

MYCODIARRHEA 



Mycodiarrhea (mi-ko-di-ar-e* '-ah) [uvuoc, fungus ; 6cd, 

 through; poia, a flow]. I. A mycotic diarrhea. 2. 

 A mucous diarrhea. 



Mycodysenteria (mi-ko-dis-en-te / -re-ah) [jtvaog, mucus ; 

 Svaevrepia, dysentery] . Catarrhal dysentery. 



Mycodyspnea (mi-ko-disp-ne / -ah) \jivkoc, mucus ; 6vc-, 

 difficult ; -veetv, to breathe]. Dyspnea due to accu- 

 mulations of mucus in the air-passages. 



Mycogastritis (mi - ko - gas - tri' - tis) [fivmc, mucus; 

 mach; iric, inflammation]. Catarrhal gas- 

 tritis. 



Mycography (mi-kog / -ra-fe). Synonym of Mycology. 



Mycohemia (mi-ko-hem' -e-ah) \jivkijc, fungus; a'ifia, 

 blood]. A generic name for affections caused by the 

 presence of microorganisms in the blood. 



Mycoid \>ni f -koid) [uvKijg, fungus; eltioc, form]. Re- 

 sembling, or appearing like, a fungus ; fungoid. 



Mycology (mi-kol'-o-je) \_uvkijc, a fungus; /.oyoc, sci- 

 ence]. In biology, the science of fungi. 



Mycomycetes (mi-ko-mi-se' '-fez) [jivkjjc, fungus]. Fungi 

 reproducing by oospores or zygospores. 



Myconostoc [mi-ko-nos'-tok) \_u'tKt]q, fungus; nostoc\. 

 A genus of schizomycetes. M. gregarium, a species 

 of microSrganisms arranged in interlacing threads 

 and surrounded by a gelatinous capsule ; it is probably 

 identical with Cladothrix dichotoma. See Bacteria, 

 Svnpnvmatic Table of. 



Mycophagy (mi-koff'-aj-e) \jtvtajq, a fungus ; dayia, 

 from ipayelv, to eat]. In biology, the eating of fungi. 



Mycophlyzacium (mi-ko-fUz-a' -se-um) [uwcoc, mucus ; 

 . ikiov, a small blister]. A blister or pustule upon 

 a mucous surface. 



Wycophthalmia (mi-koff-thal'-me-ah) \uvKtfc, fungus; 

 boOa'/.iun, ophthalmia]. Ophthalmia due to a fungus. 



Wycophthisis (mi-koff ' -this-is). Synonym of Bron- 

 chorrhea. 



Wycophylaxin (mi-ko-fil-aks' -in) \jivkt)c, a fungus ; 

 01 >ai, a protector]. Any microbicidal phylaxin. See 

 Proteids, Defensive. 



tfycopneumonypostasis (mi-ko-nu-mon-ip-os' -tas-is) 

 ■ ;. mucus; -vsiuuv, lung; vrrdaramq, settling]. 



' The settling of the mucus in the dependent portions 



of the lungs, 

 /lycoprotein (mi-ko-pro' -te-in) [uvkjjc, a fungus ; pro- 



' tein (from -purog, first); Mulder's term for the hypo- 

 thetic substance common to all albuminous bodies], 

 C, 52.32 per cent.; H, 7.55 per cent. ; X, 14.75 P eT 

 cent. In biology, the vegetable albuminoid or proto- 

 plasmic substance of bacteria, first analyzed and de- 

 scribed by Xencki ; fungus-protein. It contains no 

 sulphur and no phosphorus, and is not precipitated by 

 alcohol, 

 flycorthopnea (mik-or-thop-ne'-ah) [uvtcog, mucus; 

 opdoc. straight ; -roia, breathing]. Orthopnea caused 

 by excessive secretion of mucus in the bronchial tubes, 

 lycose mi'-kbz) [uvkj/c, fungus], C^H^Oj, -4- 2H.,0. 

 Trehalose, a substance that occurs in several species 

 of fungi, in ergot of rye, and in the oriental Trehala. 

 It is distinguished from cane-sugar by its ready solu- 

 bility in alcohol, greater stability, and stronger rotatory 

 ! power. It does not reduce copper-solutions. See 

 1 Carbohydrates, Table of. 



lycosis [mi-ko'-sis] [urw?c, fungus]. Granuloma 

 fungoides ; Eczema hypertrophicum ; Inflammatory 

 fungoid neoplasm ; Lymphoderma perniciosa ; Ul- 

 cerative scrofuloderma; Fibroma fungoides. I. Any 

 disease of the skin characterized by soft mammillated 

 tumors, showing an abnormal growth of lymphatic 

 glands, which frequently develop into fungous ulcers. 

