Complete pronouncing medical dictionary : embracing the terminology of medicine and the kindred sciences, with their signification, etymology, and pronunciation ... On the basis of Thomas's comprehensive pronouncing medical dictionary.

  • Thomas, Joseph, 1811-1891.
Date:
1892
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    A^idum ChromT-cum.* Chrom'ic Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1870, 1880) for a substance in deep-red needle-form crystals, deli- quescent, and very soluble in water, forming an orange-yellow solution. See Chromic Acid. Ac^idum Cit'n-cum.* Citric Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for an acid obtained from the juice of lemons, limes, and other fruits. It is an excellent antiscorbutic. Ac'idum GalTI-cum.* Gallic Acid. The Pharmacopceial name (U.S. 1880) for an acid found in the gall-nut and other vegetable sub- stances. Ac/idum Hy-dro-broml-cum Di-lu'tum.* Diluted Hydrobromic Acid. The Pharma- copoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a 10 per cent: aqueous solution of absolute hydrobromic acid. Ac/idum Hy-dro-ehlorl-cum.* Hydro- chloric Acid (or Muriatic Acid). The Pharma- copoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a 31.9 per cent, solution of absolute hydrochloric acid. Ac/idum Hydrochlor'icum DT-lu'tum.* Diluted Hydrochloric Acid. The Pharma- copoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a liquid consisting of six parts of officinal hydrochloric acid and thirteen parts of distilled water. Ac/idum Hy-dro-cy-anf-cum Di-lu'tum.* Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid. The Pharmaco- poeial name (U.S. 1870, 1880) for prussic acid, a 2 per cent, hydroalcoholic solution of absolute hydrocyanic acid. A9/idum Lac'tl-cum.* Lactic Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1870, 1880) for an aqueous liquid containing 75 per cent, of absolute lactic acid. Ac/idum Ni'tri-cum.* Nitric Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a 69.4 per cent, aqueous solution of absolute nitric acid. Ac'idum Ni'tricum DT-lu'tum.* Diluted Nitric Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a liquid composed of one part of offici- nal nitric acid and six parts of distilled water. Ac'idum Ni-tro-hy-dro-ehlor/i-cum.* Ni- trohydrochloric Acid, or Nitromuriatic Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a liquid composed of four parts of officinal nitric acid and fifteen parts of officinal hydrochloric acid. It was formerly called A'qua Re'gia ( royal water), it alone having the power to subdue or dissolve gold and platinum. Ac/idum Nitrohydrochlor/icum DT-lu'- tum.* Diluted Nitrohydrochloric Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a liquid composed of nineteen parts of officinal nitrohy- drochloric acid and seventy-six parts of distilled water. Ac/idum O-let-cum.* Oleic Acid. The Phormacopceial name (U.S. 1880) for a yellow- ish oily liquid obtained from fatty bodies. Ac/idum Phos-phorl-cum.* Phosphoric Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a 50 per cent, aqueous solution of orthophos- phoric acid. Ac/idum Phosphor/icum DT-lu'tum.* Di- luted Phosphoric Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a liquid consisting of twenty parts of officinal phosphoric acid and eighty parts of distilled water. Ac/idum Sal-i-cyll-cum.* Salicylic Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for an acid originally obtained from the willow. It is now usually made from carbolic acid. Ac^dum Sul-phu'n-cum.* Sulphuric Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 18S0) for a liquid composed of not less than 96 per cent, of absolute sulphuric acid. Ac/idum Sulphu'ricum Ar-o-matt-cum * Aromatic Sulphuric Acid. The Pharmaco- poeial name (U.S. 1880) for a preparation made with 20 per cent, of officinal sulphuric acid and rather more than 70 per cent, of alcohol mixed with tincture of ginger and oil of cinnamon. Ac/idum Sulphu'ricum Di-lu'tum.* Di- luted Sulphuric Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a liquid consisting of one part of officinal sulphuric acid and nine parts of distilled water. Ac/idum Sul-phu-ro'sum.* Sulphurous Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for an aqueous liquid containing about 3.5 per cent of sulphurous acid gas. Ac/idum Tan'nT-cum * Tannic Acid. Tannin. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for an astringent, uncrystallizable powder obtained from galls and other substances. See Tannin. Ac'idum Tar-tarl-cum.* Tartaric Acid. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for an acid usually obtained from cream of tartar. It is found in many acid fruits. Acies,* a'she-ez or a'se-ez. [From the Gr. clkt], a sharp point.] Properly, keenness, or sharpness. In Botany, the edge of anything. A9-T-nac/i-form. [Lat. Acinacifor'mis; from acin'aces, a scimitar.] In the form of a scimitar. A9/ine. The same as Acinus, which see. A9-T-ne'si-a,* or Ak-T-ne'si-a.* [From the Gr. a, priv., and Kivqaig, motion.] Loss of motion in the whole or part of the body. A9I-IU.* The plural of Acinus, which see. A-cin/T-form. [Lat. Acinifor'mis ; from acinus, a grape or grape-stone.] Having the appearance of a grape or grape-stone. See Acinus. A9/i-n6se, or A9/i-nous. [Lat. Acino'sus ; from the same.] Having acini, or full of acini. A9/I-nus,'* or AcT-nos.* Applied in the plural (ac'ini) to the small granulations com- posing the substance of the liver and other gran- ular bodies. The term acmes, or acini, is also used in Botany to denote the small drupes which form the fruit of the bramble, etc. A9-T-pen'ser.* The sturgeon, a genus of fishes from which isinglass is prepared. See ICHTHYOCOLLA. Ac'me. [Gr. clkjut/, the point, top, pe- riod of greatest vigor.] The highest degree, or height, of a disease; the crisis. Ac'ne.* [Supposed to be derived from the Lat. ac'me, because it is apt to affect those who are in the