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.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    Iilq'uor. (Mid. E. licour^ licur ; from Old F. liqueur; from L. liquor, fluidness. F. liqueur; I. liquore; S. licor; G. FliissigJceit.) Anything liquid. Ii., an'odyne, Hoffmann's. The Spiritus cetheris compositus. Ii., g-en'ital. (L. genitalis, pertaining to birth.) The semen. Ii. of Ca'det. A synonym of Alkarsin. Ii. of flints. See Liquor silicum. Ii. of Scar'pa. The Endolymph of the internal ear. Ii. of sur'faces. The fluid excreted from all mucous and serous surfaces. Ii., prop'ag-atory. The semen. Xii'quor. (L. liquor, a fluid ; from liqueo, to be fluid. F. liqueur; I. licore; S. licor; G. Likdr.) A liquid. In Pharmacy, a solution of a medicinal sub- stance in water or alcohol. Ii. ac'idi arsenio'si,U.S. Ph. Arsenious acid 1 part, hydrochloric acid 2, water 100 parts. Dose, 2—8 minims. Ii. ac'idi chro'mici, B. Ph. Chromic acid one part dissolved in distilled water three parts. Used as a caustic. Ii. ac'idus Halle'ri. The Elixir acidum Halleri, Ii. allan'toi's. (F. liquide de Vallanto'ide ; G. Wursthautwasser.) The Allantoic fluid. Xi. alumin'ii ace'ticl, G. Ph. (F. solute acetate d'aluniine; G. geloste essigsaure Thonerde.) Aluminium sulphate 300 ^arts is dissolved in water 800 parts, and acetic acid 360 parts added ; calcium carbonate 130 parts is triturated with water 200 parts, and mixed gradually with the other solution; after standing twenty-four hours the precipitate is strained ofi, and the liquid filtered for use as an astringent. Ii. ammo'nise, B. Ph. (F. ammoniaque liquide; G. Ammoniak-Fliissigheit,) Strong solution of ammonia 20 ounces, water 40 ounces. Ii. ammo'niae for'tior, B. Ph. (L. fortior, stronger.) Ammonia gas dissolved in water, and constituting 32*5 per cent, of the solution. Ii. ammo'nii aceta'tis, B. Ph. (F. ace- tate d'ammoniaque liquide; G. essigsaure Am- moniakfliissigkeit.) One part of liquor ammoniae acetatis fortior mixed with five parts of water. Used as a diaphoretic in catarrhal fevers and sore-throat, in muscular rheumatism, and in mi- graine, and for the relief of dysmenorrhoea and menorrhagia. Dose, 2—12 fluid drachms (7—45 grammes). The U.S. Ph. orders a sufficient quantity of ammonium carbonate to be added to diluted acetic acid until it is neutralised, and to be freshly made when used. Ii. ammo'nii aceta'tis for'tior, B. Ph. (L. fortior, stronger.) Carbonate of ammonia 1'5*5 ounces added to acetic acid 45 fluid ounces, then more acid till the liquid is neutral; and lastly suflQcient distilled water to make three pints. Dose, 25—75 minims. Ii. ammo'nii ace'tlci, G. Ph. Ten parts of liquor ammonii caustici are mixed with 12 parts of dilute acetic acid, boiled, when cooled rendered neutral, and distilled water added so as to give a sp. gr. of 1032-1034. Ii. ammo'nii anisa'tus, G. Ph. (G. anisolhaltiger Salmiakgeist, anisblhaltige Am- moniakfliissigkeit.) Oil of aniseed one part dis- solved in alcohol 24 parts, and 5 parts of liquor ammonii caustici added. Used as a stimulant in doses of 5—15 drops, and as a liniment, 3 parts to 50 of spirit of lavender, in the hiccough of children. Ii. ammo'nii caus'tlcl, G. Ph. (G. Atzammoniakflussigkeit, Salmiakgeist.) A watery solution containing 10 per cent, of am- monia gas, and having a sp. gr. of -96. Ii. ammo'nii caus'tici spirituo'sus. The same as Spiritus ammonia, U.S. Ph. Ii. ammo'nii citra'tis, B. Ph. One part of liquor ammonii citratis fortior and four parts of distilled water. Dose, 2—6 fluid drachms. Ii. ammo'nii citra'tis for'tior, B. Ph. {L. fortior, stronger.) Twelve ounces of citric acid are neutralised with 11 fluid ounces of liquor ammoniae fortior, and suflBcient distilled water added to make a pint. Dose, -5—1-5 drachm. Ii. am'nii. {Amnion. F. liquide amnio- tique; G. Fruchtwasser, Kindswasser, Schaaf- ivasser, Amniosflussigkeit.) The fluid contained in the sac of the amnion. It is clear, yellowish or brownish, alkaline, with sp. gr. 1007—1011. It contains 98—99*5 per cent, of water, with albumin, mucin, globulin-like substances, grape sugar, urea, ammonium carbonate, and some- times lactic acid and kreatinin, calcium sulphate and phosphate, and sodium chloride. It is some- times cloudy from sebaceous matter, lanugo, and epithelial scales. The urea is said not to be found until about the end of the fifth month of preg- nancy. It is chiefly of foetal origin, but may partly be derived from the maternal vessels. The amniotic fluid preserves the contents of the uterus from mechanical injury, facilitates the movements of the foetus, and greatly assists in dilating the os uteri in labour. By some it is supposed to be swallowed by the child as nutri- ment, and a case has been reported where the oesophagus of a foetus was impervious, itself being badly nourished, with abnormal abundance of the liquor amnii. Ii. am'nii, false. The fluid contained between the amnion and chorion in the earlier stages of pregnancy. It sometimes persists till the period of labour. Ii. anod'ynus martia'tus. ('Au, neg.; oSvvi], pain; L. Mars, a name for iron.) The Tinctura ferri chlorati atherea, G. Ph. Ii. anod'ynus minera'lls Hoffknan'ni. The Spiritus cBtheris compositus. Ii. antimo'nii cblo'ridi, B. Ph. Prepared by boiling one pound of black antimony with four pints of hydrochloric acid to the bulk of two pints. It is a yellowish or yellowish-red liquid consisting of chloride of antimony dissolved in hydrochloric acid. Used externally only as a caustic. Ii. arsenlca'Iis, B. Ph. Also known as Fowler's solution, or solution of arsenite of potassium; arsenious acid and carbonate of potash, of each 87 grains, dissolved wdth heat in 10 oz. of distilled water; compound tincture of lavender 5 fluid drachms, and distilled water sufficient to make one pint are then added. Dose, 2—8 minims. Ii. arsenlca'Iis Blett'il. A solution of Ammonice arsenias. Ii. arsenlca'Iis Fowle'ri. The L. ar- senicalis. Ii. arsenlca'Iis Pearso'nl. The Z. sodii arseniatis. Ii. arsen'lcl bro'mldl. Arsenious acid and potassium carbonate, of each one part, are