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Categories: TermsMachine-woven net fabric with hexagonal meshes.
boil
Painful, circumscribed pus-filled inflammation of the skin and
subcutaneous tissue usually caused by a local staphylococcal infection.
Also called furuncle.
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Bleeding After Delivery, Post-Partum Hemorrhage
Bleeding from the womb occurring six hours after delivery is called post partum and after that time, is known as puerperal child-birth bleeding or hemorrhage. Causes. A relaxed condition of the womb, the retention of clots or parts of the membranes, ... BLEEDING FROM THE STOMACH
(Haematemesis). Causes. Cancer and ulcer of the stomach are main causes of excessive bleeding; poisons also cause it; injuries also. Symptoms. The vomited blood may be fluid or clotted; it is usually of dark color. The longer it remains in the stom... BLEEDING FROM THE WIND-PIPE AND LUNGS. (Haemoptysis)
This is a spitting of blood. It may come from the small bronchial tubes and less frequently from the blood vessels in the lung cavities or their walls. Symptoms. In incipient consumption of the lungs, bleeding develops suddenly as a rule, a warm salt... BLEPHARITIS MARGINALIS
This means a chronic inflammation of the margin or edge of the eyelids accompanied by congestion, thickening and ulceration of the parts and the formation of scales and crusts. Causes. The underlying cause is often an inflammation of the conjunctiva ... BLISTER
This is a watery elevation of the outer skin. It is caused by rubbing, for instance of a shoe, friction from anything, or from burns. It frequently appears on the hands after working for some time at manual labor, when the hands are not accustomed to wo... BLISTER DISEASE, (Pemphigus)
This is an acute or chronic skin disease in which there are blisters of various sizes and shapes, and these usually occur in crops. Symptoms. The disease may attack any part of the body. The blisters range from the size of a pea to a large egg. They ... Blisters from Burns or Scalds, White of Egg for
"Apply immediately the white of an egg. Keep the part from being exposed as much as possible to the air." White of egg is soothing and forms a coating while blistered part is healing, also protects it from air. ... BLOOD AND LIVER REGULATOR
Potassii Iodidi 1/2 ounce Fluid Extract Senna 1/2 ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Sagrada 1/2 ounce Fluid Extract Sarsaparilla 1/2 ounce Fluid Extract Stillingia 1/2 ounce Simple syrup ... BLOOD IN THE URINE. (Haematuria). Causes
The congestion of the kidneys, pernicious malaria, etc., nephritis, tuberculosis, kidney stones. The urine looks smoky and dark, or bright red. Treatment. This depends upon the cause. The patient must rest in bed and the kidneys should not be stimula... Blue Flag
Several irises with blue or blue-violet flowers, especially Iris versicolor of eastern North America. ... Blue Stone (blue Vitriol, Blue Copperas, Chalcanthite)
Hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate. ... BLUE STONE. Symptoms
Vomiting and purging, taste of metal, severe pains, dizziness and headache and sometimes insensibility. Treatment. Emetics such as mustard water, warm salt water, goose grease, vaselin, etc. Then white of eggs, followed by milk and soothing drinks, f... BLUE VITRIOL. Symptoms
Vomiting and purging, taste of metal, severe pains, dizziness and headache and sometimes insensibility. Antidote. Jeaunel's antidote. Treatment. Emetics such as mustard water, warm salt water, goose grease, vaselin, etc., then white of eggs, fol... Bobbinet
Machine-woven net fabric with hexagonal meshes. boil Painful, circumscribed pus-filled inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue usually caused by a local staphylococcal infection. Also called furuncle. ... Body Louse or Clothes Louse (Pediculus Corporis)
This parasite lives in the clothes. It is apt to be found in the folds or seams, especially where the clothes come in close contact with the skin, as about the neck, shoulders and waist. This creature visits the body for its meal. They may produce diff... BOIL. (Furunculus, Furuncle). Causes
Boils may appear in a healthy person, but they are often the result of a low condition of the system; they are frequently seen in persons suffering from sugar diabetes. MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Boil, My Mother's Poultice for. "Poppy leaves pounded up an... BOILS
Belladonna 2X dil. Hepar sulph 3X tablets. ... Bolster
Long narrow pillow or cushion. ... Bombazine
Fine twilled fabric of silk and worsted or cotton, often dyed black for mourning clothes. ... Boracic Acid (boric Acid)
Water-soluble white or colorless crystalline compound, H3BO3, used as an antiseptic and preservative. ... BORAX (Sodium Borate)
This drug as it appears in commerce of America is derived entirely from natural deposits found on the shores of lakes of California and Nevada. This is purified. Action. It is antiseptic in its action. It renders the urine alkaline. Gargle. It is u... Boutonniere
Flower or small bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole. ... BOW LEGS. (Genu Varum)
This is the opposite of knock knees, and the deformity usually affects both limbs, the knees being widely separated. The disease begins in early childhood; the cause is rickets, and the deformity is the direct result of the weight of the body and muscul... BOWEL FALLING (Prolapsus ani)
Tincture Cina is good when caused by worms, one-tenth to one drop of the tincture every two hours. Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form) when caused by dysentery or loose bowels. Mercurius Corr. 3X trit. (tablet form) when caused by dysentery. Last two ... BRAIN, INFLAMMATION OF
Aconite 2X dil. at beginning. Belladonna 3X dil. This follows well after Aconite. Chamomilla 2X. Good in teething children. ... Breasts
Changes in the breasts also constitute a sign of pregnancy. As an early symptom, there may be a feeling of fullness, sometimes pain. They become larger and firmer from the development of the individual lobules, which have an irregular knotty feel. A fat...