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TREATMENT 



Trance. (See Illus. Diet.) T., Ecstatic, catalepsy. 



Transaudient (trans- ait/ -de-ent) [trans, across; au- 

 dire, to hear]. Allowing the transmission of sound. 



Transcortical (trans- kor 1 '-tik-al ) [trans, across ; cor- 

 tex]. Across the cortex. 



Transfer, Transference. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The 

 passage of a symptom from one side of the body to the 

 other. 



Transforator (trans' ' -for-a-tor) [trans, across ; forare, 

 to pierce]. An instrument for transforation of the 

 fetal head. 



Transfuser, Trans fusionist (trans-fu'-zur, trans-fuf- 

 shun-ist). One skilled in the transfusion of blood. 



Transic (trans' -ik) [transitus, a passing]. Relating 

 to a trance. 



Transkeian Scab (trans-he' -e-an). See Furunculus 

 orientalis ( Illus. Diet. ) . 



Translation (trans-la' -shun) [trans, across ; ferre, 

 latum, to carry]. Metastasis. 



Transmission. (See Illus. Diet.) T., Placental, 

 the conveyance of certain drugs and bacteria and 

 their products through the fetoplacental circulation. 



Transmitting Power. The faculty which an indi- 

 vidual organism has of transmitting its individual pecu- 

 liarities to its progeny. Cf. Prepotency. 



Transonance (tran'-so-nans) [trans, across; sonare, 

 to sound]. Transmitted resonance, the transmission 

 of sound through an organ, as of the cardiac sounds 

 through the lungs and chest-wall. 



Transperitoneal (trans-per-it-on-e'-al). Across the 

 peritoneal cavity. 



Transplantation. (See Illus. Diet.) T. of Teeth, 

 the insertion of a natural tooth from a foreign source 

 in a natural alveolus. 



Transsection (trans-sek' '-shun). A cross-section. 



Transsegmental (trans-seg-ment'-al). Across a seg- 

 ment of a limb or organ. 



Transthalamic (trans-thai '-am-ih). Across the thala- 

 mus. 



Transthoracic (trans-tho-ras'-ik) [trans, across; du- 

 paf, thorax]. Extending across the thorax. 



Transthoracotomy (trans-tho-rak-ot' -o-me) [trans, 

 across; Hd>pa;, thorax; rour t , a cutting]. The opera- 

 tion of cutting across the thorax. 



Transvaginal (trans-vaj' -in-al). Across the vagina. 



Transversectomy { trans -ver-sek' '-to- me) [trans, across; 

 vertere, to turn; ektolltj, excision]. Removal of the 

 transverse process of a vertebra. 



Trapeziometacarpal {trap-e-ze-o-met-ah-kar' -pal). 



Relating to or uniting the trapezium and metacarpus. 



Traumatol (trau'-mat-ol). See Iodocresol. 



Traumosis (trau-mo'-sis) [rpaiua, a wound]. The 

 action in the system of poisons due to wounds. 



Travel-ration. See Ration^ Emergency. 



Treacle. (See Illus. Diet.) T. of 'Andromachus. 

 See T., Venice. T., Venice, a complex electuary of 

 the Middle Ages. Its proportions were, at most, word 

 for word those recommended by Galen in his treatise 

 Avrtd&rw. It was also known as the treacle of 

 Andromachus. 



Treatment. See Illus. Diet. ) Albertini's Method, 

 repose and complete abstinence from food in aneurysm 

 of the aorta. Baccelli's Method in Echinococcus 

 Cysts of the Liver, aspiration is made for several 

 consecutive days, and washings made with a I : iooo 

 solution of bichlorid of mercury and a I : loo salt so- 

 lution. Baccelli's Method in the treatment of teta- 

 nus, hypodermic injection of a solution of carbolic 

 acid. Bechterew's Method of treating epilepsy 

 consists in dosage with a combination of potassium 

 bromid, Adonis vernalis, and codein. Bellingham's 

 Method of treating aneurysm. Prolonged horizontal 



decubitus, a moderate but nutritive diet, and almost 

 total abstinence from liquids (not more than 250 c.c. 

