MEXORRHSPASM 



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MEXTIFEROUS 



lorrhspasm (men-or-spaz / -m) [pijveq, menses; 

 . to flow; G-aouog, spasm]. A painful, neuro- 

 muscular spasm of the uterus, caused by imperfect 

 development and innervation, or by inflammatory 

 proci 

 Menoschesis (men-os' -kes-is) [/ujvee, menses; axeaig, 

 retention]. Retention of the menses. 



\>nen-os-ket' -ik) [utjvec, menses ; oxioig, 

 Pertaining to, or characterized by, men- 



(men-o-sep'-sis) [jjjjvec, menses; arppiq, 

 A putrid quality of the menses. 

 (men-o-sep'-tic) [fjSjveg, menses ; o^lvo. 

 Pertaining to, or of the nature of, meno- 



Menoschetic 



retention]. 



osch 

 Menosepsis 



putridity] . 

 Menoseptic 



putridity]. 



Menostasia, Menostasis {tnen-os-ta' '-ze-ah, men-os' -tas- 

 . menses; araaiq, standing]. A suppression 



of the menstrual flow. 

 Menostatic (tnen-os-tat'-ik) [fiffveg, menses; ordoig, 



a standing] . Pertaining to, or characterized by, meno- 



Menotyphlosis (men-o-tif-lo / -sis) [fifol, moon ; ri-o- 

 Xuotg, a blinding]. Moon blindness ; a periodic 

 blindness or dimness of vision, formerly ascribed 

 to the influence of the moon, and popularly believed 

 to affect certain horses. 

 Menoxenia (tnen-oks-e' '-ne-ah) [jiifveg, menses ; tjivoq, 



strange, foreign]. Irregularity of menstruation. 

 Menoxenosis [men-ohs-en-o / -sis) [u^c, month; i-evuocg, 



strangeness]. Same as Menoxemia. 

 Mens (menz) [L. : gen., mentis]. Mind. Compos mentis, 

 of sound mind. Non compos mentis, of unsound 

 mind. 

 Menses [men'-sez) [mensis, a month]. The recurrent 

 monthly discharge of blood from the genital canal of 

 the female during sexual life. See Menstruation. 

 M., Excessive, or Immoderate Flow of. See 

 Menorrhagia. M., Obstructive, or Diminution of. 

 See Amenorrhea. M., Suppression of. See Amenor- 

 rhea and Menostasis. 

 Menstrua (men'-stru-ah) [L. : //., of Menstruus, 

 monthly], i. The menses. 2. Plural of Menstruum, 

 q. v. M. alba. Synonym of Leukorrhea. 

 Menstrual (men'-stru-al) [menstrua/is: menstruus, 

 monthly]. Pertaining to menstruation. M. Blood, 

 the blood discharged at the menstrual period. M. 

 Colic. See Colic. M. Insanity. See Insanity. 

 Menstruant (men'-stru-ant) [menstruus, monthly]. 

 i. Subject to, or capable of, menstruating. 2. One 

 who menstruates, or is capable of menstruating. 

 Menstruate (men' -stru-dt) [menstrua re ; from men- 

 struus, monthly]. To discharge the menstrual flow. 

 Menstruation [men-stru-a' '-shun) [menstruatio ; from 

 menstruus, monthly]. A periodic discharge of a 

 sanguineous fluid from the uterus and Fallopian tubes, 

 occurring during the period of a woman's sexual activ- 

 ity, from puberty to the menopause. The flow is 

 alkaline and composed of blood, shreds of mucous 

 membrane, and vaginal and uterine secretion ; it is 

 darker than ordinary blood, and should not clot ; its 

 odor is characteristic and disagreeable ; the usual 

 nrity is from four to six ounces. M., Vicarious, 

 the discharge of blood in connection with, or at the 

 time of, menstruation, but taking place from some other 

 organ or part than the vagina. Atopomenorrhea. 

 VIenstruous (men'-stru-us) [menstruus, monthly]. 



Having, or pertaining to, the monthly flow. 

 Menstruum (men' -stru-um) [menstruus, monthly]. A 



liquid used for effecting solution. A solvent. 

 Mensuration (men-su-ra' -shun) [mensurare, to mea- 

 sure]. The estimation of quantity or dimension. In 

 anatomy, the estimation of the dimensions of any 



organ or part of the body. In physical diagnosis, the 

 measurement of parts of the body. 



