BORACITE 



cuneiform bones. B., Whistle-, the coccyx. B., 

 Wish-. See B., Furcular. B.s. Wrist. See B.s, 

 Metac irpul (Illus. Diet. ). B.. Yoke, the malar bone. 

 B., Zygomatic, the malar bone, 

 oracite bS-ras-it). Native magnesium borate, 

 jra'. See Aluminium borotartrate. 



jralid bJ-ral-id \. A proprietary wound antiseptic 

 said to contain equal parts of boric acid and acetanilid. 

 orated ibo*-ra-ted i. Containing boric acid. 

 Drax. See Illus. Diet.) B. carmin, a solution of 

 j borax and carmin in water ; it is used as a stain, 

 ordeu's Doctrine of Vitalism. See under Vitalism. 

 orde- [ME.]. In anatomy, the boundary of 



an area or surface. B., Basal, B.. Cuticular, B., 

 Striated. See Layer, Cuticular. B.. Bright, the 

 nArgin of a ciliated cell. B., Vermilion, the line of 

 union of the mucosa of the lip with the skin. 

 ordet's Specific Test for human blood is based upon 

 the fact that the blood-serum of an animal subcutane- 

 ouslv injected with the blood of another animal of a 

 different species rapidly develops the property of ag- 

 glutinating and dissolving the erythrocytes similar to 

 those injected, but has no effect upon blood derived 

 from any other source. [DaCosta.] 

 one [bo'-rik). Relating to boron; containing boron. 

 B. Anhydrid, B. Oxid, B 2 O s , a transparent, brittle, 

 hard glass obtained from boric acid by expulsion of 

 water by heat. 



Dricin [bo'-ris-in). A proprietary mixture of borax 

 and boric acid used as an antiseptic on mucosas. 

 Mid \ by -rid). A compound of boron with a radicle or 

 element. 



orine b</ ren). I. A compound of I atom of boron 

 and 3 atoms or 3 molecules of a univalent radicle. 2. 

 A proprietary antiseptic said to contain boric acid and 

 aromatic stearoptens. 



orism bo'-rizm). Poisoning with boric acid, 

 orneene (bor'-ne en). C 10 H )6 . A peculiar volatile 

 oil, the chief constituent of oil of camphor. It is iso- 

 meric with oil of turpentine and holds in solution bor- 

 neol and resin. 



irnesite (bor'-ne-sit). C T H u O,.. Monomethyl ether 

 of dambose-glycose. a glucosid occurring in caoutchouc 

 from Borneo ; it forms rhombic prisms soluble in water, 

 melting at 175 C, subliming at 205 C. 

 orneyl 1 bor^-ne-il). C 10 H, 4 . The radicle of Borneo 

 camphor. 



orobenphene [bor-o-ben' -fin). The proprietary name 

 tor an antiseptic solution said to contain glycerin, boric 

 acid, benzoic acid, and phenol. It is nonpoisonous 

 ind pleasantly aromatic 



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alcite (bo-ro-kal'-slt). 

 ttocarbid (bo-ro-kar'-bid). 

 carbon. 

 )rocitrate {bo- ro- sir" -rat). 



Native calcium borate. 

 A compound of borax and 



A compound of both citric 



and boric acid with an element or radicle, 

 irofluorin \bo-ro-flu f -or-in). A proprietary antiseptic 

 andgermicide said tocontain boric acid, sodium fluorid, 

 benzoic acid, and formaldehyd. 



Jroformalin, Boroformol [bo-ro-form' -al-in, bo-ro- 

 A proprietary antiseptic said to consist of 

 oorosalicylic glvcerol, benzoresorcinol, menthol, thymol, 

 eucalyptol, and formalin. 



'rogen ib</-ro-jen). Boric acid ethylester. It is used 

 by inhalation in diseases of the air-passages, 

 ^glycerol bo-ro-gliY-er-ol). Boroglycerid dissolved 



erin by heating. 

 >rol j b</-rol ) . Potassium borosul fate. 

 >rolyptol [bo-ro-lip/-tol). A proprietary internal and 

 temal antiseptic said to contain acetoboroglycerid, 

 formaldehyd, and the antiseptic constituents of Pin us 

 . eucalyptus, myrrh, storax.and benzoin. 



Borometz \bo , -ro-metz\. See Cibotium barometz. 

