sar'cine. i. Hypoxanthin. 3 A packet of cocci of the genus Sarcina.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
sarcine (sar'sin) [L. sarci'na pack]. A cube composed of eight bacterial cells (sarcine of the first power), or of sixty-four cells (sarcine of the second power), produced by the division of certain cocci.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
sar'cine. i. Hypoxanthin. 3 A packet of cocci of the genus Sarcina.
sclerophthalmia (skle-rof-thal'me-ah) [Gr. o-xXTip6$ hard -4- 6ipOa\tj*K eye]. The condition in which, from imperfect differentiation of the sclera and cornea, the former encroaches on the latter, so that only the central part of the cornea remains clear.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
screatus (skre-a'-tus) [L.]. i. A hawking. 2. A neurosis characterized by paroxysms of hawking.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
screatus (skre-a'tus) [L.] Hawking. screen [Fr. ecran.] i. A thin sheet of any substance used to shield an object from any influence, such as heat, light, ap-rays, etc. 2. A sheet upon which a picture is projected, fluores'cent s., a s. coated with crystals of calcium tungstate used in the fluoroscope.
Appleton's Medical Dictionary (1915)
screatus (skre-a'tus). A paroxysmal !u»«' ing due to psychoneurosis.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
screatus (skre-a'tus) [L.]. Paroxysmal hawking and snorting, due to neurosis.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
screatus (skre-a'tus) [L.] Hawking. screen [Fr. ecran.] i. A thin sheet of any substance used to shield an object from any influence, such as heat, light, ap-rays, etc. 2. A sheet upon which a picture is projected, fluores'cent s., a s. coated with crystals of calcium tungstate used in the fluoroscope.
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sideration (sid-er-a'-shun) [sideratto, blight produced by thestarsj. i. Apoplexy, a. Gangrene. 3Lightning-stroke. 4. Therapeutic application of electric sparks.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
sidera'tion [L. siderari, to be planet struck ] Any sudden attack, as of apoplexy.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
sideration (sid-er-a'shun). Therapeutic application of electric sparks.
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sidera'tion [L. siderari, to be planet struck ] Any sudden attack, as of apoplexy.
si'donal. Piperazin quinate. new a., the anhydride of quimc acid proposed as a substitute for the original sidonal
Appleton's Medical Dictionary (1915)
sidonal (si'don-al). Piperazin quinate, (Ci»HaiN=0,i). It is said to be useful in the treatment of gout.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
sidonal (sid'on-al). Piperazin quinate, a white powder, soluble in water. It is a uric-acid solvent. Dose, is-jogr. (1-2 gm.). news., quinic acid anhydrid: used like sidonal.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
si'donal. Piperazin quinate. new a., the anhydride of quimc acid proposed as a substitute for the original sidonal
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
skatoxyl (skai-oks'-il) [p (tricar-), dung; A£fo, acid). A product of the oxidation of skatol. It ia obtained from the urine in cases of disease of the large intestine.
Appleton's Medical Dictionary (1915)
skatoxyl (ska-toks'il). Syn.: methyl indoxyl. The radicle, CHaCsHsN; an oxidation product of skatol, found in large amounts in the urine of patients affected with disease of the large intestine, s. sulphuric acid. See under acid.