 2. A mucous tumor or polypoid growth. 3. The in- 

 fluence of microphytes upon the health or disease of 

 the body. 4. Any disease caused by the presence of 



825 MYDRIASIS 



pathogenic microbes in the organism. M., Acute, 

 of the Blood, a name proposed by Neelsen for septic 

 intoxication from the presence of microbes in the 

 blood. M. fungoides. See Granuloma fungoides. M. 

 furfuracea. Synonym of Pityriasis versicolor. M. 

 intestinalis. Synonym of Anthrax. M. micro- 

 sporina. Synonym of Tinea versicolor. M. oris, 

 the disease caused by Oidium albicans or Leptothrix 

 buccalis, consisting of grayish or black deposits on the 

 tongue and buccal mucosa, usually with constitutional 

 symptoms. M.pulmonum. See Pneumonomycosis. 

 M. pustulosa, parasitic sycosis; also impetigo. M. 

 tonsillaris benigna, the name applied by Frankel to 

 a peculiar form of pharyngeal disease induced by 

 the undue accumulation of leptothrix upon the pha- 

 ryngeal structures. The condition is also called by 

 Heryng " Pharyngomykosis leptothricia." M„ Toxic, 

 of the Blood, putrid intoxication or sapremia, death 

 being due to poisoning by ptomains. 



Mycosozin (mi-ko-so'-zin) [ui/oyc, a fungus ; aii^eiv, to 

 save]. Any sozin that acts by the destruction of 

 microbes. See Proteids, Defensive. 



Mycothrix (mi-koth' '-riks) [uiw/f, fungus; dpi?, hair]. 

 The thread-like element in the structure of a micro- 

 coccus. 



Mycotic (mi-kof -ik) [ui'juyc, fungus]. Characterized 

 by mycosis ; due to the presence of some pathogenic 

 microorganism. M. Endocarditis, that due to mi- 

 croorganismal infection. A synonym of ulcerative or 

 malignant endocarditis. 



Mycterophonia (mik-ter-o-fo' -ne-ah) \jivKxijp, nose ; 

 ouvfj, voice]. A nasal quality of the voice. 



Mydalein (mi-da' '-le-in) \jivSa~fioc, putrid]. A ptomain 

 obtained from putrefying cadaveric organs. It is 

 present in liver, spleen, etc., after some days of putre- 

 faction, but it is not obtainable before the third or 

 fourth week. It has a specific action as a poison, 

 producing maximum dilatation of the pupil, injection 

 of the ear-vessels, elevation of temperature, peristaltic 

 action of the intestines. Post-mortem examination 

 shows contraction of the bladder and intestines, and 

 the stopping of the heart in diastole. Animals recover 

 from small doses. See Ptomains, Table of. 



Mydatoxin (mi-dat-oks' -in) [uvdaetv, to be wet ; rogucdv, 

 poison], C s H 13 N0 2 . A ptomain obtained from horse- 

 flesh and human flesh after four months of decomposi- 

 tion. It is toxic, producing lacrymation. diarrhea, and 

 dyspnea in animals, but is not an active poison. A base, 

 C-H 1T X0.,. with which it is associated, is, however, a 

 very violent poison, producing effects partly like those 

 of ctirara and partly like those of mussel-poisoning — 

 paralysis a few minutes after injection, with preserva- 

 tion of certain reflexes while the animal cannot move 

 from its place. The same effects are produced by 

 mydatoxin , but more slowly. See Ptomains, Table of 



Mydesis (mi-de'-sis) [fivdav, to be damp]. Putrefac- 

 tion ; also, a discharge of pus from the eyelids. 



Mydin (mi' -din) \uv60c, damp, decay], C 8 H n XO. A 

 non-poisonous ptomain obtained by Brieger from the 

 putrefaction of human internal organs. The free base 

 is strongly alkaline, has an ammoniacal odor, and is 

 characterized by its strong reducing-properties. See 

 Ptomain;, Table of. 



Mydriasis (mid-ri' -as-is) [uv&piaotc, mydriasis]. Ab- 

 normal dilatation of the pupil of the eye. The word 

 is also used to denote paralysis of the accommodation, 

 an effect resulting from the use of most mydriatics. 

 M., Paralytic, that due to paralysis of the oculomotor 

 nerve. M., Spasmodic, M., Spastic, that form 

 caused by over-action of the sympathetic or dilator 

 nerve of the iris. M., Spinal, that produced by 

 irritation of the cilio-spinal center of the cord. 



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