PALPOCIL 



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PANCREAS 



Palpocil (pal'-po-sil). Same as Palpicil. 



Palpon (pal' -pon) [palpus, a feeler]. In biology, 

 a siphonophoran polyp, specialized as a taster or 

 feeler. Cf. person. 



Palpulus (pal'-pu-lus) [dim. of palpus, a feeler: //. , 

 Palpuli~\. In biology, a diminutive palpus. 



Palpus (pal' -pus) \_palpare, to touch softly : //., Palpi], 

 In biology : (a) one of the tactile organs or feelers at- 

 tached to the maxilla or labium of an insect ; (b) one 

 of the fleshy lobes at the side of the mouth of certain 

 molluscs, usually called the labial palpus. 



Palsy (pawl'-ze) [ME., palsey, palsy]. Paralysis. 

 P., Bell's. See Diseases, Table of. P., Birth. See 

 Birth. P., Cerebral, a paralysis due to a lesion in 

 the brain. P., Creeping, an old term for progressive 

 muscular atrophy. P., Crutch, that due to pressure 

 of the crutch in the axilla upon the brachial nerves. 

 P., Dancers', a cramp affecting especially the mus- 

 cles in the calf of the professional danseuse. P., 

 Erb's: I. Paralysis of the brachial plexus. 2. 

 Spastic paraplegia. See Diseases, Table of. P., 

 Facial. See Paralysis, Bell's. P., Pen. See 

 Writers' Cramp. P., Scriveners'. Synonym of 

 Writers' 1 Cramp. P., Shaking. Synonym of Paraly- 

 sis agilans. P., Wasting, progressive muscular 

 atrophy. 



Paludal (pal'-u-dal) [palus, paludis, marsh]. Per- 

 taining to a marsh or the exhalations of marshes. Also 

 a synonym of Malarial. P. Fever. Synonym of 

 Intermittent Fever. 



Paludicole (pal-u' -dik-ol) \_palus, a marsh ; colere, 

 to inhabit]. In biology, inhabiting marshes. 



Paludine (pal'-u-din) [palus, a marsh]. Paludal. 



Paludinous (pal-u' -din-us) [palus, a marsh]. Per- 

 taining to marshes. 



Paludism (pal'-u-dizm) [palus, a marsh]. Malarial 

 poisoning ; impaludism. 



Paludose (pal'-u-doz) [palus, a marsh]. In biology, 

 growing in marshy places. 



Paludous (pal'-u-dus) [palus, a marsh]. Marshy or 

 swampy. Having the nature of, or affected with, marsh- 

 fever. 



Palulus (pal'-u-lus) [dim. of palus, a stake, pale: pi., 

 Paluli.~\. A small palus; applied to the columellar 

 rods in actinozoa. 



Palumbo's Net. See Net, Bathygraphic. 



Palus (pa'-lus) [palus, a stake, pale : pi. , Pali.\ In 

 biology, one of the plates found in corals between the 

 inner edge of certain septa and the axis of the vis- 

 ceral chamber. 



Palustral (pal-us'-tral) [palus, marsh]. Pertaining 

 to, or having the nature of, marsh-fever ; paludal. 



Palustrine (pal-us'-trin) [palus, a swamp]. The same 

 as Paludal. 



Pambotano (pam-bo-tan'-o) [native Mexican]. A 

 Mexican plant, Calliandra houstoni, belonging to the 

 order of Leguminosce. It is a bitter and antimalarial 

 of the first order. Dose of the powdered drug, 70 

 grains in 24 hours. The preparations are the tincture, 

 decoction, elixir, and alcoholic extract. Unof. 



Pamphagous ( pam' -fag-us) [nag, all ; (j>ayelv, to de- 

 vour]. Omnivorous. 



Pamphilus (pam' -fil-us) [nag, all ; §i7.tiv, to love] . 

 A plaster. 



Pamphobia (pam-fo'-be-ah). See Panophobia. 



Pampinary (pam'-pin-a-re) [pampinus, a tendril, or 

 young shoot of a vine]. In biology, of, or pertaining 

 to, a young shoot. 



Pampiniform ( pam - pin' - if ■ orm) [pampiiiiforiiiis : 

 pampinus, tendril ; forma, form]. Having the form 

 of a tendril. P. Plexus. See Plexus. Spermatic. 