 per day). Bier's Method of treating tuberculous 

 joints consists in combined active and passive hypere- 

 mia. Binswanger's Cure for neurasthenia consists 

 in rest and suralimentation. Blaschko's Mercurial, 

 by means of mercolint, a proprietary article consisting 

 of cotton flannel impregnated with metallic mercury 

 so finely divided as to be readily vaporized when ap- 

 plied. Bouchard's Method of treating obesity : A 

 daily diet of 1250 gm. of milk and 5 eggs divided 

 into 5 meals. Brehmer's Method of treating pul- 

 monary tuberculosis. It comprises repose, the air 

 cure, hydrotherapy, suralimentation, and respiratory 

 gymnastics. Calot's Method of Forcible Reduc- 

 tion of Angular Deformity of the Spine. The 

 patient is anesthetized and laid upon his face. One 

 assistant grasps the hands, another the feet, and strong 

 traction is made. The pelvis and lower abdomen are 

 supported by one assistant, the upper abdomen and 

 chest by another. It is frequently necessary to resect 

 the spines of the projecting vertebras and remove the 

 thickened skin above these spines. After this opera- 

 tion the surgeon can apply needed pressure. In in- 

 stances where the deformity is maintained by bone- 

 deposit, Calot resects the spines and laminas and per- 

 forms cuneiform osteotomy of the ankylosed bodies of 

 the vertebras. A 'plaster-jacket for the head, neck, 

 trunk, and pelvis is applied and worn for 3 months, fol- 

 lowed by a fresh one, which is also worn for 3 months. 

 The patient then has a poroplastic jacket placed upon 

 him and is allowed to walk about. T., Chewing- 

 gum, the use of chewing gum in obesity and dropsy 

 to occasion loss of water through expectorated saliva. 

 Coley's Method in the treatment of cancer and lupus 

 consists in the employment of inoculations of Strep- 

 tococcus erysipelatis and Bacillus prodigiosus. T., 

 Crotte's, of Tuberculosis, that practised by Fran- 

 cisque Crotte of Paris. It consists in ( I ) inhalations of 

 vapors of formol ; (2) in transfusion and transport of 

 antiseptics by static currents of electricity of high and 

 medium tension. Czerney-Trunecek's Method of 

 treating cutaneous epitheliomas ; by cauterization, or 

 by the application, with a brush, of arsenious acid after 

 scarification ; the solution employed consists of arseni- 

 ous acid. I gm. ; ethyl alcohol and distilled water, 

 each, 40-50 c.c. Debove's Method of treating 

 typhoid fever consists essentially in the administration 

 of 6 or 7 liters of liquid in 24 hours, in order to favor 

 diuresis. Denisensko's Method, the subcutaneous 

 injection of a watery extract of Chelidonium majus in 

 the treatment of cancer. Donkin's Method, a 

 skimmed-milk diet in diabetes. Dowsing System, 

 the treatment of neuritis and other sequels of Mediter- 

 ranean fever by luminous heat baths. Diihrisen's 

 Method in puerperal eclampsia consists in emptying 

 the uterus as soon as possible. T., Edlefsen's, for 

 chronic eczema, consists in an application every evening 

 of pure iodin o. I gm., iodid of potassium 0.25 gm., 

 glvcerin l2.oc.c. T., Electric-light, the therapeutic 

 application of electric light by means of cabinets in 

 which the patient sits with the light directed upon the 

 affected part. It is used in rheumatism, neuralgia, 

 etc. Ercole's Method of treating bone cavities after 

 the removal of sequestra consists in making the upper 

 and lower walls an inclined plane, the lateral walls 

 having been broken down. The periosteum is pre- 

 served and sutured. The posterior portion of the 

 bone only remains to give support. T., Felt, of 

 Sciatica, subcutaneous injection of 2 mg. (■£% gr.) of 

 atropin, followed in 48 hours by a second dose of 2.6 

 mg. (^gr.), 48 hours after 3 mg. (,', p.). T., 



