LITHOBIOTIC 



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LIVER 



As0 4 -4- H 2 0, white powder used as an alterative. 

 Dose, ^ _ r l 5 S r - (o.coi-0.004 gm.). L. Bitartrate, 

 LiC 4 H 5 6 . H 2 0, a white powder soluble in water. It 

 is diuretic and laxative, and is used in gout. Dose, 5 

 gr. (0.3 gm.). Syn., Tartarlithin. L. and Caffein 

 Sulfonate, Li. C 8 H 9 N 4 2 . SO s , a bitter, white crystal- 

 line powder, soluble in water ; diuretic used in gout 

 and rheumatism. Dose, 15 gr. (1 gm.) 4-6 times 

 daily. L. Citrate, Effervescent, L. citricum ef- 

 fervescens, a mixture of lithium carbonate, sodium 

 bicarbonate, citric acid, and sugar, forming white gran- 

 ules soluble in water with effervescence. Dose, 30- 

 60 gr. (1.95-3.9 gm.). L. Dithiosalicylate, Li 2 C u - 

 H 8 S 2 6 , a gray powder soluble in water and alcohol ; 

 used in gout and rheumatism. Dose, 3-10 gr. (0.2- 

 0.65 gm.). L.-diuretin. Same as Uropherin. L. 

 Formate, LiCH0 2 -+- H 2 0, colorless needles soluble 

 in water, used in rheumatism and gout. Dose, % oz. 

 (15 c.c. ) \ c /o aqueous solution. L. Glycerinophos- 

 phate, L. Glycerophosphate, Li 2 P0 4 C 3 H 6 (OH) 2 , a 

 white powder soluble in water; used as a nerve tonic. 

 Dose, 8-15 gr. (0.5-1 gm.). L. Iodate, LiIO.„ used 

 in gout. Dose, 1^-3 gr. (0.1-0.2 gm). L. Iodid, 

 Lil, white deliquescent prisms turning yellow on ex- 

 posure; used in chronic sciatica and gout. Dose, 1-5 

 gr. (006-0.32 gm.). L. and Potassium Tartrate, 

 a white crystalline powder soluble in water; laxative 

 and diuretic. Dose, 30-60 gr. (1. 95-3. 9 gm.). L. 

 Rhodanate, L. Rhodanid. See Z. Sulfocyanate. 

 L. Salolophosphate, easily soluble in water. A 

 diuretic and antiarthritic. Dose, 4 gr. (0.25 gm.) 3-4 

 times daily. L. Silicofluorid, Li 2 SiFl 6 -f- 2rl 2 0, 

 large deliquescent crystals soluble in water. L. and 

 Sodium Benzoate, a white powder soluble in water; 

 used in gout and rheumatism. Dose, 10-30 gr. (0.65- 

 x -95 g m )- L. and Sodium Salicylate, white pow- 

 der soluble in water ; used in gout, etc. Dose, 

 IO -3° g r - (°- 5-i.95 gm. ). L. Sozoiodolate, 



C 6 H 2 V_ = \ 



^S0 3 Li, white plates ; used as an antiseptic. 

 L. Sulfocyanate, LiSCN, white hygroscopic crystals 

 easily soluble in alcohol, sparingly so in water. Dose, 

 3-5 gr. (0.2-0.3 g m - ) 2 or 3 times daily. L. Sulfo- 

 ichthyolate, a black, tarry mass, soluble in water, 

 obtained by neutralizing ichthyolsulfonic acid with 

 lithium carbonate; used in rheumatism. Dose, 8 gr. 

 (0.5 gm.). L. Theobromin Salicylate, a white 

 soluble powder; used as a diuretic. Dose, 15 gr. 

 (1.0 gm. ). L. Valerate, L. Valerianate, IiCjHjO,, 

 white crystals with odor of valerian, soluble in water; 

 antispasmodic, antilithic. Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.32-0.97 

 gm-)- 



Lithobiotic (lit/i-o-bi-ot'-ih) [lidos, a stone; (itovv, to 

 live]. See Cryptobiotic. 



Lithofellic {lith-o-fel'-ik) [7/floc, a stone ; fei, the 

 gallbladder]. Relating to biliary lithiasis. 



Lithofractor {lith-o-frak'-tor). Same as Lithotrite. 



Lithomarge [lith'-o-marj) ['/.ifhc, stone; marga, marl]. 

 Stone-marrow, a literal translation of Shik-chi, the 

 Chinese name of a mixture of hydrous aluminium sili- 

 cates, perhaps identical with kaolin, and used by them 

 as a detergent, absorbent, and astringent, and so called 

 because unctuous to the touch. 



Lithonephrosis {lith-o-nef-ro'-sis). See Nephrolithia- 

 sis (Illus. Diet.). 



