A dictionary of medical science / by Robley Dunglison.

  • Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869.
Date:
1893
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    maple tree, as aceric acid, which is obtained from the sap of the maple tree. Acerides (ah-ser'e-des) or Acerodes, ah-ser'o-des (a, cera, was). Plasters devoid of wax. Acervuli (ah-serv'u-le) gland'ul» pinea'lis. See Pineal. Acervulus (ah-serv'u-lus) cer'ebri (dim. of acervus, heap). See Pineal gland. Acescency (as-es'sen-se) or Aces'cence (acesco, to grow sour). Disposition to acidity, as in wines. Acescentia, as-es-sen'she-ah. Acescency; also food causing acidity of stomach. Acesia (as-a'se-ah) or Ac'esis. Cure, medicament; water sage. Acesinosus, as-es-e-no'sus. Curative. Acesiponus, as-es-ip'on-us (akesis, cure,ponos, pain). Anodyne. Acesius, as-a'si-us. Curative. Acesma, as-es'ma. Medicament. Acesmius (as-es'me-us) or Aces'mus. Curable. Acesodyne, as-es'o-dine (akesis, cure, odune, pain). Anodyne. Acesophorus, as-es-of'o-rus (akesis, cure, phoreo, to carry). Curative. Acester (as-es'ter) or Aces'tor. Physician. Aces'tis. Medicament. Acestoria, as-es-to're-ah. Medicine or healing art. Aees'toris. Midwife, female physician. Acestos, as-es'tos. Curable. Aces'tra. Needle. Aces'tria or Acestris. Midwife. Aces'tron or Aces'trum. Medicament. Aceta medicata, as-e'ta med-i-cah'ta. Medicated vinegars. Officinal name of vinegars (Ph. U. S. and Br.); these are Acetum lobelise, A. opii, A. sanguinaria, and A. scillae. See Acetum and Acetica. Acetabula uterina, as-e-tab'u-lah u-ter-e'nah (pi. of Acetabulum). Cotyledons. Acetabular, as-e-tab'u-lar. Eelating to the ace- tabulum ; as, A. artery, branch of obturator artery to hip-joint; A. bone, rare bone at junction of pubes and acetabulum; A. fossa, fossa in acetabulum to which round ligament is attached. Acetab'uliform. Shape of acetabulum; cup- shaped. Acetabulum, as-e-tab'u-lum (acetum, because it re- sembles old vinegar vessels). Measure capable of containing eighth part of modern pint. Cup-shaped depression in hip-bone to receive head of femur. Lobes or cotyledons of placenta? of ruminating ani- mals—acetabula. See Cgtyle and Cotyloid. A. hu'meri, glenoid fossa of scapula. A. mari'num, umbilicus marinus. Acetal, as'e-tal. C6H14O2. Ethylidene 'ethylate, ethylidene diethyl ether. Besult of oxidation of ethylic alcohol; ethereal liquid, sp. gr. 0.831 at 68° F. Hypnotic. Acetal'dehyde. Aldehyde. Acetamid, as-et'a-mid. Crystallized substance from action of ammonia on acetic ether. Acetanilid, as-e-tan'il-id. C8H9NO. Phenylace- tamid, antifebrin. Chemical result of action of glacial acetic acid on pure aniline at a high temperature; white crystalline powder, soluble in hot water, alcohol, and ether. Dose, three to six grains or more as anti- pyretic. Toxic in large doses, sometimes depressant in small doses. Acetaria, as-a-tah're-ah (from acetum). Salad or pickle. Acetas, as-a'tas. Acetate. A. sethyl'icus, acetic ether. A. alumin'icus or A. argil'la?, aluminium acetate. A. ammo'nicus, ammonium acetate. A. cal'cicus, calcium acetate. A. cu'pricus, copper ace- tate. A. ka'licus, potassium acetate. A. morph'icus or morphein'icus, morphine acetate. A. nat'ricus, sodium acetate. A. plum'bicus, lead acetate. A. potas'sicus, potassium acetate. A. quin'icus, quinine acetate. A. so'dicus, sodium acetate. A. strych'ni- cus, strychnia acetate. A. zin'cicus, zinc acetate. Acetate, as'e-tate. Salt formed by union of acetic acid with alkaline, earthy, or metallic base. See Am- monii acetas, Plumbi acetas, Ferri acetas, etc. Acetic acid, as-e'tik as'id. Acid of vinegar; de- rived from oxidation or dry distillation of wood. Hydrate or hydrated oxide of