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Monecious (mon-e* '-shus) \_p6voc, single; oIkoc, house]. 

 Having male and female organs united in one animal ; 

 of plants, having the male and female organs in 

 separate flowers, but on the same plant, as in the 

 cucurbitaceous plants. 

 Monecism (tnon-e' -sizm) \_uovoc , single ; oIkoc, house]. 



Hermaphrodism. 

 Monembryary (mon-em' '-bre-a-re) \_povoq, single ; ipfipv- 

 ov, an embryo]. In biology, having a single embryo. 

 Moner, Moneron {mo f -ner, mon'-er-ott) \_pavoe, 

 single]. In biology, a non-nucleated unicellular or- 

 ganism of the simplest possible character, 

 nera (mon-e'-rah) [povijpift, single]. An order or 

 lass of minute, marine rhizopods, including some of 

 the lowest forms of animal life. 

 Moneron (mon'-er-on). See A/oner. 



nerula (mon-er 1 '-u-la/t) \_povtjprjc , single]. A non- 

 ucleated stage of the impregnated ovum in which it 

 as the form of a simple moner. 

 Monesia (mo-ne' '-ze-ah) [origin uncertain]. A vege- 

 table extract from monesia -bark, produced by Chryso- 

 hyllum buranhem. a tree of Brazil. It occurs in 

 egularly-shaped dark-brown pieces, soluble in water, 

 d with a sweetish, astringent taste. It has been 

 ed as a stomachic, alterative, and astringent. Dose 

 . v-x. Unof. 



nesin (tno-ne' -siti) \nionesia\ A principle (said to 

 identical with saponin) obtained from monesia ; it 

 astringent, and is said to be oxytocic, 

 ney-counters' Disease. A disease of the hands, 

 head, and conjunctivae of persons handling bank- 

 notes ; it is supposed to be due to arsenic-poisoning. 

 Mongolian Idiocy. See Idiocy, Ethnic. 

 Mongrel (tnung 1 '-grel) [ME., mungrel, mongrel]. 

 "An individual or a breed of animals resulting from 

 repeated crossing or mixture of several varieties ; the 

 progeny of varieties, or especially of artificial varie- 

 ties, as distinguished from the hybrid or cross between 

 two different species." 

 Monilated (mon'-il-a-led) [monile, a necklace]. In bi- 

 ology, having a necklace-like arrangement ; moniliform. 

 Monilethrix (nio-nil' -eth-riks)\tnonile, a necklace ; 0/wf, 

 hair]. An affection of the hair in which nodes can 

 be seen strung regularly or irregularly along the hair- 

 shaft, the internodular portions being relatively color- 

 less, atrophied, and thinned. As distinguished from 

 the nodes of trichorrhexis, a fracture occurs through the 

 thinned and apparently non -pigmented portion of the 

 shaft, the pigmented node representing what is thought 

 to be nearly normal hair-tissue. 

 Moniliform (rnon-il' -if-orni) \jnonile, necklace ; forma, 

 form]. Shaped like a necklace; beaded. Resem- 

 bling a string of beads. Applied to the shapes of 

 certain hairs, roots, tubers, and other structures. M. 

 Bronchiectasis, bead-like dilatations of a bronchial 

 tube, resembling a rosary, the tube between the dila- 

 tations retaining its normal size. 

 Monilithrix {mo-nil' ' -ith-riks) . See Monilethrix. 

 Moniodhydrin (mon-e-od-hi' ' -drbi)\jiwnq, single; vtiap, 

 water], C 3 H 5 I(OH) 2 . A substitution-product of gly- 

 cerin, occurring in the form of a yellow, syrupy liquid. 

 Moniodomethane (mon-e-o-do-me / -fhdn)\_p6voc, single; 

 methane'], CH 3 I. Methylic iodid, a colorless, heavy, 

 ethereal fluid, of the specific gravity of 2. 199 ato° C, 

 and boiling at 43. 8° C. (in° F.). Its vapor has been 

 used as an anesthetic, but its decomposition is easy, 

 the irritating effects ofiodin being produced. 

 Moniodophenol (mon-e-od-o-fe f -nol) [uovoc, single ; 

 ^%, like a violet; phenol], QHJOH. An iodin- 

 compound or substitution-product of phenol, existing 

 in three isomeric forms. 

