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Facet (fa'set). A small plain surface on a bone or hard body.

Fauces (faw'sez). The passage from the mouth to the pharynx (throat).

Faeces. Same as feces.

Fecal (fa'kal). Pertaining to, or consisting of feces.

Fascia (fa'she-ah). A sheet or band of tissue which invests and connects
the muscles, or the areolar tissue, forming layers
beneath the skin or between muscles.

Farinaceous (far-in-a'se-us). Of the nature of flour or meal.

Febrifuge (feb'rif-ug). A remedy that allays fever.

Febrile (feb'ril). Feverish; pertaining to fever.

Femur (fe'mur). The thigh-bone. The bone from the hip to the knee.

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Ferruginous (fer-ru'gin-us). Containing iron or iron-rust.

Fetid (fe'tid). Having a rank or foul smell. Fetor (fe'tor). Stench or offensive odor.

Fibrin (fib'rin). A whitish proteid from the blood and serous fluids of
the body.

Filtration (fil-tra'shun). The passage of a liquid through a filter.

Fistula (fis'tu-lah). A narrow canal or tube left by the incomplete
healing of abscesses or wounds and usually
transmitting some fluid, either pus or the
secretions or contents of some organ or body cavity.

Flaccid (flak'sid). Weak, lax and soft.

Flatulence (flat'u-lense). Distended with gas in stomach or bowels.

Flatus (fla'tus). Gas, especially in the stomach and bowels.

Flexible (flex'ib-l). That which may be bent without breaking.

Flocculent (flok'u-lent). Flaky, downy, or wooly.

Flooding (flud'ding). A copious bleeding from the womb.

Flush (flush). A redness of the face or neck.

Flux (flux). An excessive flow of any of the excretions of the body,
especially feces.

Foetus (fe'tus). Same as fetus, The child in the womb after the end of
third month, called embryo before that time.

Fomentations (fo-men-ta'shun). Treatment by warm and moist applications to
a part to relieve pain or inflammation.

Formula (for'mu-lah). A prescribed method of preparing a medicine.

Fracture (frak'tur). The breaking of a part, especially of a bone.

Friction (frik'shun). The act of rubbing.

Fumigation (fu-mig-a'shun). Disinfection by exposure to the fumes of a
vaporized disinfectant.

Fungus (fung'gus). Anyone of a class of vegetable organisms of a low order
of development, including mushrooms, toadstools, moulds, etc.

Function (funk'shun). The normal, special or proper action or office of
any part or organ.

Fundament (fun'da-ment). The foundation or base of a thing.

Fungous (fung'us). Of the nature or resembling a fungus.

Galvanization (gal-van-iz-a'shun). Treatment by galvanic electricity.

Ganglion (gang'le-on). Any mass of gray nervous substance that serves as a
center of nervous influence.

Gangrene (gang'gren). The mortification or non-molecular death of a part.

Gargle (gar'gle). A solution used for rinsing the mouth and throat.

Gastric (gas'tric). Pertaining to the stomach.

Gestation (ges-ta-shun). Pregnancy.

Gelatinous (gel-at'in-us). Like jelly or softened gelatine.

Genital (gen'it-al). Pertaining to the organs of generation or
reproduction.

Gland. An organ that separates any fluid from the blood; or an organ which
secretes something essential to the system or excretes waste
materials the retention of which would be injurious to the body.

Glottis (glot'is). The space between the vocal cords, together with the
larynx, which is concerned in voice production.

Gluteus (glu-te'us). One of the large muscles of the buttock.

Glandular (glan'du-lar). Pertaining to the nature of a gland.

Granular (gran'u-lar). Made up of, or containing granules or grains.

Granulation (gran-u-la'shun). The formation in wounds of small rounded
fleshy masses.

Grumous (gru'mus). Clotted. Lumpy.

Guttural (gut'tur-al). Pertaining to the throat.

Habit (hab'it). The tendency to repeat an action or condition.

Hallucination (hal-lu-sin-a'shun). Perception of an object, etc., which
has no external existence, as by
sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch.

Hectic (hek'tik). Associated with consumption and with septic poisoning.
Due to absorption of toxic substances.

Hematemesis (hem-at-em'es-is). The vomiting of blood.

Hemorrhage (hem'-or-rej). Bleeding. An escape of blood from the vessels.

Hepatic (hep-at-ik). Pertaining to the liver.

Hereditary (her-ed'-it-a-re). Derived from ancestry or obtained by
inheritance.

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Heredity (he-red'-it-e). The inheritance of qualities or of diseases from
a ncestry.

Hematuria (hem-at-u'-reah). The discharge of urine containing blood.

Hematosis (hem-at-o'sis). The process of the formation of blood; also its
arterialization in the lungs.

Hemiplegia (hem-e-ple'jeah). Paralysis of one side of the body.

Hernia (her'neah). Rupture. Breach.

Hydragogue (hi'drag-og). A purgative that causes copious liquid
discharges.

Hydrargyrum (hi-drar'gir-um). Mercury or quicksilver.

Hydrogen (hi'-dro-gcn). A light inflammable gaseous element, odorless and
tasteless.

Hydrothorax (hi-dro-tho'rax). The presence of a serous fluid in the
pleural cavity.

Hydrophobia (hi-dro-pho'bia). Acute infectious disease communicated to man
by the bites of an animal suffering from rabies.

Hygiene (hi'-gen). The science of health and its preservation.

Hyperesthesia (hi-per-es-the'zeah). Excessive sensibility of the skin or
of a special sense.

Hypochondrical (hi-po-kon'-dri-kal). Affected with hypochondriasis, morbid
anxiety about the health.

Hymen (hi'men). The fold of mucous membrane that partially occludes the
vaginal orifice.

Hypnotic (hip-not'-ik). Inducing sleep.

Hypertrophy (hi-per'tro-fe). An increase in the size of a tissue or organ
independent of the general growth of the body.

Hypodermic (hi-po-der'mik). Applied or administered beneath the skin.

Hypogastrium (hi-po-gas'treum). The lower median anterior region of the
abdomen.

Hysterical (his-ter'ikal). Pertaining to or affected by hysteria.

Ichor (ikor). An acrid thin puriform discharge. [transcriber's note: pus]

Idiopathic (id-eo-path'ik). Not dependent upon another disease or upon a
known or recognized cause.

Idiosyncrasy (id-eo-sin'kras-e). A habit or quality of body or mind
peculiar to any individual.

Ileum (il'-e-um). The tower portion of the small intestine terminating in
the cecum.

Ileus (il'-e-us). Severe colic due to intestinal obstruction.

Iliac (il'-e-ak). Pertaining to the ilium or to the flanks.

Iliac Region. One of the regions into which the abdomen is divided. Flank
region.

Illuminant (il-lu'min-ant). That which aids in lighting up a part, cavity
or organ for inspection.

Impotence (im'-po-tens). Lack of power. Especially of sexual power in the man.

Imbecility (im-bes-il'-it-e). Feebleness of mind, congenital or acquired.

Immersion (im-mer'shun). The plunging of the body into a liquid.

Inanition (in-an-ish'un). Emptiness; wasting of the body from starvation.

Incontinence (in-kon'tin-ens). Inability to restrain natural discharges
like the urine, feces, etc.

Incubation (in-ku-ba'shun). The period between the implanting of an
infectious disease and its manifestation.

Incisor (in-sis'-or). Any one of the four front teeth of either jaw.

Incubus (in'-ku-bus). A heavy mental burden.

Indigenous (in-dij'-en-us). Native; originating or belonging to a certain
locality or country.

Indigestible (in-dij-es'tibl). Not susceptible of digestion.

Indisposition (in'-dis-po-zish'-un). Slight illness.

Induration (in-du-ra'shun). Hardening. The process of hardening.

Infection (in-fek'-shun). The communication of disease from one person to
another, whether by effluvia or by contact,
mediate or immediate.

Infiltration (in-fil-tra'-shun). The accumulation in a tissue of
substances not normal to it.

Inflammation (in-flam-ma'shun). A morbid condition characterized by pain,
heat, redness and swelling, etc.

Infusion (in-fu'shun). Steeping; to extract the active principles of
substance by means of water, but without boiling.

Ingestion (in-gcs'-shun). The act of taking food, etc., into the body.

Inguinal (in'gwin-al). Pertaining to the groin.

Injection (in-jek'-shun). The act of throwing a liquid into a part, such
as the rectum or a blood vessel.