 Borophenol (bo-ro-fe'-nol). A soluble disinfectant com- 

 pound of borax and phenol. 

 Borosalicyl. Borsalyl \bo-ro-sal' '-is-il, bor / -sa/-il). 



Sodium borosalicylate. 

 Borosilicate \bo-ro-sil' 'ik-dt). A compound of boric 



and silicic acids with a base. 

 Borosol ib(/-ro-sol). A proprietary liquid used as a 

 wash for perspiring feet and said to contain aluminium 

 tartrate, boric and salicylic acids, glycerin, and free tar- 

 taric acid. 

 Borotartrate (bo-ro-tar / -trdt). A combination of boric 



and tartaric acids with a base. 

 Borotartrol (bo-ro-tar f -trol). A mixture of neutral 



sodium tartrate and boric acid. 

 Borsyl (bor'-sil). A proprietary dusting-powder for 

 perspiring feet, said to consist of borax, boric acid, 

 talcum, and spermaceti. 

 Bosom [booz'-um) [AS. , bosni\. The breast of a human 



being. 

 Boss. (See Illus. Diet.) B., Parietal. See Emi- 

 nence, Parietal (Illus. Diet.). B.. Pott's. See 

 denature, Pott's (Illus. Diet.). B., Sanguineous. 

 I. A swelling due to a contusion and containing extrav- 

 asated blood. 2. See Caput succedaneum I Illus. 

 Diet ). 

 Bossed (bosd'). Having a prominent center on a cir- 

 cular flat surface. 

 Botanophagous (bot-an-of -ag-us) [Sozaivj, a plant ; 



. . to eat]. Subsisting wholly on vegetables. 

 Botanophagy [bot-an-of '-aj-e). Vegetarianism. 

 Botch {botsh'). See Blotch (Illus. Diet.). 

 Botelliferous [bot-el-\f / -ur-us\ \_botellus, a sausage; 

 ferre, to bear]. Having sausage-shaped processes or 

 appendages. 

 Botellus 1 bo-tel'-us) [L.]. 1. A sausage. 2. A bowel. 

 Bothrenchyma (both-ren' '-ke-ma/i) [Jottpoc, a pi 



X Etv i to pour in]. Pitted tissue. 

 Bothrioid \both'-re-oid) [366poc,a. pit; ufioc, likeness]. 



Pitted, foveolated; covered with pit-like markings. 

 Bothryops (both' -re-ops) [Sodfxx;, a pit ; uij.', an eye]. 

 A genus of serpents. B. lanceolatus, a deadly snake 

 of Martinique causing great mortality. 

 Botryococcus (bot-re-o-kok 1 '-us) [Sorpvc, a bunch of 

 grapes; kokkoc, a berry]. The name given by Poucet 

 and Dor to the supposed specific organism of botryo- 

 mycosis as seen in that following the castration of 

 horses. 

 Botryomyces (bot-re-o-mi' '-sez) [/Wr/rof, a bunch of 

 grapes; uikijc, a fungus]. A general term for those 

 fungi which occur in grape-like clusters. 

 Botryomycoma (bot-re-o-mi-ko' -mah) [Sorpi'c, a bunch 

 of grapes; uin/ft, a fungus]. A tumor due to botryo- 

 mycosis. 

 Botryomycotic (bot-re-o-mi-kof -ik). Relating to or 



affected with botryomycosis. 

 Botryophyma tbot-re-o-fr-mali) [36rpvc, a bunch of 

 grapes: orua, a growth]. A vascular, fungus-like 

 growth from the skin. B. caeruleum, a form having 

 a blue coloration. B. rubrum, a form having a red 

 color. 

 Botulin (bot'-u-lin). See Bolulismotoxin. 

 Botulismotoxin (bot-u-liz-mo-toks / -in\. A toxic al- 

 bumose of poisonous meat produced by Bacillus 

 botulinus, van Ermengem. Syn., Botulin; Botulin it- 

 acid. 

 Bouchard's Coefficient. See Coefficient. 

 Bougie. I See Illus. Diet. ) 2. A suppository. B., 

 Acorn-tipped, one tipped with an acorn-shaped ex- 

 pansion. B. a empreinte, one with a waxy sub- 

 stance adherent to its point, by means of which an im- 

 pression of the stricture may be taken. B., Bellied, 





