amadou

(am’ah-doo) (Fr.]. Touchwood or punk; the fungus Boletus ignia’rius, which grows on old trees. and is used as a wound dre ing and as a hemostatic. sheet a., a preparation of amade used as a dre ing for bed-sores. an.ake be (am-ak-e’be). A disease affecting calves Ἢ Uganda, due to a parasite, Theile’ria par'va, which is transmitted by the bite of a tick, Rhspicephalus appendicula’ris. (am-al’gam) [anagram of Gr. μάλαγμα a soft ma ]. Any alloy of mercury with another metal. Amalgams are distinguished as binary, ternary, quaternary, etc., according as they contain two, three, or four metals. dental a., an amalgam of silver, tin, and mercury: used for filling teeth. Gold, platinum, etc., are sometimes added. Pertaining Inflammation of an Per- AMBERGRIS