A dictionary of terms used in medicine and the collateral sciences / By Richard D. Hoblyn.

  • Hoblyn, Richard D. (Richard Dennis), 1803-1886.
Date:
1856
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    ACR A diminution in the quantity, or a sup- pression of the secretions.] fACRODYNIA {aicpos, extremity; iSfvv, pain). This terra wns given to a disease which prevailed in Paris in the years 1828 and 1829, and the most prominent symp- tom of which was intense pain in the wrists and ankles.] . ACRATIA (a, priv.; Kpdroi, strength;. Weakness; intemperance. ACROS (a»c/)os). Extreme. An adjective denoting the termination of any th'ng. 1. Acro-hijBtia (Hiot, to stop up), ihe extremity of the prepuce; or that part which covers the glans penis. 2. Acro-cheir (x!>, the hand). A term used by Hippocrates to designate the fore- arm and hand. _ 3 Acro-chordon(xopS>i, a. string). An ex- crescence on the skin, with a slender base. 4. ^cro-(/en (ytvvau, to produce). Point- grower; the name of a plant which grows only at its point or top, as a fern tree. It is distinguished from an exogen, wbicU ■grows by deposition on the exterior, and from an endogen which grows by deposi- tion towards the interior, of its trunk. 5. Acr-oleine (oleum, oil). A substance of a highly pungent odor, given off by oils and fats when boiling at a high tempera- ture. It is a sure and delicate test ot the presence of glycerine in the oil. 6. Acro-pathia (naflos, disease). A dis- ease at any extremity of the body. Hippo- crates applies this term to disease of the internal orifice of the uterus, and to cancer. 7 Acro-Bosrtja (Trdfffl-/, the prepuce), ihe extremity of the prepuce; a term synony- mous with ocro-i)/e(K(. _ s n.x,„^^„r-t 8. ^cro-s»)Vc (ff^rpa, a spire). That part of a germinating eml>ryo which botanists call the pluimda. It is sometimes called plantula. , . 9 Acro-tlnjmion (Qiiuov, a wart). A co- nical, rugated, bleeding wart. 10 Acr-olenion {i,\h>i, the cubit), ihe upper extremity of the ulna; a term syno.- uymous with o/ccroiion. ,, % ti,o 11 Acr-omion (u/ios, the shoulder), ine humeral extremity of the spinous process of the scapula. , ... , 12 Acr-omphoUon {ii,<t>a\ii, umbilicus). The extremity of the umbilicus, or navel. ACROTISMUS (a, priv.; kpotos, pulse). Defect of pnlso. Aspln/^ia is the term em- ployed for this affection byPloucquet. See ^''[TSa. a genus of plants of the natural order }{an,n>c,daMa:.] 1. ACrra Ilaccmosa. Black snaUe-roo , an American plant, recommended for s expectorant, antispasmodic, and diaphoretic H>ropcrtics. 24 AC Y [2. Aclan Spicala. Baneberry. The root of this plant is purgative and sometimes emetic, and in over-doscs poisonous. [3. Actma Americana. White and red cohosh. This is supposed to have similar medical properties with the preceding.] ACTI'NIA (aKT-iv, a ray of light). Sea Anemones or Animal Flowers; so named from the resemblance of their numerous tentacula to the petals of a flower. TACTINOBOLISMUS (ixriv, a ray; /3aXXo), to throw out.) An ancient term applied to the instantaneous flow of the animal spirits by which volition is commu- nicated to the different organs.] ACTI'NOLITB (oktiv, a ray of light; Xi'0o;, a stone). A variety of hornblende. ACTINOMETER (dicnV, a ray of light; uirpov, a measure). An instrument for measuring the intensity of light. This in- strument indicates the force of sunshine at the Cape of Good Hope at 48° 75', while ordinary good sunshine in England is only from 25° to 30°. ACTION {ago, to act). The motions or chan<'es observed in the animal body. These are voluntary, involuntary, and mixed. , , , 1 Voluntary actions are those produced by acts of the will, as the contractions of the muscles. . , 2 Involuntary actions are those excited either mediately, through the nerves and those of the larynx. spinal marrow, - . , pharynx, sphincters, &c.; or immediately^ as those of irritability. 3 JSIixed actions are those motions or alterations of inspiration and expiration which constitute the acts of respiration. TACTUAL CAUTERY. Iron heated to a hi-h temperature, and used as a cautery.J ACULEATE. Prickly; applied to a surface covered with prickles, as the stem of rosa. , . , ACUMIN'ATE. Pointed; tnpering grad- ually to a point, as the leaf of salix alba. ACUPUNCTURE (ecus, a needle; /)»- go, to prick). The insertion of needles mio the skin or flesh. . rACUTE (acKo, to point). Ending in a point. Diseases are termed acute which Ire of severe character, have a rapid pro- gress, and short duration Pam is called acute when it is sharp and pungcnt. ACUTENACULUM (acus ^ needle, f«- naculum, a handle). A °cedle-hand e ; he name given by Heister to the portc-aiguillc. fACYANOBLEPSTA («, pnv.; ^vam, 11 1. X-,, to ^eo). Defect of vision Jln^i'stCg't; an tibili.y to distinguish i ^''[ACYESIS (a, priv.; kvu>, conceive). 1 Sterility in woman.]