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
Date:
1862
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    The'nal. {Thenar.) Anat. Be- lougin^ to the palm of the hand; applied by Dr Barclay as meaning towards the palm of the hand, TliSiiar, dris, n. {Qivap.) Anat. Tlie palm of the hand; also the sole of the foot. TliedniiVnia, ce, f. (0eo9, God; fiavia, madness.) Pathol. Religions madness or melaneholy. Thcdmiinihlcus, a, uni. Pathol. Belonging to Theomania: theomani'- acal. The'orem. (Geto/oew, to investi- gate accurately.) Geoni. Something proposed to be demonstrated, Theo- rema, htis, n. TligrSpe'ia, ce, f. {Qcpa'Treuct}, to heal.) Med. Synonymous with Therapeutics: also spelt Therapia. Therapeii''tic. (Th^rilpeutl- Therapen'tical. j ca.) Med. Be- longing to therapeutics. TMrdpev!- Ucus, a, um. Therapeu'tics. {QepaTrevw, to cure.) Med. That branch which treats of the appbcation of remedies, and the means used for the cure of diseases. Th^rdpeu'tlce, es, f.; The- rdpeu'Uca, ce, f. Theri'ftca, ce, f. (9i/p, a wild animal.) Pfuinn. An antidote to poisons, or the bites of venomous animals; also a term for molasses or treacle: the'riac. Thgriocftta'rrlins, m. {Qipo<s, summer; cdtarrhus.) Pathol. Sum- mer catarrh, or hay-fever; hay- asthma. Tlierift'tdme. ) (Qnpiov, a ThSriOtd'mia, ce, f. J beast; Tep.- V03, to cut.) Comp. Anat. Same as Zootomia; dissection of the lower annuals: therio'tomy, Thermalis, is, e. {Qepph, heat.) Belonging to warmth or heat, or to hot springs; the'rmal. Thermo-. {Qeppf].) A prefix indicating relation to, or connection with, heat or warmth. TliernidK^'niiim, ii, n. (Beppn ; yeuvdu), to generate.) Chem. The principle or origin of the formation of heat: theTmogen. Thermftlo'gia, ce, f. (Oeppf]; a discourse.) Chem. A trea- tise on heat: thermo'logy. Thermo'meter. {Beppn; pe- rpov, a measure.) Mat. Philos. An instrument for measuring, or as- certaining the degree of tempera- ture of the air. Thermo'inMtnim, i, n. Thermo'meter, Differc'ntial. Nat. Philos. That which indicates the difference of temperature be- tween two portions of air. Thermosc5'pinm, ii, n. (Qeppi); (TKOTTeu), to see.) Nat. Philos. An instrument for measuring the diffe- rence of temperature: a the'rmo- scope. Tliigh. See Femur, Femen. Thigh-hone. Anat. The os fe- mmis. Thirst. (Sax. Thurst.) Physiol. An internal sensation of a desire to drink, consisting in dryness, heat and constriction in the back of the mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, and, in extreme cases, the stomach; all, how- ever, modified by circumstances and individuals. Pathol. A morbid con- dition of the thirst, in which it is excessive or deficient, and the signs of its existence are proportionately exaggerated, or altogether absent. SUis, is, f. See Dipsosis, Poly- dipsia. Thora'cic. Anat. Belonging to the thorax. Thordcicus, a, um. Thora'cic Dnct. x\.nat. The principal trunk of the absorbent ves- sels lying upon the dorsa\ vertehree. Ductus Thordcicus. ThorachccntcsiSy is, or eos, f. {Thorax; Kevxjjcn?, a pricking.) Surg. A piercing of the thorax, as in the operation for empyema. Thoracft'dyjie, es, f. ) {Thorax; Thoraeddy'nia, ce, f. j dSvvrj, pain.) Pathol. Pain in the chest; thora'codyny. Thorslchmy'fidy'nla, oe, f. (Tho- rax; myodynia, pain of a muscle.) Pathol. Muscular pain of the chest; thora'comy'odyny. ThordcostSnosis, is, or eos, f. {Thorax; cn-cyoi, to straiten.) Med. Coarctation, or contraction of the chest. ThOrax, am, f. {Ocopa^.} Anat. The chest, or that part of the body between the neck and diaphragm. Entomol. The .trunk, or interme- diate portion of the body of insects which bears the legs. Thorn. See Spina.