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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    bilus; a stone.) Fossil fniit of a cone-like appearance. StrO'blliiH, i, ni. (Sxpogos, the crown, or top.) Bot. A specie.? of pericarp formed from an amentum, as the cone of the pine tree. Stroke of the Sun. See Coup de Soldi. Stroke of the Wind. See Coup de Vent. Stroma, ittis, n. (ETpuifxa, any outmost gannent.) Anat., Physiol. The covering of the parenchyma of organs. Stro'mhullfo'rmis, is, e. {Strom- hulus; forma, Wk&n&SB.) Bot. Con- torted like a screw, or sj)irally: stro'mhulifonn. Stro'ngyliis, m. {^TpoyyvXos, globose.) Zobl. A kind of entozoon, or species of Ascaris found in the heart: a stro'ngyle. Stro'iigyln.s GIga.s. Zobl. A species found in the human kidney. Stro'ntiiina, ce, f. {Strontian, in Argyleshire.) Mineral. One of the primitive earths, foimd in com bina- tion with carbonic acidinstrontianite: stro'ntian. Strontliinlcus, a, um. Mineral. Belonging to Strontiana: strontia'nic. Stro'iitIcns,4?, um. (Strontium: terminal -ic.) Ckem. Belonging to Strontium: stro'ntic. Stro'ntium, ii, n. Clmn. The metallic base of Strontiana. Strbphe'nchynia, n. {'2rpo- <pi], a turning; eu, into; fluid.) Bot., Physiol. The convo- luted cellular tissue of plants. Strftphi'ftlnm, i, n. (Dim. Stro- phium, a woman’s neckerchief.) Bot. A sma ll curved protuberance near the scar, or base of some seeds; a stro'- phiole. Strft'phiilus, i, m. Pathol. A papular eruption of various .species and form, peculiar to infants. StrO'phuln.s A'lMdus. Pathol. The white gum, a name for a variety of Strophulus intertinctus. StrftVl*Mlws Ca'iidldns. Pathol. A variety in which the papula: are larger, have no inflammation, but a smooth, shining .surface, which gives them a lighter colour than the cuticle near them. SIrft'phfilns ronfe'rtns. Pathol. A variety in which numerous papilla:, varying in size, appear on different parts of the body in infants during dentition, and is therefore called tooth-rash. Strb'pliuliis Interti'nctiis. Pa- thol. A variety of Strophuhis, in which the child’s .skin appears like printed cotton, from the various dis- position of the characteristic or seems covered with a refl gummy exudation, therefore vulgarly termed re'd-gown, and red-gum. Str&'phiilTis Ybladens. Pathol. The wildfire rash, a species having .small circular patches or clusters of 'pa'puloe arising successively on differ- ent parts of the body. Strnctfira, ce, f. (Struo, to build. > Geol., Alineral. The dispo.sition of the joints of separation of parts, from which necessarily results their form. Bot., Zobl. The arrangement of the organic tissues or elements of lining bodies: stru'cture. Strflma, ce, f. Pathol. A scro- fulous swelling, or tumour; also, the disease scrofula itself; also applied to Bronchocele. Strunil'f?nis, a, um. (Struma; f^ro, to bear.) Bot. Bearing a tu- mour: strumiTerous. ■^trn'mons. (Struma.) Pathol. Having or full of scrofula; scro'- fulous. Strumbsus, a, um. Stry'clmas, atis, f. Chem. A strjmhnic salt: a strj^'chnate. Sf ry'chnlcms, a, icm. Chem. Ap- plied to salts of which strj’chnine forms the base: str>''chnic. Strychnlna, oe, f. Pharm. A peculiar proximate principle of an alkaline nature obtained from the kernel of the fruit of Strychnos nux vomica: strychni'n. Sfry'ohnos, i. m. (^apoxvas, a species of nightshade.) A Linn, genus. Cl. Pentaridria, Ord. Monogynia. Juss. Apocynece. Stry'clino.s Nnx Vtt'mTca. M. Med. The tree which yields the Nux Metella, Nux Vomica., poison- nut, or rat’s bane. Stnltl'tia, ce,i. (Shdtus.ioo\\a\y.) Pathol. Foolishness; folly, or a certain diilness of the mind; formerly used the same as Stoliditas. Sfflpa, ct’, f. \CS.Tv<f>to, to steep SfApha, ce, f. ( wool.) Pharm. A fomentation; a stupe.