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.
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1892
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    ATRABILIOUS ATTRACTION renal glands or capsules, and to the arteries and veins by which they are supplied, because they were formerly supposed to produce black bile. See Atrabilis. Atrabilious, at-ra-bil'yus. [From the same.] Melancholy; hypochondriac. At-ra-bFlis.* [From the Lat. a'ter, black, and bi'lis, bile.] Black bile,—an imaginary fluid, supposed, when existing in excessive quan- tity, to be the cause of Melancholy, which see. Atrachelus,* at-ra-ke'lus. [From the Gr. a, priv., and rpd^/ioc, the neck.] Without a neck, or having a very short neck. At-ra-merFtum.* [From the Lat. a'ter, black.] A term denoting the coloring-matter secreted by the cuttle-fish (Se'pia) ; also, ink. A-tre'si-a.* [From the Gr. a, priv., and rpf]- ag, a boring, a perfox-ation.] Imperfora- tion :—usually applied to the rectum, urethra, etc. A-tret-o-9epb/a-lus,* A-tret-o-cor'mus.* [From the Gr. a, priv., ri-prjfii, to perforate, KE<pa?J], the head, and nop/nog, a trunk.] A monster-fcetus without the natural openings in the head or trunk. Atriplex Fcetida.* See Chenopodium Vul- varia. A-trip'li-ces.* The Jussieuan name of a nat- ural order of plants. See Chenopodiacea. At'ro-pa.* [From the Gr. Arpoxog, of the three Fates, that one whose special duty it was to cut the thread of life:—so named on account of its deadly or poisonous qualities.] A Linnaean genus of the class Pentandria, natural order Solanacece. At'ropa BeFla-dorFna.* The Deadly Night- shade, or Belladonna, a plant belonging to the narcotico-acrid poisons. It is a native of Europe. Its action on the system is similar to that of atro- pine. See Belladonna Folia, and Atropina. A-tro'phi-a.* [From the Gr. a, priv., and Tpoyi], nourishment.] Atrophy. A genus of the order Mar cores, class Cachexia, of Cullen's nosology. At'ro-phy. [Lat. Atrophia; see Atrophia.] Defect of nutrition; wasting or emaciation, with loss of strength, unaccompanied by fever. Atrophy, Pro-gres'sive Mus'cu-lar. A rare affection, in which the muscles gradually be- come atrophied to such an extent as to be incapa- ble of performing their functions. A-tro'pi-a,* or At-ro-pFna.* A peculiar al- kaline principle found in all parts of the Atropa Belladonna. It is highly poisonous, and in the most minute portion has the property of dilating the pupil of the eye. It is, in moderate doses, the most powerful, persistent stimulant to the respira- tory centre known. See Atropina. Atropin. See Atropia. At-ro-pFna * Atropine, or Atropia. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for an alkaloid prepared from belladonna, occurring in colorless or white acicular crystals, permanent in the air, odorless, having a bitter and acrid taste and an alkaline reaction. It depends chiefly for its thera- peutic powers upon, first, its sedative action on the peripheral nerves; second, its stimulant action on the respiratory centres; third, its influence on the heart and vaso-motor centres. It is largely used as a local remedy for application to the eye or to the surface of the body, or for subcutaneous injec- tion. It exerts a decided influence on the glan- dular system, and checks the functional activity of the salivary and perspiratory glands. AtropFnse SuFphas.* Sulphate of Atro- pine. The Pharmacopoeial name (U.S. 1880) for a white, indistinctly crystalline powder, con- taining atropine and sulphuric acid. The effects of this salt on the system are precisely those of atropine, and its solubility in water gives it an advantage over that alkaloid. At'ro-pism. [Lat. Atropis'mus.] The con- dition of the system produced by the persevering use of belladonna. Attar Gul, at'tar gdol. [From the Arabic and Persian at'tar, essence, and the Persian gul, a rose.] A phrase,taken from the Persian, and signifying Attar of Roses, or Otto of Roses. See next article. At'tar of Ro'ses [see preceding etymology], or Oil of Roses. An essence prepared from the petals of the damask-rose (and probably from other species) by distillation with water. The oil collects and floats on the surface of the water when it cools. At-terFu-ant. [Lat. AtterFuans, an'/»/ from atten'uo, attenua'tum, to make thin.] A term applied to medicines supposed to impart to the blood a thinner or more fluid consistence, as water, whey, etc. At-terFu-at-ed. [Lat. Attenua/tus ; from the same.] Slender; thin; tapering gradually until it becomes slender. AFten-u-a'tion. [Lat. Attenua/tio; from the same.] The lessening of weight or of con- sistency ; emaciation. The term is applied to a process by which a fluid becomes of less specific gravity, as when it undergoes fermentation and parts with carbonic acid. Attitude. See Posture. At-toFlens.* [From the Lat. attol'lo, to raise up.] Raising up. AttoFlens Au'rem.* Raising the ear. A muscle whose office is indicated by its name. Attollens Oculi.* See Rectus Superior Oculi. At-tract\ [From the Lat. ad, to, or towards, and tra'ho, trac'tum, to draw.] To draw to or towards. See Attraction. At-trac'tion. [Lat. Attrac'tio, o'nis ; from the same.] That principle or power in the mate- rial universe by which one particle or mass of matter is drawn to or towards another. It is one of the general and essential properties of matter. The attractive force increases in proportion as the square of the distance decreases. Attraction of Affinity. The tendency of the atoms of different bodies to combine to form chemical compounds. See Affinity. Attraction, Cap'illary. The power by which a liquid rises in a very small tube higher than the surface of the liquid which surrounds it. See Capillary.