 Monism [nion'-izm) [povoc, single]. Any scheme of 



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philosophy, or system of thinking, that aims at de- 

 ducing all the phenomena of force, matter, life, and 

 action from one principle. In biology, the same as 

 J/onogenesis, q. v. 



Monistic {mon-is'-tik) \_p6voq, single]. Of, or pertain- 

 ing to, or of the nature of, monism. 



Monkey-hand {munk'-e-hand). The deformed hand 

 of the early stage of progressive muscular atrophy. 

 The hand presents an appearance of great length ; the 

 thumb approaches the index-finger, and is on a line 

 with the other fingers. 



Monkshood (munkz'-hood) [ME., monk, monk; 

 ME., hood, hood]. See Aconite. M. Prepuce, a 

 redundant hooded prepuce upon the dorsal aspect of 

 the penis. It is often associated with hypospadias. 



Mono- (mon'-o-) \_povoq, single]. A prefix signifying 

 one or single. 



Monoathetosis (nion-o-ath-et-o'-sis) \jiovoq, single; 

 adrrog, without place]. Athetosis confined to one 

 limb or one-half of the body. 



Monobasic (tnon-o-ba' -sifc) \jiovoq, single; basis, base]. 

 Having one base ; applied in chemistry to an acid that 

 enters into combination with a univalent basic radicle 

 to form a neutral salt, or a salt containing one equiva- 

 lent of a base. 



Monoblastic (mon-o-blas'-tik) \_povoq, single ; ji/.acrroq, 

 germ]. In biology, applied to the single germ-layer 

 stage of a metazoic embryo. Cf. Monoplacular. M. 

 Theory of Disease, Xageli's theory of the origin of 

 miasmatic-contagious diseases, viz. : that they are due 

 to microphytes, which before they can reproduce the 

 disease must undergo a special stage of development 

 in an abnormal earth substratum. 



Monoblepharis {mon-o-blef '-ar-is) \j16voc, single ; /?/«- 

 oapic, eyelash]. A fungus having only a single pos- 

 terior flagellum. 



Monoblepsia, Monoblepsis (jnon-o-blep'-se-ah, mon-o- 

 blep'-sis) \j16voq, single; (3/Jipic, sight]. That condi- 

 tion in which either eye has a better visual power than 

 both together. 



Monobrachius (mon-o-bra' '-ke-us) \_p6voq, single ; Bpa- 

 Xi-uv, arm]. A fetus or person with but one arm. 



Monobromacetanilid {tnon - - brom- as - et - an' ■ il-id). 

 Same as Antisepsin. 



Monobromated (mon - o - bro'-ma -ted) \_u6voc, one; 

 {ipupoq, stench]. Containing one bromin atom ; having 

 one component atom of hydrogen replaced by bromin. 

 M. Camphor. See Camphor. 



Monocardian (mon-o-kar'-de-an) \_povoq, single ; mpdia, 

 heart]. Having a simple heart, single-chambered or 

 not completely divided, as in vertebrates. 



Monocarp (mon'-o-karp) [povoc, single ; Kap—oq, fruit]. 

 In biology, a plant that bears fruit but once. 



Monocarpellary {nion-o-kar' -pel-a-re) \_povoc, single ; 

 napiTOQ, fruit]. In biology, composed of but one carpel. 



Monocarpous (mon-o-kar / -pus) \_povoc, single ; Kapndc, 

 fruit]. In biology : (a) applied to plants that bear 

 fruit once a year, as annuals ; (b) a flower in which 

 but a single ovary, simple or compound, is produced. 



Monocelia (mon-o-se'-le-ah) [povoq, single ; noikia, 

 cavity]. Vertebrates whose encephalic cavity is 

 single ; the lancelets. 



Monocelic {mon-o-se 1 -lik) [povoc, single ; Koi/Ja, cav- 

 ity] . Having a single hollow cavity. 



Monocentric (mon-o-sen'-trik) [povoc, single ; Kzvrpov, 

 center]. Having but one center ; unipolar. 



Monocephalous {mon-o-sef '-al-us) [uovoc, single ; 

 Ke&a'/.i/, head]. In biology, arranged in a single head 

 or head-like cluster. 



Monocephalus {mon-o-sef ' -al-us)\uovoq, single ; Keoa/.r/, 

 head]. A double monstrosity consisting of a single 

 head with two bodies more or less completely fused. 