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Inoculation (in-ok-u-la'shun). The insertion of a virus into a wound or
abrasion in the skin in order to
communicate the disease.

Inspiration (in-spi-ra'shun). The act of drawing air into the lungs.

Inspissation (in-spis-sa'shun). To make thick by evaporation or absorption
of fluid.

Integument (in-teg'um-ent). The covering of the body; the skin.

Intercostal (in-ter-kas'tal). Situated between the ribs.

Intermittent (in-ter-mit'-ent). Occurring at intervals.

Intestines (in-tes'-tins). The bowels.

Ischuria (is-ku're-ah). Suppression or retention of the urine.

Joint. An articulation between two bones; more especially one which admits
of more or less motion in one or both bones.

Jugular (ju'gu-lar). Pertaining to the neck.

Labia (la'beah). Two folds of skin, etc., of the female genital organs; lips.

Labium (la'-bi-um). A lip or lip-shaped.

Lacerated (las'er-a-ted). Torn; of the nature of a rent.

Laceration (las-er-a'shun). The act of tearing; a wound made by tearing.

Lactation (lak-ta'shun). Suckling. The period of the secretion of milk.

Lachyrmal (lak'ri-mal). Pertaining to the tears or to the organs secreting
and conveying tears.

Lacinating (la'sin-a-ting). Tearing; darting or sharply cutting.

Lacteal (lak'-te-al). Pertaining to milk

Larynx (lar'inx). The organ of the voice, situated between the base of the
tongue and the trachea.

Larva (lar'-vah). The first stage of the insect development after leaving
the egg and in which the organism resembles a worm.

Laxative (lak'-sat-iv). Mildly cathartic. Loosening.

Laryngoscope (lar-in'-go-skop). A mirror attached to a long handle for
examining the interior of the larynx.

Laryngotomy (lar-in-got'ome). The operation of cutting into the larynx
(incising the larynx).

Lesion (le'zhun). An injury, wound or morbid structural change.

Lethargy (lith-ar-gi). A condition of drowsiness or stupor that cannot be
overcome by the will; also a hypnotic trance.

Leucorrhea (lu-kor-re'-ah). A white, muco-purulent discharge from the
vagina and womb, popularly called "the whites."

Ligature (lig'-at-ur). A thread or wire for tying a vessel, etc.

Ligament (lig'-am-ent). Any tough fibrous band which connects bones or
supports viscera (internal organs).

Linctus (link'-tus). A thick syrupy medicament to be taken by licking.

Liniment (lin'-im-ent). Any oily preparation to be rubbed upon the skin.

Lithontriptic (lith-on-trip'-tik). An agent that dissolves renal stones.

Lithotomy (lith-ot'o-me). The removal of a stone by cutting into the
bladder (cystotomy).

Lithotrity (lith-ot'ri-te). The crushing of a calculus (stone) within the
bladder by a lithotrite (instrument).

Livid (li'vid.) Discolored from the effects of congestion or contusion.

Lochia (lo'keah). The discharge from the vagina that takes place during
the first week after child-birth.

Lumbago (lum-ba'go). Neuralgia of the loins.

Lumbar (lum'bar). Pertaining to the loins.

Lymph (limf). A transparent slightly yellow liquid of alkaline reaction
which fills the lymphatic vessels.

Lymphatic (limfat'-ic). Pertaining to or containing lymph.

Maceration (mas-er-a'shun). The softening of a solid by soaking.

Macula (mak'-u-lah). A stain or spot; especially one upon the skin not
elevated above the surface.

Malaria (mah-la'riah). A fever disease, now known to be caused by a blood
parasite.

Malarial (mal-a'real). Pertaining or due to malaria.

Malformation (mal-for-ma'shun). Deformity. An abnormal development or
formation of a part of the body.

Malignant (mal-ig'nant). Bad. Threatening life.

Malleolus (mal-le'o-lus). A hammer-headed process of bone.

Mania (ma'ne-ah). A variety of insanity characterized by wild excitement,
hallucinations, delusions and violent tendencies.

Mamma (mam-mah). The breast. Mammary gland.

Marrow (mar'o). The fatty substance contained in the medullary canal of
long bones and in the interstices of the cancellous bone.

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Mastication (mas-tik-a'shun). The chewing of food.

Maturation (mat-u-ra'shun). The formation of pus.

Matrix (ma'trix). The womb. The groundwork in which anything is cast.

Meatus (me-a'tus). A passage or opening.

Medulla Oblongata (med-ul-lah oblong-at'-a). An organ or ganglion of the
brain which connects the
spinal cord with the pons.

Menses (men'sez). Monthly flow from the womb.

Menstrual (men'stru-al). Pertaining to menstruation.

Menstruum (men'stru-urn). A solvent.

Metastasis (met-as'tas-is). The transfer of a diseased process from a
primary focus to a distance by the conveyance
of the causal agents through the blood vessels
or lymph channels, like mumps from face to
the scrotum.

Metatarsus (met-ah-tar'-sus). The bones of the foot--situated between the
(instep) tarsus and toes.

Miasm (mi'asm). Anything harmful contaminating the air.

Micturition (mik-tu-rish'-un). The act of passing urine.

Midwife (mid'wif). A female nurse who attends women in childbirth.

Minim (min'-im). About a drop.

Mitral valves (mit'ral). The valves that control the opening from the left
auricle to the left ventricle.

Morbid (mor'bid). Pertaining to disease or diseased parts.

Morbific (mor-bif 'ik). Producing disease.

Morbus (mor'bus). Disease.

Mucous Membrane (mu'kus). A membrane that secretes mucus.

Mortification (mor-tif-ik-a'shun). See gangrene.

Mucilage (mu-cil'ij). A solution of gum in water.

Mucus (mu'kus). A viscid liquid.

Narcotic (nar-kot'-ik). A drug that produces stupor.

Nausea (naw'sheah). Sickness at the stomach with an inclination to vomit.

Navel (n-a'vet). The umbilicus.

Nauseant. (naw'she-ant). Nauseating; producing nausea.

Necrosis (nek-ro'sis). The death of cells surrounded by living tissue.

Nephritic (nef-rit'-ik). Pertaining to nephritis (inflammation of the
kidneys).

Nervine (nur'-vin). Acting upon the nerves.

Neuralgia (nu-ral'-jeah). Severe pain along a nerve without any
demonstrable structural changes in the nerve.

Neurasthenia (nu-ras-then-iah). A group of symptoms resulting from
debility or exhaustion of the nerve centers.

Nocturnal (nok'-tur-nal). Pertaining to the night.

Node (nod). A knob. Protuberance.

Normal (nor'-mal). Conforming to natural law or order.

Nostalgia (nos-tal'-je-ah). Homesickness.

Nostrum (nos'trum). A quack; secret medicine.

Nutritious (nu'trish'us). Nourishing.

Obtuse (ob-tus'). Dull.

Obesity (obes'it-e). An excessive development of fat.

Oedema (e-de'mah). An infiltration of serum in a part; watery swelling.

Obstetrics (ob-stet'-riks). Care of women during pregnancy, confinement
and after.

Occipital (ok-sip'it-al). Pertaining to the back part of the head
(occiput).

Olfactory Nerves (ol-fak'-to-re). Nerves of smell.

Omentum (o-men'tum). An apron. A fold of the peritoneum connecting the
abdominal organs with the stomach.

Ophthalmia (off-thal'-meah). Inflammation of the eye.

Opiates (o'-pe-ats). A preparation of opium.

Optic (op'tik). Pertaining to vision or to the science of optics.

Optic nerve. Nerve of sight.

Orthopnea (or-thop-ne'ah). A condition marked by quick and labored
breathing and relief is only had by remaining
in an upright position.

Ossific (os-if '-ik). Producing bone.

Ossification (os'if-ik-a'shun). The formation of bone.

Ovary (o'var-e). One of a pair of glandular organs giving rise to ova
(eggs).

Ovariotomy (o-va-re-ot'-o-me). Removal of an ovary.

Ovum (o'vum). An egg; the reproductive cell of an animal or vegetable.

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Oxygen (oks'e-gen). A colorless, tasteless, odorless gas.

Palate (pal'-at). The roof of the mouth.

Palpitation (pal-pit-a'shun). A fluttering or throbbing, especially of the
heart, of which a person is conscious.

Palliative (pal'-e-a-tiv). An agent that relieves or soothes the symptom
of a disease without curing it.

