Artificial

(ar-te-fsh’-al) \artificial is\ Made or imitated by art. A. Anus, an opening in the abdomen or loin to give exit to the feces. A. Eye, a film of gla , celluloid, rubber, etc., made in imitation of the front part of the globe of the eye and worn in the socket or over a blind eye for cosmetic reasons. A. Feeding, the feeding of an infant by other means milk. Various mixtures and than mother’s foods are to be had, such as Meigs ’s, Botch’s, Biederl’s Mixtures, etc. See Table at end of this article. A. Leech. See Leech. A. Palate, a mechanical contrivance for supplying the lo of the whole or a portion of the hard or soft palate, or both. A. Pupil, removal of a piece of the iris (iridectomy, iridodialysis, etc.), to allow the light to pa through the opening. A. Respiration, the aeration of the blood by artificial means. A method of inducing the normal function of respiration when from any cause it is temporarily in abeyance, as in asphyxia neon a to rum, drowning, etc. Bain’s Method: a modification of Sylvester’s method, the axilla itself being se so that the traction is made directly upon the pectoral muscles. ch097.xhtml b 91