Volume 3

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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    LIMETTA—LIMONIS. older ones containing few animal remains, the newer being chiefly formed of shells. It yields lime when burnt. Iiimet'ta. The Citrus limetta. Jm. oil. The oil of the fruit of Citrus limetta; it contains terpene, has a sp. gr. of •905, boils at 176° C. (348-8° F.), and furnishes cymol on the addition of bromine. Iiimet'tic acid. (F. acide Umettique.) CjiHgOg, or Q^i^^Oi-i. A colourless, crystalline substance obtained by the action of potassium bichromate and sulphuric acid on oil of rose- mary. Iiime'tuft. The Agaricus mutabilis. Iii'mic. (Ai/i09, hunger. F. limiqiie.) Of, or belonging to, hunger. Iiimic'olae. (L. limus, mud; oolo, to in- habit.) A Suborder of the Order Oligoehmtm^ having no segmental organs in the genital seg- ments. Iiimic'oloUS. (L. limus^ slime; co/o, to inhabit. F. limicole.) Living in mud. Iiim'inal intensity. (L. Umen, the lintel of a door ; intensiis, strong. G. Schwellen- werth.) Fechner's terra for the intensity which a stimulus must have in order that it may just produce a trace of a sensation. Ziim'it. (Mid. E. limiten;homY. limiter; from L. limes, a boundary; akin to limen, the lintel of a doorway. I. limit are; S. limit ar; G. begrenzen.) To set bounds to. . Also (F. limite; I. limite; S. Umite; G Grenze), a boundary. Iiim'itans. (L. Umitans, part, of limito, to inclose within boundaries.) Limiting, or bounding. It. Inter'na primiti'va. (L. internus, within; primitivus, first of its kind.) Kolliker's term for a thin membrane, essentially part of the retina, which separates it, in the eye of the early embryo, from the vitreous body. Iiim'itate. (L. limitatus, part, of limito, to bound.) Bounded by a distinct line. Iiim'iting*. {Limit. F. limitant.) Bound- ing or defining. Ii. fi'brin. The wall of an abscess, li. mem'brane. (F. membrane limitante.') A thin transparent layer on which the epi- thelial cells of glands rest; by some it is be- lieved to be composed of flattened cells. Also, the same as Basement membrane. Also, see Membrana limitans externa and M. limitans interna. Xr. mem'brane, exter'nal. Von Brunn's term for a cuticular lamina of the olfactory mucous membrane through apertures in which the olfactory and columnar cells project. Also, see Membrana limitans externa. Iiimitropll'ic. (F. limitrophe; from L. Umitotrophus, with ager understood, land set apart to furnish subsistence to the troops stationed at the frontiers; from limes, a boundary; Gr. TpScpi], nourishment.) A name given by Eemak to the great ganglionic cord of the sympathetic nervous system on each side of the vertebral column. The French cordon limitrophe is the terra used to translate Eemak's Grenzenstrang. Ziim'mer. Germany, in Hanover. A mineral spring containing hydrogen sulphide, carbonic acid gas, and very small quantities of sodium chloride and other salts. Iiimnantlia'cese. An Order of the Cohort Geraniales, having regular fiowers, peri- gynous stamens, and erect ovules; formerly a Suborder of Tropceolacece under the term lAm- nanthcce ; and by some included in Geraniacece. Iiimnanth'ese. R. Brown's term for Tropceolacea. Also, a Suborder of the Nat. Order Tropceo- lacece, having regular flowers and erect ovules. Iiimnanth'emum. {Mfivy], a marshy lake; avdiw, to blossom.) A Genus of the Nat. Order Gentianacece. Ii.ln'dicum,Gmelin. The Villarsiaindica. Ii. nymphseoi'des, Link. (Nvficpaia, a water-lily ; eI^os, likeness.) Fringed bog bean. Stem bitter, tonic, and febrifiige. Iiim'ne. (Ai>j/?;, a pond. F. ctang ; G. Sumpf.) A pond or collection of standing water; a marsh. Xiimne'mic. (Ai'/xy?j, a marshy lake.) Due to marsh fever or to malaria. Ziimno'bious. (At>j;t,; /3i'o9, life. F. limnobie.) Living in marshes. Ziimnomephitis. (AtV?;, a pond; L. mephitis, a noxious emanation from the ground. F. limnomephite; G. Sumpf mephitis.) Marsh miasm, or the eflSuvia arising from vegetable matter in a putrescent state, as in moist or marshy ground. Iiimnoph'ila. (AiVi/tj; (^iXew, to love.) A Genus of the Nat. Order Scrophulariacece. Ii. gratis'sima, Bl. (L. grains, agree- able.) Hab. India, Java. Aromatic and tonic. Used in Malabar in fevers. la, trlf'ida, Spreng. (L. trifidics, three- cleft.) Hab. India. Aromatic, balsamic, and pectoral. Ziimnoph'ilous. (AiVjj; cpiXtco, to love. F. limnophile.) Flourishing in marshes or mud. Iiimocton'ia. {AiuoKTouia; from Xt/xo§, hunger; kte'lvm, to destroy. G. Hungertod.) Death by abstinence from food. Xiimodo'ra. A Genus of the Nat. Order Orchidace(B. It, al'tum, Linn. (L. alius, high.) The Bletia verecunda. Xii'mon. (Mod. L.) A lemon tree. Also, a lemon. Iiimona'da. (L. limon, a lemon or lime. F. limonade; G. limonade.) Lemonade; a mixture of lemon juice, water, and sugar. Iiimo'nia. A Genus of the Nat. Order Aurantiace(B. Ii. acidis'sima, Linn. (L. acidus, sour.) Hab. India. Pulp used instead of soap ; leaves used in epilepsy; i-oot purgative and diaphoretic; dried fruit tonic, febrifuge and alexipharmic. Ii. crenula'ta, Eoxb. (L. crena, a notch.) The L. acidissima. Ii. madagascarien'sis, Lamk. Used as L. acidissima. Ii. monopbyl'Ia, De Cand. (MoVos, single; <pv\\oif, a leaf.) Hab. India. Used as a tonic and antirheumatic. Iiimo'nia mala. (Mod. L. limonia, a lemon; L. malum, an apple.) A name for lemons, or the fruit of the Citrus mcdica. Iiimo'nin. C44H520]4. A crystallisable bitter principle obtained from the kernels of lemons and oranges. It is slightly soluble in water and ether, freely soluble in alcohol and acetic acid. Iiimo'nis. Genitive singular of Limon. Ii. cor'tex, B. Ph., U.S. Ph. (L. cortex, bark. F. ccorce de limon, zeste de citron; G. Limonenschale, Citronenschale.) The outer part