TINA 



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TONOPLASTS 



Tina. See Carafe (Illus. Diet.). 



Tinctable (tink'-tab-l). Tingible. 



Tinctura, Tincture. (See Illus. Diet.) T., Balsamic, 

 compound tincture of benzoin. T., Denzel's Hem- 

 ostatic, a mixture of powdered ergot, IO gm. ; alco- 

 hol, 20 gm. ; and sulfuric acid, 2 gm. ; mixed, and 

 500 c.c. of hot water added. This is evaporated to 

 200 gm., and 2 gm. of calcium carbonate added. The 

 insoluble matter is removed by pressure, the liquid 

 filtered, evaporated to 70 gm., and 30 gm. of alcohol 

 and 3 drops of a concentrated tincture of ginger added. 

 T., Domestic Spice, a rubefacient prepared from 2 oz. 

 of unground ginger, I oz. each of cloves, cinnamon, and 

 chillies, placed in a bottle, and I pt. of whisky added ; 

 after standing for some days use the supernatant fluid. 

 T. moringae, a tincture from the roots of Moringa ptery- 

 gosperma, Gart. , of the order Capparidacece, and grow- 

 ing in the East Indies and West Indies. It is recom- 

 mended in catarrhal icterus. Dose, 10 drops to 4 gm. 

 at intervals of 3 hours. 



Tinea. (See Illus. Diet.) T. capitis, porrigo. T. 

 erythrasma, a slight inflammation of the skin due to 

 the fungus Microsporon minufissimtttn. T. furfuracea, 

 dry seborrhea. T. granulata, achor granulatus, that 

 forming a crust having a granulated appearance. T. 

 of the Nails, a disease common in Iceland, where it 

 is contracted from sheep, under the name "Kart- 

 negluer " i^kart, cord; negluer, nail). T. unguis. 

 See T. of Nails. 



Tinospora (tin-os / -po-ra/i) [t'ivelv, to receive a price 

 for ; orropd, a seed]. A genus of the order Menisper- 

 macece. T. cordifolia, Miers., a species of Eastern 

 Asia ; the roots and stems are used as a tonic, stom- 

 achic, antiperiodic, and antipyretic. T. crispa, Miers., 

 a species of the East Indies, where it is used in fever, 

 colic, and as a vermifuge. 



Tintometer (tint-om' 'et-ur) [tingere, to tinge ; tnetare, 

 to measure]. An instrument to measure the amount 

 of coloring-matter in a liquid. 



Tip. (See Illus. Diet.) The term used in England for 

 the place of deposit of city refuse. T., Woolner's, 

 the apex of the helix of the ear. 



Tiquer (te-kur) [Fr.]. One exhibiting the clonic or 

 tonic movements designated as tics. 



Tire. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. To pass a wire, as a tire 

 around a wheel, around a fractured patella. 



Tire-tete [Fr., a head-drawer]. An early form of ob- 

 stetric forceps devised by Palfyn of Ghent, 1721. 



Titer, Titre (le'-ter). A standard of fineness or 

 strength. 



Tithonic {tith-on'-ik) [Tit8ov6g, a brother of Priam]. 

 Actinic. 



Tobaccoism {to-bakfo-iztti). A morbid condition due 

 to the use of tobacco. 



Tocomania (fo-ko-ma'-ne-ah) [tokos, childbirth ; fiavia, 

 mania]. Puerperal insanity. 



Tocus (to'-kus) [t($/coc]. Childbirth. 



Toe. (See Illus. Diet.) T. Brace, an appliance for 

 correction of flat-foot and deformed toes. T. -clonus, 

 contraction of the great toe on sudden extension of the 

 first phalanx. T., Flexed, T., Hammer, a claw-like 

 permanent distortion of a toe in which it is abnormally 

 flexed at the last joint, allowing the tip to rest on the 

 ground while the first joint is raised above the proper 

 level. T., Morton's. See Morton's. Foot (Illus. 

 Diet.). T. -phenomenon. See Reflex, BabinskPs. 

 T.-post, an appliance devised by Sampson (IQOl) 

 for correcting abduction of the foot. It is fastened to 

 an insole, and being placed between the first and second 

 toes, maintains abduction. 



Tokai, Tokay. The Japanese name for Ligusticum 

 acutilobum, Sieb. 



