fluid

(flu’id) (L. fiu’idus}]. A liquid or a gas. allantoic f., the fluid contained in the allantois Altmann’s f., a histologic fixing fluid composed of equal parts of 2 per cent. osmic acid solution and a ς per cent. pota ium dichromate solution. amniotic f., the liquor amnii. ascitic f., the serous fluid which accumulates in the peritoneal cavity in ascites. Bamberger’ 8 f., an albuminous mercuric solution for use in the treatment of syphilis. Biondi’s f., a histologic staining mixture of orange-green, methyl-green, and acid fuchsin. Biondilich f., a staining mixture of basic methyl-green and acid-red fuchsin. Bouin’s f., a fixing fluid for histologic work, consisting of 75 parts of a saturated aqueous solution of picric acid, 5 parts of glacial acetic acid, and 20 parts of formalin. Burnett’s disinfect: f., a strong aqueous solution of zinc chlorid. is on’s f., a solution, in go parts of distilled water, of Léffler’s anilin methylene-blue 1 part, formaldehyd solution 1 part, glycerin 10 parts, ammonium oxalate 1 part, sodium chlorid 5 parts: used as a diluent in counting red blood-corpuscles. cerebrospinal f., the fluid contained within the cerebral ventricles, subarachnoid sinus, and the central canal of the cord. chlorpalladium f., a decalcifying fluid for anatomic and other specimens: palladium chlorid, 1 cE.; hydrochloric acid, 1000 cc. Coley’s f., a mixture of erysipelas and prod i gios us toxins: used i in the treatment of malignant tumors. Condy’s f., a disinfecting solution of sodium and pota ium permanganates culturef., a fluid employed as a culture-medium. Delafleld’s f., a fixing fluid for delicate histologic ti ues: osmic acid (1 per cent. solution), 10 c.c.; chromic acid (0.2 per cent. solution), 100 Cc.c.; acetic acid, 1 c.c.; 95 per cent. alcohol, 100 c.c. formol-Miiller f., Miiller’s fluid to which has been added 2 per cent. of formalin. Fralick’s f., a germicidal fluid containing nascent chlorin and ozone: used by venous injection in tuberculosis. Hermann’s i See under stains, lable of. Kaiser ling’s See Kaiser ling’s Solution, under solution. lebyrinching f., the perilymph. Lang’s f., a hardening fluid composed of corrosive sublimate, 5 parts, ium chlorid, 6 parts, and acetic acid, 5 parts, in 100 parts of water. Locke’sf. Sec Locke's solution under solution. Mitchell’s f., a mixture of sodium chlorid, bromin, hydrochloric acid, and water acted on by an electric current: used in pulmonary tuberculosis. Morton’s f., a mixture of 1o gr. of iodin, 30 gr. of pota ium iodid, and 1 fluid ounce of glycerin: formerly used by injection in spinal meningocele. Miiller’s f., a weak solution of pota ium dichromate and sulphate: used in fixing, hardening, and preserving anatomic specimens. Pacini’s f£. See under solution. Parker's f., a 1 per cent. solution of formaldehyd in 70 per cent. alcohol; a hardening fluid. Piazza’'s f., a blood-coagulating fluid composed of 1 gm. each of sodium chlorid and ferric chlorid and 4 c.c. of water. Pit field’s f., a diluting fluid for counting leukocytes; made by di olving 20 gm. of acacia gum in soc.c. distilled water and adding so gm. of glacial acetic acid and 1 dg. of gentian-violet. Purdy’s f., a modification of Fehling’s solution, containing 4.752 gm. of cupric sulphate, 23.5 gm. of pota ium hydroxid, 350 c.c. of strong ammonia, 38 c.c. of glycerin, and enough distilled water to make 1000c.c. salinef. Same as salt solution. Scarpa’s f., the endolymph of the ear. subarachnoid f., the cerebrospinal fluid. synovial f., synovia. Tellyesniczky’s f., a fixing solution consisting of 3 parts of pota ium dichromate, roo parts of water, and 5 parts of glacial acetic acid. Thoma’s f£., Icifying fluid for histologic work, consisting of 95 per cent. alcohol and pure nitric ‘acid in the proportion of 1 c.c. of the latter to 25 c.c. of the ᾽ former. To is son’s f. See under stains, table of. ventricular f., the cerebrospinal fluid contained in the cerebral ventricles. vital f., the fluid in the umbilical vesicle. Waldeyer's f. See chlorpalladium f. Wickersheimer’s f., a 376 FLUTTER fluid composed of arsenic trioxid, sodium chlorid, and the sulphate, carbonate, and nitrate of pota ium in a mixture of water, alcohol, and glycerin: used for preserving anatomic specimens. Zenker’s f. See under solution.