Medical lexicon : a dictionary of medical science : containing a concise explanation of the various subjects and terms of anatomy, physiology, pathology, hygiene, therapeutics, pharmacology, pharmacy, surgery, obstetrics, medical jurisprudence, dentistry, etc. : notices of climate, and of mineral waters : formulae for various officinal, empirical, and dietetic preparations, etc. : with French and other synonymes / by Robley Dunglison.

  • Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869.
Date:
1860
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Credit: Medical lexicon : a dictionary of medical science : containing a concise explanation of the various subjects and terms of anatomy, physiology, pathology, hygiene, therapeutics, pharmacology, pharmacy, surgery, obstetrics, medical jurisprudence, dentistry, etc. : notices of climate, and of mineral waters : formulae for various officinal, empirical, and dietetic preparations, etc. : with French and other synonymes / by Robley Dunglison. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Paraihenar major and metatarsals.) Calcaneo- tous-phalangien du petit orteil—(Ch.) (F.) Ab- ducteur du petit orteil. Thia muscle forms the outer margin of the sole of the foot, and is im- mediately beneath the plantar aponeurosis. It arises, tendinous and fleshy, from the outer side of the protuberance of the os calcis, and from the root of the metatarsal bone of the little toe, and is inserted into the outer part of the root of the first bone of the little toe. Use, to draw the little top outwards. Abductor Pol'licts Brevis, Abductor Polli- cis Mantis, Scapiho-carpo-super-phalangeus Pol- licis, Sus-phalangien du pouce, A. pollicis mantis and A. brevis alter—(Albinus.) (F.) Abducteur court du pouce, Carpo-sus-phalangien du pouce— (Ch.) A short, flat, triangular muscle, which arises from the anterior surface of the os scaphoides and the annular ligament of the carpus, and termi- nates at the outside of the upper extremity of the first phalanx of the thumb. A particular por- tion, on the inner side of this muscle, is called, by Albinus, Abductor brevis alter. Abductor Longus Pollicis, A. 1. P. Manus, Extensor ossis metacarpi pollicis mantis, Extensor printi internodii — (Douglas,) Extensor primus Pollicis, Cubito-radi-sus-metacarpien du pouce, Cubito-sus-metacarpien du ponce,— (Ch.) (F.) Abducteur long du pouce. A long, thin muscle, arising from the posterior surface of the ulna, radius, and interosseous ligament, and inserted at the outer side of the upper extremity of the first metacarpal bone. Abductor Pollicis Pedis, Calco-sub-phalan- gcus Pollicis. (F.) Abducteur du gros orteil. This muscle arises, fleshy, from the anterior and inner part of the protuberance of the os calcis, and tendinous from the same bone where it joins with the os naviculare. It is inserted, tendinous, into the internal os sesamoideum and root of the first bone of the great toe. Use, to pull the great toe from the rest. The name Abductor has been given also to all those interosseous muscles of the hand and foot, which perform the motiou of abduction on the fingers or toes, and to muscles which execute the same function on other parts of the body. ABDUMEN, Abdomen. ABEBiE'OS, from a, neg., and Pe(3ato(, 'firm,' Infir'mus, Dtb'ilis. Weak, infirm, unsteady. ABEILLE. Bee. ABELMELUCH. One of the names of the Rici- nus, according to some authors.—Prosper Alpinus says that a tree, which grows about Mecca, is so called. Its seeds, which are black and oblong, are said to be a most violent cathartic. ABELMOSCHUS, Hibiscus abelmoschus — a. Moschatus, Hibiscus abelmoschus. ABELMUSK, Hibiscus abelmoschus. ABENSBERG, MINERAL, WATERS OF. A. is a city of Bavaria, where there is a cold, sul- phureous spring. ABERRATIO, Aberration — a. Lactis, Galac- to] lania—a. Mensium, Menstruation, vicarious— a. Menstruorum. Menstruation, vicarious. ABERRA'TION, Aberra'tio, from aberrare, (ab and errare,) 'to stray,' 'to wander from.' This word has several meanings. 