sofos (so'fos). A proprietary mixture of sodium dihydrogen phosphate and sodium hydrogen carbonate rendered stable by coating the particles of one of the constituents with disodium hydrogen phosphate When treated with water, sodium phosphate is formed and carbon dioxid is set free.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
spargosis (spar-go'-sis) [owapyav. to be distended], i. Enlargement of a part. 2. Enlargement of the breasts from accumulation of milk. 3. Elephantiasis.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
spargo'sis [G.] i Distention of the breasts with milk. 2. Swelling or thickening of the skin.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
spargo'sis [G.] i Distention of the breasts with milk. 2. Swelling or thickening of the skin.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
spasmus (spaz'-mus) [avatufa, spasm], A spasm. s. bronchialis. Synonym of bronchial asthma, s. cynicus, spasmodic contraction of muscles on both sides of the mouth, giving a grinning expression, s. glottidis, spasm of the glottis or larynx, laryngismus atridulus. s. intestinorum. Synonym of enter algia. B. muscularis. Synonym of cramp, s. nictitans, spasmodic action of the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle, causing a winking-like movement of the lid. s. nutans, salaam convulsions, nodding spasm, s. oculi. Synonym of nystagmus. B. ventriculi. Synonym of enteralgia and of gastrodynia.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
spas'mus [G. spasmos.] Spasm. B. ag'itans, paralysis agitans. a. cani'nus, risus sardonicus. s. coordina'tus, compulsive movements, such as imitative or mimic tics, festination, etc. 8. glott'idis, laryngismus stridulus. a. nic'titans, nictitating spasm. B. nu'tans, nodding spasm.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
spas'mus [G. spasmos.] Spasm. B. ag'itans, paralysis agitans. a. cani'nus, risus sardonicus. s. coordina'tus, compulsive movements, such as imitative or mimic tics, festination, etc. 8. glott'idis, laryngismus stridulus. a. nic'titans, nictitating spasm. B. nu'tans, nodding spasm.
spigelian (spi-jele-an) Noting a lobule of the liver (named after A. van der Spiefel, or Spigelius, a Flemish anatomist, 1558-1625)—the Ipbulus spigelii. It is the smallest lobe of the liver, projecting from the posterior part of the under surface of the right lobe.
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spirillosis (spir-il-o'-sis). i. Any affection due to
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
spirillosis (spi-ril-lo'sis). Any disease caused by the presence of spirilla in the blood or tissues.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
spirillosis (spi-ril-o'sis). i. Any diseased condition attended or marked by the presence of spirilla in the body. 2. A disease of fowls marked by diarrhea, fever, malaise, and death in a few days. It is caused by a spirillum transmitted by ticks of the genus Argas.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
spirillosis (spi-ril-lo'sis). Any disease caused by the presence of spirilla in the blood or tissues.
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spirochetosis (spi-ro-ke-U/-sis). An infection caused by Spirochete.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
spirochetosis (spi-ro-ke-to'sis) [Spirochata + -osw.] Any disease caused by a spirochete, such as syphilis, bronchopul'monary B., hemorrhagic bronchitis, Castellani's bronchitis, a bronchitis marked by severe cough and frequent hemor.rhages, caused by the presence in large number of Spirochata bronchialis. gas'tric a., grasssickness, s. arthrit'ica, a painful joint affection due apparently to the pathogenic action of a spirochete, 5. forans. a. icterohemorrhag'ica, acute infectious jaundice, Weil's* disease.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
spirochetosis (spi-ro-ke-to'sis) [Spirochata + -osw.] Any disease caused by a spirochete, such as syphilis, bronchopul'monary B., hemorrhagic bronchitis, Castellani's bronchitis, a bronchitis marked by severe cough and frequent hemor.rhages, caused by the presence in large number of Spirochata bronchialis. gas'tric a., grasssickness, s. arthrit'ica, a painful joint affection due apparently to the pathogenic action of a spirochete, 5. forans. a. icterohemorrhag'ica, acute infectious jaundice, Weil's* disease.
spongioblast (spun'jT-o-blast) [G. spongia, sponge, + blastos, germ.] I. Amacrine* cell. 2. A primitive neuroglia cell, one of the layer of columnar cells in the neural tube.
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spongioblast (spun'jT-o-blast) [G. spongia, sponge, + blastos, germ.] I. Amacrine* cell. 2. A primitive neuroglia cell, one of the layer of columnar cells in the neural tube.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
staphisagria (staf-is-ag'-re-ah) [oTcufiti, a dried grape; Aypux, wild). Stavesacre. The staphisagria of the U.S. P. is the ripe seed of Delphinium slaphisagria, of the order Ranunculacece. It contains the alkaloids delphinine, CsiHrNO»,t C«HisNiOr, dclphisine, CjrH«N:O4, and staphisagrine, CuHijNOi. It has been used locally as an application in rheumatism, and as an ointment to destroy lice and itch-mites, s., fluidextract of (fluidextractum staphisagria, U. S. P.). Dose i min. (0.06 Cc.).
