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SERUM 



Septum, Saeptum. (See Illus. Diet.) S. atrium, 

 the auricular septum of the heart. S., Bigelow's, 

 the calcar femorale, a nearly vertical spur of compact 

 tissue in the neck of the femur, a little in front of the 

 lesser trochanter. S., Douglas', in the fetus the sep- 

 tum formed by the union of Rathke's folds transform- 

 ing the rectum into a complete canal. S. pelluci- 

 dum. See S. lucidum (Illus. Diet.). S. of the 

 Pons, the median raphe of the pons formed by the 

 decussation of nerve-fibers. S. seals. See Lamina 

 spiralis (Illus. Diet.). S. thoracis. See Mediasti- 

 num (Illus. Diet.). S., Triangular Medullary. 

 See S. lucidum (Illus. Diet.). S., Ventricular, i. 

 Same as S. lucidum. 2. Same as S. ventriculorum 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Sequardin i y sa-ku<ar , -dht). A sterilized testicular ex- 

 tract ( Brown- Sequard). 



Sereh Disease. A disease of sugar-cane of West In- 

 dies and South America due to Hypocrea sacchari. 



Serenoa [ser-e-no* '-ah) \_Sereno Watson, American bot- 

 anist]. A genus of palms of one species, S. serru- 

 lata, Hook., the saw palmetto of North and South 

 America. The fruit is diuretic and sedative and used 

 in diseases of the genitourinary tract. Dose of ex- 

 tract, O.52-I.3 gm.; fld. ext., 3.7-7.4 c.c. 



Seribele (sa-re-bal}. A teniafuge said to consist of the 

 seeds and root bark of Connarus guianensis, Lamb. 

 Dose, 60 gm. in decoction. 



Serochrome (se'-ro-krom) [serum ; xpuuu, color]. Gil- 

 bert's name for the pigments (lipochrome, lutein) 

 which serve to give color to normal serum. 



Serocolitis (se-ro-co-li'-tis). Inflammation of the se- 

 rous covering of the colon. 



Serocyst {se / -ro-sist). A tumor containing cysts filled 

 with serum. 



Serodiagnosis (se-ro-di-ag-nc/-sis). Diagnosis based 

 upon the reaction of blood-serum of typhoid fever 

 patients upon cultures of Bacillus typhi abdominalis, 

 Eberth., which are immobilized, agglutinated, and 

 split up. Cf. Reaction, ll'ia'al. 



Seroenteritis {se-ro-en-ter-i'-tis). Inflammation of the 

 serous covering of the small intestine. 



Seroformalin (se-ro-form'-al-in). A preparation of 

 dried coagulated blood-serum and formalin ; used as an 

 antiseptic dusting- powder. 



Seroglobulin (se-ro-glob' -u-liti). See Paraglobulin 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Serohepatitis (se-ro-hep-at-i'-tis) [serum; fpzap, liver]. 

 Inflammation of the hepatic peritoneum. 



Seroid (se / -roid) [serum; tidoc, likeness]. Resem- 

 bling a serous membrane. 



Serolemma (se-ro-lem' '-ah) [serum; /.iuua, a husk, a 

 peel]. The embryonic external layer of the amnion. 



Serolipase (se-ro-lip'-az). Lipase as found in blood- 

 serum. 



Seromembranous {se-ro-mem'-bran-us). Serous and 

 membranous. 



Serosine. See Bromanilin. 



Serositis se-ro-si' -tis). Inflammation of a serous mem- 

 brane. 



Serotaxis [se-ro-taks / -is) [serum; ra!-ic, arrangement]. 

 In diagnosis the determination of the blood to the 

 skin by application of a solution of caustic potash. 



Serotherapy. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. Whey cure. 



Serpedo (sur-pe'-do) [serpere, to creep]. Same as 

 /a sis. 



Serpes (sur'-pis) [serpere, to creep]. Herpes. 



Serpeta isur-pe'-tah). A disease of orange trees, dis- 

 covered in Castellon, Spain, appearing in the form of 

 a mildew on the branches, causing the leaves to turn 

 yellow and decay. 



Serrago ser-a'-go) [L. ]. Sawdust. 



Serum. 1 See Illus. Diet. ) S., Adamkiewicz's. See 

 Cancroin (Illus. Diet. . S., Anticancerous, a serum 

 provided by the inoculation of an ass previously infected 

 with the filtered juice of a neoplastic tumor. (Ch. 

