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OLIVE 



28o°C. O., Wittneben's. See O. , Cajuput (Illus. 

 Diet.). O., Wood. I. Gurjun balsam. 2. See 

 O. , Aleurites. O., Wormseed, American. See 

 O., Chenopodium (Illus. Diet.). O. of Worm- 

 seed, Levant, a volatile oil from the flowers of 

 Artemisia citia, Berg, et Schmidt, consisting chiefly of 

 cineol, C 10 H 18 O ; sp. gr., about 0.930 ; soluble in 

 alcohol and ether. It is anthelmintic and tonic. Dose, 

 1-2 n\ (0.05-0. 12 c.c). O., Wormwood, Com- 

 mon, a volatile oil from the leaves and tops of Artem- 

 isia absinthium, L., consisting chiefly of thujone, 

 C, H 1(t O; sp. gr., 0.925-0.950 ; soluble in alcohol or 

 ether ; analgesic and tonic. Dose, 1-2 ir^ (0.06-0. 12 

 c.c). O. of Wormwood, Roman. See O. of 

 Artemisia. O., Yarrow. See O., Milfoil. O., 

 Ylang Ylang. See O., Cananga (Illus. Diet.). 



Ointment. (See Illus. Diet. ) O., Blue. See Hydrar- 

 gyrum unguent. (Illus. Diet.). O., Citrine. See 

 Hydrargyrum nit rat. ung. (Illus. Diet.). C, Lis- 

 ter's, bone acid, 1 ; white wax, 1 ; paraffin, 2 ; almond 

 oil, 2 parts. O., Mercurial, O., Neapolitan. See 

 Hydrargyrum unguent. (Illus. Diet.). O. -muslins, 

 strips of muslin impregnated with ointment, applied in 

 eczema. 



Old Man's Batik. Paralytic kyphosis. 



Oldenlandia {ol-den-land' '-e-ah) [//. B. Oldenland, 

 Danish botanist]. A genus of rubiaceous plants. 

 O. corymbosa, L. , of the East and West Indies, is 

 antispasmodic and antipyretic. O. umbellata, L. , 

 Indian madder, a species indigenous to the East In- 

 dies and cultivated for the root, Chaya, ghe, or chaya- 

 var, which yields a red dye and is used in skin-dis- 

 eases ; the leaves are expectorant. 



Oleaceous (o-le-a'-shus). Relating to the olive or to 

 the order Oleacece. 



Oleandrism {o-le-anf-drizm). Poisoning by oleander ; 

 analogous to digitalism. 



Olearia [o-le-a'-re-ah) [Adam Olearius, 1600-1671]. 

 A genus of the Composite. O. moschata, Hook., 

 yields eurybin. 



Olease (o'-le-az). An enzyme found by Talomei in 

 olives, which causes precipitation of the coloring-mat- 

 ter of olive oil and rancidity by formation of fatty acids. 



Oleaster (o-le-as / -tur) [L., the wild olive]. 1. The 

 olive tree, Olea europea, L. 2. The paradise tree, 

 Elaeagnus angusti folia, L. 



defiant (ol'-e-fi-ant) [oleum, oil; facere, to make]. 

 Making oil. 



Oleic {o'-le-ik) [oleum, oil]. Relating to, containing, 

 or obtained from oil. 



Oleobalsamic (o-le-o-bal-sam' 'Hi). Containing oil and 

 balsam. O. Mixture, an alcoholic mixture of vola- 

 tile oils and balsam of Peru. 



Oleocreosote (o-le-o-kre'-o-sot). A yellowish oily 

 liquid with a specific gravity o 950 at I5°C. ; soluble 

 in ether, chloroform, and benzine. It is an antiseptic 

 used in catarrh of the respiratory organs, bronchitis, 

 etc. Administered as an emulsion in doses, adults, 

 40-160 gr. (2.6-10.4 gm.) daily; children, 8-45 gr. 

 (0.52-3 gm. ) daily. Syn., Creosote-oleic ether ; Creo- 

 sote oleate ; Oleocreasol. 



Oleoguaiacol (o-le-o-givi'-ak-ol). See Guaiacol Olealr. 



Oleoinfusion (p-le-o-in-fu' -shun). An oily solution of 

 a drug. 



Oleosaccharose (o-le-o-sak'-ar-ds). A compound of 

 saccharose with an essential oil. 



