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one with an expansion in some part of its shaft. B., 

 Bulbous, one with a bulbous tip. B., Caustic, B., 

 Cauterizant. See B., Armed (Illus. Diet.). B., 

 Conical, one tapering uniformly from one end to the 

 other or from some point in the shaft to the end. B., 

 Corrosive. See B., Armed (Illus. Diet.). B. de 

 baleine, a whalebone bougie. B., Dilatable, B., 

 Dilating, one which can be expanded in diameter, 

 and is designed for dilation of strictures. B., Elec- 

 trolysis, a metal bougie with an insulated shaft, used 

 ■ in electrolytic treatment of stricture. B., Emplastic. 

 I. See B. d empreinte. 2. A flexible bougie coated 

 with a mixture of wax, diachylon, and olive oil. B., 

 Eustachian, a piece of catgut for insertion through a 

 catheter into the eustachian tube for dilation or medica- 

 tion. B., Exploring, one for use as a probe in diag- 

 nosis. B., Flexible. See B., Gum-elastic. B., 

 Fusiform, one with a spindle-shaped shaft. B., 

 Gum-elastic, one made of some fabric rolled into a 

 cylinder and coated with India-rubber, linseed oil, or 

 other substance. B., Medicated. I. A bougie charged 

 with some medicament. 2. A medicated suppository. 

 B., Ointment, one carrying ointment. B., Olive- 

 tipped, a kind of bulbous bougie. B., Plaster. See 

 B. , Emplastic (2). B., Rigid, one that does not 

 bend. B., Rosary, a beaded bougie used in a stric- 

 tured urethra. B., Salve. See B., Ointment. B., 

 Soluble, a suppository composed of substances dissolv- 

 ing at body-temperature. B., Wales' Rectal, a flexi- 

 ble bougie made of soft rubber. B., Wax, one made 

 of fine silk or other material soaked in melted wax and 

 rolled into a cylindric shape. B., Whip, one with 

 filiform end gradually increasing in thickness. 



Boundou. See Akazga (Illus. Diet.). 



Boutron. A Hawaiian name for influenza. 



Bovillae (bo-vil'-e) [L.]. Measles. 



Bowdichia (bo-dich'-e-ah) [Edward Bou<dich, an Eng- 

 lish naturalist]. A genus of plants of the order Le- 

 guminoscc. B. virgiloides, H. et B. , a South Ameri- 

 can tree, of which the bark (alchornoque or alcornoque 

 bark) is diaphoretic, roborant, and antisyphilitic. It 

 contains alcornin and the glucosid sicopirin. 



Bowel. (See Illus. Diet.) B. -complaint, diarrhea. 

 B., Lower, the rectum. 



Bowman's Sarcous Elements. See under Sarcous 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Bracelets (bras' -lets'). Transverse lines across the 

 anterior aspect of the wrist. 



Brachiation (bra-ke-a'-shun) \_bnrcliiiim, arm]. A 

 form of locomotion by means of the arms, as seen in 

 apes. 



Brachiform [bra' -Ice-form) [brachium, arm ; forma, 

 form]. Arm-shaped. 



Brachiocrural (bra-ke-o-kru'-ral) [brachium, the arm; 

 eras, the leg]. Pertaining to or affecting the arm and 

 leg. 



Brachiofacial (bra-he-o-fa'-shal ). Pertaining to both 

 arm and face. 



Brachiofascialis (bra-ke-o-fas-e-a' '-lis) [brachium, the 

 arm ; fascia, a bundle]. See under Muscles. 



Brachiometrum (brak-c-o-mct 1 '-rum) [.ifta yiun 1 , the 

 arm ; i/ir/mv, a measure]. An apparatus fur measur- 

 ing the thickness of the arm. 



Brachiorrhachidian (brak-r-or-ak-id'-e-an) \f$pn f/uv, 

 the arm; />u,X'C, the spinal column]. Relating to the 

 arm and the spinal cord. 



Brachium. (See Illus. Diet.) B. anterius. See 

 Prebrachium (Illus. Diet.). B. conjunctivum, B. 

 conjunctorium. See Preped&ncle (Illus. Diet ). B. 

 conjunctivum anterius. Sec Prebrachium (Illus. 

