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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    limb.) Physiol. A monster with dwarfish limbs. Nan'us. (NSi/oj.) BoL, Zoiil. Dwarf; of small stature ; stunted in stature, so as to l)e below the ordinary height and size of those of the same species. See Nanism. Nape of the neck. (Sax. Cncep, a knot.) Aiiat. The back part of the neck, including the projecting spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. Naph'tha. (Arab. Nafata, to ooze out.) Chevi. A j)ale yellow, but very pure, clear, inflammable liquid of the bituminous kind, obtained from natural springs and from the distillation of coal and wood. N. Vitrio'li. C/tem., M. Med. A name for sul])hnric ether. Naphthal'idin. (NcqMhMlna.) Chem. A new base produced by the action of reducing agents on naphthalin. Naph'thalin. (Ncqjhtha..) Chem. A grayish white substance formed in the rectification of the petroleum of the coal-gas works. Nafta, Napta ; a Syriac and Chaldaic word. Napifdl'ious. (Napus, a turnip ; folimn, a leaf.) Bot. Having leaves like the turnip. Na'piform. (Same.) Turnip-like. Applied to excrescences in disease, and to vegetables. Nar'ceine. (NdpK?;, stupor.) Chem. An alkaloid obtained from opium. Narcolep'sy. (Same; Xa/x^dvo}, to seize.) Pathol. Sudden attacks of deep sleep lasting some minutes, con- nected with gastric, gouty, and diabetic disturbances. Narco'ina. (NdpK-rj.) Pathol. Stupor, or state of being under the infiueuce of narcotic medicine. Narcose. (Ndp/CT;; terminal -tiiSijs.) Pathol. Having or full of stupor : narcous. Narco'sis. (Same.) Med. The progi'ess of Narcoma. Nar'cospasm. (Ndp^?? ; cnraaubs, a convulsion.) Pathol. Cramp or spasm, with an appearance of stupor. Narcotic. Pharm. Belonging to Narcosis ; applied to a medicine that induces sleep. Nar'cotin. (Xap/ciw, to stupefy.) Chem. An active principle of opium also called JJerosne's Salt. Nar'cotism. (Ndp^cij; terminal -i(r^6s.) Pathol. The influence pro- duced by narcotic sub.stances. Na'ris. (Heb.) Anat. The nostril; a cavity of a pyramidal form in each side of the nose, or of the septum of the nostrils. Nar'thex. CR&pdri^.) Bot. The Ferula, a tall umbelliferous plant, with a slight knotted pithy stalk. See Narthex Ferula. N. F6r'iila. M. Med. Name of the plant the root of which yields assa- foetida. Na'sal. (Ndsus, the nose.) Anat. Belonging to the nose. Nas'cent. (Nascor, to be boru.) A term ajiplied to the state of gases at the moment of their generation, at which time they have powerful aflinities. Na'sin3rth's Mem'brane. (From an English anatomist.) Anat. The thin cuticle of the enamel of the teeih found before the surface is worn. Na'sus. (Heb. Nasaf, to blow.) Anat. The nose, as composed of the dorsum or bridge, the alse or -wings, the septum or partition, the lobe or tip, and the columna or lower thickened portion of the septum. Na'tant. (NMo, to swim.) Bot. Floating on the surface ; swimming. Natato'res. (Same.) Omithol. Swimmers. An Order having webbed feet for swimming, as the duck. Na'tes. (Same.) Anat. The but- tock. N. C6r6b'ri. Anat. The two an- terior of the Tnbercida quadrigemina. Na'tron. (N/rpoi'; Arab, natrdn ; Lat. nitrum.) Mineral. Chem. Native carbonate of soda ; v. Nitre. Nat'ural. (Natura, nature.) Be- longing to nature. N. His'tory. A history and descrip- tion of the natural i)roducts of the earth. It includes mineralogy, zoology, botany, geology, etc. N. Or'ders. Nat. Hist. Groups or divisions in the classification of the objects of nature, in which beings of
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