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HERNIA 



Hepatoduodenostomy {hep-at-o-du-o-den-os'-to-me) 

 [ynap, liver ; duodenum; ardfia, mouth]. The forma- 

 tion of an opening from the liver into the duodenum. 



Hepatodysentery {hep-at-o-dis'-en-ter-e). Inflamma- 

 tion of the liver attended with dysentery ; hepatic dys- 

 entery. 



Hepatohemia. See Hepathemia. 



Hepatomelanosis {hep-at-o-mel-an-o' -sis). Melanosis 

 affecting the liver. 



Hepatomphalocele {hep-at-om-fal' -o-sel) [rjnap, liver; 

 bixpaAoq, the navel ; ktj}.tj, a tumor] . A navel hernia 

 with part of the liver contained in the sac. 



Hepatophlebitis {hep-al-o-Jleb-i' -tis) [ijivap, liver ; <j>?ieip, 

 a vein]. Inflammation of the veins of the liver. 



Hepatophlebotomy {hep-at-o-jleb-ot f -o-me) [ijirap, liver; 

 tpXi\p, a vein ; ri/xveiv, to cut]. The aspiration of blood 

 from the liver. 



Hepatopulmonary (hep-at-o-pul' '-mon-a-re). See Hep- 

 aticopulmonary. 



Hepatorenal {hep-at-o-re' -nal) \hepar, liver; ren, the 

 kidney]. Relating to the liver and the kidney. 



Hepatostomy (hep-at-os'-to-me) [ijirap, liver; ardfia, a 

 mouth]. The establishment in the liver substance of 

 communication between parts of the liver obstructed by 

 concretions. 



Hepatotherapy {hep-at-o-ther'-ap-e) [jjnap, liver; ther- 

 apy]. The therapeutic use of liver. 



Hepatotoxemia {hep-at-o-toks-e f -meah) [fjirap, liver ; 

 toxemia]. Toxemia due to disturbance of the hepatic 

 functions. 



Hepatotoxin (hep-at-o-toks' '-in) [rjnap, liver; to^ikov, 

 poison]. A cytotoxin found by E. Metchnikoff in the 

 liver. Cf. Hemotoxin, Leukotoxin, Nephrotoxin, Neu- 

 rotoxin, Spermatoxin, Trie hot oxin. 



Hephestiorrhaphy (he-fes-te-or' '-af-e) ["H<pai<jTor, Vul- 

 can ; paorj, a seam]. The application of the actual 

 cautery to the lips of a wound to bring about adhesion. 



Heptadicity {hep-tad-is' -it-e) [etvto., seven]. Septival- 

 ence. 



Heracleum. (See Illus. Diet.) H. sphondylium, 

 L., a European species, contains an ethereal oil and 

 heraclin. The root is used in epilepsy, the herb as a 

 resolvent, the fruit as an antispasmodic. 



Heraclin {her-ak'-lin). C J2 H., 2 O ]0 . A crystalline sub- 

 stance isolated from the unripe fruit of Heracleum 

 sphondylium, L. 



Hereditation {her ed -it-a' -shun) [hereditas, heredity]. 

 The effect or influence of heredity. 



Heredity. (See Illus. Diet.) H., Collateral, the 

 transmission of characteristics of an uncle, grand-uncle, 

 aunt, or grand-aunt to a nephew or niece. H., 

 Cumulative, the inheritance of characteristics from 

 many generations of ancestors. H., Direct, the trans- 

 mission of characteristics from parents to offspring. H., 

 Double, the transmission of characteristics from both 

 parents. H., Homonymous, H., Immediate, di- 

 rect heredity. H., Indirect, the transmission of the 

 characteristics of a woman's first husband to her off- 

 spring by a second husband. Syn., Indirect atavism 

 (Sedgwick). H., Mediate, that traced to grand- 

 parents. H., Oblique, indirect heredity. H., Sim- 

 ple, that from one parent. H., Social, in the evolu- 

 tion of civilization, the transmission of acquired tastes 

 and aptitudes that tend away from barbarism. 



Heredo- {her-e'do). In composition, hereditary. H.- 

 ataxia, Friedreich's ataxia. H. -syphilis, inherited 

 syphilis. 



Hering's Drop Test. An instrument to test the sense 

 of perspective in correction of convergent strabismus. 



Hermitine {hur'-tnit-in). The proprietary name for a 

 surgical antiseptic and disinfectant, said to be electro- 

 lvzed sea- water. Cf. Electozone. 



Hermophenol, Hermophenyl {her-mo-fe'-nol, -nil). 

