MOROCCO LEATHER 



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MORPHONOSUS 



of pregnant women, occurring chiefly in the early 

 months of gestation ; also, the imitative or sympa- 

 thetic nausea sometimes experienced by the husband 

 during the wife's early pregnancy ; eonosus. M.- 

 tire. A peculiar condition seen in melancholia and 

 neurasthenia, in which the patient awakes in the morn- 

 ing from a sound sleep unrefreshed and, in fact, more 

 fatigued than on retiring. 



Morocco Leather. See Leather. 



Morocomium (7110-ro-ko' -me-um) [pupog, mad; koue'cv, 

 to care for]. An insane asylum. 



Morodochium (mo-ro-do' -ke-um) [pupog, silly ; Sexec- 

 tfat, to receive]. An asylum for the insane. 



Morose (mor-oz') [morosus, fretful]. Of a sour temper ; 

 sullen. 



Morosis (mo-ro'-sis) [pupuoig, foolishness]. Insanity. 



Morotrophium (mo-ro-tro' '-fe-um) . Synonym of Moro- 

 conium. 



Moroxilic Acid (mor-oks-il' -ik) [morus, mulberry ; 

 bijvg, acid]. Same as Moric Acid. 



Morph (morf) [poppr/, a blotch]. One of the dark 

 spots that occur on the foreheads of blond women 

 suffering from uterine trouble, or who are pregnant. 



Morphea, Morphcea (mor-fe'-ah) [popfyrj, a blotch]. 

 Circumscribed Scleroderma, Addison's Keloid; the 

 commonest form of scleroderma, occurring usually in 

 young female adults. Its commonest seats are about 

 the breasts and the face and neck, and often it follows 

 the course of the nerve-distribution. It occurs in the 

 form of patches, rounded, ovoid, or irregular in outline ; 

 small or large, soft or firm, smooth or shining, pale- 

 yellowish or brownish in color. The lesions are, as 

 a rule, asymmetric. The course of the disease is 

 chronic. The disease may also manifest itself in the 

 form of atrophic, pit-like depressions in the skin, and 

 as lines, streaks, and telangiectases. M. lardacea, 

 a form of Morphea. M. maculosa, a form of morphea 

 characterized by the presence of macules. M. nigra, a 

 pigmented form of Morphea. M. tuberosa, a variety 

 of morphea in which nodules are formed. 



Morpheomania (mor-fe-o-ma' -ne-ah). Same as Mor- 

 phia mania. 



Morphetin (mor' -fet-in) [Morpheus, god of sleep]. An 

 amorphous, bitter substance resulting when morphin 

 sulphate is boiled with lead peroxid and dilute sul- 

 phuric acid. 



Morphew (mor'-fu) . See Morphea. 



Morphia (mor'-fe-ah). See Morphina. 



Morphic (mor'-fik) [poptyrj, form]. In biology, per- 

 taining to form. 



Morphina, Morphin (mor-fi' '-nah, mor' -fin) [Mor- 

 pheus, god of sleep; gen., Morphina;'], C 17 H 19 N0 3 . 

 The name of the principal alkaloid of opium, to 

 which the properties of that drug are chiefly due. It 

 is an anodyne, hypnotic, and narcotic. ^ gr. corres- 

 ponds in activity with one grain of opium of average 

 strength. M. acetas, soluble in water. Dose gr. 

 JUj, M. acetat., Liq. (B. P.) Dose rr\xx-xl. M. 

 bromid., M. hydrobromat., C 17 H 19 N0 3 HBr. A 

 good sedative narcotic. Dose gr. y^—)4- M. et 

 chloroformi, Tinct. (B. P.) Dose n\v-x. M. 

 hydrochloras, occurs in silky crystals, soluble in 

 water. Dose gr. jW-j. M. hydrochlorat. , Liq. 

 (B. P.) Dose tr^x-xl. Injectio morphinae hypo- 

 dermica (B. P.), contains one grain of the acetate of 

 morphin in each ten minims of water. M. et ipeca- 

 cuanha?, Troch., each contains gr. ^ of morphin. 

