ERIOBOTRYA 



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ERYTHEMA 



in dropsy and diseases of the genitourinary tract. 

 Dose of fld. ext., 30-60 Tr^ (1.8-3.7 c.c.). 



Eriobotrya (er-e-o-bot'-re-ah) [kpiov, wool; j3oTpvg, a 

 bunch of grapes]. A genus of rosaceous plants. E. 

 japonica, Lindl., the Japanese medlar, called P'i-p'a 

 from the resemblance of the leaves to the native violin ; 

 the leaves are used in coughs and as an astringent and 

 tonic in atonic dyspepsia. 



Eriocome (er'-e-o-kom) \ipiov, wool; hojitj, hair]. 

 Haeckel's term for a race having wooly hair that covers 

 the head like a continuous fleece, as in the majority 

 of negroes. Cf. Lophocome. 



Eriocomous (er-e-ok'-om-us). Villous; covered with 

 fine hair. 



Eristalis (er-is f -tal-is) [L., an unknown precious stone]. 

 See Table of Parasites (Illus. Diet.). 



Erodium \er-</ -de-uni) [epudioQ, the heron]. A genus 

 of plants of the order Geraniacece. E. cicutarium, 

 L'Herit., a species of Europe, used in uterine hemor- 

 rhages. Dose, a tablespoonful of the infusion I : 12 

 every two hours. 



Erosion. (See Illus. Diet.) E., Aphthous, the 

 formation of flat ulcers on a mucosa. E., Chancrous, 

 the destruction of the normal elements about a chancre. 

 E., Dental, a progressive decalcification, affecting 

 most commonly the labial and buccal faces of the 

 teeth, not due to the causes of dental caries, and usually 

 associated with the gouty diathesis. E., Granular. 

 See £., Papillary. E., Hemorrhagic, that of a 

 mucosa due to hemorrhagic infiltration and softening. 

 E., Papillary, a condition developed from simple 

 erosion; after the destruction of the epithelium the ex- 

 posed points of the papillas swell and appear as granu- 

 lar, dark-red, and easily bleeding elevations. 



Erotism {er> '-o-tizm) [ipwc, love]. A condition of erotic 

 intoxication. 



Erotopathy, Erotopathia {er-o-tof-ath-e, er-o-to-pat/d- 

 e-ah) [tpwc, love; irattoc, disease]. Perverted sexual 

 instinct. 



Erpetology (er-pel-oF-o-je). See Herpetology (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Errabund (er'-a-bund) [errare, to wander]. Erratic, 

 wandering. 



Errhysis (er'-ris-is) [jtppeiv, to go slowly]. Slow 

 bleeding. 



Eruption. (See Illus. Diet. ) E., Drug, E., Medi- 

 cinal. See Dermatitis medicamentosa (Illus. Diet.). 

 E., Koch's, a morbilliform eruption following the in- 

 jection of tuberculin. E., Miliary, an eruption of little 

 vesicles occurring in the course of febrile diseases. 



Eryglucin (er-e-glu'-sin). See F.rythrol (Illus. Diet.). 



Eryngium (er-in' '-je-um) [epvyelv, to belch, to vomit]. 

 A genus of plants of the order C/mbelltfera. E. yuc- 

 caefolium, Michx., button snake-root, rattlesnake- 

 master, water-eryngo, a species indigenous to the 

 Western prairies and Southern barrens of the United 

 States. The root is diaphoretic, expectorant, and re- 

 frigerant. Dose of fid. ext. , 30-60 tTL (1.8-3.7 c.c). 



Erysimin (er-is'-im-in). A glucosid with properties 

 like those of digitalin, separated by Schlagdenhauffcn 

 and Reeb (1900) from a number of species of Erysi- 

 mum, a genus of cruciferous plants. 



Erysipelaceous (er-e-sip-el-a' -she-tts). See Erysipela- 

 tous (Illus. Diet.). 



