BERBERIS 



itiperiodic, stomachic, and tonic. Dose, antiperiodic, 



. (0.52-1 gm. ); stomachic, and tonic, ',-1 gr. 



;. 032-0. 065 gm. ) 3 times daily. B. Chlorid. See B. 



./orate. B. Citrate, yellowish, bitter, crystal- 



ne powder soluble in water. B. Hydrochlorate, 



:. Hydro chlorid, aC^H^XC^HCl -f- 5H,G, very 



lall vellow needles soluble in water. B. Phos- 



hate, C. FIj-XO t 2H 3 PO 4 , a vellow crystalline powder 



luble in water. B. Sulfate, C^ ) H 1 -XO 4 H,S0 1 . 



jicular crystals soluble with difficulty in water, 



st insoluble in alcohol. 



B Deris. See Illus. Diet.) 2. A genus of plants of 



,e order Berberide<c. 

 B oin < ! nii J -bi)i\. See Oxyacanthin (Illus. Diet.). 

 Bjaptene hir-gap'-tin). C,.,H 8 4 . A solid greasy- 

 id obtained from bergamot oil, being the lac- 

 burgaptenic acid. It melts at 188 C. Syn., 

 nphor : Bergamilene. 

 B *enin :i-'-jn-in) [Bergenia, a genus of plants]. 

 HjCXjtl./). A bitter crystalline substance, obtained 

 ious species of saxifrage, melting at 140° C. 

 I to be a nerve tonic with action intermediate 

 tween salicylic acid and quinin. 

 B beri. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Paraplegia me- 

 'opathia tropica. Cf. Phaseolus radiatus. 

 ., Dropsical. See Uncinariasis. B., Pseudo-, 

 ime for a disease endemic in the Singapore 

 Asylum prevailing during the wet season and 

 _ r Asiatics only. It is not contagious and is 

 by slight anemia, considerable soft anasarca, 

 tendency to sudden death from shock. The 

 • of the edema, the lack of spastic and paralytic 

 ns and the rapidity of recovery distinguish it 

 ,.<m beriberi. The period of incubation is apparently 

 ona I to 2 days. B., Web, that marked by anemia 

 psy without paralysis. 

 Bnardin (ber-nard'-in) [Bernard, a French physi- 



]. See Glycogen (Illus. Diet.). 

 Board's Puncture. The puncture of a definite spot 

 J the floor of the fourth cerebral ventricle for the pro- 

 •:i of artificial diabetes. 

 Bain. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Trimethylglycoll. 

 Hydrochlorate, C 5 H u XOjHCl, colorless tablets 

 uble in water. 



.). An alkaloid from cotton-seed oil. 

 Bjlase \bef-u-laz) [Betula, the birch]. See Gaul- 



' bet-u'-lin-ar). A proprietary antirheumatic 



jlution, said to consist of salicylmentholbetulin, 11 



|rts; boroglycerin, 19 parts; tincture of birch, 20 



i rts; aromatic birch- water, 50 parts. 



Bilol (bet' -u-lol )^ An application for the treatment 



latism, said to be more quickiy absorbed than 



J of wintergreen. Syn., Methyl oleosalicylale. 



B phalia (boo-fal'-e-'ah). See Corchorus fascicu- 



\"is. 

 E ruminate (bi-ak-tt'-min-dt) [bis, twice; acumin- 

 inted]. Having two diverging pointed ends. 

 is, twice ; ala, a wing]. Furnished 

 • j wings or wing like appendages. 

 Jminate bi-al-ir'-min-dt ) [bis, twice ; aluminium']. 

 aluminium containing two equivalents of alu- 

 nium combined with one of acid. 

 Emulate - ng'-gu-ldt) [bis, twice; angidus, an 



■ gle]. With two angles. 

 Esiculate (bi-ap-ik'-u-ldt) [bis, twice; apex, the 

 Jmmii]. With two summits. 



senate (bi-ar'-sen-dt) [bis, twice; arsenic]. An 

 _ id arsenate containing two atoms of hydrogen, 

 ticulate (bi-ar-tik'-u-ldt) [his, twice; artieulus, a 

 j. Having a double joint. 

 riac, Biasterial, Biasteric (bi-as-ter'-e-ak, bi- 





121 BICVAXTD 



as-t^-re-at, bi-as-ter* '-ik) [bis, twice ; asterion, a cra- 



niometric point]. Relating to the asterion on each 



side of the skull ; extending between the two asteria. 

