Mayne's medical vocabulary : being an explanation of all terms ... / R.G. Mayne.

  • Mayne, R. G. (Robert Gray), 1808-1868.
Date:
1889
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    terniiual -ate.) Ckcm. A combiuatiou of nieconio ai'id witli a base. Mecon'ic. (Mvkuv, the poppy ; terniiual -if.) Chcm. Belonging to the poppy ; applied to au acid, a con- stituent of opium. Me'conin. (MrjKcov.) Chem. A white .substance, a compoueut prin- ciple of opium. Meco'nioid. {Meconium; terminal -'uli-s.) Physiol. Resembling J/eco«twwi. Meconisrogy. (Meconium; \6yos, a discourse.) Physiol. A treatise on Meconium, its nature and pro]5erties. Meconiorrhoe'a. [Meconium; piu, to How.) Pathol. A morbidly in- creased discharge of meconium. Meco'nious. Physiol. Having or full of meconium. Meco'nium. (M.7)kwv, from resem- blance to the inspissated juice of the poppy.) Physiol. The dark green excrementitious substance found in the large intestine of the foetus. Me'conoid. {MriKwv ; terminal -Ides.) Bat. Resembling the popjiy. Mecondl'ogy. (M7)kwv ; \6yos, a discourse.) Bot. A treatise on the poppy, or on ojiiiim. Mecot'opy. (M-^/cos, length; rbiro^, a place.) The corresponding sym- metry of limbs, as the thumb to the great toe, etc. Me'dian. (il/g'cZms, the middle.) In the middle ; between others : medial, or mesial. M. Basil'ic Vein. Anat. The vein at the bend of the arm, when proceed- ing inwardly from the basilic vein. M. Cephal'ic Vein. Anat. The vein at the bend of the arm, when a branch of the cephalic vein. M. Nerve. Anat. The second branch of the brachial plexus. M. Vein. Anat. The vein under the flexure of the arm. MSdiasti'num. (Mediostans, stand- ing in the middle.) Anat. The sep- tum, or duplicature of the pleiira, which divides the cavity of the thorax into two parts ; the septum thoracis. Also applied to the septum of the testis. Mgd'ica, Ma'lus. Bot. The Citrus medica. Med'ical. {Medico, to heal.) Be- longing to medicine or tlie healing art, including both medicine and surgery ; also, pertaining to medicine as distinct from surgery. Med'ical Jurispru'dence. Medical science when applied to the elucidation of doubtful cpicstions in Courts of Justice; also termed Legal, or Forensic medicine; but, strictly, it expresses a knowledge of the regulations of medical education and practice. M. Police'. Those medical precepts useful to the legislature or the magis- tracy. M. Reg'ister. The book of enrol- ment (by Act of Parliament, dated 1858) for individuals possessing De- grees, or diplomas, from any of the 19 licensing bodies of Great Britain. Un- less so enrolled (though other\\ise qualified), medical practitioners cannot, legally, claim fees ; nor can hold any Government appointment, M. Weights and Meas'ures. (B.P). Weights. 1 Grain. 1 Ounce . = 4375 Grains. 1 Pound . = 7000 ,, Measures of Capacity. 1 Minim. 1 Fluid Drachm = 60 Fluid Minims. 1 Fluid Ounce = S Fluid Drachms. 1 Pint . = 20 Fluid Ounces. 1 Gallon . = S Pints. By the French oliicial code, the decimal metrical system is employed in the recog- nised Pliarmacopoeia. This system is founded on a decinlal division of a fourth of the meridian of the terrestrial globe, and forms the unite fundamentcde of weights and measures iu France. Mgdic'ament. {MMico.) Med. A medicine. M6d'icated. (Same.) Pharm. Having the qualities of a medicine. M6dicat'rix. (Same.) A female that cures or heals. M6dici'na Disete'tica. That de- partment which regards the regulation of diet: dietetic medicine : dietetics. M. Diasos'tica. That branch which treats of the preservation of health : diasostic medicine. M. G3minas'tica. That braucli
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