Panacea (pan-a-se'ah). A cure-all.

Papilla (pap-il'-ah). A small nipple-like eminence.

Paracentesis (par'-ah-sen-te'-sis). Puncture of the wall of a cavity of
the body, such as the chest, drum
membrane, etc.

Paralytic (par-ah-lit'ik), Affected with paralysis.

Paralysis (par-al'-is-is). "Palsy." A loss of motion or of sensation in a
part.

Paraplegia (par-ah-ple'jeah). Paralysis of the lower half of the body or
of the lower extremities.

Parasite (par'ah-sit). An animal or vegetable living upon or within
another organism, termed the host.

Paroxysm (par'oks-izm). The periodic increase or crisis in the progress of
a disease.

Patella (pat-el'-ah). The knee cap.

Pathology (path-ol'-oje). The branch of medical science that treats of the
modifications of functions and changes of
structures caused by disease.

Pathognomonic (path-og-no-mon'ik). Characterized by a disease
distinguishing it from other diseases.

Parturient (par-tu're-ent). Giving birth; being in labor.

Parturition (par-tu-rish'-un). The act of giving birth to young.

Pediculus (pe-dik'-u-lus). The louse.

Pelvis (pel'-vis). A basin or basin-shaped cavity. The bony ring formed by
sacrum and coccyx and innominate bones.

Pepsin (pep'-sin). A ferment found in the gastric juice, and capable of
digesting proteids in the presence of an acid.

Percussion (per-kush'-in). Striking upon a part to ascertain the condition
of the underlying organs.

Pericardium (per-e-kar'de-um). The closed membranous sac enveloping the
heart.

Pericarditis (per-e-kar'-di-tis). Inflammation of the pericardium.

Perineum (per-e-ne'um). That portion of the body included in the outlet of
the pelvis, bounded in front by the pubic arch,
behind by the coccyx, and ligaments and on the
sides by the projections of the ichium.

Periodicity (pcr-e-o-dis'ite). Recurrence at regular intervals.

Periosteum (per-e-os'teum). Covering of parts of the bone except where the
tendons and ligaments are attached to the joint surfaces.

Peristaltic (per-e-stal'tik). Pertaining to peristalsis, an wave-like
motion seen in the tubes, like bowels, etc.

Perflation (per-fla-shun). To blow through.

Petechia (pet-e-keah). A small spot beneath the epidermis due to an
effusion of blood.

Permeate (per'me-at). Passing throughout.

Permeable (per'me-able). Capable of affording passage.

Phagedenic (fag-ed-en'ick). Relating to phagedena, a rapidly spreading
destructive ulceration of soft tissues.

Phalanges (fa-lan'ges). Plural of phalanx. Bones of the fingers or toes.

Pharynx (far'-inx), The throat.

Phlegmatic (fleg-mat'-ik). Indifferent, apathetic.

Phlebotomy (fleb-ot'o-me). Opening of a vein for blood letting.

Phlegmon (fleg'mun). An inflammation characterized by the spreading of a
purulent or fibro-purulent exudate within the tissues.

Phthysical (tiz'ik-al). Pertaining to consumption (phthisis).

Physiognomy (fiz-e-og'no-me). The countenance.

Plethoric (pleth'o-rik). A state characterized by an excess of blood in
the vessels and marked by a reddish color of
the face, full pulse, etc.

Pleura (plu'rah). The serous membrane enveloping the lung and lining the
inner surface of the chest cavity.

Pleurisy (plu'rise-e). Inflammation of the pleura (pleuritis).

Plexus (plex-us). A network, especially an aggregation of vessels or
nerves forming an intricate network.

Polypus (pol'e-pus). A tumor having a pedicle, found especially on mucous
membranes, as in the nose, etc.

Pregnancy (preg'nan-se). Woman with child; state of being pregnant.

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Prescription (pre-skrip-shun). A formula written by a doctor to the
druggist, designating substances to be administered.

Post-mortem (post-mor'tem). An examination of a body after death.

Potable (po'ta-bl). Drinkable.

Prognosis (prag-no'sis). A judgment in advance concerning the duration,
course and termination of a disease.

Prophylactic (pro-fil-ak'tik). An agent that prevents the development of
disease.

Prolapsus (pro-lap'sus). Falling downward.

Pruritus (pru-ri'tus). Intense itching.

Pseudo (sudo). A prefix meaning false.

Ptyalism (ti'-al-izm). Salivation.

Puberty (pu'ber-te). The period at which generative organs become capable
of exercising the function of reproduction.

Purperal (pu-ur'per-al). Pertaining to, caused by, or following childbirth.

Pulmonary (pul'mon-are). Pertaining to the lungs.

Pulmonitis (pul-mon'itis). Inflammation of the lungs. Better term is
pneumonia.

Pulp. The soft part of fruit.

Pungent (pun'jent). Acrid, penetrating, producing a painful of prickling
sensation.

Purgative (pur'ga-tiv). A drug producing copious discharges from the
bowels.

Purulent (pu'rul-ent). Having the character of or containing pus.

Pus (pus). A liquid inflammation product made up of cells (leukocytes) and
a thin fluid called liquor pures.

Pustules (pus'tuls). Small circumscribed elevations of the skin containing
pus.

Putrid (pu'trid). Rotten.

Putrefaction (putre-fak'shun). The decomposition of animal or vegetable
matters effected largely by the agency
of nucro-production of various solid,
liquid and gaseous matters.

Pylorus (pi-lo'rus). The circular opening of the stomach into the
duodenum.

Pyrosis (pir'os-is). Heartburn; a burning sensation in the gullet and
stomach with sour eructation, due to acid dyspepsia.

Rectum (rek'tum). The lower part of the bowel (of the large intestine).

Recurrent (re'kur'ent). Returning.

Refrigerant (re-frig'er-ant). Coating, lessening fever.

Regimen (rej'im-en). The systematic regulation of the diet and habits for
some special purpose.

Regurgitate (re-gur-je'-tat). Flowing back or against a normal direction.

Resolution (rez-o-lu'shun). The return of a part to a normal state after a
pathologic (disease) process.

Resolvents (rez-ol'vent). An agent that causes resolution.

Respiration (res-pir-a'shun). The act or function of breathing; the act by
which air is drawn in and expelled from the
lungs, including inspiration and expiration.

Restorative (res-tor'a-tiv). Prompting a return to health or
consciousness.

Resuscitation (re-sus-sit-a'shun). The bringing back to life of one
apparently dead.

Retina (ret'in-ah). The delicate innermost tunic and perceptive structure
of the eye, formed by the expansion of the optic nerve
and covering the back part of the eye as far as the
"ora serrata."

Revulsion (re-vul'shun). The diverting of disease from one part to another
by the sudden withdrawal of the blood from the part.

Rheum (rum). Any watery or catarrhal discharge.

Rubefacient (ru-be-fa'shent). An agent that reddens the skin.

Rigor (rigor). The rigidity or stiffening which follows after death, due
to congestion of the "muscle plasm."

Saccharine (sak'kar-in). Sugary; of a sweet taste.

Salvia (sal've-ah). Sage.

Salutary (sal'u-ta-re). Favorable to the preservation and restoration of
health.

Sanative (san'at-iv). Promoting health; health.

Sanies (sa'ne-ez). A fetid, ichorous discharge from a wound or ulcer,
containing serum, pus and blood.

Scab (scab). The crust of a superficial sore.

Sanitary (san'it-are). Promoting or pertaining to health.

Sanitation (san-it-a'shun). The establishment of conditions favorable to
health.

Sanguine (sang-gwine). Abounding in blood. Ardent; hopeful.

Scarf-skin (scarf-skin). The epidermis.

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Scirrhus (skir'rus). A hard cancer.

Sciatic (si-at'ik). Pertaining to the ischium (bone).

Scorbutic (skor-bu'tik). Pertaining to or affected by scurvy.

Scrotum (skro'tum). The pouch which contains the testicles and their
accessory organs.

Scrofulous (skrof 'u-lous). Affected with or of the nature of scrofula.

Sebaceous (se-ba'shus). Pertaining to sebum or suet.

Sedative (sed'at-iv). A remedy that allays excitement.

Sedentary (sed'en-ta-re). Sitting habitually; of inactive habits.

Seminal (sem'in-al). Pertaining to seed or semen.