Erysipelas. (See Illus. Diet. ) Syn., Febris erysipela- 

 tosa ; Ignis Meet; Rosa; St. Anthony' s fire ; Rose-; 

 Wildfire. E. ambulans. See £., Wandering 

 (Illus. Diet.). E., Bilious, a kind accompanied 

 by bitter eructation and vomiting, constipation or 

 bilious diarrhea, yellowness of the skin, conjunctiva, 

 and urine, etc. E. bullosum, that attended with 

 formation of bulla;. E. chronicum. Synonym of 



Erysipeloid. E. consensuale. See £., Sympto- 

 matic. E. crustosum, that attended with an exu- 

 date which dries into crusts. E. diffusum, that in 

 which the affected area is not sharply defined, the red- 

 ness merging gradually with the color of the surround- 

 ing skin. E., Edematous, that attended with swell- 

 ing. E. erraticum. See £., Wandering (Illus. 

 Diet.). E. erythematosum, that resembling ery- 

 thema. E., External, that attacking the integument. 

 E., False. See E. phlegmonodes (Illus. Diet.). E. 

 gangraenosum, that accompanied by gangrene. E. 

 glabrum, that in which the skin is tightly stretched 

 and has a smooth, shining appearance. Syn., E. 

 Icevigatum. E., Hepatic, a variety connected with 

 disease of the liver. E., Internal, E. internum, 

 that affecting the interior of the body, especially the 

 mucosas. E. laeve, E. laevigatum. See E. glabrum. 

 E., Medical, that coming within the domain of the 

 physician, as distinguished from that originating from 

 wounds or trauma and within the surgeon's domain. 

 E. medicamentosum, a dermatitis resembling ery- 

 sipelas, but marked by rapid development, the absence 

 of well-defined areas, and tenderness on pressure. E. 

 menstruale, an erysipeloid eruption occurring on the 

 face at the menstrual period. E. neonatorum, that 

 beginning in the umbilical region of newborn children 

 before cicatrization and extending over the body. E. 

 nosocomiale, E. nothum, that due to trauma. E. 

 odontalgicum, that due to an alveolar abscess occur- 

 ringon the cheek. E. cedematodes, E. cedematosum, 

 a form attended with edematous swelling and without 

 marked redness. E. otalgicum, that confined to the 

 region of the ear or due to some affection of the ear. 

 E., Pustular, E. pustulosum, a variety of erysipelas 

 bullosum in which the bullne contain pus. E. serpens. 

 See £., Wandering (Illus. Diet.). E., Serpigin- 

 ous, a form which extends by involving neighboring 

 parts of the skin. E. spontaneous, that to which no 

 external cause can be assigned. E. spurium. See 

 E. , Traumatic. E. superficiale. See E. simplex 

 (Illus. Diet.). E., Surgical. See £., Traumatic. 

 E., Symptomatic, that dependent on some constitu- 

 tional disorder. E., Traumatic, that occurring in 

 parts about a wound. Syn., Wound- E. ; Surgical E, 

 E., True, that due to infection with Streptococcus cry- 

 sipelatis, Fehleisen. See Bacteria, Table of (Illus. 

 Diet.). E. vaccinae, E., Vaccinal, E. vaccinale, 

 that extending from a vaccination-wound, generally 

 the result of secondary infection. E. variegatum, 

 that marked by stripes. E., Venous, that accom- 

 panied by venous congestion and marked by a dark- 

 red color which does not entirely disappear on pres- 

 sure. E. verrucosum, that characterized by a 

 warty or lumpy appearance. E., Vesicular, E. 

 vesiculosum. See £. bullosum. E.. White, a 

 variety of erysipelatous edema in which there is no 

 manifest dilation of the bloodvessels. E. zona, E. 

 zoster, herpes zoster. 



Erysipelococcus (er-is-ip-el-o-kok f us). A name for 

 Streptococcus c/ysipclatis, to which erysipelas is due. 



Erysipelotoxin (er-e-sip-el-o-tohs'-in). The toxin of 

 erysipelas. 



Erysipeloid. (See Illus. Diet.) It is due to Cladothrix 

 dichotoma. Syn., Erysipelas chronicum ; Erythema 

 migrans. 



Erythema. (See Illus. Diet.) E. ab acribus. See 

 E. venenalum. E. ab attritu. See Intertrigo (Illus. 

 Diet. ). E. a decubitu, that due to pressure upon the 

 skin from decubitus. E. aestivum, an intense itching 

 and burning, attended with swelling and formation of 

 bullae, attacking the feet and ankles of those who walk 

 barefooted in hay-fields; it has been attributed to 



