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the joints, and rheumatic fever. CE. frigidum, a 

 chronic swelling, cold to the touch and painless. CE. 

 fug ax, edema due to atmospheric changes occurring 

 in the face, eyelids, and neck of chlorotic patients. 

 E., Glottidial. See Laryngeal Edema (Illus. Diet.). 

 CE. indurativum, that accompanied with induration. 

 E., Infectious. See £., Malignant (Illus. Diet.). 

 E., Inflammatory, a serous infiltration into inflamed 

 tissue. E., IwanofFs (of the retina). Cystoid de- 

 generation of the retina. E., Laryngeal. See under 

 Laryngeal (Illus. Diet.). E., Neuroparalytic, E., 

 Neuropathic, that due to paralysis of the vasomotor 

 nerves or to neuroparalytic congestion. CE.-oculi. 

 See Hydrophthalmia (Illus. Diet.). CE.cedematodes. 

 See CE. frigidum. E., Paroxysmal Pulmonary, a 

 rare form of edema of the lungs marked by rapid onset, 

 imminent asphyxia, and copious albuminous expectora- 

 tion. The attack, lasting from a few minutes to some 

 days, may terminate fatally or the symptoms may dis- 

 appear. CE. puerperarum, phlegmasia alba dolens. 

 E., Purulent, a serous infiltration containing pus- 

 corpuscles. E., Retinal, the development of irregular 

 spaces filled with transparent fluid at the periphery of 

 the retina occurring after middle age. E., Rheuma- 

 tismal, rheumatism with painful subcutaneous edema. 

 CE. scleroticum, Pick's name for edema attended 

 with induration. CE. scroti aquosum, edema of the 

 scrotum ; oschydredema. CE. scroti cruentum. See 

 Oschematedema (Illus. Diet.). CE. scroti purulen- 

 tum, purulent edema of the scrotum ; oscheopyedema. 

 CE. scroti urinale, CE. scroti urinosum. See 

 Urocele (Illus. Diet.). CE. simplex durius. See 

 Phlegmasia alba dolens (Illus. Diet.). E. of Trich- 

 iniasis, the swelling of the face and extremities at- 

 tending extensive trichiniasis ; said to be due to the 

 destruction of the muscular capillaries. CE. uvulae. 

 See Staphyledema (Illus. Diet ). 



Edemamycosis, CEdemamycosis (e-de-mah-mi-ko / - 

 sis) [edema; [i'vkiiq, fungus]. The name applied by 

 Edington to an ectogenous infective disease, commonly 

 referred to as African horse-sickness ; it is characterized 

 by intense congestion of the bloodvessels with conse- 

 quent edema of the lungs and at times of the subcu- 

 taneous tissues of the head and neck. 



Edemania, /Edcemania (e-de-ma'-ne-ah). See 

 Nymphomania (Illus. Diet.). 



Edematization [e-dem-at-iz-at '-slum) [oiSelv, to swell]. 

 Edema of the tissues produced by the injection of a 2^ 

 salt solution at a lower temperature than the heat of the 

 body. 



Edematoscheocele (e-dem-at-os-ke'-o-sel) [edema; 

 oaxVi the scrotum ; kt/'/j/, a tumor] . Edematous oscheo- 

 cele. 



Edemerysipelas (e-dem-er-e-sip'-e-las). Edematous 

 erysipelas. 



Edemosarcocele, Edemosarcoma [e-dc-mo-sar'-ko- 

 sel, -sarko'-iua/i). See .Indium (Illus. Diet.). 



Edental, Edentalous (cdcn'-tal, -us). See Edentate 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Edestin (ed-est'-in). The chief and characteristic pro- 

 teid of the seeds of sunflower, hemp, squash, and castor- 

 oil bean. 



Effete (ef-et') [L., tffttus\ Exhausted, worn out. 



Effumability (cf-u iita-b/l'-c-t,). Capacity for volatili- 

 zation. 



Effusion. (See Illus. Diet.) E., Pericardial, an 

 effusion into the pericardium. See Signs, Aucnbrug- 

 ger'i; Swarfs; Roth's; Notch's: Sanson? s; and 

 Sibson's. E., Pleural, an effusion into the pleura. 

 See Signs, Haccelli' s ; Skoda' s : Williams' ', in Table 

 of Signs (Illus. Diet.); also Signs, Kellock' s ; Lit/en's; 

 J'ltres' ; Stent's; and dt Mussey's. 



