ANTHRAX

(Lat.), n. m. A®n-thra®-kwitn-on’, For deriv., see A?n(a’n)'thra?x(thrasx). Gen., an’- thracis. Gr., dvOpag. Fr., anthrax. Ger., Anthrax. Tt., an trace. Sp., antrax. 1. A name given by Vitruvius to cinnabar. [B, 59.] 2. A carbunele (Lat., carbunculus; Fr., carboncle; Ger., Carbunkel; It., carbonchio; Sp., car bunco); a phlegmonous inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous ti ue attended with sloughing; differing from a furuncle chiefly in its tendency to spread at the periphery and to form a number of openings. [G.] 3. See Contagious a.—A. abdominal is. See A. intestinal is—A. apoplectic us. See Apoplectic a.—A,.). See Furuncular o.—A. bénin (Fr.). ee À. (2d def.)—A’bräune (Ger.). Carbunculous angina, [D, 129.]—A. carbunculus. Ger., 4.-Carbunkel. See A. (2d def.). —A. carbunculus benign us. A form described by Fuchs as intermediate between a furuncle and a carbuncle; differing from true carbuncle in the greater duration of the first stage and in the absence of a distinct ane only) shreds of foul-smelling connective ti ue, mixed with pus and blood, ppp z through the openings. [G,5.J—A. carbuneulus term in thus. Ger. Blasenbrandbeule. A carbuncle attended with the formation of a large bulla or pustule. [G, 5.] See TERM IN THUS (2d def.).—A.-Carbunkel (Ger.). See A. (2d def.).—A. contagiosus. See Contagious a.—A, diff us, A, envali aut (Fr.). See Diffused a.—A’fieber (Ger.). See Ataxo-adynamic FEVER.—A. furonculeux (Fr.). See Furuncular a.—A. gallic us. Syn.: carbunculus gallic us. Gallic a,; a name ‘iven to epidemic or contagious a. as it has prevailed in France. G.] Cf. Matvar de Langue doc, Puce de Bourg e,and A, tar an- -A. hæmorrhoidalis. See Hæmorrhoidal a.—A. hun- See Contagious a. and PEMPHIGUS Hungariæ gangrænos us.—A. intestinal is. Syn.: a. abdominal is, mycosis intestinal A disease caused by eating the fiesh of cattle affected with co tagious a., characterized by symptoms closely resembling those of toadstool poisoning. Within a few hours after the meat is eaten, severe vomiting and diarrhoea take place, with cyanosis and col. lapse. True carbuncles form in the gastro-intestinal mucous membrane, and great numbers of micro-organisms are found. [Bollinger (A, 3%).J—A. malign us. Fr., a. mal in. Malignant a. See Contagious a,—A. malign us both nie us. Ger., Teufelschu . A form of contagious a. said to prevail near the Gulf of Bothnia and in Lapland, first described by Linnæus, who attributed it to the presence of a venomous worm or insect called by him Furia infernal is, [G,5.]—A.malign us esthoniens. Ger.,esthische Blatter. Syn.: pustula Esthoniæ. A form of malignant pustule said to pre- O, no; 0%, not; 0%, whole; Th, thin; Th?, the; U, like oo in too; U2, blue; U%, lull; U4, full; US, urn; U%, like ü (German), vail in summer and autumn in Esthonia in Ru ia. [G,5.]—A.malign us hungaricus. Syn.: curbunculus hungaricus. See Contagious a. and PEMPHIGUS Hungariæ gang reno sus.—A. mallgnus sibirieus. Syn.: carbunculus septentrion at is. A form of contagious a. said to prevail endemically in certain portions of Siberia, [G,5.|—A. mal in non-pestilentiel (Fr.). Boyer’s term for contagious a. (U. Trélat (D, 92).|—A. mal in pestilentiel (Fr.). Boyer’s term for the buboes of the plaque: [U. Trélat (D, 92).J—A. œdem a. Ger., A.-Oedem. A diffuse or EE carbuncle, distinguished from the ordinary form only in the beginning, when it lacks the vesicle and the primary scab. [M, 2.]—À, persicus. Persian a. [G, 17.] See Contagious a.—A. pestilential is. See Pestitential a—A*protein (Ger.). The proteid substance found in the Bacillus anthracis, apparently a peculiar albuminoid differing from my cop rote in. [B.|—A. pulmonum. Gangrene of the lungs. [A, 316.J—A. septic us. See Contagious a.—A. simplex. See A. (2d def.).