PHTHISURIA 



splenica. Synonym of P. henalis. P., Stone- 

 masons'. See Grinders^ Asthma. P., Syphilitic, 

 syphilis of the lung is quite rare. See Syphilis of 

 the Lun^. P. of teeth, a condition of the teeth 

 characterized by especial clearness and transparency, 

 with frailness of structure, caries being favored by con- 

 stitutional weakness. P. testis, tuberculosis of the 

 esticle. P. trachealis, tuberculosis of the trachea. 

 Traumatic, pulmonary tuberculosis developing 

 a lung, shortly after a chest-injury without any 

 external wound. P., Tuberculous, phthisis due to 

 the bacillus of tuberculosis. P. ventriculi, atrophy 

 of the mucous membrane and thinning of the coats of 

 the stomach, with retention or even increase of the 

 : the organ. 



Phthisuria {tiz-u'-re-ah)[Maic, wasting; ovpov, urine]. 

 A wasting state resembling that caused by pulmonary 

 tuberculosis, but due to renal disease. 



Phthoe \tht/-e). Synonym of Phthisis. 



Phthoicus (tho'-ik-us). Synonym of Phthisical. 



Phthois th(/-is) [oVoic, a pill]- Bolus, pill. 



Phthongodysphoria (thong-go-dis-flo* -re-ah) [odoyyoc, 



M sound; tivdoopia, annoyance]. Morbid sensitiveness 

 to sounds, 

 ithongometer (thong - gom f - et - er) [o06yyoc, voice; 

 ftirpov, measure]. An instrument used for measuring 

 vocal sounds. 

 ithora {tho'-rah) [odopa, decomposition]. I. Cor- 

 ruption. 2. Synonym of the Plague. 3. Abortion. 

 IPhthoric (thor'-ik) [ottopa, decomposition]. Causing 

 decomposition. P. Acid. Synonym of Hydrofluoric 

 See Acid. 

 Phthoroctonos (thor-ok / -to-nos) [<p6opd, decomposition ; 

 Xreiveiv, to kill]. Feticide. 

 Phulluah (ful'-u-ah) [E. Ind.]. An oleaginous sub- 

 stance obtained from a wild East Indian plant. It is 

 largely used by the hill-tribes for the cure of frost-bite 

 and chilblains, and has been used with benefit in 

 rheumatism, sprains, sciatica, etc. Unof. 

 Phycinic Acid (fl-sin'-ik) [ovkoc, seaweed]. The 

 name given by Lamy to the crystalline acid found by 

 him in the Arga Protoccocus vulgaris. It occurs as 

 white, opaque, tasteless, odorless needles, melting at 

 136 C. ; insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol, 

 ether and oils. It forms crystalline salts with alkalies. 

 Its silver salt is white and insoluble. Analysis gives 

 C. 70.22 per cent. ; H, 1 1. 76 per cent. ; N, 3.72 per 

 cent.; O, 14. 30 per cent. 

 Phycit fl / -sit)[oiKoc, seaweed], C 1 jH 30 O 12 . A substance 

 found by Lamy along with phycinic acid in the alga 

 Protococcus vulgaris. Wagner suspects its identity with 

 Erythrit or Erythroglucin, and Lamy's later investiga- 

 tions confirm this view. It crystallizes in colorless, 

 right-angled prisms, has a sweet, fresh taste, and 

 neutral reaction. It melts at 120 C. Cf. Erythrol. 

 Phycochrome ( fi f -ko-krom) [ovkoc, seaweed ; xpaua, 

 color]. In biology, the complex blue-green pigment 

 that masks the pure green of the chlorophyl in cer- 

 tain Alj,e (Cyanophycea). It is composed of phyco- 

 cyanin, scytonemin, etc. 

 Phycocyanin fi-ko-si' -an-in) [ovkoc, seaweed ; Kvavdc, 

 blue]. In biology, a beautiful blue pigment, charac- 

 teristic of the Cyanophycea among Alga. 

 Phycocystitis (Ji-ko-sis'-ti'-tis). Synonym of Capsulitis. 

 Phycoerythrin (fl-ko-er / -ith -rin) [ovkoc, seaweed; 

 tpiitpoc, red]. In biology, the name given by Kiitzing, 

 enay, Sorby and Schiitt to the red portion of the 

 compound pigment of the red Alga (Floridcic) , which 

 iluble in water. Kramer, who first described it, 

 called it rhodospermin. The entire pigment is called 

 by Schiitt rhodophyl and the part soluble in alcohol, 

 Floridea green. 



