RHEUMATISM

(Yunanca köken — orijinale bakınız.) A pain! tion of the joints, attended by swelling or stiffne ; and also affecting the muscular, tendinous, and til lures. It is occasionally accompanied by f>\er, whin it constitutes acute rheumatism, or rheumatic freer: in which case the joints are much swollen and exce ively painful; the pulse frequent, but seldom bard: the perspiration usually abundant and acid; the tongue extremely foul, and the bowels costive; headache is Beldom complained of, and delirium very rare. In this form of the di translation or metastasis to the heart is not uncommon, The treatment consists in occasional venesection; in the use of purgatives and sudorific-, and occasionally of tonics, more especially cinchona: calomel and opium are also largely, and often very succe fully emplo rheumatism is not in general attended by any very remarkable constitutional symptoms, it occasionally leads toteum,permanent tendons,distortion and ligaments of the;joints;and is affects most common the 'periosin debilitated habits, when the health has been broken by previous disease or over exertion of body or mind. Opium, especially in the form of Dover's powder, is generally nece ary in this disorder to procure rest. The bowels should be kept moderately active by warm purees, and tonics and alteratives cautiously administered. A course of sarsaparilla is often extremely serviceable: colchictim has been resorted to, but with most uncertain succe . RHINOCEROS. {Gt. pn.anoac; Ktpacahorn.) The name of a genus of Pachydermatous mammals, character ized by one or two horny productions upon the nose. A species of hornbill is also called rhinoceros, on account ot the remarkable recurved horny proce which rises from its upper mandible. [s. 1073]