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DROPSY 



Dorsointercostal {dor-so-in-tur-kos' '-/a/). Relating to 

 the back and the intercostal spaces. 



Dorsointerosseal. Dorsointerosseous {dor-so-in-tur- 

 os / -e-al, -its). Located between the metacarpal or 

 metatarsal bones and on the back of the hand or foot. 



Dorsointestinal [dor-so-in-Usf-in-al). Situated upon 

 the dorsal aspect of the intestines. 



Dorsolateral {dor-so-laf-iir-al ' ). Relating to the back 

 and the sides. 



Eorsomedian dor-so-me' '-de-an). Situated in or re- 

 lating to the middle region of the back. 



Dorsonasal (dor-so-naf-sal). Relating to the back of 

 the nose. 



Dorsoposterior (dor-so-pos-te* '-re-or). Applied to the 

 position of a fetus having its back toward the dorsal 

 aspect of the mother. 



Dorsoradial (dor-so-ra'-de-al ). Relating to or situated 

 upon the dorsal aspect and radial border of the haud, 

 finger, or arm. 



Dorsosacral (dor-so-sa^-ral). Relating to the back 

 and the sacrum. 



Dorsoulnar {dor-so-ul f -nar). Relating to or situated 

 upon the dorsal aspect and ulnar border of the arm, 

 hand, or finger. 



Dorsoventral (dor-so-venf-ral). See Dorsoabdominal. 



Dorstenia (dor-ste / -ne-ah ) [Theodor Dorsten, German 

 physician (d. 1539)]. A genus of plants of the order 

 Urticacea. D. arifolia, Lam., and D. brasiliensis, 

 Lam., are Brazilian species and sources of contrayerva. 

 je of root of D. brasiliensis as digestive tonic, 2 

 gm. ; as diaphoretic, dose, 4-8 gm. D. contrajerva, 

 L. See under Contrayerva (Illus. Diet.). 



Dorsualis (dor-su-a'-lis). See Dorsalis. 



Dosage. (See Illus. Diet.) D., Electrical, the regu- 

 lation of the strength of an electric current for thera- 

 peutic purposes. 



Dose. (See Illus. Diet.) D., Daily, the sum of all 

 the doses which are to be given in twenty-four hoots. 

 D., Fractional. See D., Divided (Illus.' Diet.). D., 

 Lethal, a fatal dose ; one that will cause death. 



Dot [AS., dott\ A speck, a spot. D.s, Gunn's. 

 See Creek-dots. 



Double. (See Illus. Diet.) D. Thought, a distinct 

 sensory after-image following every idea. 

 )ouche. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. An apparatus for 

 directing a jet of water or other substance against a 

 part. D., Air-, a current of air blown into or against 

 a part or organ for therapeutic purposes. D., Alter- 

 nating, a hot and cold current applied in succession. 

 D., Capillary. See Aquapuncture (Illus. Diet. ). D., 

 Charcot, a cold daily spinal douche. D., Galvanic, 

 a precision douche by means of which the faradaic or 

 galvanic current can be communicated to the douching 

 current; especially effective in gastralgias and enteral- 

 gias. [Hemmeter.] D., Hot-air, the use of a blast 

 of heated air as a method of treatment, especially in 

 gouty rheumatism and neuralgic conditions. D., 

 Mobile, one applied successively to different regions 

 of the body. D., Precision, one devised by II. 

 Rieder, by which fluid of any desired temperature can 

 be applied under any desired pressure. D., Rain, a 

 shower-bath. D., Scotch, D., Scottish, one of 

 alternating temperature. D., Sheet, one in which a 

 sheet of water is directed through a slit. D., Transi- 

 tional. See D., Alternating, and D., Scotch. 

 sundake (,/oon-dak-a) [Fr.]. The Guinea peach, 

 Sarcocephalns esculent us, Afz., yielding a tonic, febri- 

 fuge, and astringent bark. Dose : wine (3 r r ), 1-2 ft 

 oz. ; ext., 2 ' 2 -3 gr. ; bark. 50-60 gr. ; aq. ext., 3-4 gr. 



Doundakin {doon'-dak-in). An alkaloid from doun- 

 dake. A substitute for quinin. Dose, 3-4 gr. (0.20- 

 0.25 gm.). 



