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.Estriasis, CEstriasis (es-tri-a'-sis) [CEstrus, a genus 

 of dipterous insects]. Myiasis due to the larvas of the 

 CEstrus. 



Estromenstruation, CEstromenstruation (es-tro- 

 men-stru-a' -shun) [estrum; menstruation]. The 

 menstrual function and phenomena ' analogous to the 

 estimation of the lower animals. 



Estrus, CEstrus. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Heape's 

 term for the climax of the sexual season, the special 

 period of desire in the female during which ' fruitful 

 coitus is possible. Cf. Anestrum ; Metestrum : Proes- 

 trum. E., Abnormal, a period of sexual desire in 

 animals during pregnancy or at times when the organs 

 of generation are normally quiescent (anestrous stage). 



Estuarium. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A tube through 

 which a hot cautery iron can be passed to the part to 

 be operated upon. 



Esuritis (es-u-ri'-tis) \esuries, hunger]. Gastric ulcera- 

 tion from inanition. 



Etesticulation {e-tes-tik-u-la? -shun). See Castration 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Ethalate (eth'-al-at). A salt of ethalic (palmitic) 

 acid. 



Ethanediamid (eth-an-di'-am-id '). See Oxamid 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Ethanedioxylureid (eth-an-di-oks-il-u' -re-id). See 

 Oxalylurea i Illus. Diet.). 



Ethannitril {eth-an-ni f -tril). See Acetonitril. 



Ethanol (eth'-an-ol). See Alcohol, Ethyl (Illus. 

 Diet . 



Ethene. (See Illus. Diet.) E. Chlorid, Mono- 

 chlorinated, CjHjC1 3 , a colorless, fragrant liquid 

 obtained from vinyl chlorid by action of antimony pen- 

 tachlorid; boils at 114° C; sp. gr. 1. 458 at 9 C. 

 It is used as an anesthetic. 



Ether. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Ethyl oxid ; Ethylic 

 ether ; Sulfuric ether. 3. As used by Hoffmann, it cor- 

 responded to the " pneuma" of the ancients, a sort of 

 vis vitae, a motor principle, and at the same time a per- 

 ceptive soul ; it was stored in the medulla and circulated 

 in a double way in the body. [Park.] Cf. Soul, Stahi s ; 

 Force, Animal. E., Acetophenonacetylparamido- 

 phenol, a hypnotic and antipyretic. Syn., Hvpusace- 

 tin. E., Alcoholic Muriatic, a mixture of equal 

 parts of ethyl chlorid and alcohol. E., Aldehyd. 

 See Crotonaldehyd (Illus. Diet.). E., Allophanic, 

 an aliophanate of a hydrocarbon radicle. E., Allyl- 

 acetic, an allylacetate of a compound radicle, applied 

 usuallv to ethvl allvlacetate. E., Allylic. See £., 

 Allyl'(U\us. Diet.'). E., Allylmethyl, C,H,0, a 

 colorless liquid obtained by action of allyliodid on 

 sodium methylate. Syn., AIM and methyl oxid; 

 Allylmethyl oxid. E., Allylphenyl, C 9 H 10 O, an 

 isomer of allylphenol, a colorless, strongly refractive 

 liquid, formed by the action of sodium phenylate upon 

 a bromid. Syn., Allylphenyl oxid; Allylphenylic oxid. 

 E., Ammoniacal, a combination of ammonium 

 chlorid, 1 part, dissolved in I part of distilled water 

 with the addition of I part each of quicklime and 

 sulfuric acid distilled in a receptacle surrounded by 

 ice. E., Amylic, E., Diamyl. See Amyl Oxid. 

 E., Amyloacetic. Same as Amyl Acetate. E., 

 Amylonitric. See Amyl Xitratc. E., Anesthetic. 

 I. A mixture of ether, 20 parts; rhigolene, 80 parts; 

 and petroleum ether, 80 parts ; it is used as a local 

 anesthetic. 2. A mixture of absolute alcohol and 

 ether, each 1 part, and petroleum ether, 4 parts. E., 

 Aran's. See Ethidene Chlorid (Illus. Diet.). E., 

 Benzhydrolic, (C,H S ), = CH — O — CH = (C 6 - 

 H- .,, a decomposition-product of benzhydrol. E., 

 Benzoic. See Ethyl Benzoate. E.,' Benzoyl- 

 acetic. See Ethyl Benzovlacetate. E., Benzyl, a 



combination of oxygen with benzyl and another radi- 

 cle. E., Boric, ethvl monoborate. E., Bromic. 

