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SYNOVIA 



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Sweet S. &<77/=Lauru8 nobilis. 8. 

 Pancreas. S. 6riar=Rosa rubiginosa. S. 

 calamus=Acoraa. S. /.or=Acorua. S. ga.le 

 =Myrica. . 7um=Liquidambar. <S'. potato 

 = Batatas edalis. S. op=Anonus. S. Wil- 

 Ziam=Dianthus barbatns. 



Swietenia, (swi-e-U'ni-a). [Heir Swieten.] 

 A tree belonging to Cedrelacese, the wood of 

 which is mahogany, q.v. 



Bwift, (8wift)=Hirundo apus. 



Swim-bladder. An air- 

 vessel in most fishes, by 

 compression or expan- 

 sion of which they can 

 sink or swim in water. 



Swimming. S. btll = 

 Nectocalyx. S. birds= 

 Natatores. 



Swine, (swTn). [Sunn, 

 the A.-S. word. ] = 

 Suid.-B, q,v. S. ttcme: 

 a variety of marble having A somewhat foetid 

 odour. S.'t i'.ccoj-i/= Arnoseris. 



Swinging a ship. The correction of the com- 

 pass, by ascertaining the amount of local 

 deviation, as the ship's head is brought to 

 each point of the compass in succession. 



Sword fish. l. = Dorado, q.v.: an unimportant 

 southern constella- 

 tion. 2. = Xiphias 

 gladius, a fish belong- 

 ing to Scorn bridae, 

 having a sword-like 

 beak. SwonMUh. 



Sycamore, (aik'a-mor). fGk. fykon.fig: moron, 

 mulberry.] = Acer pseudo- 

 platanus: a large tree: also 

 called Plane-tree. S. ftg= 

 Ficus sycomorus. 



Sychondrosis. (si-kon-d ro'ais). 

 [Ok. tyn, with; chondrot. 

 cartilage.] A method of 

 union between two bones. 



Syenite, (si'e-nit). (Syene, 

 in Egypt.] A rock, resem- Sycamore, 

 bling granite, composed of quartz, felspar, 

 and hornblende: one of the Plutonic rocks. 



Sylvia, (sil'vi-a). [L. tylva, forest.] The type 

 of Sylviadse, q.v. 



Sylvi'adse, (sil-vT'a-de). [Sylvia, ff r.; Gk. 

 eidox, form.) A family of birds belonging to 

 the dentirostral division of Insessores; in- 

 cludes the robin, nightingale, &c. 



Sylvian fissure, (sil'vi-an). A fissure in the 

 brain. 



Sylvic acid. (8il / vik).=C2oH^(,O 1 >: a resinous 

 acid found in brown rosin. 



Sylvanite, (sil'va-nit). [Trans?/?i?ania.] A 

 mineral, consisting chiefly of tellurium, gold, 

 and silver. 



Symbol, (simTjol). [Symbolum, the Latin 

 word.] In mathematics, the letters and 

 other signs used in expressing unknown 

 quantities and their relations. 



Symmetrical animals. Burmeister's term for 

 Vertebrata, Arthrozoa, and Mollusca. 



Symmetry, (sim'met-ri). [Symiuetria, the 

 Greek word.] Harmony: the due proportion 

 pf tfte parts of a body to each other. 



Sympathetic, (sim-pa-thet'ik). [Gk. syn, with ; 

 pathos, feeling.] S. ink-, a dilute solution of 

 cobaltic chloride, which is invisible on ]>;t|T 

 until it be heated. S. nervous ,\ 

 Splanchnic nervous system: the sympathetic 

 ganglia, lying in front of the spinal column, 

 with the nerve* and the connecting nervous 

 cords. 



Symphiais, (sim'fl-sis). [Gk. symphi/sif, growth 

 together.] A union of plates with int. 

 membrane. 



Symphytum, (sim'n*-tum)=Comfrfy: an herb 

 belonging to Boraginaceee. 



Sympiesometer, (sim-pi-e-som'e-ter). [Gk. *?/n, 

 with; piezon, I press.] A barometer of ;ur 

 and glycerin, depending upon compression 

 of air. 



Symplocarpus, (sim-plo-kir'pus). A plant 

 belonging to Araoeae. 



Synacmy, (sin-nk'mi). [Gk. yn, with: til-me, 

 maturity.] When the pistils and stanu-ns of 

 a flower ripen together. 



Syntptase, (sin-ap'tasX [Gk, tyn, to- 

 apto, I unite.] = Emulsin : a ferrnonting 

 matter found in almonds. 



Synapticulae, (stn-ap-tik'u-le). [Gk. *>/,>. to- 

 gether; apto, I unite.] Minute cross-bars 

 uniting Mffck 



Syncarpous, (sin-kur'pus). [Gk. tyn, to^fthi-r: 

 IMMHII,, fruit.] Having the carpels united 

 in the ovary. 



Synclinal, (sin-kli'nal). [Gk. tyn, with; l-lino, 

 I incline.] S. line: an imaginary line di;i\vn 

 through the lowest part of a valley formed 

 by the curvature of strata. S. curve: of 

 strata that curve concavely upwards. 



Syncope, (sinTco-pC). (Gk. tynkope, cutting 

 off.] 1. Fainting: suspension of the circula- 

 tion of the blood. 2. A general term for 

 cutting through. 



Syndactyles, (sin-dak'ti-U'z). [Gk. *?/, to 

 get ; her, dathylot, finger.) A sub-dm-icm 

 of Mursupialia represented by kangaroos, 

 <tc. 



Syngenesious, ( Rin-je-ne'zi-an ). [Gk. tyn. 

 together; Genesis, q.v.] Having the stamens 

 muted. 



Syngnathus, (fling-nath'us). [Gk. tyn, witli; 

 ynathn*, j aw. ]= Pipe-fish: a fish having a 

 long slender body and snout, the type of the 

 family Syngnathidae, which includes pipe- 

 fishes and sea-horses. 



Synodic period, (Hin-od'ik). fGk. *yn, with; 

 hodox. road.] 1.= Lunation = Lunar month. 

 2.=The time between any given heavenly 

 body returning to the same position with 

 respect to the Sun: in the case of the Moon 

 =-J'.id. 12h. 44ni. 



Synodical, (sin-od'i-kal) Synodic, q.v. 



Synoecious, (sin-e'si-us). [Gk. tyn, with ; 

 oikox, house.] Having m;ile and female 

 fruit in the same head. cf. Dioecious. 



Synoptic, (sin-op'tik). [Gk. synopsis, a peno- 

 ral view.] A general view of the whole of 

 any subject. 



Synovia, (sin-o'vi-a). [Gk. syn, with; ovum, 

 egg.] A fluid secreted by the synovial mem- 

 brane for the lubi iuaiou of the joints of the 

 bones, 