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
staphisagria (staf-is-a'grf-ah) [G. sfaphis, raisin, + agria, fern, of agrios, wild.] (U.S.) StaphisagrUe semina (Br.). Stavesacre, larkspur; the dried ripe seed of Delphinium staphisagria, a plant of southern Europe; employed locally for the destruction of pediculi and in scabies.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
staphisagria (staf-is-a'grf-ah) [G. sfaphis, raisin, + agria, fern, of agrios, wild.] (U.S.) StaphisagrUe semina (Br.). Stavesacre, larkspur; the dried ripe seed of Delphinium staphisagria, a plant of southern Europe; employed locally for the destruction of pediculi and in scabies.
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staphylinus (staf-il-i'-nus) [staphyle]. i. Palatal. 2. See 5. medius, s. ezternus, the tensor palati. s. internus, the levator palati. s. medius, the azygos uvulae muscle. See under muscle.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
staphyli'nus. See under musculus.
Appleton's Medical Dictionary (1915)
staphylinus (sta-fi-li'nus). See table of muscles, under muscle.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
staphylolysin '(staf-il-ol'-if-in) [staphylococcus; \\-tiv, to loosen]. Neisser and Wechsberg's narr.e for a hemoiysin produced by Staphylococcus aureus and 5. albus.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
staphylol'ysin. i. An hemolysin excreted by a Staphylococcus. 2. An antibody causing lysis of staphylococci.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
staphylol'ysin. i. An hemolysin excreted by a Staphylococcus. 2. An antibody causing lysis of staphylococci.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
stasibasiphobia (sta-se-ba-se-fo'-be-aK) [ffr&tra, standing; $fura, a step, walk; 060or, fear]. A peculiar fear in consequence of which the act of walking or of standing becomes impossible.
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sterisol (ster'-is-ol). A preparation containing sugar of milk, 2.98 parts; sodium chloride, 0.672 part,potassium phosphate,0.322 part;formaldehyde, 0.520 part; water, 95.506 parts. Used as an antiseptic in infectious diseases. •
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
sterisol (ster^is-ol). Formaldehyd, sodium phosphate, etc., in a solution of milk-sugar: an antiseptic, sternad (ster'nad). Toward the sternal surface or
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
stichochrome (stik'-o-kr6m) [arixot, a row; Xp^mq, color]. Applied by Nisslto a somatochrptne nervecell in which the chromophilic substance is arranged in striee running in the same direction and usually parallel with the contour of the cell-body, partly also with the surface of the nucleus. Cf. arkyostichochrome.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
stichochrome (stik'o-krom) [G. stichos, a row, + chroma, color ] Noting a nerve-cell in which the tigroid mass, or stainable material, is arranged in roughly parallel rows or lines.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
stichochrome (sti'ko-krOm) [Gr. orivn row (\)iu'(j« color). Any nerve-cell having the stain;;Mr substance (chromophilic bodies) arranged in more or less regular strue or layers.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
stichochrome (stik'o-krom) [G. stichos, a row, + chroma, color ] Noting a nerve-cell in which the tigroid mass, or stainable material, is arranged in roughly parallel rows or lines.