Douradinha, Dourahina [doo-rah-den' -yah , doo-rah- 

 yen'-ah). A Brazilian drug from Psychotria rigida, 

 used as a diuretic and diaphoretic and as a substitute 

 for digitalis. 



Dowieism [doio'-e-izm). A form of faith cure propa- 

 gated in America by a charlatan named Dowie (1899) 

 under the name Zionists. 



Draconin • dra'-kon-in). C 10 H 10 O, (Johnston). A red 

 resin contained in dragon's blood, constituting, ac- 

 cording to Herberger, 90.7 parts of it. 



Dracontium {dra-kon'-she-um). See Skunk-cabbage 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Draft, Draught. (See Illus. Diet.) D., Riverius', 

 a solution of sodium citrate. 



Drainage. (See Illus. Diet.) D., Basal, withdrawal 

 of the cerebrospinal fluid from the basal subarachnoid 

 space to relieve intracranial pressure. D., Capillary, 

 that by means of capillary attraction, using loosely 

 woven cloth, thread, wisps of hair, etc. D., Funnel, 

 that effected by means of glass funnels. D. -grenade, 

 Bauner's, a device for ascertaining defects in plumb- 

 ing. It consists of a thin glass vial charged with 

 pungent and volatile chemicals. It is dropped into 

 the drain or soil-pipe and exploded. D. -tester. 

 Hudson's, a device for introducing oil of peppermint 

 into drains or soil-pipes. Syn., Peppermint cartridge. 

 D. -tester, Kemp's, a glass tube containing a strong- 

 smelling chemical and fitted with a glass cover held in 

 place by a spring and a paper band. AVhen thrown 

 into the pipes and hot water poured after it, the paper 

 band breaks, the spring opens the cover, and the con- 

 tents escape. D., Through, drainage accomplished 

 by means of counteropenings and the passage of a 

 tube completely through the part to be drained, so that 

 a cleansing fluid may be injected through one opening 

 and allowed to escape by the counteropening. 



Drapetomania (drap-el-o-/na / -ne-ah) [«ipa— erift, a run- 

 away; uavia, mania]. A morbid desire to wander 

 from home. 



Drassidae (dras'-id-e). A family of narrow-bodied 

 hunting spiders. The genera Cheiracanthium and 

 Clubione are said to include some poisonous species. 



Dromomania (dro-mo-ma / -ne-ah) [Apouoc, a course ; 

 uavia, madness]. An insane desire to wander; vaga- 

 bondage. 



Dromotropic (dro-mo-tro / -pik) \_5p6fi<K, a course ; 

 rpi—eiv, to turn]. Applied by T. W. Englemann to a 

 supposed set of fibers in the cardiac nerves, which he 

 holds influences the power of conducting the contrac- 

 tion. Cf. Bathtnotropic, Inotropic. 



Drone-fly {dron'-fli ). See Eristalis tcnax, Table of 

 Parasites (Illus. Diet.). 



Dropped (dropt / ) [AS., dropa, a drop]. In a condi- 

 tion of ptosis. D.-lid. ptosis. 



Dropsy. (See Illus. Diet.) D., Abdominal. See 

 Ascites (Illus. Diet.). Duparque's method for detect- 

 ing : when fluctuation is indistinct, the patient is to be 

 placed on one side for a few moments, so that the 

 whole quantity of fluid may gravitate to the depending 

 flank ; then quickly turned upon the back, when dul- 

 ness and temporary fluctuation will be found at the 

 site of accumulation. [Starr.] D., Acute, dropsy- 

 due to congestion of the kidneys from sudden expo- 

 sure to cold. Syn., D. , Active: D., Febrile; D., 

 Plethoric. D. of the Amnion, D., Amniotic. See 

 Hydramnios (Illus. Diet.). D. of the Anterior 

 Chamber. See Keratectasia (Illus. Diet.). D. of 

 the Antrum. See Mucocele (Illus. Diet.). D., 

 Arachnoid, D., Arachnoidean, an accumulation of 

 serous fluid in the arachnoid cavity. D. of the 

 Areolar Tissue, D. of the Cellular Tissue, 

 edema. D., Articular. See Hydrarthrosis (Illus. 



