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MORBILITY 



Morbility (mor-bil'-it-e) . Same as Morbidity. 

 Morbilli (mor-bil'-i) [dim. of Morbus, disease]. See 



Rubeola, Measles. 

 Morbilliform (tnor - bil' - if - orm) [morbilli, measles; 



forma, form]. Resembling measles. 

 Morbillous (mor-bil' '-us) [morbilli, measles]. Pertain- 

 ing to measles. 

 Morbose (rnor'-bdz) [morbosus, morbus, disease]. 



Di>eased. 

 Morbosity (tnor- bos / - it- e) [morbosus, diseased]. A 



condition of disease. 

 Morbus (mor'-bus) [L.]. A disease or illness. M. ad- 

 disonii. See Addison's Disease. M. setatis, disease 

 peculiar to a certain age. M. anglicus. Synonym 

 " Rachitis. M. ampullaceus. Synonym of Pem- 

 M. animatus, a parasitic disease. M. 

 hrodisiacus, M. aphrodisia. Synonym of 

 iphilis. M. apoplectiformis. Synonym of 

 'entire's Disease. M. arietis. Synonym of Influ- 

 za. M. articularis. Synonym of Gout. M. atto- 

 tus. Synonym of Catalepsy and also of Apoplexy. 

 basedowii. See Exophthalmic Goiter. M. 

 ightii. See Bright 1 s Disease. M. bullosus. 

 ynonym of Pemphigus. M. caducus. See Epilepsy. 

 carinus. Synonym of Insolation. M. Celsi. 

 onym of Catalepsy. M. cerebralis whytii. Sy- 

 nym of acute internal hydrocephalus. M. ceruleus. 

 Cyanosis, Congenital. M. comitialis. Synonym 

 Epilepsy. M. costalis. Synonym of Pleurisy. 

 coxarius. See Coxalgia. M. cucullus. Syno- 

 of Whooping-cough. M. deificus. Synonym 

 Epilepsy. M. divinus, M. divus. Synonym of 

 'pilepsy. M. dominorum. Synonym of Gout. M. 

 phas. See Elephantiasis arabum. M. erronum, 

 deep bronze coloration of the skin resulting from 

 prolonged exposure to the sun's rays or to vicissitudes 

 of climate. M. fellifluus. Synonym of Cholera. 

 M. fcedus. Synonym of Epilepsy. M. gallicus. 

 Synonym of Syphilis. M. gesticulatorius. Syno- 

 nym of Chorea. M. glandulosus. Synonym of 

 Glanders. M. heracleus, M. heraculeus. Synonym 

 of Elephantiasis and of Epilepsy. M. hispanicus. 

 Synonym of Syphilis. M. incurvus. Synonym of 

 kyphosis. M. indicus. Synonym of Syphilis. M. 

 fantilis. Synonym of Epilepsy. M. insputatus. 

 onym of Epilepsy. M. interlunis. Synonym of 

 Ipilepsy. M. ischiadicus. Synonym of Sciatica. 

 italicus. Synonym of Syphilis. M. luteolus. 

 Synonym of Jaundice. M . maculosus dieckerhoffn. 

 A hemorrhagic purpura of horses. M. maculosus 

 erlhofii. See ]\'erlhof s Disease and Purpura Inrm- 

 hagica. M. magnus. Synonym of Epilepsy. 

 medicorum, the mania of those who seek the ad- 

 vice of physicians for imaginary diseases. Over-much 

 doctoring. M. mucosus, mucous disease ; intestinal 

 catarrh. M. nauticus. Synonym of Sea-sickness. 

 M. neapolitanus. Synonym of Syphilis. M. ory- 

 zeus. Synonym of Asiatic Cholera. M. pallidus, 

 M. parthenius. Synonym of Chlorosis. M. pau- 

 perum. Synonym of Relapsing fever. M. Paxtonii, 

 a parasitic disease of the hair of the axilla. M. 

 pilaris. Synonym of Trichiasis. M. pleuriticus. 

 Synonym of Pleurisy. M. plumbeus. Synonym 

 )f Plumbi>m. M. psoadicus. Synonym of Psoas 

 'bscess. M. regius. Synonym of Jaundice. M. 

 ralis. Synonym of Ergotism. M. sacer. Syno- 

 nym of Epilepsy. M. saltatorius. Synonym of Chorea. 

