MENTIGO 



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MERETRIX 



Mentigo (men-ti' '-go) . See Mentagra. 



Mento-bregmatic (men'-to-breg-mat'-ik) [mentum, 

 chin ; (ipfjjfj.a, bregma]. Extending from the chin to 

 the bregma. 



Mento-condylean (men'-to-kon-dil'-e-an) [mentum, 

 chin ; k6v6v?x>(; , condyle]. Pertaining to the chin and 

 the occipital condyles. M.-c. Triangle. See Tri- 

 angles, Table of. 



Mento-coronial (men' -to-kor-o'-ne-al) [mentum, chin ; 

 corona, crown] . Relating to the chin and the coronal 

 suture. M.-c. Triangle. See Triangles, Table of. 



Mento-gonial (men'-fo-go'-ne-al) [mentum, chin; 

 yuvia, angle]. Extending from the gonion to the 

 gnathion. M.-g. Triangle. See Triangles, Table 



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Mento-hyoid (men'-to-hi'-oid) [mentum, chin ; voeifiijq, 



hyoid]. Relating to the chin and the hyoid bone. 



Mento-labial (men'-to-la'-be-al) [mentum, chin ; la- 

 bium, lip]. Relating both to the chin and the lip. 



Mento-mastoid {men* ' -to-mas' '-toid) [mentum, chin ; 

 \iaar6q, nipple; eiSoq, like]. Relating to both chin 

 and mastoid process. M.-m. Triangle. See Trian- 

 gles, Table of. 



Mento-meckelian (men'-to-mek-el'-e-an) [mention, 

 chin ; Meckel, a German anatomist]. Pertaining to 

 the distal or mental division of Meckel's cartilage. 



Mentula (men' -tu-lah) [L.]. The penis. 



Mentulagra (men-tu-la'-grah) [mentulagra ; mentula, 

 penis ; aypa, seizure]. Painful priapism ; chordee. 



Mentulomania (men-tu-lo-ma' -ne-ah). Synonym of 

 Masturbation. 



Mentum [men' -turn) [L. , the chin : pi., Menta~\. The 

 chin. In biology, variously applied to structures 

 below the lip, or labium, as in insects, that part of the 

 labium between the submentum and the ligula; in 

 orchids, an extension of the foot of the column. 



Mentzelia (ment-ze' '-le-a/t) [after C. Mentzel, a German 

 botanist]. A genus of the Loaseae. M. aspera, M. 

 hispida, is a Mexican species, the root of which has 

 drastic properties, and is also used in gonorrhea and 

 syphilis. Unof. 



Menyanthes (men-e-an'-thez) [fir/vaiog , monthly ; avBoq, 

 flower]. A genus of plants of the gentian order. M. 

 trifoliata. See Buckbean. 



Menyanthin (men-e-an'-thin) [fajvalog, monthly ; avdoq, 

 flower], C 30 H 4fi O 14 . The bitter principle of Buck- 

 bean. It is a white, amorphous, bitter glucosid. ' 



Meosis (me-o'-sis). See Miosis. 



Mephitic (me-fit'-ik) [Mephitis, a mythologic divin- 

 ity]. Foul or noxious ; stifling ; noisome, as a vapor, 

 or stench. M. Gangrene, moist necrosis of bone, 

 associated with the evolution of offensive odors. 



Mephitis (me-f-tis) [I-.]. i. A pestilent or noxious 

 exhalation. 2. A genus of American carnivorous 

 mammals, the skunks. They are noted for the fetid 

 secretion of their perineal glands, which has been used 

 as an antasthmatic remedy and in hysteria. Unof. 



Mephitism (mef'-it-izm). Synonym of Mephitis (first 

 definition). 



Meramaurosis (mer-am-aw-ro'-sis) [fiipoq, part; a//- 

 avpdeiv, to darken] . Partial amaurosis. 



Meranesthesia (mer-an-es-the 1 '-ze-ah) [fitpoc, part ; and 

 aveadrjaia, anesthesia]. Partial or local anesthesia. 



Myatrophy (mer-at'-ro-fe) [/dpnq, part ; arpotyia, want 

 of nourishment]. Partial atrophy. 



Mercaptal (mer-kap'-tal) [mercurius, mercury; cap- 

 tans, seizing]. A thio-acetal ; a product of the union of 

 a mercaptan and an aldehyd. 



