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fal, red crystals decomposed by water, soluble in 

 lute acids. It is alterative and antiseptic. B. and 

 ium Phosphosalicylate, a white, odorless, crys- 

 ine powder used as an external antiseptic and astrin- 

 u in I % to 4% solution or in 10% to $ofe ointment 

 lusting-powder. Syn., Bismutal ; Bismuthol. B. 

 Sodium Salicylate, a white powder used as an 

 stinal disinfectant and in rheumatism. B. Sub- 

 zoate, basic benzoate of bismuth ; a white powder 

 as a wound antiseptic. B. Subbromid. See B. 

 ybromid. B. Sulfate, Bi 2 (S0 4 i 3 , an amorphous 

 lite powder decomposed by water, soluble in nitric 

 B. Sulfid, BijS,,' blackish -brown powder, sol- 

 >le in nitric acid and in boiling, concentrated hydro- 

 Joric acid. B. Sulfite, a combination of sodium sul- 

 aud bismuth trinitrate. It is an intestinal anti- 

 Dose, 5-40 gr. (0.32-2.6 gm. ). B. Sulfo- 

 :odylate. See B. Thiocacodylate. B. Sulfocar- 

 ite, B. Sulfophenate, B. Sulfophenylate, a 

 le reddish powder partly soluble in water, used as a 

 aeral intestinal disinfectant. Dose, 0.2-0.5 gm. 

 j-8 gr. ) 3 or 4 times daily. B. Sulfuret. See B. 

 l/id. B. Tannate, a yellow powder used as an 

 Stina] antisepdc. Dose, 10-30 gr. (0.65-1.94 

 B. Tartrate, BL.(C 4 H 4 6 ), + 6H,0, a white 

 ler. B. Ternitrate, B. Trinitrate. See B. 

 B. Tetroxid, an oxidation-product of bis- 

 th trioxid, BL0 4: a heavy yellow-brown powder; 

 gr. 5.6. B. Thiocacodylate, (As[CH 3 ] J ) s S 6 Bi, 

 len-yellow flakes, insoluble in water, slightly sol- 

 le in alcohol and ether. B. Tribromid. See B. 

 omid. B. Tribromocarbolate, B. Tribromo- 

 snate, BLOjiCgHjErjOH) (B. Fischer), a yellow, 

 riess, tasteless, insoluble powder containing about 

 of BLj0 3 . It is used as an antiseptic in cholera 

 intestinal disorders. Dose, 8— 15 gr. (0.52-0.97 

 .). Maximum dose per day, 90 gr. (5.85 gm.). 

 Syn.. Xeroform. B. Trichlorid. See B. Chlorid. 

 B. Trihydrate, B. Trihydroxid. Same as B. Hy- 

 . B. Trinitrate. See B. Nitrate. B. Trioxid, 

 '.., a heavy, yellow powder, soluble in acids. It is 

 incompatible with alkalis and water in excess. It is 

 antiseptic and astringent. Dose, 5-40 gr. (0.32-2.6 

 gm. 1. Syn., Bismuthous oxid. B. Tungstate, B. 

 Wolframite, a white powder easily undergoing de- 

 i composition. B. Valerate, B. Valerianate, a 

 e powder with the odor of valerianic acid, sol- 

 ! ub!e in dilute hydrochloric or nitric acid, insoluble 

 in water or alcohol ; it is used as a sedative and an- 

 I tispasmodic in neuralgia, chorea, epilepsy, etc. Dose, 



1-3 gr. (0.065-0.149 gm.). 

 Bismuthal {biz-mu' 'thai '). Containing bismuth. 

 Jismutbate {biz-mu' -that). A salt of bismuthic acid. 

 3ismuthic (biz-mu' -thik). Relating to bismuth ; con- 

 < taining bismuth in its higher valency. 

 Bismuthosis (biz-muth-o'-sis). The absorption of bis- 

 ! muth into the system. 



Bismuthous {biz-mu' -thus). Containing bismuth as a 

 1 trivalent radicle. 



I3ismuthyl {biz-muf-thil). BiO. A univalent radicle. 

 B. Bromid. See Bismuth Oxybromid. B. Chlorid. 

 ' See Bismuth Oxychlorid (Illus. Diet). B. Iodid. 

 \ See Bismuth Oxyiodid. 



Bismutose {biz' -mu-toz). A bismuth and albumin com- 

 pound, equivalent in action to bismuth subnitrate. 