Serum (se'rum). The clear portion of any animal liquid separated from its
more solid elements; especially the clear liquid which
separates in the clotting of blood from the clot and the
corpuscles.

Serous (si'rus). Pertaining to or resembling serum.

Semiflexion (sem-e-flek'shun). The position of a limb midway between
bending and extension.

Senile (se'nil). Of or pertaining to old age.

Septic (sep'tik). Produced by or due to putrefaction.

Sialagogues (si-al'-ag-og). An agent that produces a flow of saliva.

Sinapism (sin'ap-izm). A mustard plaster.

Sinew (sin'yu). The tendon of a muscle.

Slough (sluf). A mass of dead tissue in or cast out from living tissue.

Sewerage (su'er-ej). Drainage.

Solution (so'lu'shun). A liquid containing dissolved matter.

Solvent (sol'vent). Capable of dissolving.

Sordes (sor'dez). The dark brown foul matter which collects on the lips
and teeth in low fevers (typhoid, etc.).

Spasm (spazm). A sudden, violent, involuntary rigid contraction due to
muscular contraction.

Speculum (spek'u-Ium). An instrument for dilating the opening of a passage
or cavity of the body to view the interior.

Specific (spe-sif 'ik). A remedy especially indicated for any particular
disease.

Sphincter (sfingk'ter). A ring-like muscle which closes a natural orifice.

Spinal Cord (spi'nal). The cord-like structure contained in the spinal
canal.

Spleen (spleen). One of the so-called ductless glands.

Sporadic (spo-rad'ik). Occurring here and there, scattered.

Squamous (skwa'-mus). Scaly or plate-like.

Stertorous (ster'torus). Snoring. breathing.

Sternum (ster'num). Breast bone.

Stertor (ster'tor). Snoring or sonorous breathing, especially that of
sleep or of coma.

Stethoscope (steth'o-skop). An instrument for ascertaining the condition
of the organs of circulation and respiration.

Stimulant (stim'u-lant). Producing stimulation. Increasing the heart's
action.

Stool (stool). The fecal discharge from the bowel.

Stomachic (stom'ak-ik). Pertaining to the stomach.

Strangury (stran-ju-re). Slow and painful discharge of the urine.

Stricture (strik-tur). Abnormal narrowing of a canal, duct or passage.

Strumous (stru'mus). Scrofulous.

Struma (stru'mah). Scrofula.

Stupor (stu-por). Partial or nearly complete unconsciousness.

Styptic (stip-tik). Astringent. To arrest hemorrhage by means of
astringent quality.

Subcutaneous (sub-ku-ta'neus). Beneath the skin.

Submaxillary (sub-max'il-la-ri). Situated beneath the jaw.

Sudor (su'dor). Sweat or perspiration.

Sudorifics (sudor-if-iks). Sweaters.

Suppurate (sup'pu-rat). To produce pus.

Suture (su'tur). A surgical stitch or seam; an unmovable joint.

Symptom (simp'tom). Any evidence of disease or of a patient's condition.

Synocha (sin'-o-kah). A continued fever.

Syncope (sin'-co-pe). A swoon, fainting, or a faint. Sudden failure more
or less of the heart's action.

Syphilis (sif'i1-is). A venereal disease (pox).

Syringe (sir'inj). All instrument for injecting liquids into any vessel or
cavity.

Tepid (tep'id). Luke warm.

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Tetanic (tet'an-ik). Pertaining to or of the nature of tetanus.

Tertian (tur'shan). Recurring every third day.

Tetanus (tet'an-us). An acute disease due to the bacillus tetani, in which
there is a state of more or less persistent tonic
spasm of some of the voluntary muscles.

Tibia (tib'eah). The inner bone of the leg (below the knee).

Therapeutics (ther-ap-u'tiks). The science and art of healing.

Thorax (tho'raks). The chest.

Testicles (tes'tik-kl). The two glands which produce semen.

Tendon (ten'don). A band of dense fibrous tissue forming the termination
of a muscle and attaching the latter to a bone.

Tense (tens). Stretched.

Tension (ten'shun). The act of stretching.

Tincture (tink'tur). A solution of the medicine principle of a substance
in a fluid other than water or glycerol.

Tonsils (ton'sils). Small almond-shaped masses between the pillars of the
fauces on either side.

Torpid (tor'pid). Not acting with normal vigor and facility.

Torpor (tor'por). Sluggishness.

Tormina (tor'minah). Griping pains in the bowels.

Trachea (tra-ke-ah). The wind-pipe.

Tracheotomy (trake-ot'o-me.) The formation of an artificial opening into
the trachea, cutting into the trachea.

Transpiration (tran-spi-ra'shun). The discharge of air, sweat or vapor
through the skin.

Tubercles (tu'ber-kl). Any mass of small, rounded nodules produced by the
bacillus of tuberculosis.

Transudation (trans'-u-da'tion). The passing of liquid through a membrane.

Tumefaction (tu-me-fak'-shun). A swelling. Puffiness.

Tumor (tu'mor). Morbid enlargement.

Tympanum (tim'pa-num). The middle ear.

Typhoid (ti'foid). Resembling typhus.

Typhus (ti'-fus). A contagious fever characterized by a petechial
(spotted) eruption, high fever and great prostration.

Ulcer (ul'-ser). An open sore other than a wound.

Ulna (ul'nah). A bone of the forearm on the side opposite that of the
thumb.

Urea (u-re'ah). A white, crystallizable substance from the urine, blood
and lymph.

Ureter (u-re'-ter). The tube that conveys the urine from the kidney to the
bladder.

Urethra (u-re'thra). A membranous canal extending from the bladder to the
surface.

Urine (u'rin). The fluid secreted by the kidneys, stored in the bladder
and discharged through the urethra.

Uric Acid (u'rik a'sid). One of the nitrogenous end products of
metabolism, found in the urine and spleen.

Uterus (u'ter-us). The womb.

Uvula (u'vu-lah). The pendulum (tip) of the soft palate.

Vaccine (vak'sin). The virus used in vaccinating.

Variolus (va-ri'o-lus). Pertaining to or of the nature of smallpox.

Varicose (var'ik-os). Swollen, knotted and tortuous blood vessels.

Vagina (vaj-i'-nah). A sheath. The canal from the slit of the vulva.

Vaginismus (vaj-in-iz'-mus). Painful spasm of the vagina due to local
oversensitiveness.

Valetudinarian (val'e-tu-din-a-re-an). A person of infirm or feeble habit
of body.

Vascular (vas'ku-lar). Pertaining to or full of vessels.

Venery (ven'er-e). Sexual intercourse.

Venous (ve'nus). Of or pertaining to the veins.

Venesection (ven-a-sek'shun). The opening of a vein for the purpose of
bleeding.

Ventilation (ven-til'a-shun). The act or process of supplying fresh air.

Vermifuge (ver'mif-uj). Having the power to expel worms.

Ventral (ven'-tral). Pertaining to the belly side.

Ventricle (ven'trik-l). Any small cavity.

Vertebra (ver'te-brah). Anyone of the thirty-three bones of the spinal
column.

Vertigo (ver'tig-o). Giddiness; dizziness.

Virulent (vir'u-lent). Exceedingly noxious or deleterious.

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Virus (vi'rus). Any animal poison; especially one produced by and capable
of transmitting a disease.

Viscus (vis'-kus). Pl.-Viscera (vis'-er-a). Any large interior organ in
either of two great cavities
of the body, especially the
abdomen.

Vesiccant (vis'ik-ant). Causing blisters.

Vesication (ves-ik-a'shun). The process of blistering.

Vesicle (ves'ik-al). A small sac containing fluid.

Veterinary (vet'-er-in-a-re). Pertaining to domestic animals and their
diseases.

Vitreous Humor (vit'-re-us yu'-mor). The transparent jelly-like substance
filling the posterior chamber of the eye.

Volatile (vol'-at-il). Tending to evaporate rapidly.

Vulnery (vul-ne-ra-re). Pertaining to or healing wounds.

Vulva (vul'-vah). The external fleshy part of the female organs of
generation.

Whites (whitz). Leucorrhea or leukorrhea.

Zymotic (zi'mot'ik). Caused by or pertaining to zymosis.

Zymosis (zi-mo'sis). Fermentation. The propagation and development of an
infectious disease known by the growth of bacteria
and their products. Any infectious or contagious
disease.