 M. Sancti Lazari. Synonym of Leprosy. M. Sancti 

 Valentini. Synonym of Epilepsy. M. scrophulo- 

 sus. Synonym of Scrofula. M. senilis, the phys- 

 iologic retrogression frequently seen in old age. M. 

 sideratus. Synonym of Epilepsy. M. sonticus. 



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Synonym of Epilepsy. M. suffocans. Synonym of 

 Diphtheria. M. suffocatorius. Synonym of Diph- 

 theria. M. tyrius. Synonym of Elephantiasis and 

 Leprosy. M. virginens, M. virginum. Synonym 

 of Chlorosis. M. werlhofii. See IVerlhof s Disease. 



Mordacious (nior-da' -se-us) [mordax, biting] . ■ Biting, 

 pungent. 



Mordant (nior'-dant) [mordere, to bite]. A substance 

 that fixes the dyes used in coloring textures, or in 

 staining tissues and bacteria. See Pigments, Colors, 

 and Dyestuffs. 



Mordicancy (mot^-dik-an-se) [mordicare, to bite]. 

 Pungency ; biting quality, as of a drug. 



Mordicant {tnor 1 ' -dik-anf). Synonym of Mordacious. 



Mordication (mor-dik-a' -shun) [mordicare, to bite]. 

 A burning and stinging inflammatory condition of the 

 skin. 



Morel's Ear. See Ear, Deformities of, and Diseases, 

 Table of. M.'s Tourniquet, the first tourniquet 

 known, introduced by Morel in 1 674. 



Morgagni (mor-gan' '-e) . A noted Italian anatomist of 

 the eighteenth century. M.'s Caruncle. The middle 

 lobe of the prostate gland. M., Cataract of. See Cata- 

 ract. M., Columns of. See Column. M., Foramen 

 of. See Foramina, Table of. M.'s Fossa. See Fossa 

 navicularis. M.'s Frenum, the projection formed by 

 the union of the ileocolic and ileocecal valves. M., 

 Glands of. See Gland. M.'s Humor, same as 

 M.'s Liquor. M., Hydatid of. See Hydatid. 

 M.'s Lacuna, one of the depressions of the urethral 

 mucosa into which the urethral glands open. Also, 

 the Fossa navicularis. M.'s Liquor, the fluid found 

 within the capsule of the crystalline lens after death. 

 M., Sinus of. See Sinus. M., Ventricle of. See 

 I ~: utricle. 



Morgan's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Morgue (niorg) [Fr.]. A dead-house, a mortuary. A 

 place where unknown dead are exposed for identifica- 

 tion. 



Mori, Succus ; Mori, Syrupus. See Moms. 



Moria (mt^-re-ah) [fiupia, folly]. A form of dementia 

 characterized by talkativeness and childish silliness. 



Moribund (mor'-ib-und) [moribundus, moriri, to die]. 

 Dying. Ripe for dissolution. 



Moric Acid (mo'-rik) [morus, a mulberry tree]. I. A 

 crystalline acid obtained from Morus alba. 2. Morin, 

 q. v. 



Moriform (mo r -rif-orm) [morus, a mulberry; forma, 

 form]. Shaped like a mulberry. M. Glands. See 

 Gland. 



Morin (mo* -rin) [morus, a mulberry tree] , C 13 H 8 6 -f- 

 2H 2 0. A coloring-matter found in yellow-wood 

 {Morus tincloria). It decomposes into phloroglucin 

 and resorcin. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Morin's Base. See Glucosin. 



Morindin (mo-rin' '-din) [morus, the mulberry; Indicus, 

 Indian], CjgH^Ojj. A crystalline substance found in 

 Morinda citrifolia. On decomposition it is said to 

 yield alizarin. 



Morindon {mor-in* -don) [morus, a mulberry ; Indicus, 

 Indian], C^H^O^. A beautiful red substance ob- 

 tained from Morindin. 



Moringa (mo-ring / -gah) [native Malabar]. A genus 

 of dicotyledonous polypetalous trees. M. pterygo- 

 sperma, M. zeylanica, horse-radish tree, found in 

 the West Indies and the East. The oil of the seeds, 

 the root, and the gum, all have been used in a great 

 variety of diseases, both local and general. Unof. 



Morioplasty (mor 7 -e-o-plas-tc) [u6piov, part ; Tr'/.aactiv , 

 to mold]. Autoplasty ; plastic surgery. 



Morning (mom'-ing) [ME., morninge, morning]. 

 The first part of the day. M. Sickness. The nausea 