1. The passage of a fluid of the living body into an order of vessels not destined for it. In this sense it is synonymous with the Error Loci of Boerhaave. 2. The flow of a fluid towards an organ different from that to which it is ordinarily directed ; as in cases of vicarious hemorrhage. Aberrations of sense or judgment are certain errors in'the percep- tions, or certain derangements of the intellectual Acuities. The word is used in optics to designate the ] dispersion of the rays of light in passing through a lens. i Aberration, Chromatic, Aberration of Re- frangibility. Aberration of Refrangibil'ity, Chromat'io aberra'tion, (F.) Aberration de Refrangibilite, Chromatisme, exists, when, as in a common lens, the rays that pass near the circumference of the lens are decomposed, so that a coloured image is observed. This aberration in the human eye is corrected by the iris, which does not permit the rays to fall near the circumference of the lens, and also by the crystalline lens itself, which, owing to its structure, serves the purposes of an achrftmatic glass. Aberration, Spherical. Aberration of sphe- ricity. Aberration of Sphericity or spher'ical ab- erra'tion takes place, when the rays, as in a com- mon lens, which pass through the centre of the lens, and those which pass near the circumfer- ence, are unequally refracted, so that they do not meet at a common focus. This aberration of sphericity, in the human eye is corrected by the iris and lens. ABESSI, Realgar. ABEVACUA'TIO, Apoceno'sis, from ab, and evacuare, 'to empty.' An evacuation. A partial or imperfect evacuation. By some it is applied to an immoderate evacution.—Kraus. ABHAL. A fruit well known in India, and obtained from a species of cypress. It passes for an emmenagogue. ABIES, Pinus picea—a. Balsamea, Pinus bal- B&mea. Abies Balsamifera, Pinus Balsamea—a. Ca- nadensis, Pinus Canadensis—a. Excelsa, see Pinus abies — a. Gallica, Pinus picea — a. Larix, Pinus larix—a. Pectinata, Pinus picea—a, Picea, Pinus picea—a. Rubra, Pinus rubra. ABIGA, Teucrium Chamsepitys. ABIOSIS, Death. ABIOTOS, Conium maculatum. ABIRRITA'TION, Abirrita'tio, frbm ab, priva- tive, and irritatio, ' irritation.' This word strictly means absence or defect of irritation. The disei- ples of Broussais used it to indicate a pathological condition, opposite to that of irritation. It may be considered as synonymous with debility, as- thenia, <fec. ABLACTATIO, Weaning. ABLASTES, Sterile. ABLATIO, Extirpation. ABLEPH'ARUS, from a, privative, and 0\c- <papov. ' eyelid.' One who has no eyelids. ABLEPSIA, Csecitas. ABLUENTIA, Detergents. ABLUENTS, Detergents. ABLUTION, Ablu'tio, Aponip'sis, Cataclys'- mus, from abluere, {ab and lucre,) ' to wash.' A name given to legal ceremonies in which the body is subjected to particular affusions. Ablu- tion (especially of the extremities) with cold or tepid water is employed, therapeutically, to re- duce febrile heat. Also, the washing by which medicines are separated from the extraneous matters mixed with them. ABNORMAL, Abnormous. ABNORMITY, Anomalia. ABNOR'MOUS, Abnor'mis, Enor'mis, Abnor- mal, (F.) Anormal, from ab, 'from,' and norma, 'rule.' Not conformable to rule; irregular AB0LITI0N, AboW'tio, destruction or'sup- pression, from ab and luere (?) < to wash.' A word, often employed, especially by the French to express the complete suspension of any symD' torn or function. Abolition of the sight, e. «■ is the complete loss of sight. ABOMA'sUs, Aboma'eum, Enys'tron, Ventric-