PLATYNOSIS 



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PLENCK'S DIGESTIVE 



from dolichohieric , having a narrow sacrum. As a 

 rule, females are platyhieric. 



Platynosis (plat - in - o' - sis) [TzAarivoacg, from irXari- 

 vei.v, to make broad]. Amplification ; enlargement. 



Platynotal, Platynote (plat - in - o'- tal, plat'- in - ot) 

 [nlari'g, broad; vurog, back]. In biology, broad- 

 backed. 



Platyodont (plat'- e - o - dont) [nAarvg, broad ; bdovg, 

 (o6ov--) tooth]. In biology, having broad teeth ; an 

 animal with broad teeth. 



Platyope (plat'-e-op) \jrAaTvg, broad ; foip,(bn-) face]. 

 In biology, a broad-faced individual, or skull. 



Platyopia (plat-e-o' -pe-ah) [n- Aarvg, broad ; uip, face]. 

 Broadness of the face ; the quality of being platyopic. 



Platyopic (plat-e-op'-ik) [wAarvg, broad; ioi/j (on-), 

 face]. In biology, having a face wide across the eyes, 

 as in the Mongolian races ; having the naso-malar in- 

 dex below 107. 5 . 



Platypellic (plat - ip - el'- ik) [nAarvg, wide; tteaao,, 

 basin, a pelvis]. Having a pelvis very broad trans- 

 versely, in distinction from dolichopellic, having a nar- 

 row pelvis. 



Platypelvic (plat-ip-el'-vik). Same as Platypellic. 



Platypetalous (plat - ip - et'- al - us) [tt Aarvg, broad ; 

 nerakov, a leaf]. In biology, having broad petals. 



Platyphyllous (plat-if-W -us) [rcAarvg, flat ; cpvA?a)v, 

 leaf]. In biology, having broad leaves. 



Platypod (plat'-ip-od) \jv7mtvc, broad ; 7rowc, foot]. In 

 biology, a broad-footed animal, as a syndactylous bird. 



Platypodia ( plat-ip-o' -de-ah) [irTuirvg, broad ; novg, 

 foot]. Flat-footedness. 



Platypygous (plat-ip-i'-gus) [ivAarvg, broad; nvyy, 

 rump]. In biology, having broad buttocks. 



Platyrrhine (plat'-ir-in) [n Aarvg, broad; pig, nose]. 

 Having the nose broad and flat. The Platyrrhini 

 are a tribe of apes with broad and flat noses. See 

 Index. 



Platyrrhinic ( plat-ir-in' -ik) [Tr'Aarug, broad; 'pig, nose]. 

 Applied to individuals characterized by a width of 

 nose the index of which exceeds 53 . See Index. 



Platyrrhiny, Platyrhiny (plat' -ir-i-ne)[nAarvg, broad; 

 pig, nose]. The condition of having a platyrrhine 

 skull. 



Platyscopic (plat-is-kop'-ik) [irAarvg, broad ; ckotteIv, 

 to view]. In optics, having a broad field of view. 



Platysma (plat-iz'-mah) [ir'harvGjia; it Aarvg, broad]. 

 Anything of considerable superficial dimensions. 

 Also, a plaster. P. myoides. See Muscles, Table 

 of. The platysma of man is the homologue of part of 

 the Panniculus carnosus of quadrupeds. P. Reflex. 

 See Reflexes, Table of. 



Platysternal (plat-is-ter' -nal)\n Aarvg, broad; arkpvov, 

 breast-bone] . In biology, having a broad flat breast- 

 bone. 



Platystomous (plat-is' -to-mus) [irAarvg, wide; crdfia, 

 mouth]. Having a broad mouth. 



Plaut's Method. A method of staining actinomyces. 

 Either (1) place sections in Gibbes' magenta-solution, 

 or carbolized fuchsin-solution for ten minutes at 45 

 C. ; wash in distilled water, place in a mixture of equal 

 volumes of saturated aqueous solution of picric acid and 

 absolute alcohol for from five to ten minutes, wash again 

 in water, pass gradually up to absolute alcohol ; clear 

 in cedar-oil, mount in balsam ; or (2) place sections 

 in carbolized fuchsin for ten minutes and decolorize in 

 fluorescin alcohol. Stain the nuclei with Ehrlich's 

 hematoxylin, and counterstain faintly with benzo-pur- 

 purin. (After Squire.) 



Plax (ptah) [7r/lrt|]. A genus of microscopic fungi. 