 See Ethyl Bromid (Illus. Diet.). E., Butyl, E., 

 Butylic,' E., Butyric. See Ethyl Butyrate. E., 

 Cantharidic, a combination of cantharidic acid with 

 an alcohol radicle. E., Capric, ethyl caprate or any 

 caprate of an alcoholic radicle. E., Caproic, a cap- 

 roate of an alcoholic radicle, particularly ethyl capro- 

 ate. E., Carbanilic, a phenylmethane, a salt com- 

 posed of carbanilic acid and a compound radicle. E., 

 Carbomethylic, ethyl methyl carbonate. E., Car- 

 bonic, ethyl carbonate or any ethereal salt of car- 

 bonic acid. E., Carbonic, Normal or Neutral. 

 See Ethyl Carbonate. E., Catecholdimethyl. See 

 Veratrol. E., Cetylethyl, CH. — O — C^Hj,, a 

 crystalline compound of cetyl, ethyl, and oxygen. E., 

 Chloric, a mixture of chloroform and alcohol. E., 

 Chlorinated Muriatic. See Ethidene Chlorid (Illus. 

 Diet. ). E., Chlormethylmenthyl-, C, . H 19 — O .- 

 CH 2 C1, obtained from the action of formaldehyd upon 

 menthol in the presence of hydrochloric acid. It is 

 used in the treatment of catarrhal affections of the air- 

 passages. Syn., Forman. E., Cinnamic, a cinna- 

 mate of an organic radicle, particularly ethyl cinna- 

 mate. E., Cinnyl-ethyl, C ? H. . C 3 H 4 . O '. C,H 5 . a 

 heavy liquid boiling at a high temperature. E., 

 Citric, a combination of citric acid and an organic 

 base, particularly ethyl citrate. E., Compound, a 

 salt of an alcohol radicle. E., Compound Anes- 

 thetic, a combination of equal parts of rhigolene and 

 anhydrous ethyl ether employed as a spray to produce 

 local anesthesia. E.-cone, an apparatus for adminis- 

 tering ether. E., Creasotoleic. See Oleocreasote. 

 E., Cyanic. I. Ethyl aliophanate. 2. Ethyl cyan- 

 ate, or any cyanate of a compound radicle. E., 

 Dicinnyl, (C 6 H 5 . C 3 H 4 ) 4 0, a thick, oily liquid with 

 odor of cinnamon, obtained from cinnyl alcohol by 

 heating with boron trioxid. E., Diethylcarbonic. 

 Same as Ethyl Carbonate. E., Diphenyl, (C 6 H 5 ),0, 

 a crystalline substance obtained from phenol by action 

 of diazobenzene sulfate, melting at 28 C, boiling at 

 246 C, soluble in alcohol and ether, but not in 

 water. Syn., Diphenyl oxid. E. -effect, paral- 

 ysis of the muscles closing the glottis, occurring 

 in animals deeply narcotized with sulfuric ether. 

 E., Ethylidenedimethyl. See Dimethylacetal. 

 E., Ethylmethyl, CHjO . C,H 5 , obtained from sodium 

 methylate by the action of ethyl iodid ; it is said to be 

 an effectual anesthetic free from baleful effects. E., 

 Formic. See Ethyl Formate. E., Formylpar- 

 amidophenyl, white, glossy, tasteless scales soluble in 

 boiling water, alcohol, and ether, obtained from a 

 fusion of para-amido-phenyl-ether hydrochlorid, sodium 

 formate and formic acid. E., Glycidic, ethereal salts 

 obtained from glycide. E., Glycol, a compound of 

 ethylene with oxygen or with an acid radicle. E., 

 Guaiacol-oleic. See Oleoguaiacol. E., Halogen, 

 E., Halogenic, E., Haloid, a combination of an 

 alcohol radicle (ethyl, methyl, etc.) with a halogen. 

 E., Homopyrocatecholmonomethyl. See Creasol 

 (Illus. Diet.). E., Hydramyl, a local anesthetic 

 consisting of equal parts of hydramyl and anhydrous 

 ether. E., Hydrochloric. See Ethyl Chlorid (Illus. 

 Diet.). E., Hydrochloric, Chlorinated. See 

 Ethidene Chlorid (Illus. Diet). E., Hydrochloric, 

 Monochlorinated, C,H 4 CI ? , a colorless liquid isomer 

 of ethylene bichlorid. which it resembles in odor, but 

 differs from it in intensity. E., Hydrocyanic, ethyl 

 cvanid. E., Hydrosulfuric, ethvl mercaptan. E., 

 Iodhydric. See Ethyl Iodid (Illus. Diet). E., 

 Isobutyric, ethyl butyrate. E., Lactic. See Ethyl 

 Lactate. E. -menthol-chloroform, a combination 



