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QUEBRACHOL 



Pyrogallopyrine (pi-ro-gal-o-pi'-rin). A reaction- 

 product of pyrogallol and antipyrin. 



Pyrokinate \pi-ro-ki'-ndt). A salt of pyrokinic acid. 



Pyrolignite (pi-ro-lig'-mt). A salt of pyroligneous 

 acid. 



Pyromalate (pi-ro-mal'-at). A salt of pyromalic 

 acid. 



Pyromania. (See Ulus. Diet.) 2. The quality of 

 being readily ignited. 



Pyromellitic (pi-ro-mel-it f -ik). Obtained by combus- 

 tion or distillation from a mellidc compound. 



Pyromucate (pi-ro-mu'-kat). A salt of pyromucic 

 acid. 



Pyronyxis ( pi-ro-niks* '-is) \jrvp, fire ; nfir, a pricking] . 

 Ignipuncture. 



Pyrophoric (pi-rof'-or-ik) [xvp, fire; oopltv, to bear]. 

 Burning spontaneously, said of finely divided iron. 



PyToplasmosis. See Piroplasmosis. P. hominis. 

 See Fever, Spotted (2). 



Pyrosal 1 pi'-ro-sal). Antipyrin salicylacetate, C 9 H 8 - 

 ^ CjjHjjNjO ; a white crystalline powder containing 

 % of antipyrin; sparingly soluble in water, alcohol, 

 or ether, and fuses at I46°-I50° C. ; antipyretic and 

 antineuralgic. Dose, 8 gr. (0.5 gm. ) 2 to 6 times daily. 



Pyrosoma. See Pirosoma. 



Pyroxylon. See Pyroxylin (Illus. Diet.). 



Pyrozol (pi'-ro-zol). A proprietary antiseptic said to 

 be a coal-tar derivative. 



Pyrozone ( pr"-ro-zdn). A 3^ aqueous solution of 

 absolute hydrogen peroxid, H,O r An internal and 

 external antiseptic. It is also used externally in a 5^ 

 and a 25 r ( ethereal solution. 



Pyrrhonian {pir-o'-ne-an) [Pyrrho of Elis, 360-270 

 B. C.J. Of or pertaining to the school or doctrines of 

 Pyrrhonism, which taught skepticism on the ground 

 that the senses and consciousness are untrustworthy 

 sources of knowledge. 



Pyrrhopin i pir'-o-pin). Polex's name for sanguinarin. 



Pyrrol. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Tetraiodated. See 

 Iodol (Illus. Diet.). 



Pyryle {pir^-il) [~ip, fire; {>)?, matter]. The name 

 given by Fosse to the radicle derived from pyrane by 

 the loss of an atom of hydrogen. 



Pythogenetic, Pythogenous (pi-tho-jen-et'-ik, pi- 

 thoj'-en-us). I. See Pythogetiic (Illus. Diet.). 2. 

 Giving rise to putrefaction. 



Pyuria. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Pyorrhoea urinalis; 

 Pyoturia. P. chylosa, P. lactea, chyluria. P., 

 Miliary, a form in which miliary bodies, consisting of 

 pus-cells, epithelial cells, and blood-corpuscles, are 

 discharged with the urine. P. mucosa, P. serosa, 

 cystirrhea. P. renalis, that in which the pus takes 

 origin in the kidney. P. urethralis. pyuria in which 

 the pus is discharged from the urethral mucosa. P. 

 vesicalis, that in which the pus is discharged from 

 the bladder. P. viscida, cystirrhea. 



Quadriforous (kwod-rif'-or-us) [quattuor, four; fonts, 



a passage]. Provided with four openings. 

 Quadrigeminum \kivod-rij-em' '-in-ttm 1 [quadrigeminus, 



fourfold]. The corpus quadrigeminum. 

 Quadriguttate {kwod-re-gut'-at) [quattuor, four; 

 gutta, a drop]. Marked with four spots or drops, 

 [uadrille {kwod-ril') [Fr. ]. An embryologic term in- 

 roduced by Fol to designate that complex movement 

 idergone by the dividing centrosomes previous to the 

 ■mation of the cleavage centrosomes. Q. of 

 snters, Q. of Centrosomes. See Centrosomes, 

 Quadrille of. 



idriparity [k:i-od-re-par J '-it-e) [quattuor, four; 

 rrere, to bear] . The state of having borne four 

 children. Cf. Quartiparous. 

 Quadripunctate {kwod-re-punk' -tat ) [quattuor, four ; 



punctum, a point]. Having four points or spots. 

 Quadristrigate (kwod-re-stri' gat) [quattuor, four; 



stria, a streak]. Marked with four bands or zones. 

 Quantum {Jeivonf -turn) [L.J. As much as. Q., 



Normal, a constant quantity or standard. 

 Quartiparous (ku>or-tip / -ar-us) [quartus, fourth; 

 parere, to bring forth]. Having borne four children. 

 . Quadripa rity. 

 Quartisternum bwor-te-stur'-num) [quartus, fourth; 

 num\. A part of the sternum having a special 

 center of ossification corresponding with the fourth in- 

 tercostal space. 

 Quasipercept {kwas-e-pur' -sept ) [quasi, as it were; 

 percipere. to perceive]. In psychology the more or 

 less objectified phantasm which the percipient does in 

 a sense perceive. 

 Quass (k-wos). A Russian distilled or fermented 

 beverage. 



Quassia. (See Illus. Diet. ) Q., Jamaica, Picrana 

 excelsa, Lindley. Q., Surinam, Quassia amara, L. 

 fil. 



Quassiin (&wos / -e-in). See Quassin (Illus. Diet.). 



Quassin. (See Illus. Diet.) C w H M O g (?), very bitter, 

 white crystals soluble in alcohol and chloroform ; used 

 as a tonic. Dose, jj-J^ g 1 ^ (0.002-0.02 gm.). 



Quebrabunda (ka-brah-bun'-dah) [Port.]. A disease 

 said to be similar to beriberi which attacks horses and 

 pigs in the island of Marajo, Brazil. Syn., Straddling 

 disease; Hip pestilence. 



Quebrachamin { ka-brahf -kam-in). CjjHjjNjOj. One 

 of six alkaloids found by Hesse in bark of Aspidosper- 

 tna quebracko-blanco, Schlecht; white, bitter scales, 

 slightly soluble in alcohol, ether, or chloroform ; melts 

 at 142° C. 



Quebrachin. (See Illus. Diet.) C n H„N,O s . Pale 

 acicular crystals, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether. 

 It is used internaliy and hypodermically in dyspnea. 

 Dose. 5-1J2 gr. (0.05-0.1 gm. ). Q. Hydrochlor- 

 ate, C„H M N,0, . HC1, white crystals soluble in water 

 or alcohol. Dose, ^-\ x /z gr. (0.05-0. 1 gm.). Q. 

 Hypo, Cj^jjNjO,, a yellow amorphous powder, 

 soluble in alcohol, ether, or chloroform ; melts at 8o° 

 C; obtained by Hesse from the bark of Aspidiosperma 

 quebracho-bianco, Schlecht. 



Quebracho. See Illus. Diet.) Q. Colorado, Q.. 

 Red, the wood of Quebrachia lorentzii, Griseb., a tree 

 of Argentine ; it has been used as a substitute for que- 

 bracho. Q. Gum, the dried juice or watery extract of 

 Quebrachia lorentzii. Q., White. See Quebracho 

 (Illus. Dict.1. 



Quebrachol (ka-brah'-kol). C^H^O. A levorotary, 

 crystalline substance found by Hesse in the bark of 