Lithoplaxy \lifh-o-plaks f -e). See Lithotrity (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Lithos (lith'-os\. A proprietary combination of lithium 

 bitartrate and sodium salicylate. 



Lithosis (lith-p'-sis) [/<#oc, stone]. See Pneumoconio- 

 sis (Illus. Diet.). 



Lithotomy. (See Illus. Diet.) L., Direct Vaginal, 

 that through the vesicovaginal septum. Syn., Vaginal 

 cystotomy. L., Extravesical, the removal of a cal- 

 culus from a fistula external to the bladder. L., Ital- 

 ian, median lithotomy. L., Lateral Rectoprostatic, 

 rectal lithotomy with incision of the prostate. L., 

 Lithontriptic, a perineal incision following lithotrity 

 for removal of debris of calculi. L., Pyelo-. See 

 Pyelolithotomy (Illus. Diet.). L., Quadrilateral, a 

 modification of bilateral lithotomy with four incisions 

 of the prostate. L., Rectal, L., Rectoperineal. 

 See L., Rectovesical (Illus. Diet.). L., Rectoure- 

 thral, that by the rectum with dilation of the prostate 

 and removal of the calculus through the urethral inci- 

 sion. L., Spontaneous, expulsion of a calculus by 

 ulceration through the bladder and perineum. L., 

 Vesicovaginal, vaginal lithotomy. 



Lithotriptic. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Capable of dissolv- 

 ing vesical calculi. 



Lithotritor (lith> 'o-tri-tor). Same as Lithotrite. 



Lithureteria {lith-u-re-te'-re-ah) [a'iOoq , a stone ; ovprj- 

 rnp, a ureter]. A diseased condition of the ureter due 

 to the presence of calculi. 



Litra (lil / -rah) [A/Ypa]. A pound. 



Litsea (lit'-se-ah) [Japanese name] . A genus of plants 

 of the order Laurinea. L. cubeba, Pers., a species 

 indigenous to and cultivated in China and Cochin 

 China. Its black berries resemble cubebs in taste and 

 appearance and are used as a condiment and stomachic. 

 L. sebifera, Pers., a species of Malaya, called Maida- 

 lakri and muskaip-pe-yetti ; the bark is used in diar- 

 rhea and dysentery, and an oil is expressed from the 

 seeds. L. trinervia, Juss. , a species of Cochin China re- 

 sembling myrrh in taste and smell. The entire plant has 

 stimulant and diuretic properties. The root is used as 

 a vermifuge and emmenagog. The berries yield an oil 

 used as a remedy in skin-diseases and on old wounds. 



Litten's Diaphragm Phenomena. See under Signs. 



Lituate (lit / -u-dt) \_lituus, an augur's staff]. Forked, 

 with the points bent slightly outward. 



Liver. (See Illus. Diet.) L., Accessory, a super- 

 numerary lobe of the liver distinct from it and occasion- 

 ally found on its surface. Syn., Hepar accessorittm : 

 Bepar succenturiatum. L., Atrophic Nutmeg, 

 atrophy of the liver accompanying chronic interstitial 

 hepatitis. L., Brimstone-, excessive icterus not un- 

 commonly noticed in syphilis of the liver in the new- 

 born. L., Cachectic Fatty, one in which there is 

 accumulation of fat in a cachectic patient. L., Car- 

 diac, hepatic congestion with pulsation accompanied 

 by cardiac disease on the right side. L., Cirrhotic 

 Fatty, fatty liver attended by proliferation of the in- 

 terstitial connective tissue, observed in chronic inebri- 

 ates. L., Colloid, amyloid liver. L., Fatty Atro- 

 phic, atrophy of the liver with fatty degeneration of its 

 cells. L., Fatty Hypertrophic, one in which thertj 

 is fatty infiltration. L., Fatty Nutmeg. See Z., 

 Fatty Atrophic. L., Fibrofatty, cirrhotic fatty liver. 

 L., Foam-, a liver containing many gas-filled cavities 

 which give it a spongy or foamy texture. The condi- 

 tion is due to Bacillus aerogenes capsulatus, Welch. 

 Ger., Schaumleber. L., Heart, any affection of the 

 liver secondary to heart disease. L., Iced, L., Icing. 

 See Icing-liver. L., Lardaceous. See Z., Albumin' 

 oid (Illus. Diet.). L., Left, the spleen. L., Me- 

 lanemic, one with deposition of black pigment in the 

 interior of the bloodvessels and in the interstitial con 

 nective tissue. L., Pigment, L., Pigmentary De- 

 generation of, a steel-gray, chocolate, or blackish 

 condition of the liver sometimes occurring in those who 

 have died of malaria; it consists of granular matter in 

 the blood of the liver either free or in the cells. L., 



