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TALONAVICULAR 



Tabefy {ta f -be-fi'\ \tabefacere, to melt]. To emaciate. 



Tabernaemontana iytab-ur-ne-mon-tah'-nafi) [Jacob 

 Theodore Taberncemoutanus, German physician and 

 botanist, d. 1590]. A genus of apocynaceous trees 

 and shrubs a species of which, growing in the Came- 

 roon region, furnishes yohimbe bark, used as an aphro- 

 disiac. T. citrifolia, L., of the West Indies; the 

 bark is used as a tonic, febrifuge, and anthelmintic. 

 T. coronaria, Willd., Adam's apple, wax-flower 

 plant, East Indian rose- bay, a species of the East 

 Indies. The milky juice is used in inflammation 

 of the eyes and in skin-diseases. T. crispa, Roxb., 

 a species of the East Indies, where the root bark 

 is used in diarrhea, dysentery, and upon abscesses. 

 T. dichotoma, Roxb., of Malabar and Ceylon, 

 has edible fruit (apple of Eve). T. iboga (?), bocca- 

 root, of the lower Congo region, is used as an antipy- 

 retic. T. utilis, W. et Am. , the cow or hya-hya tree 

 of South America ; the milky sap is used as milk. 



Tabes. (See Illus. Diet.) See Signs, Bechterezv' s, Ber- 

 ger's, BiernackV s, FrenkeP s, Gowers' , Pitres' (2), 

 Remak's, Romberg' 's, Sanger's, Sarbo's. T., Dia- 

 betic, a peripheral neuritis affecting diabetics. T. 

 diuretica. Same as Diabetes mellitits. T. doloro- 

 sa, a form in which pain is the dominating feature. 

 Syn., Ataxia, Abortive locomotor. T., Early, with 

 Nystagmus Occurring in Families. Synonym of 

 Friedreich' s disease. T., Spasmodic. See Disease, 

 Little's (Illus. Diet.). T., Spinal. Synonym of 

 Tabes. 



Tabophobia (ta-bo-fc/ -be-ah) [tabes; <po ; 3og, fear]. A 

 morbid fear of becoming affected with tabes ; a fre- 

 quent symptom of neurasthenia. 



Tac. (See Illus. Diet) 2. Rot; scabies in the sheep. 



Tacamahac. (See Illus. Diet.) T., Bourbon, ob- 

 tained from Calophylltim tacamahaca, Willd., of Mad- 

 agascar ; used as a vulnerary. Syn., Calaba balsam. 

 T., Brazilian, obtained from Rheedia madrunno, 

 PI. et Tr. T. incolore, T. jaune, the aromatic resin 

 of Protium guianense, March. T., Indian, obtained 

 from Calophyllum apetalum, Willd. T., Mauritius, 

 furnished by Protium heptaphyllum, March. T., 

 Mexican, or West Indian, that furnished by Bur- 

 sera tomentosa, Trian. and I'lanch. It is used as a 

 tonic, astringent, and antispasmodic, and also in 

 rheumatism and gout. T., Yellow. See T. inco- 

 lore. 



Tachardia (tak-ar'-de-ah). A genus of the hymenop- 

 terous order Coccidie. T. lacca, R. Blanch., the lac 

 insect. Syn., Carteria lacca, Sign.; Coccus lacca, 

 Kerr. 



Tachetic {tak-et'-ik) [Fr. tache, spot]. Relating to 

 the formation of reddish-blue or purple patches 

 (taches). 



Tachia {tah'-e-ah) \tachi (an ant), the nameamongthe 

 Galibis for trees of this genus because they harbor 

 ants]. A genus of shrubs and trees of the Gentian- 

 acece. T. guianensis, Aub., a species of Brazil and 

 Guiana ; the very bitter root, radix quassias paraensis, 

 raiz de jucareara or caferana, is used as gentian and 

 also as an antipyretic and prophylactic against malaria. 

 Dose of tincture, 1 or 2 drops. 



Tachiol (tak f -e-ol). A modification of silver fluorid ; 

 employed as a surgical antiseptic in solution I : 1000 

 to I : 100 and in ophthalmic practice. 