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MEDICAL INDEX INCLUDING PAGES 1 TO 682

Abortion (Herb Remedies) 413, 422, 444 Abortion (Accidents of Pregnancy) 524 Abscess 69 External Abscess 69 Mothers' Remedies 69 1. Beech Bark Poultice for 69 2. Milk and Salt Poultice for 69 3. More Good Poultices for 69 Abscess, Ano-Rectal 151 Abscess Around the Anus and Rectum 151 Abscess of the Brain 296 Abdominal Dropsy 135 Abscess, Hepatic 132 Abscess, Ischio-Rectal 151 Abscess of the Liver 132 Causes 132 Symptoms 132 Abscess 132 Recovery 132 Treatment 132 Diet in Liver Troubles 132 May Take 133 Must Not Take 133 Abscess of the Lungs 43 Causes 43 Symptoms 43 Physicians' Treatment 43 Accidents 376 Acne 63 Causes 64 Physicians' Treatment for Acne 54 Tincture of Nux Vomica 54 Calomel 54 Diet 54 Local Treatment 54 External Medication, Ointments and Lotions 54 1. Soothing Ointment 54 2. The Following Used as a Soothing Lotion 54 3. Dr. Duhring's Lotion 55 4. Kummerfield's Lotions 55 5. Stimulating Preparation's 55 6. Ointment of White Precipitate 55 7. The Following Hebra Lotion 55 Caution 55 Aconite, Poison by 401 Actinomycosis 234 Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis 307 Acute Bright's Disease 156 Acute Bronchitis 30 Acute Bronchitis, Diagnosis of 2 Acute Catarrhal Angiocholitis 128 Acute Catarrhal Conjunctivitis 349 Acute Congestion of the Kidneys 155 Acute Dyspepsia 100 Acute Gastritis 100 Acute General Peritonitis 133 Acute Indigestion 100 Acute Inflammation of the Kidneys 156 Acute Inflammation of the Smaller Bronchi and lungs 40 Acute Inflammation of the Stomach and Upper Bowel 111 Acute Laryngitis 24-26 Acute Melancholia 312 Acute Nasal Catarrh 10 Acute Nephriti 156 Acute Pharyngitis 21 Acute Pharyngeal Catarrh 21 Acute Pleurisy 41 Acute Rhinitis 10 Acne, Simple 53 Acute Tonsilitis 187 Acute Uraemia 156 Acute Yellow Atrophy 131 Addison's Disease 255 Causes 255 Symptoms 255 Treatment 256 Addison's Disease, Diagnosis of 1 Adenoids 8 Symptoms 8 Treatment 10 Adenoid Vegetation 8 Aestivo-Autumnal Fever 228 Agitans, Paralysis 291 Ague 229 Mothers' Remedies 229 1. Dogwood Good for 229 2. Menthol and Alcohol Effective Remedy for 229 3. Simple Remedy for 229 Ague, Chills and Fever (rare prescription) 467 Albuminuric Retinitis 355 Albumin Water 649 Alcoholism 371 Alcohol (Medical Use) 670 Alcohol, Poison by 401 Alcohol Sponge Bath 631 Anenoids, Operations for 663 All about Baby 544 Allen's World's Hair Restorer 465 Allopathy 660 Almond Milk 649 Alopecia 55 Alopecia Areata 56 Alum (Medical Use) 671 Amenorrhea 505 Amenorrhea (Herb Remedies) 418, 419, 420, 422, 424, 430, 442, 444, 446 Ammonia, Poison by 401 Anaemia 249 Causes 249 Symptoms 249 Treatment 250 1. Blaud's pills are very much used 250 2. Fowler's Solution of Arsenic 250 Diet 250 Anaemia, Diagnosis of 1 Anaemia, Pernicious 250 Anaemia, Secondary 251 Anaesthetica Lepra 240 Anatomy of the Nose 6 Anaemic Congestion 301 Diet 301 Medicines 301

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Aneurism 845 Treatment 345 Angina Pectoris 344 Angina, Simple 21 Angiocholitis, Acute Catarrhal 128 Anidrosis 57 Treatment 57 Animal Parasites, Diseases Caused by 44 Anthrax 59, 230 Symptoms 231 Malignant Anthrax (Swelling) 231 Internal Anthrax 231 Charbon or Wool Sorter's Disease 231 Treatment 231 Ano-rectal Abscess 151 Anti-Constipation Pad 465 Antimony, Poison by 401 Anus, Diseases of the 136 Anus, Fistula in 152 Anus, Itching of the 143 Aortic Stenosis 343 Aortic Insufficiency 343 Symptoms 343 Aphasia 291 Varieties 291 Causes 291 Symptoms of the Motor Aphasia 291 Recovery 292 Treatment 292 Appendicitis 116 Symptoms 116 Local Signs 116 Recovery 117 Operations 117 Diet 117 Mothers' Remedies 117 1. Home Treatment found Good for 117 Physicians' Treatment 117 Caution 117 Appendicitis, Diagnosis of 1 Appendicitis, Operations for 663 Appetizer (Herb Remedy) 424 Apple Water 649 Apoplexy 292 Causes 292 Direct Causes 293 Symptoms 293 Subsequent Symptoms 293 What Can I Do at Once? 293 Mothers' Remedies 293 1. Simple yet Effective Remedy for 293 2. Simple Injection for 294 Medical Treatment 294 Caution 294 Arkansas, Hot Springs of 666 Arm, Plate of Bandage 386 Arrowroot Custard 647 Arrowroot Gruel 652 Arsenic, Poison by 402 Arsenical Poisoning, Chronic Case 402 Arteriosclerosis 345 Treatment 345 Arthritis, Rheumatic 314 Articular Rheumatism (Rheumatic Fever) 317 Arthritis, Gonorrheal 236 Ascariasis Lumbricoides 44 Ascites 135 Local Causes 135 General Causes 135 Symptoms 135 Physicians' Treatment 135 Ascites caused by an Ovarian Tumor 135 Asiatic Cholera 223 Asphyxiation, Gas 395 Aphthous Stomatitis 97 Asthma, Bronchial 37 Causes 37 Symptoms 37 Mothers' Remedies 37 1. Raspberry Tincture for Adults 37 2. Simple but Effective Remedy for 37 3. Lobelia Tea for 37 Physicians' Treatment for Asthma 38 1. Inhale Chloroform 38 To Prevent Recurrence 38 2. Vapo-Cresolene burned in a room 38 3. Tartar Emetic 38 Asthma, Bronchial, (Herb Remedies) 420, 426, 439, 442 Asthma, Hay 17 Asthma, Spasmodic 37 Asthma, Spasmodic (Herb Remedies) 427, 438 Ataxia Hereditary 306 Ataxia, Locomotor 305 Atrophic Leprosy 240 Atrophy, Acute yellow 131 Atropine, Poison by 402 Ayer's Cherry Pectoral 466 Ayer's Hair Vigor 466 Ayer's Sarsaparilla 467

BABY, ALL ABOUT (DEPT.) 544 (The following items are divisions and sub-divisions of the 400 questions and over in the Baby's Department.)

Adding other Food to Milk 586
All about Baby 544
Average Weight 547
Baby's Bed 562
Baby's First Meal 562
Baby's Second Summer 598
Band for Baby 552
Barley and Oatmeal Gruels 574
Bed Wetting 619
Bath 548
Bottle-Fed Babies 612
Bottle-Fed Baby, Special Monthly Rules for 571
Brain, Inflammation of 617
Bread, Crackers and Cheese 600
Bruises 621
Burns 621
Caked Breasts, Prevention of 566
Canker Sore Mouth 551
Cap for Baby's Ears 554
Cereals 600
Chafing 552
Circumcision 549
Clothing for Baby 553
Colds in Babies 620
Colic 608
Condensed Milk, How Shall I Use? 589
Constipation in Babies 611
Convulsions 542, 616
Cow's Milk 575
Cow's Milk, Modified 577
Cracked Nipples 566
Croup 27
Cry, How to Distinguish It 561
Cuts 621
Desserts 601
Diapers, Care of 552
Diarrhea (For Older Children) 611
Diet of Older Children-Fourth to Tenth Year 598
Dressing for Different Seasons, General 554
Drooling 554
Earache 610
Eggs 599
Enlarged Glands 619
Exercise 605
Eyes, Sore, Treatment of 549
Feeding During the Second year 595
Feeding Directions 592
Feeding Intervals 592

