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to the outer tuberosity of the tibia ; the ilio-tibial 

 band. It helps to limit adduction of the thigh. 



Maize (tndz) [VV. Ind. , mahiz, maize]. I. Indian corn. 

 See Zea mays. 2. A coal-tar color, used in dyeing 

 silk and wool reddish-yellow in an acid bath. It is 

 the sodium salt of the disulphonic acid of azoxy- 

 stilbene, and is called Sun-yellow. M. -poisoning. 

 See Pellagra. 



Maizena fna-ze'-nah) [W. Ind., mahiz, maize]. A 

 flour made from maize. 



Maizenic Acid [tna-zen' -ik). See Acid. 



Make (i/iak) [ME., maken, to make]. "The make," 

 a colloquialism for designating the making of the 

 electric current by applying the electrode to the con- 

 ducting surfaces of the body. Interruption of the 

 current is called "the break." 



Makrantrus. See Macrantrus. 



Makrencephalus. See Macrencephalus. 



Makrencranus. See Macrencranus. 



Makro- (mak'-ro-). See Macro-. 



Makrodaktylia [inak-ro-dak-tW -e-ali). See Macrodac- 

 tylia. 



Makropsia (mak-rop' 'se-ah). See Megalopsia. 



Makrosomia {inak-ro-so'-me-ah). See Macrosomia. 



Mai \_malum, evil, disease]. Disease. See Epilepsy. 

 M. de mer. See Sea-sickness. M. de dent, odon- 

 talgia. 



Mala [ma'-lah) [L. : //. , Males']. 1. The cheek- 

 bone or prominence of the cheek. 2. Plural of Ma- 

 lum, the cheek. In biology, one of the inner lobes of 

 the maxilla of certain coleopterous larvae (Schrodte) . 



Malabar, Leprosy of. Synonym of Elephantiasis 

 arabum. M. Nut. See Adhatoda vasica. M. 

 Ulcer. See Phagedena tropica. 



Malacarne, Antrum of. See Antrum. M.'s Pyra- 

 mid, the posterior extremity of the pyramid of the 

 cerebellum. 



Malachite-green. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Malacia [nial-a' -se-ah) \jia7MKia, a softening]. Any 

 morbid softening of tissue. Also, a depraved appe- 

 tite. M., Amphiblestroid, softening of the retina. 

 M. cordis. See Myomalacia. M., Halisteretic, 

 malacia characterized by the absorption of the lime- 

 salts of the bones. 



Malacismus (mal-as-iz'-mus). See Malacia. 



Malacocataracta (mal-ak-o-kat-ar-ak'-tah) \_fia~kaK6c, 

 soft ; KarapaiiTrj^, cataract] . A soft cataract. 



Malacogaster {tnal-ak-o-gas' -ter) \jiakania, a softening; 

 yaarf/p, stomach]. Softening of the gastric walls. A 

 synonym of Gastromalacia. 



Malacoid (tnal'-ak-oid) \_fia"kaii6r, soft; elSor, form]. 

 In biology, applied to organisms, organs, or tissues 

 of soft texture. 



Malacology (inal-ak-ol r -o-je) [//aXd/aa, soft-bodied 

 animals; teyeiv, to speak]. In biology, that depart- 

 ment of science that deals with the Mollusca ; con- 

 chology. 



Malacoma {mal-ak-o' -mah) [uaTiandr, soft : pi. , Mala- 

 comata]. The softening of any organ or part of the 

 body. Also, a synonym of Molluscum sebaceum. 



Malacophonous {mal-ak-off' -o-nus) [fxalandc, soft ; 

 (jxjvq, voice]. Soft-voiced. 



Malacosarcosis (mal-ak-o-sar-ko' -sis) [//ftAa«<5f, soft ; 

 ffdpf, flesh]. Softness of tissues, as of muscle. 



Malacosis (mal-ak-o / -sis) [^a/ln/cdc, soft]. The condi- 

 tion distinguished by the abnormal softening of the 

 tissues of any part of the body. Also, the process 

 of malacoma. M. cordis. See Myomalacia. 



Malacosomous (mal-ak-o-so / -mus) [fiaXaicdc, soft; 

 a€>fza, body]. Soft-bodied. 