 M. Oleatum, contains morphin io, oleic acid, 90 

 parts ; for local use. Unof. M., Pulv., Comp., Tully's 



f)owder, contains morphin sulphate 1, camphor, ' 

 icorice, and calcium carbonate, aa, 20 parts. Dose 

 gr. v-xv. M. sulph., Liq., Magendie's solution ; 



contains morphin sulph. gr. xvj to each fl. % . Dose 



Tt^x-xv. Unof. M. sulphas, acicular crystals, soluble 



in hot water. Dose gr. ]/%-%■ M., Suppos. (B. 



P.), each contains gr. ss morphin. M., Suppos., cum 



sapone (B. P.), each contains gr. ss of morphin. 



M. tartras, C 4 H 6 6 (C 17 H 19 NO :1 ) 2 , used hypoder- 



matically. Dose, gr. T V~/^- M., Trochis. (B. P.) 



and M. et ipecac, Trochis. (B. P.), each containing 



gr. ^ of morphin. Dose I to 4. 

 Morphinia (mor-fi n'-e-ah) [Morpheus, god of sleep]. 



Any disease due to the excessive use of morphin. 

 Morphinism (mor' -fin-izm) [Morpheus , god of sleep]. 



The diseased condition caused by the excessive and 



habitual use of morphin. 

 Morphinization (mor fin-iz-a' -shun) [Morpheus, god 



of sleep]. The production of the physiologic effects 



of morphin. 

 Morphinomania (mor fin-o-ma' -ne-ah) [Morpheus, god 



of sleep ; pavia, madness]. A morbid craving for 



morphin as a stimulant. 

 Morphinophagia, Morphiophagy (mor-fin-o-fa' '-je- 



ah, mor-fi- off' -aj '-<?) [Morpheus, god of sleep; 



cpayeiv, to eat]. Opium-eating. 

 Morphiomania (mor-fe-o-ma' -ne-ah). Synonym of 



Morphinomania. 

 Morphiopathy (mor-fe-op'-aih-e). Synonym of Mor- 

 phinomania. 

 Morpho-biologic (mor-fo-bi-odoj' '-ik) [pop<j)i/, form ; 



(3log, life; ?,6yog, science]. Pertaining to the form 



and biology of an organism. 

 Morphcea (mor-fe'-ah). See Morphea. 

 Morphogenesis (mor-fo-jen f -es-is) [pop<pij, form ; yiv- 



ECig, origin]. See Morphogeny. 

 Morphogeny (mor - foj' '- en - e) [pop<j>f/, form; yiveia, 



generation]. In biology, the genesis of form; the 



history of the evolution of form. 

 Morphography (mor-fog' -ra-fe)' [pop^r/, form ; ypncpeiv, 



to write]. In biology, systematic investigation of the 



structure of organisms in the most comprehensive 



way. 

 Morpholecithal (mor fo-les'-ith-al) [popdrf, form; Ieki- 



dog, yolk of an egg]. I. Germinal; formative. 2. i 



Pertaining to the morpholecithus. 

 Morpholecithus (mor -fo - les f - ith - us) [papyr/, form ; | 



/.EKidog, yolk of an egg]. The formative yolk of an | 



egg ; the portion of an egg that undergoes segmenta- j 



tion and germination. 

 Morpholin (mor'-fo-lin) [Morpheus, god of sleep], CJ 



H 9 NO. A compound formed by heating dioxyethyl-' 



amin to 160 C. with HC1. 

 Morphologic (mor - fo - loj> '- ik) [poptyi], form; ?,6yo 



science]. Pertaining to the form of organisms 



twin parts. * 



Morphology (mor - fol' • - je) [pop^tj, form; leyeiv, tc 



speak]. The department of biology that deals wit" 



form and structure. 

 Morpholysis (mor -fol'- is - is) [pop<j>r/, form ; 7J<aig, 



loosing]. Destruction of form. 

 Morphomania (mor-fo-ma' -ne-ah). See Morphinoma^ 



nia. 

 Morphometry (mor-fom' -et-re) [popfr/, form; phjtov 



measure]. The measuring or determining of thj 



forms of organisms. 

 Morphon (mor'-fon) [pop<pi/, form]. In biology, 



definite morphologic individual element or organism 



one of the following categories: plastui, idorga 



(— organ, antimere, metamere), persona, conn, q. I 

 Morphonomy (mor-fon'-o-me) [poptyr/, form ; 1 



v'epuv, to distribute]. That department of biologi 



science devoted to the investigation of the principU 



of organic morphology. 

 Morphonosus (mor -fon'- o ■ sus) [pop(ji/j, form; v6aa 



