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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    Blienmartlirosis, is, or eos, f. ('Peu/xa; afidpov, a joint.) Pathol. Rheumatism of the joints. Blieumrita'lgia, ce, f. ('Peu/xa; aXyos, pain.) Pathol. Chronic rheumatic pain. Bhoumil'tlcus, a, wn. Pathol. Belonging to rheiunatism; rheu- jna'tic. BUeumati'smoid. {RheuTYidtis- ; terminal-t^Zgs.) Pathol. Re- sembling rheumatism. Rheumtitis- violdes, adj. Blieuiu}1ti’smTi.s, m. ('Pei//xa- to he afflicted with a fluxion.) Pathol. A disease in which there are severe pains in the joints, height- ened by the action of the muscles in comiection, and considerable heat in the part, attended Avith pyrexia: rheumatism; a genus, Ord. Phleg- masite, Cl. Pyrexice, of Cullen’s N^osology. Bbenmiitl^dy'nia, ce, f. ('Peu/xa; Qcuut], pain.) Pathol. Rheumatic pain: rheumatody'ny. Bheuniiltd'pyra, ce, f. ('PeiJ/xa; TTup, a fever.) Pathol. Rheumatic fever. Bhenmlitospa'smns, ^ m. ('PeiJ- jia; o-TTacr/xds, a commlsion.) Pa- thol. Rheumatic spasm or cramp: rheu'matospasm. Bliinalgia, ce, f. ('Ply, the nose ; dXyos, pain.) Pathol. Pain of the nose: rhinalgy. BliinencSplili'licus, a,um. ('Ply; eyK6(^aXos, that which is Avithin the head.) Anat. Connected Avith the nose and brain, etc.: rhinencepha'lic. Blunencj^'pliillns, i, m. ('Ply ; ey, in; KecpaXi], the head.) Physiol. A monster-fetus, having the nose prolonged in form of a proboscis. Rhinitis, Idis, f. ('Ply ; terminal ■Itis.) Pathol. Inflammation of the nose. Rhino-. ('Ply.) A prefix denot- ing connection with the nose. RhinOdy'nia, ce, f. ('Ply ; 66vvii, pain.) Pathol. Pain of the nose. RhinOphonia, ce, f. ('Ply; c^wy?), the voice.) Pathol. The sound of the voice heard through the nose: rhino'phony. Rhinopla'stica, ce, f. ('Ply; TrXdao-o), to fabricate.) Surg. Nose- making ; the operation of forming a nose from the integuments of the forehead, otherwise termed the Ta- liacotian operation : rhinopla'stics : rhi'noplasty. Khinopla'sticns, a, um. Surg. Belonging to the operation of rhino- plasty. Rhlnoplcdstlcus, a, um. Rhinhph'lypiis, i, m. ('Ply; polypus.) Surg. Pathol. Polypus of the nose or nostrils : a rhinopo'lyp. Rhinorrhit'gia, ce, f. ('Ply; pnyvvpu, to burst forth.) Surg. Pa- thol. Sudden and excessive bleeding f]-om the nose. See Epistaxis. Rhiuotrix, ichos, f. ('Ply ; 0pl^, a hair.) Anat. In pi., the Fi&mscc, or hairs of the nose. , Rhiza'nthns, a, um. ('Pl^a, a root; dvdo9, a floAver. ) Rot. Hav- ing floAvers growing from the root: rhiza'nthous. Rhizo-. ('Px^a.) A prefix, de- noting a root, or roots. RhizOca'i'piis, a, um. ('Px^a; /capTTos, fruit.) Bot. Applied to a Cl. (pi. m.) of mosses, having the fructification developed near the root: rhizoca'rpous. Rhizodes, adj. ('Px'^a ; terminal -wd?js\) Bot. Having, or full of roots : rhi'zous. Rhlzd'gSimm, i, n. ('Pt'^a; yevvaco, to produce.) Bot. A pe- culiar organ of some Algae, Avhich increases and fixes itself by numerous roots : a rhi'zogen. Rhizhgh'uiiim, ii, n. ('Px^a ; yovi), seed.) Bot. Applied to mosses Avith fructiferous roots : a rhi'zogon. Rhizogril'pliia, ce, f. ('Px^tx; ypdx^o), to write.) Bot. A descrip- tion of roots : rhizo'graphy. Rhizoldes, adj. ('Px^a ; terminal -Ides.) Bot. Resembling a root: rhi'zoid, Rhizhlh'gia, ce, f. ('Px'^a ; Xdyos, a discourse.) A treatise on, or the doctrine of, roots : rhizo'logy. Rhizoma, dtis, n. ('Px^dco, to support by roots.) Bot. The sub- terraneous horizontal stem of a pe- rennial plant: a rhi'zome. Rhizoniiltoides,adj. I {Rhizoma; Rhizumhtoldeus, a, V terminal um, ) -ldes.)Bot. Applied to roots that have a rhizome, by which is meant what is commonly called the pivot of the root: rhizo'- matoid. Rhlzhmo^rphus, a, ('Px^a;