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PALPITATION 



almellin (pal-mel'-in) [-a?.u6q, vibration]. Phipson's 

 name for the coloring-principle of a fresh-water alga, 

 the Palmella cruenta. It is red in color, resembling 

 hemoglobin, and contains iron in combination with an 

 albuminous substance. 



almetto (pal-met'-o). See Saw Palmetto. 

 almic (pal'-mik) [palma, palm]. Referring to the 

 palm ; palmitic. P. Acid. See Acid, Palmitic. 

 almic (pal' -mi k) [-aA/uog, throb]. Pertaining to the 

 pulse or to palpitation. 



almicolous (pal - mik' - o - lus) \_palma, palm-like; 

 olere, to inhabit]. Growing on the palm-tree, 

 dmification (pal- mif-ik ■ a'-shun) \_palma, palm ; 

 icare, facere, to make]. In biology, the artificial 

 fertilization of the flowers of certain trees ; originally 

 ipplied to the date-palm. 



.lmiform (pa/'-mif-orm) [palma, the palm of the 

 land; forma, form]. The same as Palmatiform. 

 lmigrade (pal'-mig-rad) [palma, the palm of the 

 land ; g'adi, to walk] . In biology, treading on the 

 ;oles of the foot ; plantigrade. 

 1 lmilla (pal-mil' -ah). Synonym of Palmella. 

 ] lminerved (pal' -min-ervd) [palma, palm ; nervus, 

 ierve]. In biology, palmately nerved. 

 ] lmiped (pal' - mip-ed) [palma, palm ; pes, foot]. 



laving webbed feet, 

 llmistry ( pal' -mis-tre) [palma, palm of hand]. The 

 omparative study of the lines, marks, and mounds on 

 he palm of the hand ; it has been made the basis of 

 system of fortune-telling. 

 Ilmitamid (pal-mif -am-id) [palma, palm; amid~\, 

 'jgHjjNO. A solid substance melting at about 93 

 '. , formed by the union of the amid radicle of am- 

 lonia and the radicle of palmitic acid. 

 Fimitic Acid (pal-mit'-ik). See Acid. 

 Flmitin (pal' ' - mit - in) [palma, palm-tree]. C 3 H 5 

 C 16 H :u 2 );,. A solid crystallizable substance which, 

 nth stearin, constitutes the greater proportion of solid 

 ats. It occurs both in animal and in vegetable fats, 

 t is a constituent of palm-oil, from which it derives 

 s name. Chemically, it is the tripalmitate of gly- 

 ;ryl. 

 F mitolic Acid (pal-mit-ol'-ik). See Acid. 

 F mitone (pal'-mit-on) [palma, palm-tree], C 31 H 62 2 . 

 I ketone of palmitic acid resulting when the latter is 

 istilled with slaked lime. 

 Fmitoxylic Acid (pal-mit-oks-il'-ik). See Acid. 

 F mi-veined (pal'-miv-and) [palma, a palm ; vena, 

 I vein]. In biology, netted-veined, with the veins 

 •bating from the base toward the margin of the leaf- 

 ade. 

 Pmodic (pal- mod' - ik) [-a/Mufiiyc, like palmus]. 



irtaining to, resembling, or affected with, palmus. 

 P mo-plantar (pal' - mo -plan' - tar) [palma, palm; 

 inta, the sole of the foot]. Pertaining to both the 

 ilms of the hands and the soles of the feet. P.- 

 antar Sign, Filipcnvic^ Sign ; said to be diagnos- 

 : of typhoid fever. It consists of an orange or saf- 

 m coloration of the prominent parts of the palms 

 the hands and the soles of the feet. The change 

 color is attributed to feebleness of the action of the 

 art, causing incomplete filling of the capillaries, and 

 ynessoftheskin. See Signs and Symptoms, Table of. 

 P-noscopy (pal-mos'-ko-pe) [irahaoq, throb; okotzeIv, 

 observe]. The observation of the heart -beat and 

 1 pulse, 

 ^nospasmus (pal-mo-spaz'-mus) [™?.[i6g, throb; 

 nnutq, spasm]. A clonic spasm. P., Electric, a 

 culiar reaction of the muscles to the electric cur- 

 it in progressive muscular atrophy, 

 nosseus ( pal-mos'-e-us) [pahua, palm; osseus, 

 ny]. Any palmar interosseous muscle. 



