artery

(ar’ter-e) [L. arte'ria, from Gr. ἀήρ air + typeix to keep, because they were su by the ancients to contain air]. Any one of the ve els through which the blood pa es from the heart to the various parts of the body. The walls of an artery consist of three coats: an outer coat (tusica adventitia), composed of connective ti ue and elastic fibers; a middle coat (‘unica media), made up of transverse elastic and muscular fibers; and an inner coat (tunica intima), made up of "endothelial cells, surrounded by tudinal elastic fibers and connective ti ue. end @., an artery which does not anastomose with another either directly or by its branches: called also terminal a. Neubauer’s a., the inferior thyroid artery. nutrient a., an artery which carries blood to the interior of a bone, pa ing through a nutrient foramen. sylvian a., the middle cerebral artery. See table of arteries. @., an artery which does not divide into branches, but terminates directly in capillaries. arthigon (ar’the-gon). A proprietary an tigon or serum. arthragra (ar-thra’grah, ar’thrag-rah) [Gr. ἄρθρον joint + ἄγρα seizure]. A gouty seizure in a joint or in the joints. arthral (ar’thral) (Gr. ἄρθρον joint]. Pertaining to a joint. arthralgia (ar-thral’je-ah) (Gr. ἄρθρον joint + &\yos pain]. Neuralgia or pain in a joint. a. saturn i’na, arthralgia of lead-poisoning. arthralgic (ar-thral’jik). Pertaining to arthralgia; affected with arthralgia. arthrectomy (ar-threk’to-me) (Gr. ἄρθρον joint + ἐκτομὴή excision]. The excision of a joint. esis (ar’threm-pi-e’sis) (Gr. ἄρθρον joint + ἐμπύησις suppuration]. Suppuration in a joint. (ar’thrif-aj) [arthritis + L. fug a're to put to flight]. A cure for gout. arthrigonin (ar-thre-go’nin) (Gr. ἄρθρον joint + gonococcus]. A proprietary polyvalent gonococcus vaccine. arthritic (ar-thrit’ik). | Pertaining to or affected with gout or arthritis. arthritic in (ar-thrit’is-in). A disinfectant and antarthritic, C,H,(0.C,Hs).N: (CH;)-NH(CH,).- a 2° - arthritide (ar’thrit-id). A skin eruption attributed to a gouty or rheumatic cause. 7 ARTHROGENOUS 7 arthritis (ar-thri’tis) [Gr. ἄρθρον joint + ~res in- lammation]. Inflammation of a joint. acute a., arthritis marked by pain, heat, redne , and swelling, due to gout, rheumatism, gonorrhea, or traumatism. acute gouty 8., acute arthritis a ociated with gout. acute rheumatic a., a form of acute arthritis of rheumatic origin. atrophic &., arthritis deformans marked by acute inflammation and swelling of the joints, which are followed by gradual and progre ive atrophy of the joint structures. chronic villous a., a form of arthritis deformans due to villous outgrowths from the synovial membranes, which cause impairment of function and crepitation: called also dry joint. a. def or mans, a disease of the joints, of doubtful etiology and with a marked tendency to chronicity. characterized by changes in the synovial membranes and per i articular structures, and often by atrophic and hypertrophic changes in the bones, leading to marked joint deformity. diap: matic a., angira pectoris. a. fungo’sa, white swelling; tuberculosis of a joint. gonorrheal a., acute arthritis due to nn sonococeus. gouty a., arthritis due to gout. &., any joint lesion occurring in ‘eth an Bayport rtrophic a., arthritis deformans marked by hypertrophy of the cartilage at the edge of the joints, with o ification of this hypertrophied ti ue: called also osteoarthritis. @. inter’na, gout of an_ internal organ. navicular a., inflammation of the cartilage covering the navicular bone of the hoof of a horse. neuropathic a., Charcot’s disease. a. no do’sa. 1. Arthritis deformans. 2. Gout. &. pau’perum, rheumatoid arthritis; also called poor-man’s gout. proliferating a. Same as a. deformans. rheumatoid a., a erm formerly applied to atrophic arthritis on the supposition that 6 disease was rheumatismal or gouty in its nature. Called also chronic rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic gow, etc. suppurative a., a form marked by purulent joint infiltration; often due to traumatism or to pyemia. syphilitic &., a form a ociated with or due to syphilis. uratic a. Same as gouty a. ure &@., gonorrheal arthritis. a., gout of an internal organ. arthritism (ar’thrit-izm) [arthritis]. The gouty diathesis; the peculiar diathesis or disposition of body that predisposes to joint disease. arthrobacterium (ar’thro-bak-te’re-um) — [Gr. arthrocace (ar-throk’as-e) (Gr. ἄρθρον joint + κάκη badne ]. Caries of a joint. arthrocele (ar’thro-sél) (Gr. ἄρθρον joint + κήλη tumor]. A swollen joint. arthrochondritis (ar’thro-kon-dri’tis) [Gr. ἄρθρον joint + chondri lis). The inflammation o the cartilages of a joint. arthroclasia (ar-thro-kla’ze-ah) [Gr. @po» joint + κλάειν to break]. The breaking down of an ankylosis in order to secure free movement in a joint. arthroclisis (ar-thro-kli’sis) [Gr. ἄρθρον joint + κλεῖσις closure]. Ankylosis of a joint. arthrodesis (ar-throd’es-is) [Gr. ἄρθρον joint + δέσις binding]. The surgical fixation of a joint; artificial ankylosis. arthrodia (ar-thro’de-ah) [Gr. ἀρθρωδία]. An ar- ticulation or joint which allows a gliding motion of the surfaces. arthrodial (ar-thro’de-al). Of the nature of an arthrodia. arthrodynia (ar-thro-din’e-ah) (Gr. ἄρθρον joint + ὀδύνη pain). Pain in a joint. arthro-empyesis (ar thro-em-pi-e’sis) [Gr. , int + ἐμπύησις suppuration]. Suppuration within a joint. arthrogenous (ar-throj’en-us) (Gr. @por joint + γεννᾶν to produce]. Formed as a separate joint; as, arthrogenous spore. A TABLE OF THE ARTERIES. The arteries in this table are arranged alphabetically, the names of the larger trunks being printed in larger type (small capitals), the names of the branches in ordinary type.