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Feeding and Nursing, Special Rules and Formula for Each Month 574
First Series of Formulas 581
Fly (Carrying Disease) 564
Food Healthy Infants, For Early Months 580
Food for Healthy Infants During the Latter Months 583
Foods for Special Conditions 588
Foreign Bodies in Throat, Ear or Nostrils 608
Fourth Series 588
Fruits 601
Genital Organs 549
Healthy Child Twelve Months, For 596
Hiccoughs 619
Hives 620
How to Lift a Child 606
Indigestion in Older Children 602
Infant Feeding 565
Inflammation of the Brain 617
Kissing 607
Loose Stools in Nursing Babies 569
Loss of Appetite 587
Malnutrition (Marasmus) 613
Meat and Fish 599
Milk and Cream 598
Milk and Cream, Care of 576
Mosquito Bites 564
Mouth, Care of 550
Mouth, Sore, Canker 551
Navel and Cord 549
Nervousness 607
Nipples, Cracked 566
Nursing 556, 565
Over-Feeding 587
Over-Nursing 587
Peptonized Milk 594
Permanent Teeth, Usual Order 619
Poisoning 621
Pregnancy (40 Questions and Answers) 544
Proprietary Foods 622
Regular Feeding 593
Rickets 614
Rocking Baby 604
Rubber Rings, or Ivory 560
Rules for Using Formulas 584
Rupture in a Baby 620
Scald Head 617
Scalp, Care of 550
Schedule for Three-Year-Old Child 597
Scurvy 615
Second Series of Formulas 581
Sickness, Early Signs of 621
Sleep 603
Soft Spot 548
Soothing Syrup, Overdose of 622
Sore Eyes, Treatment of 549
Sore Mouth, Canker 551
Special Care of the Baby 561
Splinters 621
Sprue 551
Sterilized Milk 593
Stools and Urine, Appearance of 547
Sugar, Kind to Use 578
Teeth 563
Teething 560, 618
Temperature 606
Third Series of Formulas 583
Thrush 551
Toys 607
Urine, Disappearance of 547
Ventilation and Airing 557
Weaning 569
Weighing Baby Frequently 558
Wardrobe, Baby's First 553
Washing Baby 547
Wounds 621
Baby's Second Summer 598
Bald Patches 56
Causes 57
Physician's Treatment 57
Local Treatment 57
Baldness 55
Causes 55
Mothers' Remedies 55
1.--Well Recommended for 55
2.--Vaselin and Quinine for 55
3.--Good Canadian Remedy for 55
Physicians' Treatment 55
1.--Dr. Schalek 56
2.--For Baldness 56
3.--For Baldness 56
4.--Ihle's Mixture 56
5.--Bulkley's Lotion 56
6.--Lassar's Ointment 56
Bandage of the Jaw, Plate of 380
For Fractures 381
Hospital Method, Plate of 394
Spiral Bandage of Foot, Plate of 384
Spiral Bandage of the Finger, Plate of 384
Borsch's Eye, Plate of 386
Spiral Reversed Bandage of Arm, Plate of 386
Barbers' Itch 87
Mothers' Remedies 87
1.--Standard Remedy for 87
2.--Healing Ointment for 88
3.--Reliable Remedy for 88
4.--Sulphur and Lard for 88
5.--Cuticura Ointment for 88
Physicians' Treatment 88
Barker's Bone and Nerve Liniment 467
Barley Gruel 652
Barley Water 647
Basedown Disease 260
Basilar Meningitis 210
Bathing in Polluted Waters 400
Baths 629
Beard, Ringworm of the 87
Bed Pan, How to Use a 641
Bed Sores, Prevention and Care of 628
Treatment, Preventive 628
Treatment of Sore Proper 629
Bed-Wetting 619
Belladonna, Poison by 402
Beri-Beri 230
Bites, Dog (Not Rabid) 377
Bites, Insect and Other 378
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 674
1.--Simple Remedy for 674
Bites, Mosquito 377
Bites, Snake 377
Big-Jaw 234
Alimentary Canal Type 234
In the Lungs 234
Symptoms 234
The Skin 234
Diagnosis 234
Treatment 235
Biliary Calculi 129
Bile Ducts, Cancer of the 130
Biliousness 125
Causes 125
Prevention 125
Diet 126
Mothers' Remedies 126
1.--Lemons for 126
2.--Salt and Water for 126
3.--Dandelion Tea for Chronic 126
4.--A Cheap and Very Safe Plan 126
5.--Salt Lemonade for 126
6.--Boneset Tea for 126
Physicians' Treatment 126
1.--Medicines 126
2.--Twenty Drops of Fluid Extract of Queen's Root 126
3.--The Following Combination 126
4.--For the Attack 127

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Biliousness (Herb Remedies) 421
Blackheads 61
Symptoms 61
Causes 61
Mothers' Remedies 61
1.--Effective Yet Harmless Remedy for 61
2.--Alum Water for 62
3.--Cream of Tartar and Sulphur for 62
4.--Healing Cream for 62
Physicians' Treatment for Pimples 62
Local Treatment 62
1.--Precipitated Sulphur and Rosewater 62
2.--A Good Combination 62
Bladder, Inflammation of the 162
Bladder, Inflammation of (Herb Remedies) 419-429
Bladder Trouble 162
Mothers' Remedies 162
1.--English Oil of Sandalwood for 162
2.--Effective Herb Teas for 163
Treatment 163
Diet 163
Bladder Trouble (Herb Remedies) 417, 425, 432, 435, 441, 442, 444
Bleeders 254
Bleeding 394
Mothers' Remedies 394
1.--Unusual Way to Stop 394
2.--Cobwebs to Stop 394
3.--Powdered Alum and Hot Water Stops 394
4.--Salt and Flour Successful 394
5.--Boracic Acid Is Excellent for 394
6.--Tobacco Will Stop 395
Bleeding (Herb Remedies) 420
Bleeding After Delivery 540
Bleeding From the Nose 19
Bleeding from the Stomach 107
Causes 107
Symptoms 107
Physicians' Treatment 107
Caution 107
Bleeding from the Wind-pipe and Lungs 38
Symptoms 38
Quantity 38
Mothers' Remedies 39
1.--Salt Water for 39
2.--Herb Tea for 39
3.--Effective Remedy for 39
4.--Tannin and Sugar for 39
Physicians' Treatment for Bleeding from the Wind-pipe and Lungs 39
1.--First Thing to Do 39
2.--If Caused by the Coughing 39
3.--Alum for 39
4.--White Oak Bark Tea for 39
5.--Hot Water and Salt for 40
6.--Other Easily Obtained Remedies 40
Cautions 40
Thirst 40
Diet 40
Bleeding from the Wind-pipe and Lungs (Herb Remedies) 412, 446
Blepharitis Marginalis 348
Causes 348
Symptoms 348
Treatment 348
Local Treatment 348
Blister 92
Mothers' Remedies 92
1.--Linseed Oil for 92
2.--A Method of Raising a Blister 92
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 674
1.--White of Egg for 674
Blister Disease 79
Symptoms 79
Causes 79
Physicians' Treatment 79
Elixir Quinine, Iron and Strychnine 79
Local Treatment 79
Blistered Skin, to Dress 635
Blood and Ductless Glands, Diseases of 249
Blood and Liver Regulator (Rare Prescription) 460
Blotches and Pimples (Rare Prescription) 473
Blood Purifier (Herb Remedies) 437
Blood in the Urine 156
Causes 156
Treatment 156
Blue Stone, Poison by 402
Blue Vitriol, Poison by 402
Boil 68
Causes 68
Mothers' Remedies 68
1.--My Mother's Poultice for 68
2.--Soap and Sugar Poultice for 68
3.--Vinegar and Camphor for 68
4.--Bean Leaf Poultice for 68
5.--Another Remedy for 68
Physicians' Treatment for Boils 69
Boil (Herb Remedies) 431
Borax (Medical Use) 671
Boric Acid 626
Bottle-Fed Babies 612
Bowels, Bleeding from (Herb Remedies) 423
Bowels, Inflammation of 118
Bowels, Inflammation of (Herb Remedies) 413,439
Bow-Legs 370
Treatment 371
Brain, Concussion or Laceration of 302
Brain Diseases, General and Functional 280
Brain Hemorrhage 202
Brain, Softening of 298
Brain, Syphilis of 297
Causes 297
Symptoms 297
Symptoms When Arteries Are Diseased 298
How to Tell What the Disease Is 298
Recovery 298
Treatment 298
Brain, Tumors and Inflammation of 296
Bran Poultice 631
Brandy and Egg Mixture 649
Breakbone Fever 208
Breast, Broken Abscess 538
Breasts, Caked (Herb Remedies) 434, 443
Breast, Cancer of 335
Breasts, Care of 538
Breasts, Inflammation of 538
Breasts, Inflammation of (Herb Remedies) 434
Breathing, Difficult 339
Bright's Disease, Diagnosis of 1
Bright's Disease, Acute 156
Symptoms 157
Diagnosis 157
Recovery 157
Treatment 157
Diet and Nursing 157
Bowels, Attention to 157
Bright's Disease, Chronic 158
Causes 158
Conditions 158
Symptoms 158
Treatment; Diet 158
Brinkerhoff System of Treating Piles 468
Brodie's Liniment for Asthma 484
Bromidrosis 57
Bromototoxismus 374
Bronchial Asthma 37
Bronchial Asthma (Herb Remedies) 438
Bronchitis, Acute, Diagnosis of 2
Bronchitis, Acute (Herb Remedies) 420
Bronchitis, Acute 30
Causes 30
Symptoms 31
Mothers' Remedies 31
1.--Camphor and Lard for 31
2.--Grandmothers' Remedy for 31
3.--Antiphlogistine Plaster for 31

