PERITONITIC 



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PERKINIST 



nitic symptoms yield readily to treatment. Also, the 

 complexus of symptoms occurring during peritonitis. 



Peritonitic (per-it-on-it'-ik) [Trepi-ovcuov, peritoneum; 

 inflammation]. Pertaining to or affected with 

 peritonitis. 



Peritonitis {per-it-on-i' -tis) [irepirovaiov, peritoneum ; 

 iTiq, inflammation]. Inflammation of the peritoneum. 

 It may be acute or chronic, general or local. P., 

 Acute, is sudden in its onset, with agonizing pain 

 that compels the patient to remain in bed on his back 

 with the shoulders raised and the knees and hips 

 flexed — the characteristic position. The pulse is 

 small, hard, and wiry ; there is some fever ; and the 

 abdomen becomes tense and tympanitic. Acute peri- 

 tonitis may terminate in death, recovery, or chronic 

 peritonitis. P., Adhesive, peritonitis with adhesion 

 between the parietal and visceral layers. P., Carci- 

 nomatous, that due to carcinoma of the membrane. 

 P., Chronic, a form that has no well-defined symp- 

 toms; there is tenderness, pain not so acute, impair- 

 ment of appetite, and constipation. Fluid may be 

 present in the abdominal cavity and adhesions may 

 form. This chronic form usually follows an acute attack, 

 but nay develop insidiously. It is often tuber- 

 culous. P., Circumscribed, that limited to a part 

 of the membrane. P. deformans, chronic peritonitis 

 accompanied by thickening and contraction of the 

 mesentery and omentum. P., Diaphragmatic, 

 inflammation of the peritoneum covering the under 

 surface of the diaphragm. P., Diffuse, a form affect- 

 ing the enare peritoneum. P., Encysted, a collection 

 of serum or pus surrounded by peritoneal adhesions. 

 P., Hemorrhagic, peritonitis with hemorrhages into 

 the membrane ; it may lead to the formation of a so- 

 called hematoma. P., Pelvic. See Perimetritis. 

 P., Perforative, peritonitis due to perforation of a 

 hollow viscus, an abscess, or a cyst, and the extru- 

 sion of the contents into the cavity of the peritoneum. 

 P., Phlegmonous. Synonym of P., Purulent. P., 

 Puerperal, that following septic infection in the 

 woman in childbed. It rapidly ends in death from 



• asthenia. P., Purulent, peritonitis accompanied by 



! the production of pus. P., Pyemic, peritonitis due 

 to the localization of pyogenic microorganisms in 



! the peritoneum. P., Rheumatic, a peritonitis occur- 

 ring in the course of acute rheumatic fever. P., Sep- 

 tic, peritonitis due to the microorganisms of suppura- 

 tion. P., Specific, that due to tuberculosis or syph- 

 ilis, though the term is usually limited to the latter 

 condition. P., Syphilitic, an indurative form due 



I to syphilis. P., Tuberculous, that form due to 

 the deposit of miliary tubercles upon the peritoneum. 

 According to Fagge, it is more common in children 

 than in adults, and in men than in women. It is 

 insidious in onset, is attended with great emaciation 

 and the effusion of considerable lymph and fluid. 

 The omentum is always much thickened, 

 'eritonsillar ( per-it-on' -sil-ar) [-epi, around ; tonsilla, 

 tonsil]. Occurring or situated around or near the 

 tonsil, 

 'eritonsillitis (per-it-on-sit-i'-tis) \jrepi, about ; tonsilla, 

 tonsil; i-<c, inflammation]. Inflammation of the tis- 

 sues surrounding the tonsil. 



'-iitracheal (per-it-ra'-ke-al) \_~epi, around; rpaxeia, 

 trachea]. Surrounding the trachea, 

 intracheitis t per-it- ra-ke-i'-tis) \nepi, around; 

 | rpaxeia, trachea ; trie, inflammation]. Inflammation 

 [ the connective tissue about the trachea. 

 :ntrema (per-it-re'-mah). Same as Peritreme. 

 mtrematous ( per - it - re'- mat - us) [nepi, around ; 

 %o, a hole]. In biology, surrounding a hole ; per- 

 taining to a peritreme. 



Peritreme (per'-it-rem) \_~epi, around; rp/jua, a hole]. 

 In biology, the margin of a spiracle of an insect or of 

 the orifice of a univalve shell. 



