia. See Illus. Diet.) A. ab alvi fluxu, ema- 

 ciation resulting from diarrhea. A. ablactatorum, 

 ; emaciation due to weaning. A. acuta jecinoris, 

 acute yellow atrophy of the liver. A. a ennibus, 

 | emaciation of infants ascribed to the presence of prick- 

 ] ing hairs on their backs. A. a fascino. See .'. ver- 

 A. anglica. See A. nervosa. A. cacho- 

 chymica, that due to indigestible food. A. cutis 

 linearis, acute linear atrophy of the skin. A. cutis 

 propria. See Adesmosis (Illus. Diet.). A. fameli- 



icorum. emaciation from hunger. A. glandularis. 

 See Tabes mesenterica (Illus. Diet.). A. inana- 

 torum, emaciation from diarrhea. A. ingrav:scens 

 musculorum, progressive muscular atrophy. A. me- 

 saraica. See Tabes mesenterica (Illus. Diet.). A. 

 musculorum ingravescens, progressive muscular 



I atrophy. A. musculorum lipomatosa. See Pa- 

 lysis, Pseudohypertrophic (Illus. Diet.). A. mus- 

 culorum lipomatosa pseudohypertrophica. See 

 tsiz-e Muscular (Illus. Diet.). A. 

 musculorum progrediens, A. m. progressiva, pro- 

 gressive muscular atrophy. A. musculorum pro- 

 gressiva pseudohypertrophica. See Paralysis, 

 Pseudohypertrophica (Illus. Diet.). A. nervea, 

 atrophy of the nerves A. nervosa, gradual emacia- 

 tion with loss of appetite due to unwholesome and de- 

 ' pressing environment. A. nova, facialis, progres- 

 facial atrophy. A. verminosa, emaciation due 

 to intestinal worms. A. virginiana. See A. ner- 



^trophodermatosis (at-ro-fo-dur-mat-c/sis) [<jr,x«;>/a, 

 atrophy; iepiia, skin]. A class of skin-disea-es in- 

 cluding atrophoderma, ulodermitis, and scleroderma, 

 characterized by atrophy of the cutis. 



Atropholysis (at-r»-fol'-is-is) [drpoo«J, atrophy ; 7'igic, 



■loosing] A flabby, weak, or ulcerated condition 

 e to inefficient nutrition. 



Atrophy. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. To become atrophied. 

 A., Accidental, that of a part from compression or 

 cutting off its blood- supply. A., Amphiblestroid, 

 retinal atrophy. A., Amyloid, that due to amyloid 

 degeneration. A., Angibromic, decrease in the size 

 of the lumen of the alimentary canal. A., Bros- 

 sard's Type of, " type femoral avec griffe des or- 

 teils." See A., Eichhorst's Type. A., Buchwald's, 

 idiopathic, diffuse progressive atrophy of the skin. 

 A., Cerebral, with Delusions. See Paralysis, 

 General (of the insane) (Illus. Diet.). A., Charcot- 

 Marie's Type of, the neurotic type of progressive 

 muscular atrophy ; progressive neural muscular atro- 

 phy, commencing in the muscles of the feet and the 

 peroneal group. A., Charcot-Marie-Tooth's Type 

 of. See A., Charcot- Marie' 1 's Type. A., Chronic 

 Spinal Muscular. Synonym of A., Progressive 

 Muscular (Illus. Diet.). A., Compression, atrophy 

 of a part from constant compression. A., Concen- 

 tric, that proceeding from without inward and tending 

 to lessen the capacity of a hollow organ. A., Con- 

 centric, of the Uterus, that which is evidenced by 

 a marked diminution in the size of the uterus. A., 

 Congenital, that due to arrested development. A., 

 Cruveilhier's. See Disease, Aran-Duchenne ' s (Illus. 

 Diet.). A., Cyanotic (of the liver), atrophy of 

 the parenchyma of the hepatic lobules due to stasis in 

 the venous circulation, causing dilation and congestion 

 of the central veins and adjacent capillaries. A., De- 

 jerine-Sottas' Type of, hypertrophic interstitial neu- 

 ritis of infancy. A., Duchenne-Landouzy's Type 

 of. See A., Landoir. 's Type. A., Eccen- 



tric, that proceeding from within toward the periphery. 

 A., Eccentric (of the uterus), that in which the atro- 

 phy is slight and manifested only by a thinning of the 

 uterine walls. A., Eichhorst's Type of, the 5 femoro- 

 tibial type of progressive muscular atrophy. A., Erb's 

 Juvenile Form of, the scapulohumeral type of pro- 

 gressive muscular atrophy. A., Fuchs' Optic, 

 peripheral atrophy of the bundles composing the optic 

 nerve. A., Gastrointestinal. See Marasmus and 

 Athrepsia (Illus. Diet.). A., General, emaciation. 

 A., Granular, a form observed in the liver and kid- 

 neys, causing diminution in size and attended with 

 excess in formation of connective tissue, with copious 

 supply of granular matter. A., Granuloproteic, 

 that due to replacement of proper cell-structure with 

 fine granular masses. A., Halisteretic, atrophy of 

 bone manifested only by gradual thinning of the 

 lamellas of the spongy tissue. A. of the Heart 

 with Contraction, increased thickness of the heart- 

 walls with diminution of the capacity of the cavities. 

 A. of the Heart with Dilation, diminished thick- 

 ness of the heart-walls with dilation of the cavities. 

 A. of the Heart, Simple, diminished thickness of 

 the heart-walls without marked change in the size of 

 its cavities. A., Hemi-, atrophy of a lateral half of 

 the body. A., Hoffmann's Type of. See A.. Char- 

 cot-Marie's Type. A., Inactivity, disappearance of a 

 muscle from disuse. A., Individual. Charcot's name 

 for atrophy of individual muscles in different parts, the 

 proximate muscles not being affected. A., Infantile. 

 See Tabes mesenterica (Illus. Diet. ). A., Landouzy- 

 Dejerine's Type of, the facioscapulohumeral type of 

 progressive muscular atrophy. A., Leyden-Moe- 

 bius' Type of, a type of progressive muscular atrophy 

 commencing in the calves and often assuming the 

 character of Duchenne's pseudohypertrophic paraly- 

 sis. A., Linear (of the skint. See Linea albicantes, 

 in Lines, Table of (Illus. Diet.). A.. Mesenteric. 

 See Tabes mesenterica (Illus. Diet.). A., Muscular, 

 Fatty, A., Muscular, Juvenile, A., Muscular, 