 P. scindens, a name given by Eklund to a microor- 

 ganism which he found in the blood and urine of 

 scarlet-fever patients. 



Playfair's Food. A food for infants composed of 

 rennet-whey, plus milk, cream, and lactose. The 

 casein is diminished in amount, but that remaining is 

 unaltered in quality, hence the coagulum is objection- 

 able. P.'s Treatment. See Pest-cure. 



Plecolepidous (plek-o-lep'-id-us) [ttaekeiv, to twine, 

 twist; Aeirig, a scale]. In biology, applied to Com- 

 posite in which the bracts of the involucre are coher- 

 ent. 



Plectana (plek'-tan-ah) [ntetiravT], coil]. A cornu of 

 the uterus. 



Plectrum (plek' -trum) \_Tr?J]nrpov, a spur : pi. , Plectra]. 

 The styloid process of the temporal bone ; the tongue ; 

 the uvula. 



Pledget (plej'-ef) [origin obscure]. A small flattened 

 compress of lint, wool, cotton, or other fiber, some- 

 times medicated, designed for application to the sur- 

 face of a wound to prevent contact with the air, and 

 to absorb discharges or to still hemorrhage. 



Plegaphonia (pleg-af-o' -ne-ah) [nATiyrj, stroke ; Quvq, 

 sound] . The sound produced in auscultatory per- 

 cussion of the larynx, the glottis being open. 



Plegometer (pleg-om'-et-er). Synonym of Pleximeter. 



Pleiochasium (pli-o-ka'-ze-u?n) \jt7leiuv, more: jaw?. 

 separation]. In biology, a cyme with several lateral 

 axes ; a muciparous cyme. 



Pleiochromia (pli-o-kro' -me-ah) \nAeiuv, more; ^pw/m, 

 color]. Increased secretion of biliary coloring-matter. 



Pleiomazia (pli-o-ma'-ze-ah). Same as Polymastia. 



Pleiomorphism (pli-o-mor 1 -fizm) [tvAe'iuv, more ; fw/xjiri, 

 form]. In biology: (a) change of form due to exces- 

 sive growth of an organism ; (b) polymorphism ; the 

 occurrence of several distinct forms in the life-cycle 

 of an individual ; e.g. , no less than three form-genera 

 (sEcidium, Uredo, and Puccinid) were established to 

 denote the stages of the life-cycle of Puccinia gram- 

 inis, the well-known corn mildew. Such transforma- 

 tion or pleiomorphism does not exist in the animal 

 kingdom. Cf., Poly in otphism. 



Pleiomorphy (pli'-o-tnor-fe) [ir?.eiuv, more ; 



form]. In biology: (a) same as Pleiomorphism ; (/>) 

 the state of regularity in the flowers of plants normally 

 irregular. Cf. Peloria. 



Pleiophyllous (pli-off'-il-us) [irAE'iarv, more; (pi'/lov, 

 leaf]. In biology, exhibiting pleiophylly. 



Pleiophylly (pli-off'-il-e) [it'Aeiuv, more ; (pvllov, leaf]. 

 In biology, the state in which, starting from a given 

 point the leaves of a plant are found abnormally in- 

 creased in number. 



Pleiospermous (pli-o-sper'-mus) [kae'cuv, more : oirep- 

 fia, seed]. In biology, containing an abnormally large 

 number of seeds. 



Pleiosporous (pli-o-spo'-rus) [nAsiav, more ; ondpog, 

 spore]. In biology, producing an abnormally large 

 number of spores. 



Pleiotaxy (pW -o-taks-e) [ttIe'iuv, more ; ra!-ig, arrange- 

 ment]. In biology, an abnormal multiplication in 

 the number of whorls in a plant. 



Pleiothalamous (pli- - thai'- am - us) [ttIeiov, 111. ire ; 

 f)d?.auog, a bed-chamber]. In biology, having more 

 chambers or cells than usual. 



Pleiotrachea (pli-o-tra'-ke-ah) [ttAe'iuv, more ; r/>« 

 windpipe]. In biology, Cooke's term for a membran- 

 ous trachea containing a compound spiral fiber. 



Plemmyria (plem-ir'-e-ah). Synonym of Plethora. 



Plenalvia (plen-al' -ve-ah) [plenus, full; alvus, belly]. 

 Overfilling or impaction of the stomach in lower 

 animals. 



Plenck's Digestive. A preparation consisting 

 parts of clarified turpentine, 8 parts of yolk of e 

 parts of honey, 32 parts of spring-water, ami .(S part- 

 of alcohol. It is used as an injection for fistul*. 