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stillicidium (slil-is-id'-e-um) [stilla, a drop; cadtrt, to fall down]. The flow of a liquid drop by drop, s. lacrimarum, overflow of tears from obstruction of the canaliculus or nasal duct; epiphora, s. narium, ooryza. 8. urine, dribbling of urine.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
stillicidium (stil-I-sidl-um) [L. the trickling of rain; stitta, drop, + coders, to fall.] A dripping, dribbling, or falling of a liquid drop by drop. a. lacrima'rum, epiphora, a. na'rium, the discharge of watery mucus in the early stages of coryza. B. uri'n.T, incontinence of urine in cases of distended bladder; strangury.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
stillicidium (stil-is-id'e-um) [L. stil'la drop + ca'dere to fall), i. A dribbling or flowing by drops. 2. Epiphora. 8. lacrima'rum, epiphora. 8. na'rium, coryza. s. uri'nte, strangury.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
stillicidium (stil-I-sidl-um) [L. the trickling of rain; stitta, drop, + coders, to fall.] A dripping, dribbling, or falling of a liquid drop by drop. a. lacrima'rum, epiphora, a. na'rium, the discharge of watery mucus in the early stages of coryza. B. uri'n.T, incontinence of urine in cases of distended bladder; strangury.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
stovaine (sto-van'), CuHaNOiHCl. Amylene hydrochloride. A local anesthetic, also used in spinal anesthesia.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
stovaine (sto'vah-een). A local anesthetic, used especially to induce intraspinal anesthesia, ia injections of gr. J—} (0.015-0.045); chemically it is benzoyl-ethyldimethyl-aminopropanol hydr> chloride.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
stovaine (sto'vah-een). A local anesthetic, used especially to induce intraspinal anesthesia, ia injections of gr. J—} (0.015-0.045); chemically it is benzoyl-ethyldimethyl-aminopropanol hydr> chloride.
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streptothricosis (strep-to-thrik-o'-sis). Infection with streptothrix.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
streptothrico'sis. i. An infectious disease caused by one or more species of Streptothrix; it is marked by a chronic suppurative inflammation, the pus containing granules composed chiefly of colonies of the causal microorganism, a. Actinomycosis.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
streptothricosis (strep-to-thri-ko'sis). Infection with streptothrix; a chronic disease marked by pulmonary consolidation, cassation, and cavity formation, with a tendency toward metastasis to other viscera and to the lymph-nodes.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
streptothrico'sis. i. An infectious disease caused by one or more species of Streptothrix; it is marked by a chronic suppurative inflammation, the pus containing granules composed chiefly of colonies of the causal microorganism, a. Actinomycosis.
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strumectomy (stroo-mek'-to-mt) [struma; £crop^, excision]. Excision of an enlarged or strumous gland, or of a goiter.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
strumectomy (stru-mek'to-m!) [L. struma + G. eklome, excision.] I. Excision of a scrofulous gland. 3. Surgical removal of all or a portion of a goitrous tumor.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
strumectomy (stru-mek'to-m!) [L. struma + G. eklome, excision.] I. Excision of a scrofulous gland. 3. Surgical removal of all or a portion of a goitrous tumor.
succenturiate (suk-sen-tu'rt-at) [L. succentvriart, to receive into a company of soldiers, to substitute.] Substituting, accessory s. kidney, adrenal, or suprarenal body. s. placen'ta, an accessory or supernumerary placenta.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
succenturiate (suk-sen-tu'rt-at) [L. succentvriart, to receive into a company of soldiers, to substitute.] Substituting, accessory s. kidney, adrenal, or suprarenal body. s. placen'ta, an accessory or supernumerary placenta.
succinol (suk'sin-ol) [L. succinum, amber, + oleum, oil.] Refined oil of amber, employed, like other tar oils, in the treatment of various skin diseases.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
succinol (suk'sin-ol). Purified amber tar-oil, used in eczema, pruritus, and psoriasis.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
succinol (suk'sin-ol) [L. succinum, amber, + oleum, oil.] Refined oil of amber, employed, like other tar oils, in the treatment of various skin diseases.
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succinum (suk-si'-num) [L.]. Amber, a fossil resin found in the alluvial deposits of Central Europe, and thought to be derived from an extinct species of pine. It contains a volatile oil, oUum succini. used in hysteria, whooping-cough, amenorrhea. and locally as a rubefacient in chronic rheumatism, whooping-cough, and infantile convulsions. Dose 5-15 min. (0.32-1.0 Cc.).