Mentagra (nien-ta'-grah). See Sycosis. M. parasit- 

 ica. See Tinea sycosis. 



Mentagrophyte (men - tag* -ro -fit), Mentagrophyton 

 (men-tag-roff f -it-on) [mentagra, sycosis; ovrdv, 

 plant]. A cryptogamous plant thought to cause 

 sycosis. 



Mental (men'-tal) [mens, the mind]. Pertaining to 

 the mind. Also, pertaining to the mention or chin. 

 M. Point. See Craniometric Points. 



Mentality [iiun-tal'-it-e) [mens, mind]. Mental ac- 

 tivity and power ; intellect. 



Mentation (men-ta'-shun). See Mentality and Idea- 

 tion. 



Mentha (men' -thah) [L., mint]. A genus of labiate 

 plants, including the true or typical mints. M. ar- 

 vensis, var. piperascens. The source of Menthol, q. v. 

 M. -camphor. See Menthol. M. piperita, pepper- 

 mint. The leaves and tops of M. piperita, or common 

 peppermint, having properties due to a volatile oil, in 

 which form it is commonly used. It is an aromatic, 

 stimulant, carminative, and antispasmodic, and is valu- 

 able" internally to relieve flatulent colic, and externally 

 to relieve superficial neuralgia. It is of reputed value in 

 typhoid fever, and as an antiseptic in parasitic skin- 

 diseases. M. pip., Aqua, contains 2 parts of the oil 

 in iooo of distilled water. Dose indefinite. M.pip., 

 Essentia (B. P.) Dose TTLx-xx. M. pip., Ol., the 

 volatile oil, consists of a liquid terpene and a camphor, 

 menthol, q. v. Dose rry-v. M.pip., Spt., essence 

 of peppermint, contains io per cent, of the oil and I 

 per cent, of the herb in alcohol. Dose n\x-xxx. M. 

 pip., Trochisci, each contains ^p^ of the oil, with 

 sugar and tragacanth. Dose indefinite. M. pule- 

 gium, the true or European pennyroyal. Its odor and 

 properties are much the same as those of American 

 pennyroyal. M. viridis, spearmint. The leaves 

 and tops of common "kitchen" mint, M. viridis, 

 having properties due to a volatile oil, differing slightly 

 in taste and odor from oil of peppermint. Its medi- 

 cinal properties are like those of M. piperita. M. 

 virid., Aq., 2 parts of the oil in iooo of water. M. 

 virid., Ol., the volatile oil. Dose Tnjj-v. M. virid., 

 Spt., alcoholic, contains IO per cent, of the oil and I 

 per cent, of the herb. Dose rr^x-xl. 



Menthene (men' -then) [mentha, mint], C ]0 H I8 . A 

 liquid hydrocarbon produced when menthol is dis- 

 tilled with PjO v It boils at 167 C. 



Menthol (men'-thol) [mentha, mint], C^H^O. Japan- 

 ese peppermint ; peppermint camphor ; mentha cam- 

 phor ; the chief component of peppermint oil, from 

 which it separates in crystalline form on cooling. 

 It possesses, like bomeol, the character of an alicyclic 

 alcohol ; melts at 42 C, and boils at 213 C. It is 

 obtained from Mentha arzensis, var. piperascens, a 

 Chinese and Japanese herb ; also from the seeds of 

 Carum copticum, of India. It is used as a local appli- 

 cation in neuralgia, sciatica, ringworm, and other pain- 

 ful condidons. Unof. M., Emplast., containing men- 

 thol, wax, and resin ; has a place in the 1890 addition 

 to the B. P. M. Pencil, a small, pointed cylinder of 

 menthol used as an application to the skin in neuralgia. 



Menthone (men'-thon) [mentha, mint], C 10 H 18 O. The 

 ketone of menthol, a colorless liquid with a high 

 boiling-point (206 C). It is soluble in alcohol, in 

 benzene, in carbon disulphid, and in chloroform, but 

 insoluble in water. 



Mentiferous (men-tif -er-us) [mens, mind ; ferre, to 

 carry]. Conveying, or supposed to convey, mental 

 impressions; telepathic. M. Ether, a supposed ethe- 

 real medium of telepathy, or thought-transfer. 



