A comprehensive medical dictionary : containing the pronunciation, etymology, and signification of the terms made use of in medicine and the kindred sciences / with an appendix, comprising a complete list of all the more important articles of the materia medica, arranged according to their medicinal properties; also an explanation of the Latin terms and phrases occurring in anatomy, pharmacy, etc.; together with the necessary directions for writing Latin prescriptions, etc., etc.

  • Thomas, Joseph, 1811-1891.
Date:
1875
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Credit: A comprehensive medical dictionary : containing the pronunciation, etymology, and signification of the terms made use of in medicine and the kindred sciences / with an appendix, comprising a complete list of all the more important articles of the materia medica, arranged according to their medicinal properties; also an explanation of the Latin terms and phrases occurring in anatomy, pharmacy, etc.; together with the necessary directions for writing Latin prescriptions, etc., etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fram or away, and lu'o, latum, to wash.] That which washes away or carries off impurities. See Abster- gent. Ab-Iu'tion. [Ablu'tio, o'nis ; from the same.] The separation of extraneous matters by washing. Anciently an in- ternal washing by administering profuse libations of milk-whey. Ab-nor'mal. [Abiior'mis; from a b, from, and no/ma, a rule; denoting a departure from the rale, course, or custom of nature.] Contrary to the na- tural condition; unnatural. Ab-o-ma'sum,* or Ab-o-ma'sus.* [From ab, from, and oma'snm, the paunch.] The fourth stomach of the Raminantia. From this part of calves, lambs, etc., rennet is prepared. Aborigenss,* ab-o-rij'e-nis. [More frequently used in the plural (Aborigi- nes, ab-o-rij'e-nez); from ab, from, and ori'go,-the beginning.] Native or original of a countiy : aborig'inal. Ab-or'sus.* [From ubo'rior, abor'tus, to miscarry.] A miscarriage in the first or early months. More properly Abortus, or Abortion, which see. Ab-or'ti-cide. [Aborticid'ium; from abor'tuft, and coz'do, to kill.] The destroying of the foetas in utero. See Foeticide. Ab-or'tiesit. [Abor'tiens; from abi/rior.] Miscarrying. Applied synony- mously with Sterilis. See Sterile. Ab-or'tion. [Abor'tio, o'nis ; from abi/rior, abo/tui, to miscarry.] The morbid expulsion of an immature foetas ; a miscarriage. In Botany, imperfect de- velopment. Abor'tion, Criminal. Foeticide. Ab-or'tlve. [Aborti'vus; from the same.] Causing abortion. Sometimes applied to treatment adopted for pre- venting further or complete development of disease. Abortus.* [From the same.] See Abortion. Abrachia,* ab-ra-ki'a. [From a, priv., and Ppaxiiof, the arm.] A sort of mon- strosity, consisting in the absence of arms. AbramcJ»ia,*a-brank'e-a. [From a, priv., and fJpAyxia, the gills or respi- ratory organs.] Literally, having no organs of respiration. A name given by Cuvier to an order of Anellidie having no external organs of respiration. Abranchiata. See Abranchia. A-bra'sion. [Abra'sio, o'nis; from ab, from or off, and ra do, ra sum, to scrape.] A term for the partial tearing off or fretting of the SKin. Abrotanum. See Abrotonitm. Abrotomini. See Artemisia. Ab-rot'o-mtm Mas.* Another name for Artemisia Abrotonum, which see. Ab-rupt'. [Abru p'tws; from ab, from, off, and rum'po, rvp'tum, to break.] Applied to leaves and roots that seem broken off at their extremity. A'brus Pre-ca-to'rl-ns.* [From 't(3p6g, delicate, elegant,andpreca'tor, one who prays, alluding to its use for ro- saries.] Called also Wild Liquorice, Li- quorice Bush, Red Bean, and other names. A small shrub growing in the West Indies, Central America, and also in Egypt, having beautiful scarlet seeds, which are employed for rosaries, neck- laces, etc. The roots and leaves contain mucilage, and are sometimes used as demulcents. Abs. A Latin particle, having the same force as Ab, which sec. Ab'scess. [Absces'sns; from abs, from, and ce'do, ees'sum, to go; be- cause the matter goes from or sepa- rates itself from the rest of the body.] (Fr. Abces, aVs&'.) A tumor or swelling (usually large and deep) containing pus. Abscissa, Vox. See Vox Abscissa. Ab-scis'sion. [Abscis'sio, o'nis; from ab, from, away, and scin'do, 8cis'sttm, to cut.] Applied to a frac- tured bone when a .part of it is cut off and removed, or to the cutting off of any soft part, as of a nerve, or the prepuce, etc. Absconsio* (ab-skon'she-o), o'nis. [From abs, away, and con do, to hide.] A term formerly denoting the same as Sinus: an abscon'sion. Abs. febr.= Absen'tefe'brefi Fever being absent, or, in the absence of fever. Ab-sin'thate. [Absiai'thas, a'tis.] A combination of absinthic acid with a base. Ab-sin'tMc. [Absam'thicus; from absinthium.] Belonging to Absinthium ; applied to an acid obtained from it. Ab-siii'thiii. [Absintbi'na.] The bitter principle discovered in Absinthium. Ab-sin'tnl-iini.* [Gr. a4/iv6iov.~\ The Pharmacopoeia! name (Lond. and Ed. Ph.) for Wormwood, the Artemisia ab- sinthium, and (U.S. Ph.) for its tops and leaves. See Artemisia. Absin'tnium Coni-msi'iie.* An- other name for the Artemisia absinthium, or Wormwood. Absin'thitim Ma-rit'i-nmin.* An- other name for Artemisia maritima.