A medical vocabulary : being an explanation of all terms and phrases used in the various departments of medical science and practice, giving their derivation, meaning, application, and pronunciation, intended specially as a book of reference for the student / by R.G. Mayne and J. Mayne.

Mayne, Robert Gray, 1808-1868

Date:: 1875

Credit: A medical vocabulary : being an explanation of all terms and phrases used in the various departments of medical science and practice, giving their derivation, meaning, application, and pronunciation, intended specially as a book of reference for the student / by R.G. Mayne and J. Mayne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$tendon.) Anat. A kind of articu- lation in which the bones are con- nected by tendons. Syntlic'rmal. (2vv, together with ; OepfXT], heat.) Of equal heat or temperature. Synthe'rmus, a, um. Sy'nthCsls, is, f. (2vvti0ijju.l, to place together.) Chem. Combina- tion or imitative forming of sepa- rate substances into a compound; the opposite of Analysis. Synthetic. Chem. Belonging to Synthesis. Synthe' ticus, a, um. SypliIIe'lcos. \ (Syphilis; Syphlle'lcus, i, m. ( eA«o?, a sore.) Surg. Pathol. A venereal, or, more properly, syphilitic ulcer ; a chancre. SypliIlelcOsis, is, or eos, f. (Sy- philelcos.) Surg. Pathol. The growth or progress of syphilitic ulcer, or chancre. SypM'lMes, f. pi. of syphilis. Pathol. Skin diseases arising from syphilis. Sy'plillXdo'chtlins, i, m. (Sy- philis ; ox#??, a rising ground.) Surg. Pathol. A syphilitic tubercle. Sy'plulidOcolpItis, idis, f. (Sy- philis ; colpitis, inflammation of the vagina.) Surg. Pathol. Syphilitic inflammation of the vagina. Sy'pliIlidOgrsVpliia, ae, f. (Sy- philis ; ypd(j)u), to write.) Pathol. A history of syphilis: sy'philido'- graphy. Sy'pMlidOIO'gia, ae, f. (Syphi- lis ; X6705, a discourse.) Surg. Pa- thol. The doctrine of syphilis and its treatment: sy'philido'logy. Sy'pliIlIdopIitliaTmiu, ae, f. (Syphilis; ophthalmia.) Surg. Pa- thol. Syphilitic ophthalmy. Sypkllio'ntkus, i, m. (Syphilis ; iov0o5, an eruption on the face.) Pathol. Copper-coloured scaly erup- tion, or patches the effect of sy- philis. Sy'phllis, idis, f. (2i»v, together ; to love.) Surg. Pathol. The true venereal disease, otherwise termed Lues venerea, and Morbus Gallicus. A genus, Ord. Impetigines, Cl. Cachexies, of Cullen’s Nosology. Sy'pliilis, Constitutional. Med. Secondary symptoms, etc. Sy'pliilisa'tion. (Syphilis.) Pa- thol. Applied to the condition in- duced by the successive inoculation of animals with syphilitic poison. Syphilisdtio, dnis, f. Sy'pldlOcelis, is, f. (Syphilis; K7?Ais, a stain or spot.) Pathol. Sy- philitic patches on the skin. See Syphilionthus. Sy'pliiloid. (Syphilis ; terminal -ides.) Pathol. Resembling syphilis. Syphiloides, adj. SyphllO'lOpIs, idis, f. (Syphilis ; \enis, a scale.) Pathol. Syphilitic scale, or scaly eruption. SyphllO'pklysls, is, or eos, f. (Syphilis; <p\vais, an eruption.) Pa- thol. Syphilitic eruption. Syr. Pharm. For syrupus, a syrup ; or some oblique case of this word. Syringoldes, adj. (Syrinx ; ter- minal -ides.) Med. Resembling a pipe or tube: syri'ngoid. SyringOtO'mia, ce, f. (Syrinx; re/avw, to cut.) Surg. Operation of laying open a fistula : syringo'tomy. SyringO'tOmuni, i, n. (Same.) Surg. An instrument for cutting fistulas : a syri'ngotome. Syrinx, gis, f. (2vpiy£.) Surg. A pipe or fistula ; a syringe. Syrupus, i, m. (Arab. Sherab, a potion.) Pharm. Syrup ; sugar dis- solved in water; distinctively termed Syrupus simplex, or simple syrup; more generally, any com- position of the juice of herbs, flowers, or fruits, boiled with sugar to a thick consistence. Syssarcosis, is, f. (Xvv, together ; aapKoio, to make strong.) Anat. Union of bones by connecting muscle. Sy'stem. (2uo-r7??xa, from avvi- (TTrip.L, to place together.) A collec- tion, or composition, or classification of many things together. Systema, atis, n. Systeinsl'tlcus, a, um. (Systema.) Belonging to system or regular ar- rangement : systematic. SysteniiUOlO'gia, ae, f. (Systema ; Aoyo?, a discourse.) Nat. Hist. The doctrine of systems or arrangements in branches of science : syste'mato'- i«gy. Systemlcns, a, um. Physiol. Pertaining to the system or general arrangement of the body: syste'mic. Sy'stole, es, f. (2vare'AAa>, to$