An expository lexicon of the terms, ancient and modern, in medical and general science : including a complete medico-legal vocabulary and presenting the correct pronunciation ... / by R.G. Mayne.

Mayne, R. G. (Robert Gray), 1808-1868.

Date:: 1860

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1533/1538

$OCELLAEIUS—QUADBIMAMMATUS. 0. Ocellarius. Similar to Occllaris. Oligoma'nia, (C, f. ('OA/7os, lew or littlo; miiiiia.) Med., Pathol. Terra by certain aiitliurs who object to the word Blonomania, denjiug that one morbid symptom ever constitutes the whole affection so desig- nated. Fr. anal, oligomanie, f. Obnin, Same as Oiiin. Ophthalmo'cace, es, f. {'OtpOaXfihs, the eye; Kaitbs, bad.) See CacoplUhalmia. Os Sacrum. See Clonis, Sacrum. Osteo'inyces, etis, m. {'Oareov, a bone ; hvktis, a fungus.) 3Ied., Surg. Fathol. Term for fungus of a bone. Fr. anal, osteoinyce, m. Germ. syn. Knochensclnvamm, m. Otoco'nia, ce, f. (05s, tlie ear; Kovla, powder.) Anat. Name by Breschet for the pulve- rulent concretions of the internal car. Fr. anal, otoconie, f. Oto'lithon. 1 (OSr.the ear; \idos, a stone.) Oto'lithum, n. j Comp. Anat. Name by Bresobet for the stony concretions in the internal ear of fishes. Fr. anal, otolithe, m. Ovatio, unis, f. {Ovum.) Med., Physiol. The action of laying eggs, i. e. of sending into the world the rudiments of the em- bryoes contained in the eggs : ova'tion. Fr. syn. ponte, f. Germ. syn. Eierlcgen, n. Oxalhy'drate. Ghem. A combination of ox- albydrie acid with a salifiable base. Ox- alhy'dras, atis, f. P Pa'lear La'xum. Comp. Anat. Name for the dewlap of oxen which hangs at the fore- part of the neck and stomach. Fr. syn. fanon, m. Pallidicor'nis, is, e. {PalUdus, Tpole; cornu.) Entomol. Having pale-coloured anteniice, as the Bruchus pallidicornis. Fr. anal, pal- lidicorne, adj. Germ. syn. bleichhornig, adj. Pannaceus, a, um. [Pannus, cloth.) Bot. Having the appearance of a piece of cloth or felt, as the skeleton of the Spongia pan- nacca. Fr. syn. drape, adj. Pannosns. Same as Pannaceus. Peoto'mia, ce, f. {Tleos, the penis ; Tffivu, to cut.) Bled., Surg. Amputation of the penis : peo'tomy. Fr. anal, piotomie, f. Perilym'pha, ce, f. (Ilepl, about; lympha.) Anat., Physiol. Name by Breschet for the Water of Cotunnius, wliich surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the ear, and oc- cupies the whole cochlea, Fr. anal, peri- h/mphe, f. Petiolifor'mis, is, e. (Petidlus; forma.) Formed like a petiole. Fr. anal, pelioli- forme, adj. Germ. syn. hlattstielformig, adj. Phleboto'mia Spoliativa. Med., Surg. Term for blood-letting for the purpose of dimi- nishing the mass of blood: spo'liative phlebo'tomy. Fr. syn. saignee spoliative . Pileoli'ferus, a,um. (Pllculus, a little hat; /ero, to bear.) Bot. Applied to the branches of a ramous mushroom which bears small hats. Fr.ana.\. pileolifere, ad]. Germ. syn. hutleintragend, part. adj. Plamcol'lis, is, e. (Pliiims, flat; collum.) Entomol. Having the corselet fiat, as the Clceoderes planicollis. Fr. anal, planicollc, adj. Germ. syn. platthalsin, adj. Pla'typfis, pod/s, m. (riaruy, broad; irobs, a foot.) 'I'ho Hiime BtH Sarapus. Pli'ocene. (TlKlaiv, more; Katvbs, recent.) Oeol. Terra for the upper terliaries, as containing a greater per-centage of recent Testacea than the Miocene or Eocene. la 1830 the percentage was 35 to 50. Pooulum Dio'genis. Anat. A terra for the Vola manus, or hollow of the hands. Also termed Supellectilis Diogenis. Podothermon, See Thermopodium. Porrec'tus, a, um. {Porrigo, to stretch.) Bot. Applied to the upper or the lower lip of a bilabiated corol when it is borne in front, following the direction of the tube. Orni- thol. Applied to the thumb when several of its articulations, or its whole length, rests on the ground. Fr. syn. tendu, adj. Prismatoides, adj. {Prisma; terminal-Ides.) Eesembling a prism: pris'matoid. See Diss. div. i. s. i. Fr. anal, prismatoide, adj. Germ. syn. prismdhnlich, adj. Pris'matus. Similar to Prismaticus. Proin'. {Upail, the point of day.) Chem. Name by Berzelius for the radical of ben- zoic acid or benzoyle, because it is the first of the ternary bodies known, of which one can say with certainty that it possesses the properties of a simple body. Prulna, ce, f. Fr. anal, proine, f. Proteinema, dtis, n. Chem. Term for a combination of protein. Fr. anal, protei- nenie, m. Germ. syn. Proteinvcrhindung, f. Puncticol'lis, is, e. UPunctum; collum; Puncti gerus, a, um. y gero, to bear; ven- Punctiven'tris, is, e. j ter.) Entomol. Having punctured neck, bearing points, having punctured abdomen. Fr. anal, iwncticolle,'^ —gtire,—ventre, adj. Germ. syn. pmi<Sf- halsig,—tragend,—hauchig, adj. Pythoge'nicus, a, um. {u6e'o>, to'roi; ylpofiat, to generate.) Med.,Pathol. lEpitliet sug- gested by l3r. Murchison for Typhoid, as applied to fever, as its dependence upon tlio poison generated by putrescent animal mutter is beginning to bo so generally ac- knowledged : pythogu'nic. T^v.anaX. pytho- giniqucj adj. Quadrimammatus, a, um. {Qmdri-; mam- matus.) Anat., Physiol. Having^ four breasts ; four-breasted : quadrimum'matc. See Tetramasthus. Fr. anal, quadrimammi, adj. Germ. syn. vierbrustig. adj. m)$