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4.--One of the Best Home Remedies 32
5.--Camphorated Oil and Steaming for 32
6.--General Relief for 32
7.--Lard Poultice for 32
8.--Mustard Plaster for 32
9.--Well-Known Remedy for 33
10.--Remedy and General Tonic for 33
Physicians' Treatment for 33
1.--Sweating Remedy for 33
2.--Steaming Remedy for 33
3.--Steaming With Pitcher 33
4.--Rub the Chest 33
5.--For Adults 34
Diet in Bronchitis (Similar to Laryngitis) 34
Bronchitis, Acute (Herb Remedies) 422, 426, 444
Bronchitis, Chronic 34
Causes 34
Symptoms 34
Physicians' Treatment 34
Preventive 34
1.--Ammonium Chloride 34
2.--Combination of Ammonium Chloride, Licorice and Water 34
3.--If the Cough Is Troublesome 34
Bronchitis, Chronic (Herb Remedies) 438
Bronchial Goitre 258
Bronchial Tubes, Inflammation of the 30
Brancho-Pneumonia 40
Causes 40
Symptoms 40
Secondary Cases 40
Prevention 40
Mothers' Remedies 41
1.--Herb Tea and Poultice for 41
2.--Home Remedy for 41
3.--Hot Vinegar Applications for 41
Physicians' Treatment 41
Diet 41
Bruises 621, 391
Mothers' Remedies 391
1.--Cold Water Prevents Coloring 391
2.--Kerosene Relieves the Pain of 391
3.--Turpentine to Keep Proud Flesh from 391
4.--Bread and Vinegar Quick Relief for 391
5.--Good Liniment for 391
6.--Liniment used in Ohio for 391
Physicians' Treatment for Bruises 391
1.--Tincture of Arnica 392
2.--Alcohol for 392
3.--Cold or Hot Water Applied With Cloths 392
4.--Raw Beefsteak (lean) is Excellent 392
5.--Lead and Landanum Wash 392
Bruises (Herb Remedies) 410, 429, 443, 446
Bubonic Plague 225
Bunions 95
Mothers' Remedies 95
1.--Remedy from Your Flower Garden 95
2.--A Cure for 95
3.--Iodine for 96
4.--Tested Remedy for 96
Physicians' Treatment 96
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 674
1.-Pulverized Saltpetre for 674
Burns 387,621
Causes 387
Burns 387
First Degree 387
Second Degree 387
Third Degree 387
Mothers' Remedies for Burns 387
1.--Linseed Oil for 387
2.--Common Soda 387
3.--Apply Crushed Onion Poultice for 387
4.--Molasses Takes Pain from 387
5.--Butter a Relief for 387
6.--Oil of Peppermint Draws Fire Out of 387
7.--Sweet Oil and Cotton Batting Relieves 381
8.--Vinegar Prevents Blistering from 387
For a Severe Case 390
For Third Degree Burns 390
Warm Baths 390
Burns from Acid 391
Burns from Alkali (Like Potash or Strong Ammonia) 391
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 674
1.--Lime Water and Sweet Oil for 674
2.--Charcoal for 674
3.--Grated Onion for 674
4.--Easily Prepared Remedy for 674
Burns (Herb Remedies) 429
Burns and Scalds (Rare Prescription) 466

Calculi, Biliary 129
Caisson Disease 304
Caked Breasts 566
Caked Breasts (Herb Remedies) 434, 443
California Liniment 470
Calculus, Renal 161
Calculi or Stones, Operation for 665
Callositas 58
Callosity 58
Causes 58
Symptoms 58
Physicians' Treatment 58
Calvus 58
Camphor (Medical Use) 671
Cancer of the Gall Bladder and Bile Ducts 130
Causes 130
Cancer of the Breast 335
Cancers, Operation for 664
Cancer 332
Cancer is curable if it be operated upon in its early stages 332
Have Operations Failed to Cure? 332
What is Cancer? 333
When to Suspect Cancer and What to Do 333
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 675
1.--Yellow Dock Root for 675
Cancer Paste 471
Cancer of the Stomach, Diagnosis of 2
Cancer of the Stomach 106, 334
Symptoms 106
Course 106
Physicians' Treatment 106
Diet 107
Cancer of the Uterus 334
Canker Sore Mouth 97, 551
Causes 97
Symptoms 97
Mothers' Remedies 98
1.--Raspberry Leaf for 98
2.--Oak Bark Tea for 98
3.--Boracic Acid for 98
4.--Canker Weed Tea for 98
5.--Honey and Borax for 98
6.--Wild Turnip for 98
7.--Alum for 98
8.--Borax Water for 98
9.--Common and Effective Remedy for 98
10.--Shoemaker Root and Borax for 98
Physicians' Treatment for Sore Mouth 99
1.--For Canker Sore Mouth 99
2.--Burnt Alum 99
3.--Nitrate of Silver 99
4.--A Wash of Sage Tea 99
5.--The Juice of a Ripe Tomato 99
Canker Sore Mouth (Herb Remedies) 410, 420
Capsicum and Belladonna Plasters 635
Carbolic Acid 625
Carbolic Acid, Poison by 403
Carbuncle 59
Symptoms 59
Causes 60

