In the civil law. Certificates of the inferior judge from whom a cause is removed, directed to the superior. Dig. 49, 6. See Apostles. … [Read more...] about APOSTOLI
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APOSTOLUS
A messenger; an ambassador, legate, or nuncio. Spelman. … [Read more...] about APOSTOLUS
APOTHECA
In the civil law. A repository; a place of deposit, as of wine, oil, books, etc. Calvin. … [Read more...] about APOTHECA
APOTHECARY
Any person who keeps a shop or building where medicines are compounded or prepared according to prescriptions of physicians, or where medicines are sold. Act Cong. July 13, 1866, c. 184, … [Read more...] about APOTHECARY
APHONIA
In medical jurisprudence. Loss of the power of articulate speech in consequence of morbid conditions of some of the vocal organs. It may be incomplete, in which case the patient can whisper. It is to be distinguished from congenital dumbness, and from temporary loss of voice through extreme hoarseness or minor affections of the vocal cords, as also from aphasia, the latter … [Read more...] about APHONIA