Weichselbaum's coc'cus

(vikh'zel-bowm) [Anton Weichselbaum, Viennese pathologist, *i845.] Diplococcus intracellular is mening it i dis. 1113 del's reac'tion (vi'del). Showing the presence of Weilbajch, anthin bodies -a solution of the suspected sub; ance in chlorine water with a little nitric acid evaporated in a water-bath, and then exposed ) the vapor of ammonia; the presence of the anthin bodies is shown by a red or purple color, ^.'s test, for uric acid,, murexide* test. Weill's:gert's law (vi'gert) [Karl Weigert, German,. athologist, 1843-1905.] The destruction of a art, in the organic world, is followed by reprouction in exce , as shown, for example, in the We in berg's ver production of callus after a bone fracture, or lypothetically) in the formation of antitoxin by We in stein's le production in exce of receptors to replace aose rendered usele by the anchoring of the Dxin molecule. W.'s stains, (i) elastin: a solution f fuchsin, resorcin, and chloride of iron stains lastic fibers blue-black; (2) fibrin: stain in con ent rated anilin-water gentian violet solution, rash, dip in iodine-pota ium iodide solution, ecolorize in aniline oil and xylol; the iibriii is tained a dark blue; (3) myelin: stained with hloride of iron and hematoxylin a deep blue, iegenerated portions faking a light yellowish olor; (4) neuroglia; a complicated proce in fhich the final treatment is like that for staining ibrin; neiiroglia and nuclei stain blue; (5) copper lematoxylin, a stain especially for the nervous i ues: I. copper solution a saturated aqueous: olution of copper acetate; II. hem.atoxylin soluion: hematoxylin crystals 2, 95 per cent, alcohol!o, distilled water 80; III. iron solution: potaslium ferricyanide 25, borax 20, water 2000. ight (wat) [A.S. gewiht.'\ The pull toward the renter of the earth of a body at its surface; the brce of gravity acting upon a ma . See Tables Weights and Measures in the Appendix. if itom'ic w., the weight of an atom of any element compared with the weight of an atom of hydro IS;en, the latter being taken as i; according to the ntemational system of atomic weights adopted n 1 9 10, the comparison is made with oxygen, the veight of the latter being 16; see the Table of Elements (in the Appendix) in which the atomic weights' according to both systems are given. nolec'ular w., the weight of a molecule of any substance expre ed in multiples of.the weight of m atom of hydrogen, the latter being taken as i. sil's disease' (vil) [Adolf Weil, German physician, 1848-1916.] Acute febrile jaundice, spirochetosis cterohemorrhagica,. icterus febrilis, infectious iaundice, typhus,biliosus nostras;, a specific nfection, characterized by fever, jaundice, ilbuminuria, muscular.painSj and enlargement of the liver and spleen. W.'s syn'droma, leuromuscular hem i hyperesthesia, a ociated with other disorders of central and peripheral iensibility, iid to occur frequently in the tuberculous. ' jU's test (wa).,;. [Richard Weil, New York •, physician,,.. m:on temporary.] For syphilis; an emulsion o per cent, sodium chloride solution, of washed 3 ed blood cells is mixed with a solution of dried;obra venom; in the case of blood drawn from a lealthy person hemolysis occurs, but not if the Derson from whom the blood is drawn is syphilitic. eil-Felix bacillus (vfl-fa'liks ba-sil'us) [E. A Austrian physician, contemporary.] Weil, proteus-like germ, which is claimed to be the pathogenic organism of typhus fever. W.-F. reac'tion, a specific agglutination of the W.-F. bacillus with the serum of typhus-fever patients; develops about the sixth day of the disease it and disappears with defervescence.