Pampinocele (pam - pin' - ■ sil) [pampinus, tendril; 



KrpiT], tumor]. A varicocele of the veins of the pam- 

 piniform plexus. 



Pamplegia (pam-ple' -je-ah) [nag, all ; nXrjyij, stroke]. 

 General paralysis. 



Pamprodactylous (pam-pro-dak'-til-us) [Trdc.all; xpd, 

 forward ; danrvAog, finger]. In biology, applied to 

 birds in which all four toes turn inward. 



Pan- [nav, neuter of nag (gen. navr6g), all, every- 

 thing]. A Greek word signifying all, everything. 

 The form panto- is frequently employed. 



Pan [ME., /«««<?, a pan]. A low, flat-bottomed ve~ 

 sel. P., Bed, a large, flat oval pan, usually of china, 

 serving as a receptacle for the fecal discharges and urine 

 of bed-patients. P., Brain, P., Head, the skull. 

 P., Knee, the patella. 



Panacea (pan-as-e' -ah) [navaneia, a cure-all]. A cure- 

 all ; a name applied to various empiric preparations 

 alleged to cure a multitude of diseases. 



Panache (pa-nash') [penna, feather, plume]. In 

 biology, a tuft of hairs or feathers. 



Panacon (pan'-ak-on), C 22 H 19 8 . A white, tasteless, 

 crystalline body derived from the root of Aralia quin- 

 q ue folia. 



Panado (pan-a'-do) [Sp. panada, from panis, bread]. 

 Bread softened in water. Also, a bread-poultice. 



Panaesthesia (pan-es-the' -ze-ah) . See Pallesthesia. 



Panaesthetism (pan-es'-lhet-izm) . See Pallesthesia. 



Panama Fever. 1. See Fever. 2. A synonym of 

 Yellow Fever. 



Panaquilon (pan-ak' -wil-on ), C 24 H 25 18 . An amor- 

 phous, bitter-sweet principle extracted from the root 

 of Aralia quinquefolia. 



Panaricium (pan-ar-is'-e-um). See Panaris. 



Panaris (pan-a'-ris) [panaricium, a disease of the finger- 

 nails]. Phlegmonous inflammation of the finger or 

 toe. Whitlow. See also Paronychia. P., Anal- 

 gesic. .See Moi'van's Disease. P., Periosteal, pha 

 langeal periostitis. P., Tendinous, inflammati 

 the sheath of a digital tendon. 



Panaritium (pan-ar-ish' -e-um) . See Panaris and 

 low. 



Panarthritis (pan-ar-thri'-tis) [nag, all ; aptipov, joint ; 

 trig, inflammation]. General inflammation of the 

 structures of a joint. 



Panas' Solution. A mild antiseptic collyrium, se 

 viceable in conjunctivitis, blepharitis, etc. It coi 

 mercuric iodid 1, absolute alcohol 400, distilled 

 sufficient to make 20,000 parts. 



Panax (pa'-naks) [navat;, panacea]. Ginseng, 

 root of P. quinquefolium, much used in Chin;* 

 cure-all. It is a demulcent and mild purgative. Unof. 



Pancenonosos (pan-sen-on' -o-sos) [nag, all ; 

 common; voaog, disease]. An epidemic disease. 



Pancenus (pan-sen' -us) [nag, all; KoivSg, common]. 

 Epidemic. 



Panchrestus (pan-kres'-tus) [nag, all ; xP 7 l OT k> V s 

 ful]. Same as Panacea. 



Panchymagogue (pan-ki'-mag-og) [nag, all; \><- 

 juice; ayuyog, leading]. A drug supposed to de] 

 all the fluids and humors of the body. [Old. ] 



Pancratic (pan-krat'-ik) [nag, all; uparog, stivngtl 

 Having a variable magnifying power; applied to tli 

 eye-pieces of certain microscopes. 



Pancreas (pan'-kre-as) [nag, all ; Kpfag, flesh], 

 large racemose gland, from six to eight inches in leng 

 lying transversely across the posterior wall of 

 abdomen. It secretes a limpid, colorless fluid lor 

 digestion of proteids, fats, and carbohydr;! 

 sweetbread of animals ; the abdominal salivary gltB* 

 the Germans. It is vulgarly termed " gut bread, 

 " belly sweetbread," in contradistinction to the u 

 or true sweetbread. P., Accessory, a small mass < 



