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The instep or front of the tarsus.

The end of a verse or psalm, or something added thereto, to be sung by the people, by way of a response.

Same as Acroterium.

Pertaining to an acroterium; as, ornaments. P. Cyc.

r statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture. J. H. Parker.

Pertaining to or affecting the surface.

Lack or defect of pulsation.

Having a cleavage parallel with the base.

A medical certificate that a student is ill.

The positive or negative stimulus exerted by oxygen on aërobic and anaërobic bacteria. -- A`ër*o*tac"tic (#), a.

Treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.

That branch of agriculture dealing with the methods of conversion of agricultural products into manufactured articles; agricultural technology.

The salt of wisdom of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant. Brande & C.

A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic.

Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis.

A picture taken on a place of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.

A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to A. P .A.

Pertaining to anachronism.

A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.

Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers. -- n.