The reformed botanic practice, and the nature and cause of disease clearly explained, and expressly arranged for the use of all classes.

Date:
1852
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Credit: The reformed botanic practice, and the nature and cause of disease clearly explained, and expressly arranged for the use of all classes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GLOSSARY. Abscess, a collection of matter or pus. Absorbent medicines, substances which absorb or suck up humours. Absorbents, vessels which absorb or take up the fluids witli which they are in contact. Alteratives, medicines which produce a healthy change. Anodyne, having the power to mitigate pain, and produce quiet or sleep. Anthelmintic, a remedy which destroys or expels worms. Antiscorbutic, a remedy which improves the secretions and ex- cretions. Antiseptic, preventing mortification. Antispasmodics, medicines which allay spasms or cramps. Aperients, medicines which gently open the bowels. Assimilation, the act by which living .bodies appropriate and transform other materials into their own substance. Astringents, medicines which have the power of binding or con- tracting the organic textures. Capillaries, or capillary vessels, the very minute blood-vessels which connect the arteries and veins. Carminatives, medicines which expel wind. Cathartic, purgative. Cellular, consisting of little cells or cavities. Chronic, a term applied to diseases of long standing. Chyle, the milky fluid in the bowels, produced by the digestion of the food. Chyme, the dissolved food in the stomach. Coagulum, clotted blood, or other thickened fluid. Coma, very deep sleep—lethargy. Congestion, accumulation of blood or other fluid in an organ or part of the body, without inflammation. Convalescence, recovery from sickness.