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Vulturius Lapis, a name given by many to the ftone called quandros. See the article Quandros.

VULTURNAL1A. See the article Volturnalia.

VUNENA, a name given by the people of Guinea to a kind of catch-fly, or lychnis, common in that part of the world, and much ufed by them in a decoftion to cure fwellings of the legs. Petiver has called it lychnis Guineenfis fruftu caryophylloide folUs roris mariiii, hirfutis, angujlioribus. Phil. Tranf. N°. 232.

UVULA, (Cycl.) in anatomy, is alfo called columella, gar- gareon, yaj^p, gurgulio, uva, uvigena, uvigera, epiglottis, and don. Blancard in voc. Clon. The cutting out of the Uvula, when fwelled and hanging

down, is commonly pra&ifed in Scotland, and no other remedy applied than a piece of bread and cheefe. The furgeon, who is fome neighbouring peafant, ufes alfo no other inftrument than his knife ; and yet all fucceeds very well. '

Uvulae Prolapfus. See the article Prolapsus.

UVULARIA, in the materia medica, the name given by au- thors to the plant called hypoglojfum, or double-tongue. Dale, Pharmac. p. 169.

UXOR, in the language of the cbemifrs, the mercury of me- tals. This is the wife they fay, and fulphur is the hufband. See the article Maritus.