BASIDIOPHORE 



spore-producing cell ; uvm/c, a fungus]. A division 

 oi fungi comprising genera which produce spores upon 



lia. 

 asidiophore (basid'-e-o-for) \basidium, a spore-pro- 

 :ig cell ; popen; to bear]. Furnished with basidia. 

 asification is-if-ik-a'-shun) [basis, a base ; facere, 

 to make]. The change of a substance into a base, 

 asifier -..-' : '-./ [basis, a base ; facer;-, to make]. 

 ' A substance capable of converting a body into a base, 

 asigenic [bas-e-jen'-ik) [ iacic , a base; yevvav, to 

 produce]. Producing bases. 



asihyobranchial (bas-e-hi-o-brang'-kc-al ) \_3dvtq, a 

 'iie hyoid ; 3/xf} \m, the gills of fishes]. 

 Relating to the basihyal bones and the branchiae, 

 isilemma ias-il-em'-ah) [ iaaic, a base; '/iuaa, a 

 iiusk]. A basement membrane. 



isilopharyngeal (bas-il-o-far-in* '-je-al). Relating to 

 .he basilar process of the occipital bone and to the 

 •pharynx. 



.silosubnasal {bas-il-o-sub-na'-zal). Relating to 

 .he basion and the nasion. 



isioalveolar : ::-■-- :'-o-lar). Relating to the 

 >asion and to the alveolar point. 



isioccipitosphenoidal ( bas-e-o-o&sip-it-o-sfe-noid'- 

 I. Relating to the basioccipital bone and the 

 sphenoid. 



.sioieltoideus (bas-e-o-del-toid'-e-us) [ 3uatc, a base; 

 ., the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet; ridoc, 

 ikeness]. See under Muscles. 



sipresphenoid {ias-e-pre-sfe'-noid). I. Relating 

 he basisphenoid and presphenoid bones. 2. The 

 •sphenoid bone. 



rsophilia {bas-o-fil'-e-ah) [ Sumc, base; oi'/.eiv, to 

 ■]. Increase in the number of basophiles in the 

 ating blood, 

 isophilic. See Illus. Diet.) 2. Any histologic 



are which stains with basic dyes, 

 isophobia - ' -ah) [l-iatc, a step, walk; 



;, fear]. Complete loss of the ability to walk or 

 ad erect, due to emotional causes, although the 



les concerned are not appreciably impaired, 

 phobiac i - -rh'-be-ak). i. A person affected 

 i bas >phobia. 2. Relating to or affected with 



;obia. 



a is'-e-ak) [Bassi, an Italian physician]. A 



plants of the order Sipotaceie. B. buty- 



acea, Roxb., the Indian butter tree, furnishes from 



Is a pure vegetable butter called ( 



1 as an application in rheumatism, as an emol- 



ir the hands, as a dressing for the hair, and to 



rate ghee; it is also used for soap-making and 



I >r illumination. The fruit is edible and the flowers 



jar equal, if not superior, to date sugar. 



3. latifolia, Roxb., the mahwah tree of central 



where the flowers are eaten by the natives and 



I n intoxicating liquor is distilled from them. The 



ield a concrete oil in large quantities, which is 



r illuminating and to adulterate ghee ; the ,-eeds 



■d stearic acid on saponification. B. longifolia, 



••. a tree of India, yielding from the bark a gummy 



• which is employed in rheumatism ; the bark 



.lent and emollient. An oil is expressed from 



fruit. B. oleifera, A. I). C, an African species 



which furnish an oil used in the Gaboon re- 



i food and an application for rheumatism. B. 



:a, Blume, a Java species yielding a kind of gutta- 



late '-e-at). A salt of bassic acid. 



onn. See Illus. Diet.) 2. A term forallvege- 



le mud 



ard. (See Illus. Diet.) 3. A hvbrid species. 4. 

 person of illegitimate birth. 



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BATH 



Basylous (bas / -il-us) [/3d(7<c, a base; i'/.tj, matter]. 

 See Basigenic. 