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Mothers' Remedies 60
1.--Poppy Leaves to Draw and Ripen 60
2.--Slippery Elm and Sassafras Root for 60
3.--Sheep Sorrel Poultice for 60
4.--Bread and Milk Poultice for 60
5.--The Common Scabious for 60
6.--Snap Bean Poultice for 60
Physicians' Treatment 60
Local 60
Cardialgia 107
Care of Discharges (Excreta) 624
Care and Disinfection of an Infected Room 626
Care of the Room by the Nurse 626
Carter's Little Liver Pills 472
Castoria 472
Castor Oil (Medical Use) 671
Cataract, Operation for 663
Cataract 353
Senile Cataract 354
Symptoms of Senile (Old Age) Cataract 354
Course 354
Cataract, Senile 354
Catarrh 14
Causes 14
Symptoms and Course 14
Mothers' Remedies 14
1.--Successful Remedy for 14
2.--Cleansing Antiseptic Remedy for 14
3.--Witch Hazel for 14
4.--Cure for 15
5.--Mullein Leaves, Treatment for 15
6.--Milk and Salt Wash for 15
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 674
1.--Burnt Alum for 674
2.--Bad Case Cured by the Following 674
3.--Borax and Camphor for 675
4.--Pure Lard for 675
Physicians' Treatment for 15
Local 15
1.--Spray for 15
2.--Powders for 15
3.--Solution for 16
4.--Spray for 16
Catarrh (Herb Remedies) 431, 434
Catarrh, Acute Nasal 10
Catarrh Acute Pharyngeal 21
Catarrhal Angiocholitis, Acute 128
Catarrhal Headache 268
Catarrhal Jaundice 128
Catarrh of Long Standing 467
Catarrh Ointment (Rare Prescription) 468
Cathartic and Sure Cure for Constipation 468
Cathartic (Herb Remedy) 429
Cereals and Cereal Gruels 651
Cerebral Anemia 296
Cerebral Hemorrhage 292
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 209
Cervical Tuberculosis 212
Cervix, Diseases of 497
Cervix, Inflammation of 498
Cervix, Tear of 497
Chafing 552
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy 473
Chapped Hands and Face 93
Mothers' Remedies 93
1.--Quince Seed Cream for 93
2.--Soothing Lotion for 93
3.--Glycerin for 93
4.--Carbolic Salve for 93
5.--Glycerin and Lemon Juice for 93
6.--Camphor Ice for 93
7.--Remedy from a New York Lady 93
8.--Rose Cream for 93
9.--Preventive for 93
10.--From a Twin Falls, Idaho. Mother 93
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676
1.--An Inexpensive Remedy for 676
Physicians' Treatment far Chapped Hands 94
1.--For Chapped Hands 94
2.--Powdered Camphor 94
3.--Ointment of Water of Roses 94
4.--Powdered Zinc Oxide 94
Charbon (Wool Sorter's Disease) 230
Cheese, Poison by 403
Chest, Cold in 30
Chestnut Puree 652
Chicken Broth 652
Chicken Broth 648
Chicken Pox, Diagnosis of 2
Chicken Pox 179
Mothers' Remedies 179
1.--Catnip Tea and Soda Water for 179
Physicians' Treatment 180
Chilblains 96
Mothers' Remedies 96
1.--A Cure for 96
2.--Witch-Hazel for 96
3.--Ointment for 96
4.--Vinegar Cure 96
5.--Home-Made Salve for 96
6.--Common Glue 96
7.--The Onion Cure for 97
8.--The Hemlock Remedy for 97
Physicians' Treatment for Chilblains 97
Internal 97
External 97
1.--Alum as a Wash 97
2.--Ointment of Ichthyol 97
3.--Rosin 97
4.--Lard and Iodine Ointment 97
5.--The Following Is Good 97
Childbirth 494
Child Crowing 26
Cause 27
Symptoms 27
Physicians' Treatment 27
Preventive 27
Cold Sponging 27
Chills and Fever 229
Mothers' Remedies 229
1.--Peruvian Bark and Rhubarb for 229
2.--Horseradish for 230
3.--Dogwood Known to Be Good for 230
Treatment 230
Choking (Foreign Bodies in the Larynx) 396
Mothers' Remedies 396
1.--Fish Bone to Stop 396
2.--Simple Remedy to Stop 396
3.--Pennyroyal Tea and Lard Relieves 396
4.--Grease and Meat Common Remedy for 396
In the Gullet (Foreign Bodies) 396
Chloasma 61
Chloral Habit 374
Chloride of Lime 625
Chloral, Poison by 403
Cholelithiasis 129
Chorea (Herb Remedies) 419, 427, 439
Cholera, Asiatic 223
Causes 223
Symptoms 223
Treatment 224
Cholera Infantum 112
Symptoms 112
Cautions 113
Mothers' Remedies 113
1.--Castor Oil and Warm Applications for 113
2.--First Thing to Do 113
3.--White of Egg and Cathartic for 113
4.--Olive or Sweet Oil for 113
5.--Spice and Whisky for 113
6.--Cabbage Leaf Poultice for 114
7.--Herb Remedy for 114
8.--Tomatoes Will Relieve 114
9.--Injection for 114

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Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676
1.--Chickweed for 676
Diets and Drinks 114
Physicians' Treatment for Cholera Infantum 114
1.--Washing Out the Bowel 114
2.--For Vomiting 114
3.--Subcarbonate of Bismuth 114
4.--Castor Oil 115
5.--Mustard Poultice for 115
Cholera Morbus, Diagnosis of 2
Cholera Morbus 111
Symptoms 111
Mothers' Remedies 111
1.--Castor Oil for 111
2.--Blackberry Root and Boiled Milk for 111
3.--Blackberry Cordial for 111
4.--Tincture of Cayenne Pepper for 111
5.--Nutmeg and Jamaica Ginger for 111
6.--Home Remedy for 111
7.--Old Reliable Remedy for 112
8.--Common Remedy for 112
Physicians' Treatment for Cholera Morbus 112
1.--Heat 112
2.--Morphine by Hypodermic Method 112
3.--For Cholera Morbus 112
Cholera Morbus (Herb Remedies) 418
Chordee (Herb Remedies) 426
Choroid, The 347
Chlorosis (Herb Remedies) 444
Chronic Bright's Disease 158
Chronic Desquamative or Tubal Nephritis 158
Chronic Diffuse Nephritis 158
Chronic Dyspepsia 103
Chronic Gastritis 103
Chronic Inflammation of the Bladder 163
Chronic Indigestion 103
Chronic Melancholia 312
Chronic Inflammation of the Nose 14
Chronic Parenchymatous Nephritis 158
Chronic Rheumatism 321
Chronic Rheumatism (Herb Remedies) 414, 434, 435, 440
Chronic Rhinitis 14
Chronic Splenitis 256
Chronic Uraemia 156
Ciliary 347
Cinnamon Tea 647
Circulatory Disturbances of the Liver 131
Circulation, Poor, Alcohol Rub for 680
Circulatory System, Diseases of 337
Circumcision 509
Cirrhosis of the Kidneys 159
Cirrhosis of the Liver 131
Cleft Palate 368
Clitoris, The 491
Club Foot 371
Cocaine Habit 373
Colds 9, 632
Causes 10
Symptoms 10
Mothers' Remedies 10
1.--Borax for Cold Settled in Throat 10
2.--Valuable Caution and Treatment for 11
3.--Molasses-Vinegar Syrup for 11
4.--Quinine and Ginger for 11
5.--Boneset Tea for 11
6.--Cold or Threatened Consumption 11
7.--Rock Candy Syrup for 11
8.--Skunk's Oil for 11
9.--Lemons and Mustard for 11
10.--Hops or Catnip Poultice 12
11.--Honey for 12
12.--To Break Up at the Onset 12
13.--Mutton Tallow and Red Pepper for 12
14.--Lard and Turpentine for 12
15.--Milk and Cayenne as a Preventive 12
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 675
1.--Capsules for 675
2.--Mullein Remedy 675
3.--An Easily Prepared Remedy for 675
Physicians' Treatment for Colds 12
Preventive 12
1.--Camphor and Vaselin Mixed or Camphor and Cream 12
2.--Camphor Taken Internally 13
3.--Aconite 13
4.--The Following Is Good 13
5.--Lard and Camphorated Oil 13
6.--To Restore Loss of Voice 13
7.--Benzoin Teas for 13
8.--Herb Teas for 13
9.--Dr. Ball, a London, England, Specialist 13
10.--When the Disease Is Rather Marked 14
Colds (Herb Remedies) 414, 423, 426, 437, 440
Colds in Babies 619
Cold in Chest 30
Cold Compresses 332
Cold, June 17
Cold Pack, The 631
Cold, Rose 17
Colic 608
Colic in Infants 471
Colic, Intestinal 124
Causes 124
Symptoms 124
Physicians' Treatment 124
1.--For Colic 124
2.--Severe Case 124
3.--Tincture of Colocynth 124
Colic Intestinal (Herb Remedies) 416, 417, 418, 432, 441, 442, 445
Collapse 376
Comedones 61
Common Itch 81
Common Tables of Measure-Apothecaries' Weight 636
Concussion of the Brain 302
Concussion of the Spine 303
Condensed Milk, How Shall I Use? 589
Condiment (Herb Remedies) 43
Congestion of the Brain 295
Congestive Headache 269
Congestion of the Kidneys, Acute 155
Kidney 155
Treatment 155
Congestion of the Kidney, Chronic 155
Congestion of the Liver, Acute 131
Congestion of the Liver, Chronic 131
Conjunctivitis 349
Constipation 136, 471
Causes 136
1.--Mechanical Obstruction 136
2.--Defective Motion of the Bowels 136
3.--Deficient Bowel Secretions 136
4.--Other Causes-Mechanical Obstruction 136
Defective Worm-Like Bowel Movement 136
Deficiency of the Secretions 136
Sundry Causes 136
Symptoms 137
Fissure 137
Hemorrhoids 137
Prolapse 137
Proctitis 137
Neuralgia of the Rectum 137
Mothers' Remedies for Constipation 137
l.--A Good Substitute for Pills and Drugs 138
2.--Substitute for Castor Oil 138
3.--Hot Water for 138
4.--Excellent Nourishment for Old People 138
5.--Salt and Water for 138

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