Medical lexiconBlanchard and Lea, 1856 - 927 pages |
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abdomen acid acid-a Acidum affection alcohol ammonia ancients Aneurism animal anthelmintic aponeurosis Apoplexy applied Aqua aquæ aromatic artery astringent BALSAM bandage bark Bath bitter bladder blood body boiled bone brain bronchia Calculi called canal Cancer carbonate carbonic acid cartilage cavity chalybeate chloride chyle Colic colour compositum Confectio consists cornea Cornu crural cutaneous Cynanche decoction Decoctum diaphoretic disease distilled diuretic Dose emmenagogue emollient EMPLASTRUM employed epithet etymon external Extract EXTRACTUM Febris Ferri fever fluid fœtus fracture Galen ganglion gland Gout hernia Hippocrates Hydrargyri Hydrocephalus inferior inflammation intestine juice ligament lime Liquor liver medicine membrane mercury milk MINERAL WATERS mucous muriate muscle name given nerve organs pain pint plant plaster posterior potassa powder privative resemblance resin root skin soda stomach substance sulphate sulphuric surface Syst term Tinctura tion tissue tonic tumour Typhus ulcers urethra urine uterus veins vessels αιμα εντερον επι
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Page 28 - The object of the author from the outset has not been to make the work a mere lexicon or dictionary of terms, but to afford, under each, a condensed view of its various medical relations, and thus to render the work an epitome of the existing condition of medical science.
Page 246 - SENTIMENTS. 10. Self-esteem. 11. Love of approbation. 12. Cautiousness. 13. Benevolence. 14. Veneration. 15. Firmness. 16. Conscientiousness 17. Hope. 18. Wonder. 19. Ideality. 1 9«.
Page 191 - The devil is tying a knot in my leg ! Mark, Luke, and John, unloose it, I beg! — Crosses three, &c. And really, upon getting out of bed, where the cramp most frequently occurred, pressing the sole of the foot on the cold floor, and then repeating this charm...
Page 340 - Beverage, — one breakfast cupful of cafe au hit ; that is, clear strong infusion of coffee, with scalded milk, in the proportion of one-third of the former to two-thirds of the latter.
Page 171 - A spasmodic affection of the chest and larynx in young children, accompanied by general or partial convulsions.
Page 156 - Mix the acid with half a pint of distilled water, and gradually add the marble. Towards the close of the effervescence apply a gentle heat, and, when the action has ceased, pour off the clear liquid, and evaporate to dryness.
Page 426 - ... in a mist. Under the temperate zone in Europe, the temperature is more uniform on the high mountains than in the plains. At the Hospital of St Gothard, for instance, the difference between the mean temperature of the warmest and coldest months is 17'3° ; while under the same parallel, nearly at the level of the sea, it is 20° or 21°.
Page 279 - The bandages are soaked in a solution, in water, of the dextrine — previously moistened thoroughly with tincture of camphor, to prevent it from leaking when the water is added. The solution should be of the consistence of molasses. DEXTRINUM, Dextrine. DI, it, tig, 'bis, twice, double/ Hence, Dicrotut, Digantricust Ac. DIA, cm, in composition, 'through, asunder, out of, separated.
Page 417 - Boil them to a proper thickness, then add a quarter of a pound of sugar, and two spoonsful of yeast. Set the whole in a warm place near the fire, for six or eight weeks, then place it in the open air until it becomes a syrup ; lastly, decant, filter, and bottle it up, adding a little sugar to each bottle.
Page 191 - A BURNING. There came three Angells out of the East ; The one brought fire, the other brought frost — Out fire ; in frost, In the name of the Father, and Son, and Holy Ghost.