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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    Molec'ular Attrac'tion. yn/. Phi/iis. Tlie power supposed inlievciit in molecules of matter, whicli exerts itsell' at distauees iuajipreciable, or at the point of contact, and inclines them to combine one with the other. M. Inqui'ry. The most minute in- vestigation of which science is capable. Mol'ecule. (Dim. Moles, a mass.) A little mass. C/iem., Xat. Philos., Physiol. Tliesmallest particleof matter conceivable. Pathol. Applied to that exceediiiyl)^ minute body in morbid products in which we can discover no deternunate external circle and internal centre. Mol'ecules, Constit'uent. Chem. Those of each separate element com- prised in an integi'ant molecule of a compound. M., In'tegrant. Claim. The smallest particles into which it is couceival)le to <livide a simple body ; or a compound body without resolving it into its ele- ments. Molendina'ceous. [Mblendlnum, a mill.) Bat. Resembling a wind- mill. Moli'men. (Molior, to endeavour.) An effort or enterprise : endeavour. M. Hsemorrhaglcum. 1 Physiol. M. Menstrua'le. / The men- strual period or elfort. Mollifies. [Mollis, aoit.) A soft- ness ; tenderness. M. Os'simn. Pathol. A disease in which the bones become preteruatur- ally flexible, either from an inordinate absorption or an imperfect secretion of the phospliate of lime. MoUus'cous. (Same.) Zoul. Ap- plied to the second great division {MoUusca) of the animal kingdom, com- prising animals without either an articu- lated skeleton or a vertebral canal. Mollus'cum. (Mollis.) Pathol. A disease of the skin in which numerous tubercles grow slowly, of various size and with little sensibility, without constitutional disturbance, and having apparently no natural termination. Moluc'cense Lig'num. J3oL The wood of the Croton ti(jHum ; also called Lif/num Pavance. Moly. (M(i\i;.) JUil. Specilic name of a species of garlir, the AIUkhi moly of Linna;us. Molybdse'na. 1 (Mo\u/35os, lead.) Molybdse'iium. / Ckem. A metal whicli exists, mineralised l)y sulphur, in the ore tiidphuret of iiiolybdwnu, closely resenilding jilumbago. Molyb'date. {Molylxlic acid ; ter- minal -<(Jc.) Chciit. A combination of molylidir acid with a base. Molyb'dic. Vhem. Belonging to MolybdwiLiDii; ajiplied to an acid obtained from it. Molyb'do-. (M6\u/35os.) A ]ne- fix denoting reference to lead. Molybddcol'ic. [Molybdo-; cdltca.) Pathol. Lead-colic, or bowel com- plaint, the eli'ect of lead-poison. Molyb'doid. (M6\i)/35os; ternunal -alts.) Resembling lead. Molyb'donosos. \^ [Mdlybdo-; uoaos, Molyb'donosus. J disease.) Pathol. l^ead disease, or lead-colic. Molyb'dospasmus. {MSlybdo- ; S2}asmus, a spasm.) Pathol. Cram]) or .sijasm caxised by the poisonous influence of lead. Molyb'dous. (Molybdccmun ; ter- minal -ous.) Chem. Belonging to Molybdwnum; applied to an acid obtained from it, which forms salts mth different alkaline, earthy, and metallic bases. Moment'um. [Momen, a motion.) Xat. Philos. The amount of a force in'oduced from any direction, from a determinate point. Also, the quantity of movement that a body takes in the lirst instant when its equilibrium be- comes broken : impetus. Momor'dica. (Mordeo, to bite.) A genus, Ord. Cucurbitacccc. M. Elate'rium. M. Med. The plant which produces the wild or squirting cucumber. Mon-. {Mbvos, single.) A prelix denoting singleness. Monacan'thous. (Movos; &Kavda, a spine.) Having but one spine. Mon'ad. (Mo^/ds, a single point.) Physiol. In pL, minute animalcules that are easily seen by aid of the microscope. Chem. An element which
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