MELLITA 



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MEM BR ANA 



I 44.69, cane-sugar 3.51, starch none, soluble carbo- 

 hydrates 85.44, albuminoids 5.95, ash 1.89. 



tfellita (mci-i'-tah) [ui/.i, honey]. Pharmaceutic pre- 

 parations known as honeys. They consist of honey, 

 either natural, clarified, or flavored. There are three 

 officinal mellita. 



lellitaemia (mel-it-e'-me-ah). See Melitemia. 



lellite {tml'-lt). See Mellitic Acid. 



lellithemia (mel-ith-e'-me-ah). See Melitemia. 



lellitic Acid {mel-if -ik) . See Acid. 



iellituria (mel-it-u'-re-ah). See Melituria. 



lellivorous \tnel-iv' -o-rus) \_mel, honey ; vorare, to 

 devour]. In biology, feeding upon honey; melipha- 

 gous. 



Iellogen (mel'-o-Jen) [,ue?u, honey; yewav, to produce], 

 C n Il.,< >,. An amorphous, shiny substance obtained in 

 the electrolysis of distilled water. It is infusible, solu- 

 ble in hot water and in alkalies, insoluble in most min- 

 eral acids and other solvents ; it possesses coloring 

 properties. 



lellon (tnel'-on), C 3 H 3 N 9 . A complex cyanid pro- 

 duced on igniting ammonium sulphocyanid, melam, 

 and other substances. It is a yellow insoluble powder. 



iellonic Acid \mel-on'-ik). Synonym of Mellon, and 

 also of J/ydromellonic Acid. 

 ellophanic Acid {mel-o-fan' -ik). See Acid. 

 elocactus (mel-o-hak'-tus) \_uij/.ov, melon ; kciktoc, 

 prickly plant]. A genus of the cactus family (Cac- 

 taceiz). M. communis, melon thistle, Turks cap, 

 Englishman's or Pope's head. A West Indian species 



I possessing edible fruits. It is expectorant and anti- 

 syphilitic. 



elocampyle {mel-o-kam' -pit) \jik7.oe, limb ; Kafi-'v/rj, 

 ked star!"]. Deformity of the limbs from bending, 

 elodidymus (mel-o-did'-im-us) [//eAoc, limb; 6i6vjioc, 

 double]. A monstrosity with double limbs. Melo- 

 didymi are twins united by the limbs, 

 elomania (mel-o-ma'-ne-ah) [ue/of, song; fiavia, 

 madness]. Inordinate devotion to music, 

 elomaniac (mel-o-ma'-ne-ah) [fit/.oc, song; fiavia, 



'< madness]. One who is affected with melomania. 

 elomelia {niel-o-me' -le-ah). See Melomelus. 

 elomelus \mel-om' '-el-tts) [/ii?Ac, limb]. Melomelia; 

 1 form of double monster in which rudimentary limbs 

 ire attached at the point of junction of the normal 

 limbs. 



eloncus (tnel-ong' -kus) \jiifijov, cheek ; bynoc, tumor]. 

 A tumor of the cheek. 



elon-seed Bodies. Gelatinous bodies, somewhat 

 esembling melon-seeds, found in joints and tendon- 

 sheaths. The method of their origin is in dispute. 

 They are also known as rice-like bodies. 

 iloplastic (mel-o-plas' -tik) \jifftjav, cheek ; irAaaaeiv, 

 o form]. Pertaining to meloplasty. 

 iloplasty (mel' -o-plas-te) \jifft.jv, cheek ; Tr?.aooEiv, 

 form]. The operation of engrafting or forming a 

 iew growth of tissue upon the cheek, in repair of an 

 njury. 



Llos (me'-los) [ui/.oc, a limb]. Limb. 

 l:losalgia {mel-os-al'-je-ah). See Melalgia. 

 l:loschisis (mel-os'-his-is) [//^?.ov, cheek; ff^i'crcc, 



left]. A congenital cleft of the cheek. 

 l:losis (me-lo / -sis) [uif/.i], probe]. The process of 



'robing. 

 ' :lotridymus (mel-o-trid' -im-us) [fie?.oc, limb ; rpiiv- 

 »f f threefold]. A fetal monstrosity with three pairs 

 >f limbs. 

 J ^lotris (mel-o'-tris) \jiif/-T), probe ; ovc, ear]. An aural 

 ; irobe. 