Tokay {to'-ka) [Hungarian]. A wine made in Hun- 

 gary. 



Tolokno (to-lok'-no). A food prepared chiefly from 

 oats. Used in Russia for superalimentation in tuber- 

 culosis. 



Toluidin. (See Illus. Diet.) T. Blue, C 15 H, ? N 8 SC1 - 

 ZnCl, the double salt of chlorid of zinc and dimethyl- 

 toluthionin. It occurs as a black powder dissolving in 

 water and alcohol with a fine blue coloration. It acts 

 upon lower organisms as a powerful poison and may 

 be employed as methylene-blue in infectious conjunc- 

 tivitis, and also as a substitute for fluorescein in fixing 

 the limits of corneal lesion. 



Tolylacetamid {tol-il-as-set-am'-id). C 6 H 4 (CH S )NH.- 

 (C,H 3 0). A derivative of coal-tar; used as an anti- 

 septic. Dose, 2-10 gr. (00.32-0.65 gm.). Syn., 

 Acetoluid ; Aceltoluid ; Acetotoluid. 



Tolylantipyrin. See Tolypyrin. 



Tolypyrin (tol-e-pi'-rin). p-tolyldimethylpyrazolon. 

 C,.jH u N 3 0. Colorless crystals of an intensely bitter 

 taste, soluble in water and alcohol ; used as antipyrin, 

 to which it is closely allied, but unlike antipyrin in 

 that it does not destroy the irritability of muscle, 

 but paralyzes the central nervous system. T. Sali- 

 cylate. See Tolysal (Illus. Diet.). Dose, in rheu- 

 matism, etc., 1-2 gm. 



Tomotocia (to-tno-to'-se-ali) [ro/ty, a cutting; tokv, 

 childbirth]. Cesarean section. 



Tonca (lon'-kah). A remedy made from vanilla root, 

 Trilisia odoratissima, Cass., the leaves of which con- 

 tain coumarin. 



Tone. (See Illus. Diet.) T. -deafness, sensory 

 amusia. 



Tonga. (See Illus. Diet. ) T. -drink, a narcotic drink 

 prepared in South America from Datura sanguined, 

 R. et P., and used in religious ceremonies. T. Wood, 

 the wood of Alyxia buxifolia, R. Br. , a seaside shrub 

 of Australia, rich in coumarin. 



Tongaline (ton' '-gal-en). A fluid preparation, each 

 dram containing tonga (bark of Premna laiftnsis, 

 Shau. ), 30 gr. ; extract of Citnicifuga racemosa, Bart., 

 2 gr. ; sodium salicylate, IO gr. ; pilocarpin salicylate, 

 TtfTT S r - ' colchicine salicylate, -j-J-^ gr. It is recom- 

 mended in gouty diathesis. 



Tongue. (See Illus. Diet.) T., Clarke's, the hard, 

 fissured, and nodular tongue of syphilitic glossitis 

 sclerosa. T., Senile Pruritus of. See under Pru- 

 ritus. T., Stamp-licker's, an infectious process in 

 those employed in industries where small packets are 

 labeled. It gives rise to ulcers of the tongue and 

 mouth. T. -swallowing, drawing the tongue back- 

 ward with its tip folded on itself; observed in infants 

 with nasal obstruction. 



Tonicize {ton'-is-tz) [rovor, tone]. To give tone or 

 tension to anything. 



Toninervin {ton-e-nur* '-Tin). A water-soluble salt of 

 quinin said to contain 4.5% of iron. Dose as anti- 

 pyretic, 0.1-0.3 S m - every 3 hours ; as tonic, 0.05 gm. 

 twice daily. 



Tonitruphobia (ton-it-ru-fo'-be-ah) [tonitru, thunder; 

 <!>6(3or, fear]. Morbid dread of thunder. 



Tonometer. (See Illus. Diet.) T., Gartner's, one 

 for estimating blood-pressure. T., Musken's, an in- 

 strument for measuring the tonicity of the Achilles 

 tendon. 



Tonometry (ton-ot/i'-et-re). The measurement of ton- 

 icity. 



Tonophant (totr'-of-ant) [rovor, tone; fatveiv, to make 

 apparent]. An apparatus to render visible the vibra- 

 tion! of sound. 



Tonoplasts itoti'-o-plasts) [rotor, tension; rrldaiin, a 

 thing molded]. De Vries' term for certain small 