 A mercuriosodic phenol disulfonate containing 40% of 

 metallic mercury, occurring as a white powder soluble 

 in water and used as an antiseptic and antisyphilitic. 

 On wounds, in a solution of I : 100 ; injection in 

 syphilis, 4 c.c. of a solution of 0.5 eg. to the cubic 

 centimeter every 2 or 3 days. Syn., Sodium mercuro- 

 phenyl disulfonate. 



Hermophilia {her-mo-fil' '-e-ah) ['Epp.7je, Hermes ; 

 <j>L/ieiv, to love], A predilection for the therapeutic 

 use of mercury. 



Hernia. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Rupture. See Sign, 

 Romberg's (2). H. adiposa, a liparocele. H. ad- 

 nata, a congenital hernia. H., Aneurysmal. See 

 Medusa caput (Illus. Diet.). H. annularis, umbilical 

 hernia. H. aquosa, a hydrocele. H. arteriae, H. 

 arteriarum, hernial aneurysm. H. bronchialis, 

 bronchocele. H. capitis, encephalocele. H. car- 

 nosa. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Sarcocele (Illus. 

 Diet.). H., Concealed, one not perceptible on pal- 

 pation. H. cordis, hernia of the heart. H., Dis- 

 placed, one that has been forced from the scrotum into 

 the subperitoneal connective tissue of the abdomen. 

 H., Diverticular, hernia of a congenital diverticulum 

 of the intestine; hernia of Meckel's diverticulum. Syn., 

 Littre's hernia. H. dolorosa, a painful incarcerated 

 hernia. H., Duodenojejunal. See//., Retroperito- 

 neal (Illus. Diet.). H., Enteroperineal, a perineal 

 enterocele. H., Enterovaginal, a vaginal enterocele. 

 H., Epiploic, H. epiploica. See Epiplocele (Illus. 

 Diet.). H., Fatty. See Liparocele and Steatocele 

 (Illus. Diet.). H., Femoroinguinal, a femoral her-, 

 nia coexistent with an inguinal hernia. H. flatulenta, 

 pneumatocele. H., Free, a reducible hernia. H., 

 Gastrodiaphragmatic, one of the stomach through 

 the diaphragm. H., Haller's Congenital. See//., 

 Congenital (Illus. Diet.). H. of the Heart. See 

 Cardiocele (Illus. Diet.). H. hepatica, nephrocele. 

 H., Hourglass, a form of oblique inguinal hernia 

 having a constriction in the middle of the sac. French, 

 Hernie en bissac. H., Hypogastric, an infraumbilical 

 hernia. H. immobilis, an irreducible hernia. H., 

 Infraumbilical, one in the linea alba below the um- 

 bilicus. H. ingenita, congenital hernia. H., In- 

 guinoovarian,an inguinal hernia containing the ovary. 

 H., Intercostal, a protrusion through the last costal 

 interspaces due to an intercostal wound. H. interna, 

 H. interna vera, a protrusion of viscera through the 

 wall of a cavity in the interior of the body. H., In- 

 tersigmoid, one occurring in the sigmoid mesocolon 

 at the intersigmoid fossa. H., Interstitial, a dis- 

 . placed hernia in which the sac has found a way be- 

 tween two layers of aponeurosis. H., Intestinal. See 

 Enterocele (Illus. Diet.). H., Intrailiac, a hernia by 

 the iliac fascia in the internal iliac fossa. H., Intra- 

 inguinal. See H, Inguinointestmal (Illus. Diet.). 

 H., Intraparietal, an interstitial hernia. H. of the 

 Kidney. See Nephrocele (Illus. Diet.). H., Lacri- 

 mal, H. of the Lacrimal Sac, H. lacrimalis, pro 

 trusion of the mucosa of the lacrimal sac through an 

 opening in its anterior wall. H., Lateral, H. later- 

 alis, diverticular hernia. H., Lavater's. See En- 

 terocele, Partial. H. lienalis, a hernia of the spleen ; 

 a splenocele. H. littreana. H. littriana, H. littrica. 

 See //. , LittrSs (Illus. Diet.). H., Mesocolic, a 

 protrusion of the bowels between two layers ol the 

 mesocolon. H. mobilis, a reducible hernia. H., 

 Nuckian, a hernia into the canal of Nuck. H. oeso- 

 phagi, a pharvngocele. H. oschealis, a scrotal her- 

 nia. H. parorchidoenterica. See Parorckidoen- 

 tcrocele (Illus. Diet.). H., Pectineal, one that, hav- 

 ing made its way internal to and behind the femoral 