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PHYLAXIX 



Phycography (fl-kog / -ra-fe) [ovkoc, seaweed ; ypafyetv, 

 to write]. A description of Alga. 



Phycohematin (fl-ko- hem'- at - in ) [ovkoc, seaweed ; 

 aludrivoc, of blood, bloody]. In biology, the name 

 given by Kiitzing to the peculiar blood-red .pigment 

 obtained from the marine alga Rytiplaa tinct*>ria. It 

 is precipitated in flakes by alcohol from the cold 

 water\- solution which has been evaporated to a syrupy 

 consistency. 



Phycologist (fl- kol'-o-jist) [bvxoc, seaweed ; ~/J>yoq, 

 science]. One versed in phycology. 



Phycology (fi-kol'-o-je) \_$vkoq, seaweed; /.oyoc, 

 science]. The botany of the Alga or seaweeds. 



Phycomater (fi-ko-ma'-ter) [ovkoc, seaweed ; urprjip t 

 mother]. The gelatinous substance surrounding the 

 sporules of Alga. 



Phycomyces ( fi-kom f -is-ez) [$vkoc, seaweed ; uvktk, 

 fungus]. A genus of Mucosini. 



Phycophaein (fl-ko* -fe-in) [ovkoc, seaweed; <pai6c, 

 dusky, dun]. In biology, that reddish-brown pig- 

 ment, soluble in water, which forms part of the color- 

 ing-matter (phaophyl) of the Fucacea and Phaos- 

 porea among Alga. Cf. Phycoxanthin, Fucoxanthin. 



Phycoxanthin (fl-koks-an'-thin) [<pvKoc, seaweed; 

 gavOoc, yellow]. In biology, the yellow coloring- 

 matter, soluble in alcohol, forming part of the com- 

 pound pigment ( phaophyl ; diatomin) of certain 

 Alga {Fucacea, Phaosporea, Diatomacea). 



Phyganthropia (y? -gan - thro'-pe -ah) [ $w,v, flight ; 

 avOpw-oc, men]. Morbid dread of human society. 



Phygantrus {fi-gan' -trus) [pci7«v, to flee ; avrpov, 

 cave]. Lissauer's term for a skull in which the dis- 

 tance between the perpendicular drawn from the most 

 prominent point of the torus frontalis to the radius 

 fixus, and that from the nasion to the same line is 

 between 6 and 12 mm. 



Phygedema {fi-ge-de / -mah) [(peiryecv, to flee; oidriua, 

 edema]. Transient edema. 



Phygethlon (fl-geth'-lon) [ovyed'Aov, a glandular swell- 

 ing]. An inflammatory nodule of the skin. 



Phygogalactic (fl-go-gal-ah / -ti&) [pvyeiv, to avoid; 

 ydfai, milk]. I. Stopping the secretion of milk. 

 2. An agent that checks the secretion of milk. 



Phygometopus (fl-go-met-o / -pus) [oeiyetv, to flee; 

 uiruxov, forehead]. Lissauer's term for a skull in 

 which the angle between the radius fixus and the line 

 joining the bregma and the nasal point is between 8° 

 and 33. 5 . 



Phygopisthius (fl- go -pis' -the -us) [oeiyetv, to flee; 

 b-icfte, behind]. Lissauer's term for a skull in which 

 the angle formed between the radius fixus and the 

 line joining the lambda and the inion is between 106 

 and 127 . 



Phygoprosopus (fl-go-pros' -opus) [fyevyetv, to flee ; 

 irpoawTTov, face]. Lissauer's term for a skull in which 

 the angle formed between the radius fixus and the line 

 joining the nasion and the alveolar point is between 

 38 and 66. 5 . 



Phygorrhinus (fl-gor-i'-nus) [fyevyeiv, to flee ; fric, 

 nose]. Lissauer's term for a skull in which the 

 angle formed between the radius fixus and the line 

 joining the nasion and the subnasal point is between 

 36 and 66.5 . 



Phylacterioh (fl-lak-te / -re-on) [oiP.af, guard]. The 

 same as Phylactery. 



Phylactery (fl-tak* -ter-e) [<pv?M^, guard]. A charm 

 or amulet. 



Phylaxin (fl-laks'-in) [dvZaf, a guardian, protector]. 

 In biology, the name given by Hankin to an antitox- 

 in or defensive proteid — called alexin by Buchner — 

 found in animals that have acquired an artificial im- 

 munity to a given infectious disease ; as distinguished 



