Eiloid

(i'-loid) eiv, to coil; eld or, form. Having a coiled texture resembling the coils of an intestine; termed a st'omach-bucket, consisting of a small oval silver ve el, cm. long and cm. wide, is attached to a silk thread, in which at a distance of 40 cm. from the bucket a knot is made. The patient swallows the bucket, and when the knot enters the mouth the operator knows that the bucket is in the stomach. It is withdrawn after remaining there five minutes, and its contents are tested. Resistance to its removal may be overcome by having the patient expire deeply or swallow once. 2. See Gastrodiaphany .