Tachography {tak-og'-raf-e) [rn^tc, swift ; yp&fyeiv, to 

 write]. The estimation of the rate of flow of arterial 

 blood by means of the tachygraph. 



Tachyiater (tak-e-i'-at-ur) [raxi'C, swift ; larpeia, 

 healing]. A physician who effects a speedy cure. 



Tachyphrenia \tak-e-fre' '-ne-ah) [ra^vc, swift ; (ppr/v, 

 mind]. Morbid mental activity. 



Tachypnea. (See Illus. Diet.) T., Nervous, res- 

 piration of 40 or more to the minute accompanying 

 neurotic disorders, particularly hysteria and neurasthe- 

 nia. 



Taction (taP-shun) \tactio, a touch]. A touch, a 

 touching, the tactile sense. 



Tactometer (tak-tom' -et-ur) [tangere, to touch ; me- 

 tare, to measure]. An instrument for estimating tac- 

 tile sensibility ; an esthesiometer. 



Tactor (tah'-tor) \tactus, touch]. A tactile organ. 



Tactual [tak / -chu-al) \tactus, touch]. Relating to 

 the sense of touch. 



Taenia {te 1 '-ne-ah) \jaiv~ia, a band]. A genus of para- 

 sitic placode worms of the class Cestoda. See Table 

 of Parasites (Illus. Diet.). T. -toxin, the toxin pro- 

 duced by tapeworms and to which the pathologic 

 changes wrought in the intestines are partly due. 



Tagetes (ta-Jet'-ez) [Pages, an Etrurian divinity]. A 

 genus of composite plants, marigold. T. erecta, 

 L., African marigold, and T. patula, L., are indigen- 

 ous to Mexico and used as a purgative. They contain 

 an ethereal oil and a yellow coloring-matter. T. 

 minuta, L., a South American species, the leaves of 

 which are used as a diuretic, diaphoretic, anthelmin- 

 tic, stimulant, emmenagog, and antihysteric remedy. 

 It contains an ethereal oil. 



Tagud Nuts. See Phytelephas macrocarpa. 



Tagulawaya. See Paravieria vulneraria ; also under 

 Balsam. 



Tail. (See Illus. Diet.) T. of the Pancreas. See 

 under Pancreas. 



Tailor's Ankle. See under Ankle. 



Takadiastase {tak-ah-di' -as-taz). A diastatic ferment 

 obtained by Takamini from wheat bran by action of 

 the spores of the fungus Eurotiutn oryza (Taka-moy- 

 ash). A yellowish-white, hygroscopic powder used in 

 digestive disorders, especially those resulting from 

 deficient secretion of saliva and hyperacidity of the 

 stomach. Dose, 0.1-0.3 g m - 



Take (tdh) [AS. tacan\ To become infected, as by 

 vaccine virus. 



Taking [colloquial]. Contagious, catching. 



Takosis {ta-ko'-sis) [ttjkelv, to waste]. A highly conta- 

 gious fatal disease of goats characterized by great ema- 

 ciation and weakness with symptoms of diarrhea and 

 pneumonia, the animal dying of inanition in from 

 eight days to six weeks. It is due to a microorganism 

 for which the name Micrococcus caprinus, sp. nov., 

 has been proposed. 



Talipes. (See Illus. Diet.) T. percavus, excessive 

 plantar curvature. T. valgus, foot distorted outward, 

 throwing the ankle inside of normal line. T. varus, 

 foot distorted inward, throwing the ankle outside of 

 normal line. 



Talma's Disease. See Myotonia acquisita. 



Talocalcanean (ta-lo-kal-ka'-ne-an) [talus, ankle; 

 calcaneum, heel-bone]. See Astragalocalcaneal. 



Talocrural (ta-lo-kru'-ra/) [talus, astragalus; cms, 

 leg]. Relating to the astragalus and the bones of the 

 leg. 



Talofibular {ta-lo-fib'-u-lar). Relating to the astraga- 

 lus and the fibula. 



Talonavicular (ta-lo-nav-i/Z-u-tar). See Astragalo- 

 scaphoid (Illus. Diet.). 