Peritrichous (per-it' -rik-us) \jrepi, around ; 0pi^{rpix-), 

 a hair]. In biology, having a band of cilia around 

 the body. 



Peritroch [per' -it-rok) [irepi, around ; rpo^oc, a wheel]. 

 In biology : (a) a circlet of cilia ; (£) an embryo 

 bearing such a circlet. 



Peritrochal (per-it-ro'-kal) {_~epi, around ; rpoxog, a 

 wheel].. Pertaining to a peritroch. 



Peritropal ( per-it' -ro-pal). Same as Peritropous. 



Peritrope ( per-it' -ro-pe) \_~epi, around; -pEizeiv, to 

 turn]. A synonym of Circulation. 



Peritropous (per-it' -ro-pus) \jrepi, around ; ~pk keiv, to 

 turn]. In biology, horizontal in the pericarp, as a 

 seed. 



Perittoma (per-it-to'-maA). Synonym of Perissoma. 



Perityphlitic (per-it-if-lit'-ik) \_~epi, around ; tvq/.6c, 

 cecum ; trig, inflammation]. Of the nature of or 

 affected with perityphlitis. 



Perityphlitis (per-it-if-li'-tis) [~epi, around ; rv<j>/.6g, 

 cecum ; itic., inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 peritoneum surrounding the cecum. This is a disease 

 most frequently encountered in the young and in 

 males. It is usually due to some inflammatory disease 

 of the vermiform appendix. It is marked by pain in 

 the right iliac fossa, and a tumor, elongated, sausage- 

 shaped, dull on percussion, and very tender, in the 

 same region. It may give rise to general peritonitis 

 from escape of pus into the general peritoneal cavity. 

 The abscess may burst through the abdominal wall, 

 into the bowels, bladder, or pleural cavity. 



Periurethritis (per-e-u-re-thri' -lis) \_~epi, around ; 0173/7- 

 dpa, urethra; irtc, inflammation]. Inflammation of 

 tie connective tissue about the urethra. 



Periuterine (per-e-u' -ter-in) [iTEpi, around ; uterus, 

 uterus]. Situated or occurring around the uterus. 



Perivaginitis (per-iv-aj-in-i'-tis). Synonym of Para- 

 colpitis. 



Perivascular (per-iv-as'-ku-lar) \_peri, around; vascu- 

 lum, a vessel]. Surrounding or enclosing a vessel. 



Perivasculitis (per-iv-as-ku-li'-tis) [~epi, around ; vas- 

 culum, vessel ; tree, inflammation]. Inflammation of 

 the vessel-walls, or of the perivascular sheaths. 



Perivenous (per-iv-e' -nus) \_~epi, around; vena, vein]. 

 Investing or surrounding a vein ; occurring around a 

 vein. 



Perivesical (per-iv-es'-ik-al) [~fp/, around ; vesica, 

 bladder]. Situated about or surrounding the bladder. 



Perivisceral (per-iv-is'-er-al) \_~epi, around; viscus, 

 viscus]. Surrounding a viscus or viscera ; occurring 

 about a viscus. 



Perivitelline (per-iv-if '-el-in) \_-spi, around ; vitellus, 

 yolk]. Surrounding the ritellus or yolk. P. Space, 

 the space between the zona pellucida and the vitellus. 



Perizoma ( per-iz-o' '-mah) [~epi, around ; Cuua, girdle]. 

 I. A girdle, q. v. ; also, a truss. 2. Herpes zoster. 



Perizonium {per - iz- o'-ne- uni) \_Trepi, around ; Qinn), 

 girdle : pi., Perizonia"]. In biology, the thin non- 

 silicious membrane of a young auxospore in the Dia- 

 tomacece. 



Perizostra (per-iz-os'-trah) [Tzepi^uarpa, a belt]. A 

 bandage, especially for the head or trunk. 



Perkin's Violet. Same as Mauvein. 



Perkinism {per' '-kin-izm) [after Elisha Perkins, the 

 originator of the method]. Also called Tractoration. 

 A method of empiric treatment devised by a Connec- 

 ticut physician. It consists in drawing over the af- 

 fected part the extremities of two rods (" metallic 

 tractors ") of different metals. Cf. Metallotherapy. 



Perkinist {per' - kin • isf) [after Elisha Perkins, an 