 Diet.). B. conjunctivum posterius. Sec Post- 

 brachium (Illus. Diet.). B. copulativum, the 



superior peduncle of the cerebellum. B. corporis 



bigemini inferioris, B. corporis bigemini super:- 



oris, B. inferius. See Postbrachium (Illus. Diet . 



Brachia fornicis, the pillars of the fornix. Brach.a 



lateralia, the prebrachium and postbrachium. B. 



movens quartus, the latissimus dorsi muscle. B. 



pontis. See Medipeduncle (Illus. Diet. ). B. pos- 

 terius. B. quadrigeminum inferius. Se< 



brachium (Illus. Diet.). B. quadrigeminum 



superius. See Prebrachium (Illus. Diet. |. 

 Brachyauchen.(<6,<7;'/('-cwm/-/{Y«i [V'.Y'<. short : 



neck]. A short neck; a short-necked individual. 

 Brachycheirous, Brachychirous (brake 



[rfpaxi'c, short; X £ <P> the hand]. Havii 



hands. 

 Brachycnemic, Brachyknemic (brak-e-n ' ' 



[jfjaxic, short; Kvi/jur/, the leg]. A term applied by 



Sir W. Turner to a leg proportionately shorter tb 



thigh. 

 Brachyfacial (brah-e-fa'-shal). See Chamept 



(Illus. Diet.). 

 Brachyglossal (brak-e-glos' -al) [ppax'vc, short ; 



tongue]. Having a short tongue. 

 Brachygnathous, Brachygnathus (brah-e-na'- 



Having short jaws. 

 Brachyhieric (brak-e-hi'-e-rik) [jSpaxir, short; 



sacrum]. Having a short sacrum. Cf. Dolichoh 

 Brachykerkic (brak-e-kurk'-ik) [Bpax'ic, short; 



a shuttle]. Having the forearm disproportii 1 



short, as compared with the upper arm. 

 Brachynin. See Brachinin (Illus. Diet. ). 

 Brachynosis, Brachynsis [brah-in-o / -sis, brak-inf-si 



[[ipax'vc, short; roeroc, disease]. The contraction c 



shortening of an organ or part by disease. 

 Brachyntic (brak-in'-tik). Related to or affected wit 



brachynosis. 

 Brachyotus (brak-e-o'-tus) [j3pax>c, short ; 



ear]. Short-eared. 

 Brachypneuma (brak-e-nu'-mah). See B 



(Illus. Diet.). 

 Brachystaphylic (brak-e-staf f -il-ik) \ 



araepv/.i/, the palate]. Having a short alveolar arcl 



Cf. Leptostaphylic ; Mesostaphylic. 

 Brachystelma (brak-e-ste." -mah) [Spa V" • short ; or 



column]. A genus of plants of the order As 



B. fringeri, a native of the French Soudan. 



edible tubers form an important part of the 1 



called fikongo. 

 Brachystomus (brah-c-sto'-mus) [fipa 1 ' ' ■ short ; v~ 



mouth]. Having a short mouth. 

 Brachyuranic (bralc-e-u-ran'-ik) [,->' 



liavoc, the palate]. Set Brachystaphylic. ' 



uranic ; flfesurattic. 

 Bracket (bruk'-et) [OF., braauct]. An apparatus 1 



supporting or rendering a joint immovable. 

 Bradycausis (brad-e-ka-w' -sis) [SpaiYn:, s '° 



a burning]. A slow burning; the application et 1 



slow caustic. 

 Bradycinesia. See Brady kinesia. 

 Bradydiastole [brad-c-di-as'-lo-L » 



To'/ 1,, a drawing apart]. A prolongation ol the d 



tolie pause; it is generally associated with n 



lesions. Svn., Bradydiastolia. 

 Bradyfibrin (brad-e-fi'-brin). See /'. 



Diet.). 

 Bradyglossia (brad-e-gloZ-c-ah) [ : 



tongue]. Abnormal slowness <>l speech. 

 Braiii. (See Illus. Diet.) B., End. 



tlon (Illus. Diet. ). B. -energy of Cullen. >| 



Force, Animal. B., Great, the cerebrum. B.,So' 



ening of. See under Soften ing (Illus. !' 



Twixt. See Dicncphalon and Thalam 



