ALCES

(Lat.), n. A®l(a®lYsez(ke?s), Gen., al’cis, From äAxn, the elk (said to be from dArf, strength, but more probably related to édagos, the deer). O. H.G., alaho. Also written alchis [Pliny]. Fr., élan. Ger., Élenthier. The elk or moose (Cervus alces (Eh næus]). It was believed to be subject to Ga and to furnish a remedy for that disease. Also the genus to which the elk belongs. [B, 28, 78, 114, 115.]—A. palm at us. See Cervus alces.—Alcis cornu. Hartshorn. [B, 57.|—Aleis cornu philosophice præparatum. A Pepe ion of some pharma copæias of the last century, made by boiling stag’s horn, cut into small pieces, in water, until it became soft, removing the cortical and inner spongy portions, drying, and pulverizing. [B, 57.|—Aleis ungule. — Élk's hoofs; once employed as a specific for epile [B, 78.]—Spiritus ungulæ alcis. See Spiritus CORNU CERVI.—Ungulæ alcis. See Alcis ungule.