Oleum. (See Illus. Diet.) O., Alchitri, oil of Juni- 

 per. O. anonae, ylang ylang oil. O. nigrum, a 

 reddish-yellow oil, becoming of the consistency of 

 honey on keeping, obtained in the East Indies from 

 the seeds of Celastrus panictilatus, Willd. It is a 

 powerful stimulant and diaphoretic and . is used in 



rheumatism, gout, and various fevers. O. phosphor- 

 atum, a mixture of phosphorus, I gr. ; ether, 9 gr. ; 

 almond oil, 90 c.c. Each minim contains T ^ of a 

 grain of phosphorus ; it is prescribed in rachitis. Olea 

 pinguia, fixed oils. O. populeum, a preparation of 

 I part of shredded poplar buds digested in 3 parts of 

 olive oil. O. provinciale. See Oil, Ptovence (Illus. 

 Diet.). O. pulegi, poley oil ; oil from European 

 pennyroyal. O. ricini naphtholatum, castor oil con- 

 taining 0.2% each of u-naphthol, chloroform, and oil 

 of peppermint. O. templinum. 1. See Oil 0/ '' J'inus 

 pumilio. 2. A variety of turpentine distilled from the 

 cones of Abies pectinata, D. C. O. unonae, vlang 

 ylang oil. O. vulpium, a mixture of olive oil and 

 \fo each of dill oil and oil of thyme. O. wittnebi- 

 anum. See Oil of Cajuput (Illus. Diet.). 



Oleyl {o'-le-il). C 18 H 3 ,0, the radicle of oleic acid. 



Olfactometry (ol-fa/e-tom'-et-re) [olfacere, to smell ; 

 metare, to measure]. The science of measuring the 

 acuteness of the sense of smell. 



Olfactory. (See Illus. Diet.) O. Islands. See 

 Islands. 



Oligemia. (See Illus. Diet.) O. serosa. Same as 

 Hydremia. 



Oligidria (ol-ig-id / -re-ah). See Olighydria (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Oligocytosis (ol-ig-o-si-to'-sis) [6/iyoc, few; nvrog, 

 cell]. See Oligocythemia (Illus. Diet.). 



Oligogalia (ol-ig-o-ga'-le-ah). See Oligogalactia (Illus. 

 Diet). 



Oligoglobulia (ol-ig-o-glo-biZ-le-ah) [bl'tyoc, few; glo- 

 bulus, a small globe]. See Oligocythemia (Illus. 

 Diet). 



Oligomania. (See Illus. Diet.) O., Abulic. See 

 Abulomania (illus. Diet.). O., Affective. Same 

 as Mania sine delirio. O., Agoraphobic. See Agor- 

 aphobia (Illus. Diet.). O., Claustrophobic. See 

 Claustrophobia (Illus. Diet.). O., Mysophobic. See 

 Mysopkcbia (Illus. Diet.). 



Oligomorphic (ol-ig-o-mor' -fik) [o/l/yoc, few ; nopoi/, 

 form]. Applied to organisms which have but few 

 stages of development. 



Oligonitrophil (ol-ig-o-ni' -tro-fl). See Oligonitro- 

 philous. 



Oligonitrophilous {ol-ig-o-ni-trof'-il-us) [6?<}nc, scan- 

 ty; nitrogen; (fnAelr, to love]. Beijerinck's term, 

 1902, applied to those organisms which, while 

 occurring freely in nature, develop in nutrient media, 

 containing combined nitrogen, or from which combined 

 nitrogen has not been carefully excluded. They have 

 the ability of assimilating and utilizing atmospheric 

 nitrogen. 



Oligophospaturia (ol-ig-o-fos-fat-i/-re-ah) . A decrease 

 in the amount of phosphates in the urine. 



Oligophrenia [ol-ig-o-fre'-ne-ah) [ o/U'yoc, little ; fpiv, 

 mind]. Imbecility. 



Oligoplasmia {ol-ig-o-plaz'-me-ah) [oA/'joc, scanty; 

 Tz'/da/ia, a thing molded]. A decrease in the amount 

 of blood-plasma. 



Oligospermatism {ol-ig-o-spurm' -at-izm). See Oligo- 

 spermia (Illus. Diet.). 



Oliguresia {ol-ig-u-re'-se-ah'). See Oliguria (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Olivary. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The olivary body. 



Olive. (See Illus. Diet.) O., Accessory. 1. A nu- 

 cleus composed of two small masses of cinerea, an outer 

 (the external accessory olivary body of Mullet) and an 

 inner (the internal accessory olivary body of Miilleii, 

 within the olive situated above and to the inner side 

 of the dentatum. Syn., Accessory olivary nucleus} 

 Nucleus juxtaolivaris ; Ger. A 7 eben olive ; Olivenneben- 

 hern ; Fr. Noyau olivaire accessoire. 2. A gray 