ethyl, C2H4O2. A. al'- dehyde, aldehyde. A. ether, see Mther sulphuricus and Ansesthetics. Acetica, as-a'te-kah. Preparations of vinegar. Aceticum acidum, as-e'te-kum as'id-um. Acidum aceticum glaciale (Ph. B.), glacial acetic acid, strong ace- tous acid, radical vinegar; spirit of verdigris, when made from verdigris. Concentrated acetic acid, pre- pared by decomposing an acetate and receiving acetic acid by distillation. Very pungent and grateful odor, acid and acrid taste. Eubefacient and escharotic; used to destroy warts, etc. Acidum aceticum, acetic acid, sp. gr. 1.048 (Ph. U. S.). Results from purification of crude acetic acid, pyroligneous acid, obtained by de- structive distillation of wood. Colorless volatile liquid of pungent smell and sharp taste; vapor is stimulating in syncope, headache, etc., and when the acid is di- luted sufficiently it is refrigerant and diaphoretic; employed also as local remedy in cancer. An aromatic spirit of vinegar was formed of this strong acid, cam- phor, and alcohol. A strong acetic acid was formerly ordered by the London Pharmacopoeia, prepared from wood; it was called vinegar of wood, improved dis- tilled vinegar, pyroligneous acid, acetum. lignorum. Acidum aceticum dilutum, distilled vinegar, is pre- pared by distilling vinegar until seven-eighths have passed over. Acidtim aceticitm dilutum (Ph. U. S.), di- luted acetic acid, is made by mixing 17 parts of acetic acid with 83 parts of distilled water; its properties are like those of vinegar. Ace'ticum martia'le. Ferri acetas. Acetidin, as-et'id-in. Acetic ether. Acetite, as'e-tite. Salt of acetous acid. Acetomel, as-et'o-mel. Oxymel. Acetometer, as-e-tom'et-ur (acetum, vinegar, metron, measure). Instrument for ascertaining strength of commercial acetic acid. Such process is Acetom' etry. Acetonemia, as - e - ton - e' me - ah. Condition of nervous derangement, peculiar odor of breath, etc., supposed to be due to presence of acetone in the blood, it having, according to some writers, the prop- erty of breaking up blood-corpuscles. Acetone, as'e-tone. C3H6O. Pyroacetic spirit or Ether, Mesitic alcohol, Bihydrate of mesitylene, erroneously called Naphtha, Wood naphtha, and Pyroxylic spirit. Limpid, colorless, inflammable, liquid, with peculiarly penetrating and slightly empyreumatic odor. Den- sity in liquid state almost same as that of alcohol; taste analogous to that of peppermint; miscible in all proportions with water, alcohol, and ether; prepared by distillation of wood, of the acetates of sugar and other carbohydrates; feeble anaesthetic; excitant in chronic bronchitis; used also in gout, rheumatism, and worms. Acetonuria, as-e-ton-u're-ah. Excess of acetone in urine, as in cancer, fevers, diabetes, alcoholism, etc. Acetophenilidinc, as-e-to-fen-il'e-deen. Phe- nacetine. Aceto-phenone, as'e-to-fe'none. Hypnone. Acetosa alpina, as-a-to'sah al-pe'nah. Eumex alpinus. A. arven'sis, Eumex acetosa. A. nos'tras, Eumex acetosa. A. officina'lis, Eumex acetosa. A. oxal'idis, Eumex acetosa. A. praten'sis, Eumex acetosa. A. rom'ana, Eumex scutatus. A. rotundi- fol'ia, Eumex scutatus. A. scuta'ta, Eumex scutatus. A. vulga'ris, Eumex acetosa. Acetosella, as-a-to-sel'lah. Oxalis acetosella. Acetphenetidine, ah-set-fe-net'e-deen. Derivative of phenetidine ; phenacetin ; antipyretic. Acetum, as-e'tum. Common vinegar (acer, sharp). Liquor obtained by acetous fermentation ; pungent odor, pleasant acid taste. Officinal preparation made with vinegar or acetic acid. It is refrigerant in fevers; antiseptic and antinarcotic. Dose, f^j to f.^ij. Externally, it is stimulant and discutient. Vinegar whey is made by stirring small wine-glassful of vinegar, sweetened with dessert-spoonful of sugar,