Malacosteon (tnal-ak-os' -te-on). See Osteo-malacia. 



Malacostome (inal-ak-os'-tom) [/xah&Kta, a kind of 



mollusc; aro/ua, mouth]. In biology, the mouth of 

 a mollusc (L. Agassiz). Cf. Actinostome. 



Malacostomous (mal-akos'-to-mus) [fia/uinor, soft; 

 ot6[mi, mouth]. In biology, applied to animals hav- 

 ing a soft or unarmed mouth. 



Malacotomy (m-il-ak-ot'-o-me) [fia/MKog, soft ; rofiij, 

 a cutting]. In biology, the anatomy of the mollusca; 

 incision of the abdomen ; celiotomy. 



Malacozoon fnal-ak-o-zo'-on) [fia/ia/tog, soft ; 

 animal]. A soft animal; a mollusc. 



Malactic {inal-ak' -tik) [fia/xiKTiKds]. Emollient ; 

 softening. 



Malady {mal'-ad-e) \malum, evil]. Any illness or 

 disease. M., Cheyne's English, hypochondriasis. 

 M., Post-boys', aneurysm of the aorta, compara- 

 tively common among mounted mail-carriers. 



Malagma {inal-ag' -mah) [fia?uiyfia, a poultice: //., 

 A/alagmata]. See Poultice. 



Malaguti's Law. See Law. 



Malaise fnal-az') [Fr. , malaise]. A general feeling 

 of illness, accompanied by restlessness and discomfort ; 

 dysphoria. 



Malakin {mal'-ak-in). The salicyl-derivative ot para- 

 phenetidin. A synthetic product allied to phenacetin, 

 and recommended as an antirheumatic, antipyretic, 

 and antineuralgic. It appears in the form of small, 

 light yellow, fine needles that melt at 197.6° F. , 

 insoluble in water, but fairly soluble in hot alcohol. 

 Dose, from 60 to 90 grains daily. Unof. 



Malamid {jnal r -am-id) \jiakov, an apple; amid], 

 C 4 H 8 O s N 2 ; a substance formed by the action of 

 ammonia upon dry ethyl malate. It occurs in large 

 crystals, and when heated with water it breaks up 

 into malic acid and ammonia. 



Malandria {mal-an' -dre-ah). See Mallenders. 



Malar {ma'-lar) \mala, cheek]. Pertaining to the 

 cheek-bone. M. Bones, the two cheek-bones. M. 

 Foramen. See Foramina, Table of. M. Points. 

 See Craniometric Points. 



Malaria (jnal-a' -re-ah) [It., mala aria, bad air]. See 

 Malarial Fever. M., Bacillus of. See Bacillus of 

 Malaria, in Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of. M., 

 Hematozoon of, M., Plasmodium of. See Mala- 

 rial Fever and Polimitus malaria, under Parasitti 

 {Animal), Table of. M., Larval, a masked form 

 of intermittent fever. 



Malarial {mal-a'-re-al) [It., mala aria, bad air]. Per- 

 taining to malaria. M. Cachexia, a chronic form of 

 malaria characterized by anemia, general failure of 

 health, a sallow complexion, and enlargement of the 

 spleen. M. Fever, a generic name for a group of dis- 

 eases associated with the presence in the blood of the 

 Polimitus malaria, and characterized by paroxysmal 

 periodicity, enlargement of the spleen and liver. 

 melanemia, and the presence in the blood, is 

 within the red corpuscles, of parasites (plasmodia) 

 that exert a deleterious influence upon the red cells. 

 The paroxysms may be intermittent, remittent or 

 irregular. If repeated daily the fever is desio 

 quotidian : if on alternate days, tertian ; if with an 

 interval of two days, quartan. If two paroxysms 

 occur daily the fever is designated a double quotidian. 

 There may be a double tertian form, a paroxysn 

 curring daily, but only those of alternate days 

 alike ; a double quartan form, and others. When tin 

 paroxysms succeed one another so closely that tin 

 stage of one begins before the sweating stage 

 predecessor ends, the fever is designated subintrant- 

 A typical malarial paroxysm consists of a cold si 

 hot stage, and a sweating stage, occurring i" 'h< 

 sequence given. Intermittent fever is charaei 

 by the occurrence of a complete intermission of the 