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
succinum (suk'se-num) [L.] Amber, a fossil resin; a volatile oil obtained by its destructive distillation is sometimes used in medicine; see oleum succini.
Appleton's Medical Dictionary (1915)
succinum (suk'sin-um). Amber. See ambra. oleum sued id. 1. Crude oil of amber, produced by the dry distillation of amber. 2. Of the U. S. Ph., 1880, rectified oil of amber. It was used as an excitant and antispasmodic in flatulent dyspepsia. [Lat.. from succus, juice.]
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
succinum (suk'sin-um). Latin for amber.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
succinum (suk'se-num) [L.] Amber, a fossil resin; a volatile oil obtained by its destructive distillation is sometimes used in medicine; see oleum succini.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
supra-auricular (su-prah-a-;i'-rik'-:Above the external ear. s. point. See under craniometric point.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
supra-auric'ular. Above the auricle or pinna of the ear. s.-a. point, a craniometric point at the root of the zygoma, directly above the auricular point.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
supra-auricular (su"prah-aw-rik'u-lar). Situated above or over an auricle.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
supra-auric'ular. Above the auricle or pinna of the ear. s.-a. point, a craniometric point at the root of the zygoma, directly above the auricular point.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
suralimentation (sur-al-im-en-ta'-skun) [super-; alimentation]. The method of forced feeding or overalimentation sometimes employed in pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
suralimenta'tion [Fr. sur; L. super, above.] Superalimentation.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
suralimenta'tion [Fr. sur; L. super, above.] Superalimentation.
The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
sursumduction (sur-sum-duk'-shun) [sursum, up; ducerf, to lead], i. The power of the two eyes of fusing two images when one eye has a prism placed vertically before it. 2. See supravcrgence. 3. A movement of either eye alone upward, s., right, the absolute power that the right eye has to rotate upward.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
sursumduc'tion [L. sursum, upward, + ducere, to draw.] A drawing upward, specifically the moving upward of one eye independently of its fellow.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
sursumduction (sur-sum-duk'shun) [L. sur'stm up 4- du'cere to lead], i. The act of elevation of the visual axis of one eye above the other; also the degree to which such elevation can be made. The ability to elevate the axis of one or of either eye above that of the other.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
sursumduc'tion [L. sursum, upward, + ducere, to draw.] A drawing upward, specifically the moving upward of one eye independently of its fellow.
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sustentaculum (sus-trn-tak'-u-lum) [sustenlnrc, to support). A support, s. lienis, the suspensory ligament of the spleen, s. tali, a process of the os calcis supporting the astragalus.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919)
sustentac'ulum [L. a prop.] A structure which serves as a stay or support to another. B. li'enis, ligamentum phrenicocolicum, on which rests the base of the spleen. B. ta'li, support of the anklebone; a bracket-like lateral projection from the inner surface of the os calcis, the upper surface of which presents a facet for articulation with the astragalus.
American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922)
sustentaculum (sus-ten-tak'u-lum), pi. sustmtac'ufa [L.]. A support. 8. li'enis, the suspensory ligament of the spleen. 8. ta'li, a process of the calcaneum which supports the astragalus.
A Practical Medical Dictionary (Stedman, 1922)
sustentac'ulum [L. a prop.] A structure which serves as a stay or support to another. B. li'enis, ligamentum phrenicocolicum, on which rests the base of the spleen. B. ta'li, support of the anklebone; a bracket-like lateral projection from the inner surface of the os calcis, the upper surface of which presents a facet for articulation with the astragalus.
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syndectomy (sin-dek'-to-me). See pcritomy.
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syndec'tomy [G. syndesmos, a conjunction (conjunctiva), -f ektomS, excision.] Peritomy, excision of a ring of conjunctiva around the periphery of the cornea.
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syndec'tomy [G. syndesmos, a conjunction (conjunctiva), -f ektomS, excision.] Peritomy, excision of a ring of conjunctiva around the periphery of the cornea.
