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Myograph (mi'-o-graf) [pic, muscle ; ypdoeiv, to 

 write]. An instrument for determining the duration 

 of each phase of a muscular contraction. M., 

 Cardiac, the cardiograph, q. v. M., Palate, an in- 



SCHEME OF V. HELMHOLTZ'S MYOGRAPH. 



luscle fixed in a clamp, K. F. Writing style. P. Weight 

 counterpoise for the lever. W. Scale-pan for weights. 

 Supports for the lever. 



ment that records the movements of the uvula 

 soft palate during speaking and swallowing. It 

 ists of a rod which is introduced through the nose 

 rests against the soft palate, while the other end 

 rds the movements on a drum. 

 Myographer (mi-og' -ra-fer) [pvc , muscle ; ypdteiv, to 



write]. One versed in myography. 

 Myographic (mi-o-graf'-ik) [pvq, muscle ; ypafyeiv, to 



write]. Pertaining to a myograph. 

 Myographion (mi-o-graf'-e-on) [uvc, muscle ; ypa<j>eiv, 



to write]. A myograph. 

 Myographist (mi-og 1 '-ra-fist) [uvc, muscle ; ypaQeiv, to 



write]. A myographer. 

 Myography (mi-og' -ra-fe) [uvc, muscle ; ypcupeiv, to 

 write]. I. A description of the muscles. 2. The 

 employment of the myograph. 

 Myohematin (mi-o-hem' -at-in) [pvc, muscle; alpa, 

 blood]. A nitrogenous coloring-matter of muscles; 

 the true intrinsic coloring-matter of red muscle, in- 

 cluding the histohematin characteristic of invertebrate 

 muscle. It yields a four-banded spectrum. Its solu- 

 tions when weak are of a reddish-yellow color, but if 

 strong they are pure red. 

 Myoid (mi'-oid) [pvc, muscle; elioc, form]. Having 



a resemblance to muscular tissue. 

 Myoidema (mi-oid-e' -mah) [pvc, muscle; oidqpa, a 

 swelling]. The wheal brought out by a sharp tap 

 on a muscle in certain conditions of exhaustion. 

 Myoides (mi-oi'-dez) [uvc, muscle ; eldoc, like]. The 



platysma. See Muscles, Table of. 

 Myolemma (mi-o-lem'-ah) [pvc, muscle ; ?Jppa, cover- 

 ing]. The thin membrane enveloping the fibrillae of 

 muscle. Same as Sarcolemma. 

 Myolemmatic (mi-o-lem-at'-ik) [uvc, muscle ; Aeppa, 



covering]. Pertaining to the myolemma. 

 Myolin (mi'-o-lin). See Myosin. 



Myolipoma (mi-o-lip-o' -mah) [uiic, muscle ; /.l-oc, fat ; 

 bua, tumor : pi., Myolipomata\ A myoma with lipom- 

 atous elements. 

 Myologic (mi-o-loj' -ik) [pvc, muscle ; Aoyoc , science] . 



Pertaining to myology. 

 Myologist (mi-ol'-o-jist) [pic, muscle; /.oyoc, science]. 

 One versed in myology. 



MYOPATHIC 



Myology (mi-ol' -o-je) [pvc, muscle; 7.6yoc, science]. 

 The science of the nature, structure, functions, and 

 diseases, of muscles. 



Myoma (mi-o'-mah) [uvc, muscle; bpa, tumor://., 

 Myornata\. A muscular tumor. Also, an affection 

 marked by the growth in the skin of small, "sessile, 

 freely movable, isolated, reddish tumors consisting of 

 involuntary muscular fibers. If small and multiple, 

 they are called lio-myomata ; if there is but a single 

 large tumor, it is called a dartoic myoma ; if the tumors 

 contain much fibrous tissue, they are called fibro- 

 Diycmata ; if vascular and erectile, angio-myomata ; if 

 the lymphatics are involved, lymphangio-myomata. 

 M., Fibro-. See Myofibroma. M., Lio-. See Leio- 

 myoma. M., Rhabdo-. See Rhabdomyoma. 



Myomalacia (rni-o-mal-a' -se-ah) [pic, muscle ; pa/MKia, 

 softening]. An abnormal softening of the muscles. 

 M. cordis, fatty degeneration and softening of a por- 

 tion of the heart- muscle, resulting from thrombosis or 

 embolism. 



Myomatous (mi-o / -mai-us) [uvc, muscle ; bua, tumor]. 

 Of the nature of a myoma. 



Myomectomy (mi-o-mek'-to-me) [pvc, muscle ; opa, 

 tumor; kuTouij, excision]. Surgical removal of a 

 uterine or other myoma. 



Myomelanosis (mi-o-mel-an-o 1 '-sis) [pic, muscle ; ue'a- 

 avaxTic, a becoming black]. The presence of a black- 

 ish coloration in muscular tissue. 



Myomere (mi'-o-mer) [pig, a muscle; pipoc, a part]. 

 In biology, a muscular flake or metamere ; a myo- 

 comma or myotome. 



Myometer (mi-om' -et-er) [pic, muscle ; perpov, meas- 

 ure]. An instrument for measuring the shortening of 

 a muscle in contracting. 



Myometritis (mi-o-met-ri' -lis) [uvc, muscle; pyrpa, 

 uterus ; iric, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 uterine muscular tissue. 



Myomotomy (mi-o-mot' -o-me) [pvc, muscle; bua, 

 tumor; tout/, a cutting]. The operation of excising 

 fibro- my omata of the uterus. 



Myon (rni'-on) [pvuv, a cluster of muscles]. A unit of 

 musculation ; a group of muscles viewed as an 

 integer. 



Myonarcosis (nii-o-nar-ko' '-sis) [pvc, muscle ; vapnuaic, 

 numbness]. Numbness of the muscles. 



Myoneoplasma (mi-o-ne-o-plaz' '-mah) [pvc, muscle; 

 veoc, new; Tz'/Aapa, formation: //. , Myoneoplasmatd\. 

 A myoma or muscular neoplasm. 



Myoneuralgia (mi-o-nu-ral' -je- ah) [uvc, muscle; 

 vevpov, nerve; akyoc, pain]. Neuralgic muscular 

 pain. 



Myonicity [mi-o-nis' -it-e) [pvc, muscle]. The power 

 of living muscle to contract and to relax. 



Myonitis (mi-on-i' -tis)\uvc, muscle; i-ig, inflammation]. 

 Synonym of Myositis. 



Myonosus (mi-on' -o-sus) \jlvc, muscle ; voaoc, disease]. 

 A disease of the muscles. 



Myopachynsis (mi - o - pak - in' ' - sis) [pvc, muscle; 

 rraxvvmc, thickening]. Muscular hypertrophy. M. 

 lipomatosa. See Paralysis, Pseudohypertrophic. 



Myopalmus (mi-o-pal'-mus) [uvc, muscle ; -a?.uoc, 



a twitch]. A twitching of the muscles. 

 Myoparalysis (mi -o -par -al' - is -is) [uvc, muscle; 

 Trapdl.mtc, paralysis]. Paralysis resulting from mus- 

 cular abnormality, without affection of the nervous 

 centers or nerves. 

 Myopathic (^mi-o-path' -ik)[uvc, muscle ;~dWoc, disease]. 

 Relating to or of the nature of a myopathy. M. 

 Muscular Atrophy ; Erb includes under this head 

 pseudo-hypertrophic muscular paralysis, juvenile mus- 

 cular atrophy, and infantile paralysis. The three 

 are classed together as Dystrophia muscularis pro- 





