The American encyclopedia and dictionary of ophthalmology Edited by Casey AWood, assisted by a large staff of collaborators . rable degree. InChristendom the excellent little procedure fared even worse. Merelymentioned by Guy de Chauliac and one or two other authoritiesof the Christian IMiddle Ages, it was laid aside for centuries (al-most a millenary) until, 1846. In that year, the procedure was re-vived by Blanehet.—(T. H. S.) AMME 319 Amme. (G.) A wet-nurse. Ammenbrust. (G.) A wet-nurses breast. Ammenmilch. (G.) A wet-nurses milk. Ammensprache. (G.) A nurses language. Ammeter. A galvanomete
The American encyclopedia and dictionary of ophthalmology Edited by Casey AWood, assisted by a large staff of collaborators . rable degree. InChristendom the excellent little procedure fared even worse. Merelymentioned by Guy de Chauliac and one or two other authoritiesof the Christian IMiddle Ages, it was laid aside for centuries (al-most a millenary) until, 1846. In that year, the procedure was re-vived by Blanehet.—(T. H. S.) AMME 319 Amme. (G.) A wet-nurse. Ammenbrust. (G.) A wet-nurses breast. Ammenmilch. (G.) A wet-nurses milk. Ammensprache. (G.) A nurses language. Ammeter. A galvanometer that measures the value of an electriccurrent in amperes. Ammon, Filaments of. A name given to certain histological elementsof the ciliary body. It has been known since the days of Galen thatat the border of the ora serrata are found certain striations resemb-ling hairs. These are really minute capillaries arranged meridian-ally along with faint folds of the surface. See Histology of theeye. Ammon, Frederich August von. This immortal ophthalmologist—sonof the famous theologian, Professor Christopher Friederich von. Frederich August von Amnion. Ammon—was born at Gottingen, Germany, Sep. 10, 1799. In 1813he accompanied his father to Dresden, and from 1814-18 he attendedthe Schulpforte, leaving this institution to begin the study of med-icine at Leipzig. Later, he continued his professional studies atGottingen, where he was intimately associated Avith Blumenbach,Langenbeck, Sr., Himly, and other celebrated instructors. When hehad studied at Leipzig only a year and a half, he received the prizeof the George-Augustus University for his work on the Scmeiologyof Sleeping and WaJxing. Aug. 25. 1821. he graduated, presentingas his Dissertation The History of a brief sojourn in Paris and another in Southern Germany, 320 AMMON, FREDERICK AUGUST VON von Amraon settled (1822) in Dresden, where he devoted especialattention to surgery and ophthalmology. In
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