An illustrated encyclopædic medical dictionaryBeing a dictionary of the technical terms used by writers on medicine and the collateral sciences, in the Latin, English, French and German languages . A VAGINAL DOUCHE. (Ger.). See Descending d.—Aetherd ((Jer.). An apparatus forthrowing a spray of ether, [a, 23.]—Alr-d. Fr., d. ct^air. Ger.,lMftd\ A d. in which a current of air is substituted for one ofliquid ; in otology, a current of air forced through the Eustachiantube into the tympanic cavity. [F.]—Alternating d. Fr., A d. in which a hot current and a cold one are applied alter
An illustrated encyclopædic medical dictionaryBeing a dictionary of the technical terms used by writers on medicine and the collateral sciences, in the Latin, English, French and German languages . A VAGINAL DOUCHE. (Ger.). See Descending d.—Aetherd ((Jer.). An apparatus forthrowing a spray of ether, [a, 23.]—Alr-d. Fr., d. ct^air. Ger.,lMftd\ A d. in which a current of air is substituted for one ofliquid ; in otology, a current of air forced through the Eustachiantube into the tympanic cavity. [F.]—Alternating d. Fr., A d. in which a hot current and a cold one are applied alternately; [L, 49 (a, 21).]-Anal d. Fr., d. anale. A d. directedupon the anus. [L, 49 (a, 81).]—Ascending d. Fr., d. , aufsteigende D. A d. in which the stream is directed up-ward, into the rectum or the vagina.—Aufsteigende D. (Ger.).See Ascending d.—Augend (Ger.). See Ocular d.—Aural , d. de Ioreille. Ger., Ohrd\ 1. A d. adapted to the externalear. [L, 49 (a, 21).] 2. Of Saemann, a method of introducing liquidsinto the cavity of the middle ear by injecting them into the naso-. FOSTEBS VAGINAL DOUCHE. pharynx while the nostrils are closed during an act of swallowing.[F, 32.]—Auricular d. Fr., d. auricul-aire. See Aurol-d. (1stdef.).—Bell-d. Fr., d. en cloche. Ger., Glockend. An instru-ment for douching in which the series of water-jets surroundingthe body forms a bell-shaped figure. [Winternitz (a, 18).]—Capil-lary d. Fr,, d. capillaire. See Acjuapunctube (1st def.).—Cephalic d. Fr., d. cephalique. Grer., Kopfd*. A d. adaptedfor application to the head. [L, 87 (a, 14).T—Circular d. Fr.,d. en cercle. See Bing-d.—Column d., Columnar d. Fr.,d. en colonne. A d. in which the liquid is applied in a solid column.[L, 87 (a, 14).]—Compressed-air d. Fr., d. d air comprims. Ad. in which the water is projected with great force by means ofcompressed air ; used especially for needle-baths. [L, el (a, 14).]—Concentric d. Fr., d. en lames concen
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