Bath. (See Illus. Diet. ) 3. A medium, such as sand, 

 water, oil, or other substance, interposed between the 

 fire and the vessel to be heated, in chemic manipula- 

 tions. B., Acid-, Scott's. See B., Xitrohydro- 

 chloric. B.s, Acratothermal, baths prepared from 

 natural mineral waters of high temperature, but in 

 which the gaseous and saline constituents are but 

 small in quantity and of feeble therapeutic action. 

 Syn., Simple thermal baths ; Unmixed thermal baths ; 

 Indifferent thermal baths. B., Air, Medicated, a 

 vapor-bath charged with a medicament. B., Air, 

 Moist-. See B., Vapor (Illus. Diet.). B., Aludel, 

 in chemic work a succession of aludels disposed in the 

 form of a chain on a slightly inclined surface. B., 

 Alum, a solution of alum in water applied to burns. 

 B.. Ammoniacal, B., Ammoniated, one containing 

 ammonia or some salt of ammonium. B., Animal, 

 I. One prepared from dung of cattle or the contents 

 of the first stomach of a freshly slaughtered ox. 2. 

 The introduction of the whole body or the part affected 

 with rheumatism into the body-cavity of an animal 

 just slaughtered. B., Ant-, one containing 1—2 kg. 

 of crushed ants. B., Antimonial, one containing 1-2 

 oz. of tartar emetic; it is used in skin -diseases. B., 

 Antirheumatic, one containing, in sufficient water for 

 the purpose, 100 gm. of oil of turpentine, 10 gm. of oil 

 of rosemary, 50 gm. of sodium carbonate. B., Anti- 

 syphilitic, a solution of 15 gm. of mercury bichlorid 

 in 500 gm. of water, to be added to the bath at the 

 time of using. B., Aromatic, one to which is added 

 an infusion of aromatic herbs, such as lavender, mint, 

 sage, thyme, chamomile, hyssop, rosemary, etc. B., 

 Artificial, one prepared to imitate some natural min- 

 eral spring or the sea-water. B.> Ash-, immersion in 

 dry ashes. B., Astringent, one prepared with tannin 

 or other a.~tringents to control sweating or in treat- 

 ment of skin-diseases. B., Astringent, Most's, a 

 bath for extensive burns, consisting of a solution of 200 

 gm. of alum in 6 to 8 pailfuls of cold water and I 

 pailful of curdled milk. B., Balsamic, one contain- 

 ing tar, turpentine, or the buds and bark of terebinth- 

 aceous plants. B., Box-, introduction of the body, 

 except the head, into a cabinet supplied with hot- water 

 pipes. B., Brine-, one prepared from mineral waters 

 containing sodium chlorid in such quantity that the 

 specific gravity exceeds 1050. B., Buff-, one in 

 which the bather is nude. B., Camphor-, an in- 

 halation of volatilized camphor. It is used as a seda- 

 tive and diaphoretic. B.. Carbolized, a solution of I 

 part of carbolic acid in 600 parts of water. It is used 

 to rid animals of ticks. B., Carbonic-acid. B., Car- 

 bonic, one containing free carbonic acid. B., 

 Caustic, one containing some caustic alkali. B., 

 Cold, Moderately, one having a temperature of from 

 15 to 20° C. B., Cold, Very, one with temperature 

 below io° C. B., Cold-air, exposure of the body- 

 surface to cold air. B., Composite, B.. Com- 

 pound. See B., Medicated (Illus. Diet.). B., Con- 

 ferva-, a mud-bath containing a great amount of the 

 silicious shells of algre. B., Cool, one ranging in 

 temperature between 20 and 25 C. B., Corrobo- 

 rant. See B., Stimulating. B., Diluted Mud-, a 

 form of bath much employed at Riga, Pernan, and 

 Hapsal, Russian Baltic resorts. The mud comes 

 from the sea or from boggy ground. B., Dipolar, 

 a hydroelectric bath in which the patient does not 

 come in contact with either of the electrodes, but 

 these are immersed in the water at each end of the tub. 

 [Jacoby.] B., Dish-water, local application of the 

 greasy water in which dishes have been washed. B., 