 Richet and Hericourt, 1S95. ) S., Antidiphtheric, 

 one prepared by (l) the production of diphtheric toxin 

 by means of bouillon cultures, (2) the immunization of 

 horses, and (3) the collection and separation of the 

 blood-serum from the immunized animals. If I c.c. 

 of this serum suffices to protect perfectly a guineapig 

 against a fatal dose of the toxin, and without even the 

 occurrence of a localized reaction at the site of the in- 

 jection, the serum is said to contain one immunizing 

 unit in the cubic centimeter; if O.I c.c. suffices, it 

 has 10 units; if o.oi c.c, it has ico units per cubic 

 centimeter. In Gennany the least allowed by law is 

 ico units. S., Antiepitheliomatous, one obtained 

 from animals by inoculation with cultures of pathogenic 

 yeasts isolated from cancerous tumors. Syn., S. of 

 Hcffmann, Villiers and Wlaeff. S., Antimorphin, 

 a resistance substance conferring immunity to the action 

 of morphin poison obtained by L. Hirschlaff from 

 animals treated with increasing doses of morphin. S., 

 Antiscarlatinal. See S.,v. Leyden's, and S., A/oser's. 

 S., Antistaphylococcic or Antistaphylococcous, 

 a serum produced in the goat by Proscher that will 

 immunize rabbits against from 5 to 7 times the lethal 

 dose of culture of staphylococcus when used in doses 

 of 1-5 c.c. S., Antistreptococcic or Antistrepto- 

 coccous. I. A specific serum obtained by Piorkowski 

 against the streptococcus which causes the disease 

 called "Pferdedruse," a contagious, catarrhal affection 

 of the nasal and pharyngeal membranes of horses. The 

 serum has protective and curative properties. It ag- 

 glutinates the specific streptococcus in dilutions of 

 1 : 100, the streptococcus of angina but slightly or not 

 at all, and other pathogenic species in dilutions of less 

 than I : 25. Piorkowski concludes that there are 

 specific races of streptococci and that success in the use 

 of an antistreptococcous serum will be obtained only 

 where an antiserum for the specific organism found in 

 the particular group of cases is used. 2. See S. t 

 A/oser's. S., Antitoxic, that which acts upon the 

 bacterial toxins and is not bactericidal. S., Anti- 

 typhoid, a sterilized culture of typhoid bacilli used by 

 vaccination as a prophylaxis against typhoid. Cf. Jez's 

 antityphoid extract. S., Antivenomous. See Anti- 

 venin. S., Bactericidal, that which destroys bacteria 

 but has no effect upon toxins. S., Bardel's: sodium 

 chlorid, I gm.; carbolic acid, 0.50 gm.; sodium phos- 

 phate, 3 gin.; sodium sulfate, 2 gm.; water, to 100 

 c.c. S., Behring's, S. of Behring-Roux. See S., 

 Antidiphtheric. S., Bichloruretted, of Cheron, 

 mercuric chlorid, 0.5 eg.; sodium chlorid, 2 gm.; 

 distilled water. 200 c.c. ; crystallized phenic acid added 

 when the serum is quite cold, 2 gm. Dose, 20 gm. 

 injected into the gluteal region every 8 days for syphilis. 

 S., Calmette's. See Antiveniu. S., Cancer. 1. 

 Cancer-juice. 2. See Cancroin (Illus. Diet. ). S., 

 Cantani's : sodium chlorid. 4 gm.; sodium carbon- 

 ate, 3 gm. ; water, iooo c.c. S. -casein, Panum's 

 name for paraglobulin. S., Cerebrospinal, cerebro- 

 spinal fluid. S., Cheron's : carbolic acid, I gm. ; 

 sodium chlorid, 2 gm. ; soduim phosphate, 4 gm. ; 

 sodium sulfate, 8 gm.; boiled distilled water, 100 

 c.c. Sera, Clumping, sera capable of producing 

 agglutination of bacteria. S.,Crocq's: sodium phos- 

 phate, 2 gm. ; distilled water, 100 c.c. S. -diagno- 

 sis. See Serodiagnosis. S., Globulicidal, a hemolytic 

 serum. S., Haffkine's. 1. A sterilized culture of 

 cholera bacilli for conferring immunity against cholera. 

 See J/.'s Alethod, under Immunization. 2. A serum 



