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(From
against and
a fever). A remedy against a fever; called also antipyreuticon.
Or Antiqua'r-tium, (from
against, and quartanum, a quartan fever). A medicine against a quartan.
(From
against, and
the nose,) also called caput vituli, bucranion, o8 leonis, anarrhinum, lychnis, sylvestris, atochium, snap-dragon, and calf's snout.
A decoction is said to be used in the jaundice, but is chiefly used as a charm.
See Linaria.
(From
against, and
a worm). See Anthelmintica.
(From
against, and scorbutus, the scurvy). Medicines against the scurvy; q. v.
Cortex. See Wintera-nus, Cortex.
(From
against, and
to draw). A revulsion. The turning the course of the humours whilst they are actually in motion. The doctrine of revulsion is the invention of Hippocrates.
(From
against, and
to draw). A general epithet for any medicine that acts by way of revulsion.
(From
opposite to, and
the sternum, or breast). The back is so called because it is opposite to the breast bone. See Dorsum.
(From
against, and
to extend). A contra-extension: an opposite location of parts, as of the liver and spleen.
"Thenar(from
against, and
the palm of the hand). See Abductor pollicis Manus Indicem.
Dr. Hunter applies this name to a muscle of the foot, and says it arises from the os cuneiforme, and is inserted in the external sesamoid bone.
See Anthora.
(From
against, and
the thick part of the anthelix).
See Auricula.
(From
, and
percutio).
See Renisus.
 
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