:lt [ME., melten, to melt]. I. To liquefy by 

 neans of heat. 2. The spleen of animals. More 

 'roperly milt, q. v. 



Melting (melt' -ing) [ME., melten, to melt]. Liquefy- 

 ing by means of heat. M. -point, the degree of 

 temperature at which solids pass into the liquid 

 state. 



Melustum (mel-us'-tnm) \jnel, honey; ustum, from 

 mere, to burn] . Molasses. 



Memba Yaw {mem' -bah yaw) [for remember-ya.vi~\. 

 A yaw or frambesial excrescence occurring long 

 after the primary attack of the yaws is over. See 

 3 'aics. 



Member (mem'-ber) \jnembrum, a limb]. A part of 

 the body, especially a projecting part, having a distinct 

 function, as the legs, the arms, the tail, the penis. M., 

 Abdominal, one of the hind or lower limbs. M., 

 Pelvic, M., Posterior, one of the hind or lower 

 limbs. M., Thoracic, one of the fore or upper limbs. 

 M., Virile, the penis. 



Membra (mem'-brah) [L.]. Plural of Membrum. 



Membral (mem'-bral) [membrum, limb]. Pertaining 

 to a limb or member. 



Membrana (mcm-bra' -nah) [L.: pi., Membrance~\. A 

 membrane. M. adiposa. the subcutaneous fatty layer. 

 M. adventitia, the adventitia ; also, the decidua re- 

 flexa. M. agnina, the amnion. M. anterioris 

 elastica. See Lamina, Elastic. M. basilaris. See 

 Lamina basilaris. M. caduca, the decidua. M. 

 capsularis, a capsular ligament. M. carnosa : 1. 

 The platysma myoides. 2. The dartos. M. cellulosa ; 

 1. The decidua. 2. Adipose tissue. M. ceratodes, 

 the cornea. M. coronae ciliaris, zonule of Zinn. 

 M. coronoides, the iris. M. corticalis, the vitelline 

 membrane. M. crassa, the decidua reflexa. M.crib- 

 riformis, the decidua. M. cribrosa: 1. The decidua 

 vera. 2. The septum crurale. M. decidua. See 

 Decidua. M.dentata, the ligamentum denticulatum. 

 See Ligament. M. dermatodes, the dura. M. ex- 

 terna, the vitelline membrane. M. filamentosa, the 

 decidua reflexa. M. flaccida. See ShrapnelPs 

 Membrane. M. foraminalis, the iris. M. ger- 

 minativa, the blastoderm. M. granulosa, the layer 

 of small polyhedral cells within the theca folliculi of 

 the Graafian follicle. M. intermedia, the mesoblast; 

 also, the layer of gelatinous tissue between the amnion 

 and chorion. M. intestinalis, the allantois, q. v. M. 

 Jacobi. See Membrane, /acob's. M. laminosa, the 

 membrane covering the fetal surface of the placenta 

 after removal of the amnion. It is the atrophied allan- 

 tois. M. limitans. the limiting layer of the retina. 

 There are two of these, the interna and externa, 

 which are derived from either extremity of the fibers of 

 Miiller. M. limitans interna, applied by His to the 

 layer formed in the developing spinal cord by the 

 ental or central ends of the spongioblasts which later 

 become the endyma. M. localis, the pia. M. 

 media, the endochorion, q. v. M. media cerebri, 

 the arachnoid. M. medullaris, the endyma. M. 

 mollis, the pia. M. neurium, the epineurium, 

 q. v. M. nictans, M. nictitans. See Membrane, 

 Nictitating. M. pellucida, the amnion, q. v. M. 

 pigmenta, the uvea iridis. M. prolifera, the blas- 

 todermic membrane. M. proligera. See Discus pro- 

 ligerus. M. propria, the delicate membrane upon 

 which the epithelium of membranes, especially mucous 

 membranes, rests ; the basement membrane. M. 

 propria cerebri, the pia. M. pupillaris. See 

 Membrane, Pupillary. M. putaminis, the second- 

 ary envelop of a bird's egg ; a fibrous mem- 

 brane secreted in successive laminae, covering the 

 entire egg and albumen. M.pyogena. See Mem- 

 brane, Pyogenic. M. quadrangularis, a fibrous 

 membrane extending from the epiglottis to the aryte- 

 noid cartilages, as far as the free edge of the ary-epi- 



