A dictionary of medical terminology, dental surgery, and the collateral sciences / by Chapin A. Harris.

  • Harris, Chapin A. (Chapin Aaron), 1806-1860.
Date:
1855
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    ACCRETION. Aca-etio ; from ad, and crcscere, to increase. Growth; also, a growing together of parts. ACCUM'BENT. Lying against any thing. ACKPH'ALOBRACirUS. Acephalobra- cliia ; from a, priv., KEfyalr], head, and iipa- Xluv, arm. A foetus without head or anus. ACEPH'ALOCHEI'RUS. From a, priv., KE<t>a?iij, head, and xeLP, hand. A fcetus born without head or hands. ACEPH'ALOCYST. From a, priv., KE<pa?,r], liead, and kvotic, bladder. The hy- datid, or headless bladder worm. ACEPHALOGASTER. From a, priv., KE<t>alri, head, yacrrip, stomach. A foetus born without the head, chest and upper part of the abdomen. ACEPHALOSTOMA. From a, priv., Kf(f>a?.Ti} head, and arofia, mouth. A foetus without a head, but with an opening at its upper part resembling a mouth. ACEPIIALOTHO'RUS. From a, priv., KE$akr\, head, #wpa£, chest. A foetus born without head or chest. ACEPIPALUS. AcapMa; from a, priv. and KEtyalri, a head. Without a head. In Anatomy, the young of any animal born, from defect of organization, without a head. In Zoology, one of the divisions of a class of Molluscous animals, which have no head, as the oyster and mussel. A'CER. A genus of trees of the order Aceraceoe; also, acrid, sharp. Aceb Sacchari'num. The sugar maple, a tall tree, from two to three feet in diame- ter, containing a large quantity of sap in the spring of the year, from which sugar may be extracted. ACERATE. A salt of the aceric acid. ACERBTTY. AcerbHas; from am-, sharp. A sour, bitter and astringent taste, proper- ties met with, in some kinds of unripe fruit. ACERIC ACID. A peculiar acid said to exist in the Bap of the common maple, Acer eampenlre, in the state of acerate of lime. ACE'RIDES. From a, priv., and M/pog, wax. A plaster without wax. AC'EROSE. Acerosus ; from acus, chaff. In Botany, chaffy; also leaves tapering to a point like a needle, as those of the pine. ACERV'ULUS CEREBRI. A mass of yellow, sandy concretions, collected under the tela choroidea, near the posterior com- missure of the brain, after the age of pu- berty. ACES'CENT. Acescens ; from acescere, to grow sour. Turning sour j a tendency to acidity. ACETAB'ULUM. From acetnm, vine- gar, because it resembles the old saucer in which vinegar was held. A name given to the cavity which receives the head of the os femoris, or thigh bone. ACETA MEDICATA. Pharmaceutical preparation of vinegar. ACETAL. A colorless liquid, resem- bling ether, with a peculiar vinous odor, boiling at 200° to 204°. Its formula is Cg Hg O3. It was discovered by Dobcroiner, who called it oxygen-ether. ACETARIUM SCORBUTICUM. A pickle, recommended to scorbutic patients, made of fol cochlear marine § iij, sacch. aloes § ij, sal cochlear § j. These are well bruised and sacc. aurant § ij, added. ACETARIOUS PLANTS. From acet- aria, a salad. Plants used for salads, as lettuce, mustard, cress, endive, &c. ACETAS. From acetum, vinegar. A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with an earthy, alkaline, or metallic base. An acetate. The medicinal acetates are those of ammonia, potassa, zinc and lead. Acetas Ammonite. Acetate of am- monia. Acetas Ferri. Acetate of iron. Acetas Hydrargyri. Acetate of mer- cury. Acetas Morphine. Acetate of morphia. Acetas Plumbi. Acetate of lead; sugar of lead. Acetas Totassje. Acetate of potassa ; a salt formed by the union of potassa and acetic acid. Acetas Sodje. Acetate of soda. Acetas Zixcr. Acetate of zinc, a salt formed by the union of zinc and acetic acid. ACETATE. Acetas. A salt of acetic acid. ACETIC ACID. Acidum aceUcum. The acid of vinegar. The sour principle