—A. tar an tane us, A. tar an tatus. A contagious a. that, acco g to Sauvages, once prevailed at Taranto, in Italy. It affected the throat, and it was popularly believed that, unle the patient was kept awake for nine days, by dancing, singing, etc., he would die of suffocation. A similar disease prevailing in Langue doc was known as malvat de Langue doc. [G, 17; Borelli (L, 182).|— A. vrai (Fr.). True a.; à term sometimes applied to a carbuncle attended with fever, great prostration, lo of appetite, headache, etc. to distinguish it from a furuncle resembling a carbuncle. [A. Guérin (D, CRE a Lat.,a. apoplectic us. Ger., apolektischer Milzbrand, Milzbrandblutschlag. It, an trace a, ico. Syn.: splenic apoplexy. A most virulent and acute form of contagious a., chiefly affecting horses and cattle, coming on without premonitory symptoms. [D, 76.]—Bacillus anthracis. See under BacirLus —Benign a. Lat., a. benign us. Fr., a.bénin. A carbuncle which in most respects resembles a boil, but is more extensive. [D, 94.]—Circumscribed a. Fr., a. circonscrit. A carbuncle that is limited to a single tumor. Trélat (D, 92).|—Contagious a. Lat., a. contagiosus (seu malign us). Fr, charbon épidémique, sang de rate. Ger., Milzbrand. It, an trace maligno. Syn.: malignant a, An infectious febrile disease of man and certain of the lower animals (chiefly horses and cattle), due to inocnlation with the Bacittus anthracis (g. v.), When it principally affects the skin, it is known as malignant pustule (q. v., under PUSTULE) or malignant cedema; when it is contracted by eating infected meat, it is termed a, intestinal is, [G.] In all but the most acute forms, carbunculous swellings form, especially on the posterior extremities, and more particularly in horses, In the fatal cases (from ety to seventy per cent.), there are dyspnoea, heemorrhages, cyanosis of the mucous membranes, opisthotonos, spasms of the palpebral muscles, prostration, coldne of the extremities, and a subnormal temperature. Death with s; an oms of EP takes place the first or second day. [A, 437.]—Diffused a. Fr., a. digfus (ou envahi ant). A grave form of a. characterized by a general carbunculouseruption. [U, Trélat (D, 92).|—Furancular a. Fr., a, furonculeur. A carbuncle that is circumscribed and attended with furuncles. {M, 69.]|—Hzematic a. It., carbonchio ematico. See FEBRIS carbunculosa.—_Heemorrholdal a. Lat., a. hemorrhoidal is. Ger., Mastdarm-Milzbrand. It, an trace emorroidale. A form of contagious a. which attacks the rectum in animals; characterized by evacuations of dark blood. [D, 79.]—Malignant a. Lat., a. malign us. Fr., a, mal in, See Contagious a—Pestilential a. Lat., a. pestilential is. Fr., a. pestilentiel. The plague, or the carbuncle that accompanies it. [D, 74.]—Phyma a. See 4. (2d def.) —Primiire A.-Carbunkel (Ger.). See Malignant pustuLe.—Simpie a. Lat., a. simplex, Fr. a. simple. See Benign a.—Specific a. See Contagious a. and Matignant PusTuLe.—Symptomatise he payee (Ger.). A carbuncle symptomatic of contagious a. ANTHRAX I FER OUS, adj.?x-i?f’e2r-u3s, More properly written anihraciferous. See CARBONACEOUS. ANTHRAZIT (Ger.),n. ’, See ANTHRACITE, ANTHRAZOTHION (Lat.), n. n. A*n(a*n)-thra?-zo-thi(the)"- 0’n. From ävBpaé, coal, azotum, nitrogen, and @etov, sulphur. Grotthaus’s term for thio cyanogen (q. v.). [L, 116.] ANTHRAZOTHIONIC ACID, n. A*n-thra>-zo-thi-o?n'i?k, Lat., acidum anthrazothionicum. Fr, acide anthrazothionique. Ger., Anthrazothionsäure. See THIOCYANIG ACID. ANTHRAZOTHIONURET, n. A?n-thra3-zo-thi-o’n-u2-re?t, Lat., anthrazothionuretum. See THIO CYANIDE. ANTHRAZOTHIUM (Lat.), n. n. “?n)-thra?-zo-thi(the)”- ‘m), See ANTHRAZOTHION ANTHRENUS (Lat.), n. m. | ‘s). From 4é@pjvy, a hornet. Fr., anthréne. Syn.: Byrrhus [Linneens]. A genus of coleopterous insects destructive to dead animal matter. [A, 306.]—A. destructor. Fr., anthréne depea (ou Gé boucage). Syn.: A, piminetlæ. A species the larvæ of which prey upon castor, cantharides, musk, and other animal substances, including museum pre] a rations. It is a beetle not more than } inch. long, with transverse