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SACCHAROMVCES 



for a compound of resorcin, 50 gm. , and chloral hydrate, 

 25 gm. It is used in 1 c c solution as an indicator for 

 alkalimetry and acidimetry. 



Rubrin (ru'-brm) {ruber, red]. See Hematin fTIlus. 

 Diet.). 



Rubrol. A solution used by injection in gonorrhea and 

 said to consist of boric acid, thymol, and a coal-tar 

 derivative in water. 



Rubrum (ru'-brum) [ruber, red]. The preferred name 

 for the nucleus ruber. 



Rubwunga. The vernacular name for the bubonic 

 plague in the region of Kissiba in Central Africa. 



Ruffini's End-organs. See under End. 



Rufin {ruf-firi). C„H M 8 . Mulder's name for a 

 derivative of phloridzin obtained by heating to 200 - 

 235 C. It occurs as a resinous mass of a beautiful 

 red color, soluble in alkalis. Syn., Caramel of phlo- 

 ridzin (Sch iff ). 



Ruga. (See Illus. Diet.) Rugae, Palatal, the eleva- 

 tions upon the mucous covering of the hard palate ; 

 they assist in speech and deglutition. 



Rumenotomy (ru-men-ot / -o-me) [rumen, the gullet; 

 rifumtf, to cut]. Incision of the rumen or paunch of 

 an animal. 



Rumicin (nZ-mis-in). Chrysophanic acid. 



Rusty. (See Illus. Diet. ) R.-spot, a bacterial trouble 

 of Cheddar cheese due to Bacillus rudensis, Cornell, 

 and characterized by reddish-yellow discoloration 

 scattered in points and blotches throughout the mass ; 

 the cheese is not poisonous nor is the flavor impaired. 



Rut {rut) [OF. a roaring]. I. The state of concomitant 

 menstruation and ovulation in the lower animals. Syn., 

 CEstrus : Estrus. 2. The condition of a male animal in 

 which it is capable of inseminating. Some animals 

 have a localized time (rutting season), as, for example, 

 the stag ; others are sexually capable the year round, 

 and therefore do not rut. According to some writers, the 

 term rutting season should not be employed in speaking 

 of the sexual season of female animals. 



Rutabulum [ru-tab'-u-lum) [L.]. The penis. 



Rutidoma, Rytidosis {ru-tid-o / -mah, ri-tid-(/-sis). 

 See Rutidosis (Illus. Diet.). 



Sabadin sab'-ad-in). C M H S1 N0 8 ( Merck). An alkaloid 

 from the seeds of Schiznocaulon officinale, A. Gray, 

 occurring in white acicular crystals, soluble in water, 

 alcohol, and ether; melts at 240 C. It is sternuta- 

 tory. 



Sabadinin (sab-ad '-in-in\. C.-H 45 NO s . An alkaloid 

 found (1890) in seeds of Schiznocaulon officinale, A. 

 Gray; acicular crystals, soluble in water, alcohol, or 

 ether. 



Sabatilla (sab-at-il'-ah). See Cebadilla (Illus. Diet.). 



Sabattin tsab-at / -in). A glucosid obtained from Sab- 

 attia elliottii, Steud. , quinin flower; it is antiperiodic 

 and antipyretic. 



Sabinism (sab'-in-izm) [sabina, juniper]. Poisoning 

 by Juniperus virginiana and J. sabina, L., which 

 contain an ethereal oil and the young tops of which are 

 used as an abortefacient. It is marked by acute gas- 

 troenteritis, with peritonitis and hemorrhagic nephritis, 

 metrorrhagia, and abortion, and later dyspnea and 

 stercorous breathing, coma, general anesthesia, and 

 asphyxia. 



Sabulum ' -ab' -u-lum) [L.]. Fine gravel. S. conarii. 

 See Acervulus and Brain-sand (Illus. Diet.). 



Saburra. (See Illus. Diet.) S. verminosa, helmin- 

 thiasis. 



Sac. (See Illus. Diet.) S.. Conjunctival, that formed 

 by the reflection of the palpebral conjunctiva. S., 

 Dorsal, a recess between the epiphysis and the roof 

 of the third ventricle. Syn., Suprapineal recess. S., 

 Endolymphatic, a sac of the dura included in the 

 aqueduct of the vestibule. See under Duct, Endo- 

 lymphatic (Illus. Diet. i. S. of the Epididymis, the 

 visceral layer of the tunica vaginalis covering the epi- 

 didymis. S., Epiploic. See S , Omental (Illus. 

 Diet.). S., Hilton's. See Ventricle of Morgagni 

 (Illus. Diet. 1. S., Lacteal. .See Receptaculum chyli 

 (Illus. Diet. . S. of the Pulmon ry Veins, the 

 left auricle of the heart. S., Serous, the closed 

 cavity formed bv any serous membrane. S., Tubo- 

 tympanic, the diverticulum of the primitive gut form- 

 ing the tympanic cavity and the eustachian tube. S., 



Umbilical, the umbilical vesicle. S. of the Venae 

 Cavae, the right auricle of the heart. 



Saccharo scope {sak-ar* -o-skop) [oanxapov, sugar ; 

 anoTzelv, to view]. An instrument for determining and 

 registering the amount of sugar in the urine. 



Saccharin. (See Illus. Diet. ) Syn., Benzoyl sulfonic- 

 imid ; Orthosulfaminbenzoic anhydrid ; Glusid ; Glti- 

 cusimid ; Saccharinol : Sycose ; Saccharinose ; Zueker- 

 in. S. -sodium, a soluble powder containing 90% 

 of saccharin ; used as an intestinal antiseptic. Dose, 

 I 5 S 1 "- (* g™-) once or twice daily. 



Saccharinol, Saccharinose (sak-ar* -in-ol, -02). Sac- 

 charin. 



Saccharobacillus ( sak-ar-o-bas-il ' -us). See Bacillus 

 pasteuriantis, in Table 0/ Bacteria (Illus. Diet.). 



Saccharolactate {sak-ar-o-lak / -tat). See Saccholactate. 



Saccharomyces. (See Illus. Diet.) S. farcimino- 

 sus, causes epizootic lymphangitis. S. granuloma- 

 tosus, Sanfelice, 1898, obtained from granulomatous 

 nodule of a pig. Inoculated in swine, it produced 

 similar lesions, but was not pathogenic to other 

 animals. S. lithogenes, Sanfelice (1895), from a 

 carcinomatous metastasis in an ox, the primary tumor 

 occurring in the liver. It killed white mice in eight 

 days after subcutaneous inoculation. S. neoformans, 

 Sanfelice (1895), isolated from fermenting grape juice. 

 It produced nodules in all organs of guineapigs, except 

 brain, heart, and suprarenals; death occurred in 20 to 

 30 days after inoculation. Me emphasized the simil- 

 arity of the organisms to the so-called coccidia of cancers. 

 S. niger, Maffucci and Shleo ( 1S94), isolated from the 

 tissues of a guineapig which died of marasmus. It 

 produced enlargement of lymph glands and suppuration 

 at the point of inoculation in guineapigs, rabbits, 

 chickens, and dogs. S. ruber, Demme, 1891, a red, 

 budding fungus found in milk, which produced gastro- 

 enteritis in children. Shown by Casagrandi 1 18971 to 

 be pathogenic for guineapigs, dogs, and mice when in- 

 oculated subcutaneously or into the abdomen. S. 

 septicus, de Galtano, found in urinary sediment. An 

 exceptionally virulent species producing fatal fibrinous 