Mercaptan (mer-kap'-lan) [mercurius, mercury ; cap- 

 tans, seizing]. A thio-alcohol ; any one of a certain 

 class of alcohols in which the oxygen is replaced by 

 sulphur. The mercaptans are the sulphur analogues 



of the alcohols, and are colorless liquids, mostly insolu- 

 ble in water, and possessed of a disagreeable odor 

 resembling that of garlic. 



Mercaptid (mer-kap'-tid) [mercurius, mercury; -ap- 

 tan s, seizing], A metallic derivation of a mercaptan. 



Mercaptol (mer-kap'-tol) [mercurius, mercury ; cap- 

 tans, seizing]. A product of the union of a mercap- 

 tan and a ketone. 



Mercier's Bar. The crescentic ridge of submucous 

 tissue forming the posterior boundary of the trigone of 

 the bladder. 



Mercurial (mer-ku'-re-al) [Mercury, a Grecian god]. 

 Pertaining to mercury. M. Palsy, a paralysis or an 

 involuntary spasmodic twitching of the voluntary mus- 

 cles, as a result of mercurial intoxication, and intensi- 

 fied on voluntary motion ; it sometimes affects pi 

 habitually exposed to the vapor of mercury. M. 

 Ptyalism. Synonym of Stomatitis, Mercurial. M. 

 Rash, an eczematous eruption arising from the 

 tinued use of mercury. M. Tremors. Same as M. 

 Palsy. See also Tremor. 



Mercurialin (mer-ku' -re-al-in) [Mercury, a Grecian 

 god], CH 5 N. An oily basic principle obtainable 

 from Mercurialis annua and. M. perennis. It is pois- 

 onous, diuretic, and cathartic. Unof. 



Mercurialis [mer-ku-re-a' -lis) [Mercury, a Grecian 

 god]. A genus of euphorbiaceous plants, with ac- 

 tively poisonous qualities. M. annua and M. per- 

 ennis were formerly used in medicine, being strongly 

 purgative, emmenagogue, and diuretic. Unof. 



Mercurialism {mer-ku' ' -re-al-izm) [Mercury, a Grecian 

 god]. A name for the morbid condition arising 

 from the too free or the long continued use of 

 mercury. 



Mercurialist (mer-ku' -re-al-ist) [Mercury, a Grecian 

 god]. One who prescribes mercury largely, or one 

 who believes in the treatment of syphilis by mercury. 



Mercurialization (mer-ku-re-al-iz-a'-sliun) [Mercury, 

 a Grecian god]. Bringing under the influence of 

 mercury. 



Mercuric (mer-ku' -rik) '[Mercury, a Grecian god]. 

 Pertaining to or containing mercury as a bivalent 

 radicle. 



Mercuricum (mer-ku' -rik- urn) [Mercury, a Grecian 

 god]. A term applied to compounds containing mer 

 cury as a bivalent radicle. 



Mercurius (mer-ku' -re-us). See Mercury. 



Mercurosum (mer-ku-ro'-sum) [Mercury, a Gi 

 god]. A term given to compounds containing mer- 

 cury as a univalent radicle. 



Mercurous (mer'-ku-rus) [Mercury, a Grecian god]. 

 A term applied to compounds containing mercui 

 univalent radicle. 



Mercury (mer'-ku-re) [Mercury, a Grecian god] 

 Hydrargyrum. M. Weed, the herb Mer 

 annua. See Mercurialis. 



Merd [merda, merdus, feces]. Feces. M. diabo! 

 fetida. 



Merdivomous (mer-d/v'-o-mus) [mo-da, feces ; vomer:, j 

 to vomit]. Having stercoraceous vomiting. 



Merdivorous (mer-div' -or-us) [merda, fece- ; 

 devour]. Devouring excrement. 



Merechema (mer-ek-e'-mah) [p>/p6r, thigh: 



sound: pi., Merechema ta~\. An auscultatory sound 

 ascribed to the friction of the thighs of the fetus, 



Meremphraxis (mer-em-fraks' -is) [fdpog, pan ; 

 /"/;/(-, stoppage]. Partial obstruction. 



Merenchyma (mer-eng'-kim-ah) [uipne, a part ; ("■", 

 iyXVfjia, in modern sense "parenchyma"]. ' n 

 biology, an imperfect parenchyma. 



Meretrix (mer'-et-riks) [merere, to earn money]- 

 A prostitute. 