 -1 in gastrointestinal affections of infectious char- 

 acter. For children under 6 months the dose is 1-2 

 gm. f 16-30 gr.) ; for those over 6 months it maybe 

 I given in I -dram doses. 



Bisol ybi'-sol). Soluble bismuth phosphate containing 

 I about 20'; of bismuth oxid. It is used in gastralgia. 

 i Dos «. 3-7Xgr. 



Bispep {biz' -pep). A proprietary preparation containing 

 bismuth, pepsin, ammonium carbonate, and aromatics. 



Bissection {bis-sek'-shun). See Bisection (Illus. 

 Diet. ). 



Bistearate {bi-ste' -ar-dt ). A stearate containing twice 

 as much of the stearic-acid constituent as is con- 

 tained in normal stearate. 



Bistratal {bi-stra'-tal) {bis, twice; slatum, layer]. 

 Arranged in two layers. 



Bistriate {bi-slrf-dt ) [bis, twice ; stria, a furrow]. 

 Marked with two lines or streaks. 



Bisuccinamid (bi-suk-sin'-am-ia ). CgH 5 4 N. A 

 crystalline substance obtained from succinic acid by 

 action of ammonia. 



Bisulfuret {bi-sul'-furet). See Bisulphid (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Bite (bit ) [AS., bttaii]. 1. The corrosion of a substance 

 with an acid. 2. The more or less perfect coaptation 

 of the upper and lower teeth. Open bite, that in which 

 the upper and lower incisors do not close together. 

 Underhung bite, that in which the upper incisors over- 

 reach the lower. 



Bitonal {bi-to'-nal) [bis, twice; tonus, a tone]. 

 Double-toned. 



Bitterin {bit-ur'-in). See Quassin (Illus. Diet). 



Bituberculate {bi-tu-ber / -ku-ldt) [bis, twice, tuber- 

 culum, a tubercle]. Furnished with two tubercles. 



Bituminization (bi-tu-min-iz-a'-shun). A conversion 

 into bitumen. 



Biurate {bi-u'-rdt ). An acid urate ; a urate contain- 

 ing twice as mueh of the uric-acid constituent as an 

 ordinary urate. 



Bivanadate (bi-z-an'-ad-dt). A vanadate containing 

 twice as much vanadic acid as a normal vanadate. 



Biventer. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A digastric muscle. 



Bivittate {bi-vif-dt) [bis, twice; vitta, a fillet]. Marked 

 by two longitudinal stripes. 



Bivoltine (bi-70/t'in) [bis, twice; volta, a turn]. 

 Bringing forth offspring twice in the year. 



Bixa {biks'-ah) [biche, Brazilian name]. A genus of 

 plants of the order Bixacete. B. orellana, L., the 

 annotto-tree, a native of South America and now dis- 

 persed throughout the tropics, furnishing from the pulp 

 surrounding the seeds the annotto of commerce. The 

 pulp is used as a remedy for dysentery and the seeds 

 are said to be astringent and antipyretic. 



Bizincic (bi-zinh'-ik). Containing two atoms of zinc. 



Bizirconic {bi-zir-kon'-ik). Containing two aton:s of 

 zirconium. 



Black. (See Illus. Diet.) B. Assizes, that held at 

 Oxford, Ju'y 6, 1577, when a putrid pestilence broke 

 out B.bain [OE.]. Synonym of Anthrax. B. 

 Precipitate. See Mercury Oxid, Black. B. water, 

 I. Synonym of Texas fever. 2. See Azoturia. 



Bladder. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The sacculated con- 

 nective tissue under the eyes, seen in old persons and 

 in cretinoid affections. B., Bilobed, B., Bilocular, 

 a sacculated bladder having two pouches.- B., Brain-, 

 the cerebral vesicle. B., Columnar, B., Columni- 

 form. See B., Fasciculated (Illus. Diet.). B., En- 

 cysted, a urinary bladder with communicating cysts 

 connected with it. B., Eye-, the optic vesicle. B., 

 Gall-. See Gall-bladder { Illus. Diet). B.-gastrula. 

 See Perigastrula (Illus. Diet. . B.-germ. See 

 Blastula (Illus. Diet.). B.. Multilocular, a saccu- 

 lated bladder having many pouches. B., Stammer- 

 ing, Sir James Paget's name for that condition observed 

 in young males who are unable to micturate when 

 under observation or surrounded by unusual conditions 

 or objects. It is due to spasm of the compressor 

 urethrae muscle. B., Stammering, False, a con- 

 dition in which there is some mechanical or patho- 