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Palmus (pal'-mus) [-ndA/uoc, a twitch]. I. Jumpers' 

 disease ; lata, or miryachit ; a convulsive tic, with 

 echolalia and abulia. 2. Subsultus ; palpitation ; pul- 

 sation ; twitching ; jerkiness. 



Palmus (pal'-mus) [palmus, the palm of the hand]. 

 An old measure of length. P. major, contains twelve 

 fingers. P. minor, four inches. 



Palp [palpare, to touch softly, to stroke]. In biology, 

 a tactile organ. See Palpus. 



Palpal (pal' -pal) [palpare, to touch softly]. In 

 biology, of, or pertaining to, a palp. P. Organs, the 

 modified recti-palpi of male spiders, functioning as im- 

 pregnating organs. 



Palpate (pal' -pat) [palpare, to feel]. To examine by 

 touch. 



Palpation (pal-pa' -shun) [palpare, to feel]. In phys- 

 ical diagnosis, the laying of the hand on a part of 

 the body or the manipulation of a part with the hand or 

 fingers for the purpose of ascertaining its condition or 

 that of underlying organs. P., Abdomino-vaginal, 

 examination of the pelvic contents in women by means 

 of a finger in the vagina and a hand in the suprapubic 

 region pressing downward. P., Bimanual, the use 

 of the two hands in examining an organ ; the hands 

 are placed on opposite sides, or one in the vagina and 

 the other on the abdomen,' and press toward each 

 other. P., Combined or Conjoined. Synonym of 

 P. , Bimanual. 



Palpatometry (pal-pat-om'-et-re) [palpare, to feel; 

 jierpov, measure]. A measuring of the greatest pres- 

 sure that can be borne without pain. 



Palpebra ( pal' -pe-brah) [L.]. The eyelid. 



Palpebral (pal'-pe-bral) [palpebra, eyelid]. Pertain- 

 ing to the eyelid. P. Conjunctiva, the conjunctiva 

 of the eyelids. P. Fissure, the opening between the 

 upper and lower eyelids. P. Folds. See Folds. P. 

 Portion of the Lacrymal Gland. See Gland, Acces- 

 sory of Rosenmiiller. 



Palpebralis (pal-pe-bra' -lis) [palpebra, eyelid]. The 

 levator palpebne superioris muscle. See Muscles, 

 Table of. 



Palpebritis (pal-pe-bri'-tis) [palpebra, eyelid ; iriq, 

 inflammation]. Synonym of Blepharitis. 



Palpicil ( pil'-pis-il) [pa/pus, a feeler; cilium, a cover, 

 an eyelid]. In biology, a tactile hair. 



Palpifer ( pal'-pif-er) [ palpus, a feeler ; ferre, to bear] . 

 In biology, the outer lobe of the maxilla of an insect ; 

 the bearer of the palpus. 



Palpiform (pal' -pi form) [palpus, a feeler; forma, 

 form]. Having the form or function of a palp. 



Palpiger (pal'-pij-er) [palpus, a feeler; gerere, to 

 bear]. In biology, an appendage to the labium of 

 certain insects ; the bearer of the labial palpus. 



Palpitate (pal' - pit - at) [palpi tare, to quiver]. To 

 flutter, to tremble or to beat abnormally fast ; applied 

 especially to the heart. 



Palpitation (pal-pit-a'-shun) [palpitatio, a beating]. 

 Any spasmodic fluttering or tremor, especially the 

 abnormally rapid beating of the heart, of which the 

 person is conscious. It is associated often with a 

 choking sensation in the throat. It may be due to 

 organic disease or to functional disturbance of the 

 heart ; very often it is caused by disorders of the 

 stomach. P., Arterial, arterial pulsation synchronous 

 with the action of the heart, seen sometimes in the 

 epigastric region in the course of the aorta. It is 

 quite common in hysteric persons. P., Celiac, palpi- 

 tation of the abdominal aorta. P., Nervous, palpi- 

 tation of the heart due to reflex disturbances from 

 diseases of other organs. P., Symptomatic, of 

 Andral, the reflex palpitation of the heart sometimes 

 observed when tenice are present in the intestines. 