Egols (e-gols'). Compounds of mercury with parasul- 

 fonic acid and a phenol. They are red-brown powders, 

 soluble and emetic. 



Ehrlich's Method for the fixation of blood films. Con- 

 sists in boiling the specimen for one minute in a test- 

 tube containing absolute alcohol. 



Ehrlich's Side-chain Theory. See Lateral Side-chain 

 Theory, E/ir licit ' s, 



Ehrlich's Theory of the origin of leukocytes. See 

 under Leukocytes. 



Eigons (i'-gons). Compounds of iodin and albumin 

 used as substitutes for iodin. o-Eigon, albumin- 

 iodatum, a brown powder, odorless and tasteless ; con- 

 tains 20% of iodin. Soluble in alkalis and acids, in- 

 soluble in water. a-E. -sodium, sodium iodo-albu- 

 minatum, a white, odorless, nearly tasteless powder 

 containing l$% of iodin. /3-Eigon, pepton iodate, 

 a yellow powder, odorless and tasteless; contains 15% 

 of iodin. It is recommended as a substitute for iodin 

 where there is digestive weakness. Dose, 45-150 gr. 

 (3-10 gm.) daily, a- and [3- eigons are also used as a 

 dusting-powder. 



Eikonogen [i-kon f -o-jen). NH 2 C 10 H 5 i OH) . S0 3 Na- 

 -f- 2 I / 2 H ii O. The sodium salt of amido-/3-naphthol- 

 /3-monosulfonic acid ; a white powder soluble in 

 water; it is used in photography. See Developer. 



Ekaiodoform {ek-ah-i-o 1 '-do-form). A combination of 

 iodoform and 0.5^ of paraformaldehyd. It- is used as 

 a dressing for wounds. 



Ektogan (c/S-to-gan). The commercial name for per- 

 oxid of zinc; it is used externally. 



Ekzemin l ek f -ze-min). An ointment consisting of pre- 

 cipitated sulfur with coloring-matter and perfume. 



Elacin \cl'-a-sin). Basophile elastin. 



Elaeometer, Elaiometer [tl-e-om'-et-ur, el-a-i-om'-et- 

 vr). See Eleometer. 



Elaeomyenchysis. See Elcomxenchysis. 



Elaeoptene. See Eleoftenc (Illus. Diet.). 



Elasticin [el-as'-tis-in). See Elastin (Illus. Diet.). 



Elastometer (e-las-tom'-etur) [elastic; ftirpov, a 

 measure]. An apparatus for determining the elasticity 

 of tissues. 



Elaterite (e-lat'-ur-it). A blackish-brown, slightly 

 elastic substance containing about 85$ of carbon and 

 l$% of hydrogen ; it is found in the ground only in 

 South Australia, in one place in England, one in France, 

 and at Woodbury, Connecticut. Syn., Mineral caout- 

 chouc ; Mineral resin; Elastic bitumen. 



Elaterometer (e-lat-ur-oi/d-et-ur) [i'/ari/p, a driver; 

 fiirpov, a measure]. An apparatus for determining the 

 elasticity of gases. Syn., Aerelaterometer. 



Elatin [cl-at'-in). See Elatcrin (Illus. Diet.). 



Elayl (el' -til). See Ethylene (Illus. Diet.). 



Elbow-boil {el' -bo-boil). A form of bursitis olecrani 

 attacking horses that stand in stalls with hard floors. 

 Syn., Calk -hoi I. 



Elective {c-le//-th') [eligere, to choose]. Optional ; in 

 chemistry, having a preference. 



Electivity (e-lektii'-it '■<■). Capacity for elective action. 



Electric. (See Illus. Diet.) E. Strain, the directed 

 condition or rotational strain of the space around a 

 body in a state of electrification which is produced by 

 electric force. Syn.. Electrostatic strain ; Ether strain. 

 E. Wind. See Wind (Illus. Diet). 



Electrician (c-tek-lrisld-an). I. One skilled in elec- 

 tric science or a manipulator of electric apparatus. 2. 

 One who employs electricity in tin- treatment ol dll 

 ease. 



Electricity. ( See Illus. Diet. ) E., Franklin's One- 

 fluid Theory of, it assumes that electricity exists in 

 all bodies as ■ common stock, its quantity varying ac- 

 cording to circumstances. By interaction with other 



