A medical glossary : in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented, and explained / by W. Turton, M.D.

Turton, William, 1762-1835.

Date:: 1797

Credit: A medical glossary : in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented, and explained / by W. Turton, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Synovia (a term of no radical meaning, coined by Paracelfus). A glutinous tranfparent fluidfecretcd from certain glandsinthejoints. Sy'ntasis (avvrxa-is, from awretvu to extend). A diftenfion of parts from tumour. Syntenosis (<rvvTtvu<ri?, from <rw with, and rtwv a tendon). A fpe- cies of articulation where the bones are connected together by tendons. Synteretica (evrtnpimM, from <rvi/~ng£u to preferve). Medicines which preferve health. Syntexis («wmg$, from m>t%^a\.o diffblve). A marafmus or col- liquative wafting of the body. Sy'nthesis (o-wSr-o-i?, from a-urnOn/Ai to compofe). The composi- tion and connexion of the bones. Synthetismus (o-uv0£t»(t/aoj, from c-uvQew to concur). The repofition of a fracture. Synulotica (itwzXutixx, from c-uvxXou to cicatrife). Medicines which induce a cicatrix. Sy'philts. See Siphilis. Syringa (avgiyfn, from <rvgiy% a pipe). The pipe-tree; fo called becaufe from its branches pipes were made after the removal of the pith. Syringitis (<j-u£iy]iTfl?, from <ri^y£ a pipe). A ft one excavated like a pipe. Syringotomum {(Tv^y^oroif.ov, from <rugiy% a fiftula, and n^m to cut). An inftrument to cut fiftulas. Sy'rinx (o-^iyHj from piw Junk to whittle, Heb.) A pipe. A fringe or fiftula. Syrmaismus (ffu^fA«KTjwo?, from ayp&M£u to evacuate). A gentle evacuation by vomit or ftool. Sy'rupus (from UNI© ferab a potion, Arab.) A fyrup or fweet watery liquid. Syssarcosis (<ru(ro;«g%«trj?, from <rw with, and <rx$ flefh). A con^ ne6tion of the bones by flefti. Sy'stole (o-ufoXJi, from c-urEAAw to contract). The contractile mo- tion of the heart and arteries. TABA-$