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anaclastic (medicine)


anaclastic


1. <optics> Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves.

2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass. Anaclastic glass, a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.

Origin: Gr. To bend back and break; to reflect (light); + to break.

Source: Websters Dictionary


khellin (medicine)


khellin
<chemical> A vasodilator that also has bronchodilatory action. It has been employed in the treatment of angina pectoris, in the treatment of asthma, and in conjunction with ultraviolet light a, has been tried in the treatment of vitiligo.

Pharmacological action: bronchodilator agents, vasodilator agents.

Chemical name: 5H-Furo(3,2-g)(1)benzopyran-5-one, 4,9-dimethoxy-7-methyl-