Denotations & Old terminologies used in Homopathy - Similima

Follicular
Formication The illusion or hallucination that ants or other insects are creeping on or under
the skin. Formication is a feature of some psychotic states as well as drug
and alcohol abuse. From the latin formicatio, from formicare meaning to creep
like an ant. Not to be confused withfornication.
Framboesia Yaws,pian.an infectious,nonvenereal disease of the tropiics caused by
treponema pertenue;characterized by an initial cutaneous lesion,on the hand or
foot followed by one or more crops of mulptiple,crusted raspberry-like lesions.as
the disease progresses it may affect bone,usually about the nose and
mouth.this is tertiary stage or gangosa.it doesn’t produce central nervous
system or cardiovascular involvement.serologic tests for syphilis are positive.
Freckles Freckles are flat, circular spots that typically range in the size of the head of a
nail. The spots develop randomly on the skin, especially after repeated exposure
to sunlight and particularly in persons of fair complexion. Freckles vary in color -
- they may be red, yellow, tan, light-brown, brown, or black -- but they are
always darker than the skin around them since they are due to deposits of the
dark pigment called melanin.
Frost bites Chilblains.intense cold produces inflammatory affections,most frequently on the
least protected parts of the body,the ears,nose,fingers and toes.this
inflammation is of a secondary nature,and sets in when heat and circulation of
the frosted parts have been restored too hastly by the application of external
warmth.the injury may be superficial or deep.the parts become swollen,look
dark red and have a sensation of tingling,burning and itching;there form
vesicles upon the outside,which burst and produce unhealthy looking sores and
gradually a deep ulcer forms and gangrene.after healing or spontaneously
disappearing they frequently return again at next cold season or become
troublesome again during the hot weather.
Fulgurating pains Lightening like;used to describe sudden excruciating pain.
Fungus hematodes A spongoid or soft cancer.a medullary sarcoma.a soft bleeding malignant
tumour which may appear as if it were a fungus.
Furuncles Boil.a faruncle commences as an inflammation of one or several closely grouped
cutaneous glands,or hair follicles,which become infiltrated.the inflammation
spreads to the surrounding cellular tissue,and through the entire
skin,suppuration takes place,accompanied by acute pains,fever,the boil breaks
an discharges a bloody matter.the core which consists of destroyed cellular
tissue,is not discharged until all of it has been loosened from its
surroundings.large boils occur singly;small ones,so called blind boils which
discharge very little,frequently appear in crops or in rapid succession.they
seemed to come from depraved state of the blood in the general system,they
frequently appear during the reconvalescence from severe illness,and at times
epidemics.
Galactogogue An agent which promotes the secretion and flow of milk
Galactorrhea A continued discharge of milk from the breasts in the intervals of nursing or
after the child has been weaned
Ganglion A group of nerve cells such as one located outside the brain or spinal cord
Gastralgia Stomachache
Gastrodynia Stomachache
Gastroenteritis Enterogastritis.inflammation of the stomach and intestine.symptoms include
fever,abdominal cramps,nausea and vomiting,diarrhoea and headache.
Gastro-malacia Softening of the walls of the stomach
Gastroptosis Ventroptosis,downward displacement of stomach
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