Volume 4

The New Sydenham Society's lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne's Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick.

  • Power, H. (Henry), 1829-1911.
Date:
MDCCCLXXXI [1881]-MDCCCXCIX [1899]
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Credit: The New Sydenham Society's lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne's Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LIPH^MIA —LIPOMA. Tm. varia'bilis, Nitzsch. (L. variabilis, changeable.) Lives on domestic fowls and on the partridge. Ziipliae'mia. See Leiphcemia and Li- pamia. Ziip'iC ac'id. (F. acicle Upique.) C5H8O4. Laurent's term for a crystallisable acid formed by the action of nitric acid upon oleic acid. It volatilises without decomposition, is scarcely soluble in Avater, but readily in alcohol and ether. Ziip'ik. Hungary, near Daruvar. Alka- line thermal waters containing iodine ; there are eight sources, the water of Avhich is very similar in composition, but the tempei'ature varies from 31° C. to 64° C. (87-8° F. to 147*2° F.) The Allgemeinbadquelle, with a temperature of 45° C. (113° F.), contains sodium iodide -0041 gramme, sodium chloride SSQe, potassium sulphate '1958, sodium sulphate -1889, sodium bicarbonate 1-7795, magnesium bicarbonate 0795, calcium bicai'- bonate '1879, ferrous bicarbonate -0080, and silicic acid '0505, in a gramme, with carbonic acid and nitrogen. They are used both for baths and drinking in scrofula, rheumatism, liver and kidney diseases and calculi, splenic enlarge- ments and syphilitic cachexia. Ziipobracll'ia. {Kdiro), to be wanting; ^paxLwv^ the arm.) A term given by Lankester to a group of Echinodermata, containing the Echinoidea, or sea urchins, and the Holothuroidea, or sea cucumbers. Ziipobrancliia'ta. (AeiVo)*, (ipdyxia, the gills.) A group of Arachnida having no respiratory lamellae. It includes Acarina, Pedi- palpi, and Pycnogonida. Iiipocar'diac. (Aittos, fat; KapSia, the heart.) Relating to a fatty heart. Ii. astli'ma. ('Aadfxa, short-drawn breath. I. asma lipocardiaco.) Cantani's term for a form of asthma depending on fatty degene- ration of the heart-muscle, and generally occur- ring while resting after muscular fatigue or mental emotion. The attack commences gra- dually, the breathing becoming slowly quicker and shorter, until there is severe and sometimes stertorous dyspnoea; after a while, in a few minutes perhaps, the breathing becomes natural. It is caused by inabilitj^ of the weak heart-mus- culature to entirely empty the ventricles and the consequent non-oxygenation of a sufficient quantity of blood. Ziip'ocele. (At'7ro9, fat.) Same as Li- parocele. Iiipocepll'ala. (AEtTrw, to be wanting; KE(pa\r], the head.) A Division of the Mollusca, according to Eay Lankester, in which the region of the head is reduced or lost; it contains only the Group Lamellibranchiata. Ziipo'cliriil. (AtTTo?, fat; 05, sallow.) A yellow colouring substance obtained by treating the eyes of frogs with ether after removing the retinae. It bleaches in the sunlight, and gives two absorption bands between F and G. Ziip'ocliromes. (A^ttos, fat; x/°^i«» colour.) Krukenberg's term for those animal pigments which are soluble in certain fat sol- vents, and which give absorption bands in blue and violet. They are Luteins. The term has also been applied to similar sub- stances obtained from plants. Iiip'OCZ. Hungary, County Epiries. Earthy bicarbonated mineral waters from three sources; the Salvator 1, or Marienquelle,contains sodium iodide '0125 gramme, lithium chloride •1368, sodium sulphate -136, lithium bicarbonate •4245, magnesium bicarbonate '7797, calcium bi- carbonate 1^4832, sodium borate 3284, and silicic acid '0361, in a gramme. They are chieliy used in scrofulous diseases. Iiipoder'mos. See Leipodermos. Xiipofibro'mai Same o.^ Lipoma, fibrous. IiipOg''enOUS. (AtVos, fat; ytwdu}, to beget.) Kelating to, or depending on, the for- mation of fat. Ziip'oid. (AiTTos; ££oos, likeness. F. lipdide.) Resembling fat. Ziip'oidS. (AiTTos; eI^os. F. Updides.) A term for cholesterin, glycerin, and similar bodies. Ziipo'ma. (AIttos. Y. Upome ; 1. lipoma ; S. lipoma; G. Fettgeschwulst.) Littre's term for a fatty tumour. It is a mass of soft yellow fat, generally enclosed in a more or less thin fibrous capsule, which sends fine septa, or trabe- culse, into the interior of the tumour dividing it into lobes, and is more firmly connected with the surrounding structures. Some lipomas are not encapsuled. They generally originate in connection with fat, as in the subcutaneous connective tissue, the tissue surrounding the mammary gland and the synovial fringes; or they may* arise in the submucous and subserous and other tissues; and occasionally they are pedunculated. They undergo calcareous and other degenerations, and may become gangrenous from strangulation of the pedicle. The fat-cells of a lipoma are larger and better supplied with blood-vessels than those of natural adipose tissue; intermingled with them are patches consisting of embryonic cells; the fat-cells some- times contain fat crystals. Ii. arbores'cens articulo'rum. (L. arborescens, part, of arboresco, to grow to a tree ; articulus, a joint.) A name applied by Volk- mann to the pendulous fatty processes of syno- vial membrane that are clustered about chronic diseased joints. Ii. capsula're. (L. capsula, a small case.) Virchow's term for a fatty tumour arising from the capsule of the mammary gland, which often forms a very large mass, and by compression ' produces shrivelling of the gland-tissue. Ii. capsula're cor'dis. (L. capsula; cor, the heart.) Virchow's term for hyperplasia of the fatty tissue of the heart. Ii., cav'ernous. The same as L. telean' geiectodes. Ii. collo'i'des. (Aittos, fat; KoXXa, glue; eI^os, likeness.) A name given by Gluge to a fatty tumour which has undergone a particular form of degeneration. Ii., cys'tlc. (Ku<rTi9, a bladder.) A fatty tumour containing cysts. Ii., diffuse'. A fatty tumour without a capsule. It is an irregular mass of fatty tissue without definite outline, and occurs in the upper dorsal region and below the jaws, generally in great drinkers. X. du'rum. (L. durus, hard.) Muller's term for a fatty tumour in which the fibrous stroma is in excess. Ii., erec'tile. The same as L. telean' geiectodes. Ii., fi'brous. (L. Jibra, a fibre.) A fatty tumour in which the fibrous tissue is greatly in excess, the trabeculae being large and numerous. Ii., ber'nial. (L. hernia, a rupture. F,