Medical vocabulary, or, an explanation of all names, synonyms, terms, and phrases used in medicine and the relative branches of medical science.

  • Mayne, Robert Gray, 1808-1868
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1862
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    berance; a pro'cess. See Proiuher- antia. rrocldc'ntla, ce, f. (Procldo, to fall down.) Surg. Pathol. Tlie fall- ing down of some organ or part, as the amis, eye, uterus, etc. See Pro- lapsus. PrOcIdc'iifla ll'tCrl. Surg. Pa- thol. A falling down of the womb, which descends into the vagina, owing to the relaxation of its con- nections ; Avhen it protrudes through the external parts. Prolapsus uteri is then applied. See Hysteroptosis. Procllvltas, dtis, f. {Pro, be- fore; cllno, to incline.) Med. Incli- nation or disposition; predisposition: proclivity. Pr5c«e'lins, d, U/tTV. , I^OL— \ta, the belly.) Anat. Having a swoln, prominent paunch, or belly. Pro'ctiigra, ce, f. (Hpaj/cTos, the anus; dypa, a seizure.) Pathol. Pain of the anus. Proctalgia, ce, f. (HyocoKT-ds; dXyo<s, pain.) Pathol. Nervous pain of the anus: proctalgy. Proctatre.sla, ce, f. (IT/otij/c'rds ; arpii'Tos, without aperture.) Anat., Pathol. Imperforate anus: procta- tre'sy. Proctlticns, a, um. Pathol. Be- longing to Proctitis: proctiVic. Proctitis, Idis, f. (HjOcoKTos; terminal -Uis.) Pathol. Inflamma- tion of the anus, or of the rectum. Procto-. (Hyow/crd?.) A prefix denoting reference to the anus. Proct6cel6, es; f. (H/ow/cT-de : KrfKri, a tumour.) Surg. Pathol. Hernia, or prolapsus of the amis. Proct5cystttt6'mia,oe,f. (H/awAc- T-ds; cystotSmia, a cutting into the bladder.) Surg. Pathol. The recto- vesical section: proctocysto'tomy. Proct5dy'nia, ce, f. (n(Oa>K:T-d9 ; o^vvi], pain.) Pathol. Spasmodic pain of the amis. Proctody'nlcus, a, um. Pathol. Belonging to Proctodynia: procto- dy'nic. Proctoptoma, dtis, m. (H/oto/c- T-ds; 'TT'Twpa, a fall.) Surg. Pathol. A fall or prolapse of the anus. Proctoptosis, is, or eos, f. Surg. Pathol. The progress or formation of Proctoptoma. ProctOtO'mia, oc, f. (HjOw/cTo's ; Tepvu), to cut.) Stirg. The cutting of the anus, or rectum, as in imper- forate anus; the operation for jistvla. in ano, etc.: procto'tomy. PrOcii'mbciks, tis, part. (/Vo- cumho, to lie along.) Hot. Lying on the ground; trailing: procu'm- bent. Pro'dronie. {Upoopopo^, run- ning before.) Pathol. Applied to some affections which indicate the supervention of another disease, as vertigo is sometim.es said to be a pro- drome or precursor of apoplexy. Neut. of Pr6’dr6mus, a, um. ProcgamSmis, a, um. {Uporj- yeopai, to lead the way.) Pathol. That which precedes; predisposing; proegu'menal: proegu'menous. Prollu'via. (PI. of prrofiuvium, a flux.) Pathol. A’Zwsces with fever; an Ord., Cl. Pyrezioe, of Cullen’s Nosology. Prftfu'mlns, a, um. {PrScid a /undo, far from the bottom.) Deep: profound. Anat. Applied to ves- sels, nerves, muscles, etc., from their relative situation-as to others. Prognosi.s, is, f. (Tlpd; yiyvd- (T/cw, to know.) Pathol. The know- ledge of a disease, draum from a consideration of its signs and sjmp- toms. Progno'stic. (Same.) Pathol. Applied to the symptoms from a con- sideration of which a prognosis of any particular disease is formed. Prolii'biiim, ii, n. {Pro; Ul- tium, a lip.) Anat. The extreme prominent part of the lip; the same as Procheilum. Prbla'psns, i, m. {Prolabor, to glide down.) Pathol. A protnision, as well as falling down, of a part of some viscus, so as to be partly ex- ternal or uncovered, applied to the anus, uterus, etc.; a genus, Ord. Vx- topice. Cl. Locales, of Cullen’s Noso- logy. Prola'psns Ani. ) Surg. Pa- Prbla'psus Re'cli. j thol. A fall- ing do'wn of the extremity of the rec- tum, occurring in infancy, and at any period of life. PrSla'p.sns r'ffri. Surg. Pa- thol. Protrusion of the womb be- yond or at the vidva. PrOmlnc'ntia, f. {Prdmlneo. to .stand out.) Anat. Applied to objects elevated above the surface,