 Biatomic (bi-at-om'-ik). See Diatomic (Illus. Diet. . 

 Biaurite (bi-an-'-rit) [bis, twice; amis, the ear]. 



Furnished with two ears or ear-like projections. 

 Biaxial (bi-aks'-e-al) [bis, twice ; axis]. Furnished 



with two axes. 

 Bib. A portion of a red blood- corpuscle adherent to the 



crescent bodies observed in the blood of remittent-fever 



patients. 

 Bibasic (bi-ba'-sik) [bis, twice ; basis, a base] . Having 



two hydrogen atoms replaceable by bases, as certain 



acids ; dibasic. 

 Biberin (bib'-ur-in). See Bebeerin. 

 Bibirina (bib-ir-i'-naA). See Bebeerin. 

 Biborate (bi-bo'-rd/). See Pyroborate. 

 Bibrin [bib'-rin). See Bebeerin. 

 Bibromid (bi-brc/-mid ). A compound of bromin with 



a radicle or element, containing twice as much bromin 



as another similar compound. 

 Bicalcarate (bi-kal'-kar-dt) [bis, twice ; calcar, a spur]. 



Furnished with two spurs or spur-like projections. 

 Bicalcic (bi-kal'-sik). See Dicalcic. 

 Bicallose, Bicallous (bi-kal'-os, -us) [bis, twice ; cal- 



losus, callous]. With two callous prominences. 

 Bicameral Ibi-kam'-ur-al) [bis, twice; camera, a 



vault]. Having two compartments. 

 Bicapitate (bi-kap'-it-dt) [bis, twice; caput, a head]. 



Having two heads; bicephalous; dicephalous. 

 Bicapsular (bi-kap/-su-lar) [bis, twice ; capsula, a cap- 

 sule]. Having two capsules 

 Bicavitary (bi-kaS-it-a-re) [bis, twice ; cavitas, a cavity]. 



Having two cavities. 

 Bicellular {bi-sel'-u-lar) [bis, twice; cella, a cell]. 



Composed of two cells. 

 Bicephalic, Bicephalous (bi-sef'-al-ik, bi-se/'-al-us). 



See Dicephalous (Illus. Diet.). 

 Bicephalus. See Dicephalous (Illus. Diet.). 

 Bichat's Fat-ball. See under Ball. 

 Bichlorinated (bi-klo'-rin-a-ted). Combined with two 



atoms of chlorin. 

 Bicinctus, Bicingulatus (bi-sink'-tus, bi-sin-gu-la'-tus) 



[bis, twice; cingere, to gird] . Having two zones or belts. 

 Bicipital, Bicipitous (bi-sip'-it-al, -us) [biceps, double- 

 headed]. I. With two heads. 2. Relating to one of 



the biceps muscles. 

 Biclavate (bi-kld'-vdf) [bis, twice ; clava. a club]. 



Clubbed at each end. B.-bihamate, with the two 



club-shaped ends bent toward each other. B.-cyl- 



indric, cylindric and with clubbed ends. 

 Bicolorin (bi-kol'-or-in). Martins' name for esculin. 

 Bicoronial ( bi-ko-ro'-iie-al ) [bis, twice ; corona, a 



crown]. Relating to the two koronia. 

 Bicorporal, Bicorporate, Bicorporated (bi-kor'-por-al, 



-at, d-led) [bis, twice ; corpus, a body]. Consisting of 



two bodies. 

 Bicrescentic (bi-kres-eir' -tik) [bis, twice ; crescere, to 



grow]. Applied to a tooth having two ridges in the 



form of a double crescent. 

 Bicrural (bi-kru'-ral ) [bis, twice; cms, a leg]. 



Having two legs or leg-like processes. 

 Bicuhyba, Bicuiba (bik-ive'-bah). See Becuiba (Illus. 



Diet.). 

 Bicuspis (bi-kus / -pis) [bis, twice ; cuspis, a point]. A 



tooth with two cusps. 

 Bicyanate (bi-si'-an-dt) [bis, twice ; cyanogen]. A salt 



having two equivalents of cyanic acid and one of a 



base. 

 Bicyanid (bi-si'-an-id) [bis, twice; cyanogen]. A 



cvanid containing twice as much cyanogen as the lower 



member of the cvanid series. 



