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POIKILOCYTE 



head, the tumor assuming a pedunculated character. 

 There is usually a considerable degree of hydro- 

 cephalus present. 



Podetiiform (pod - e -te'-if- orm) [ttovq, foot ; forma, 

 form]. Resembling a podetium. 



Podetium ( pod-e' -she-urn) \irovg, a foot]. In biology, 

 the stalk of an apothecium in lichens or a fruit-stalk in 

 Marchantia. 



Podex (po'-deks) \_podex, the anus: //., Podices]. In 

 biology, the rump, uropygium, or pygidium. 



Podical (pod'-ik-al) [ podex, the anus]. Pertaining to 

 the podex. 



Podismus (pod-iz'-mus) [Tro6i r eiv, to measure by feet]. 

 Spasm of the muscles of the foot. 



Podite (pod'-it) [ttovq, foot]. In biology, the limb of 

 a crustacean, usually seven-jointed. Cf. , Endopodite, 

 Exopodite, Epipodite, Basipodite, Coxopodite, Dactylo- 

 podite, Ischiopodite, Meropodite. 



Poditic (po-dif -ik) [ttovq, foot]. Pertaining to a podite. 



Podium (po'-de-um) [nofiiov, a little foot: //. , Podia]. 

 In biology, the foot or supporting organ. Commonly 

 used in compounds, as Monopodium, Sympodium, 

 Propodium, Mesopodiujn, Metapodium , Epipodium. 



Podobranchia (pod- o - brang'-ke - ah) [ttovq a foot; 

 jipayxia, gills: //. , Podobranchia]. In biology, a 

 branchial plume or foot-gill ; a respiratory organ of 

 crustaceans attached to the coxa. 



Podobranchial (pod-o-brang'-ke-al) [ttovq, foot; jipay- 

 Xia, gills]. Pertaining to a podobranchia. 



Podobranchiate (pod '- o - brang' '- ke - at) [7roic, foot; 

 [ipayxia, gills]. In biology, provided with podo- 

 branchiae. 



Podobromhidrosis ( pod-o-brom-hid-ro' -sis) [ttovq, foot ; 

 i3pc)fior, stench; l6p6)Q, sweat]. Offensive sweating 

 of the feet. 



Podocace (po-dok'-as-e). Synonym of Podarthrocace. 



Podocephalous (pod-o-sef'-al-us) [ttovq (ttoS-), foot; 

 KEfyiiki), head]. In biology, applied to a head of 

 flowers when borne upon a distinct stalk. 



Pododynia (pod-o-din'-e-ah) [ttovq, foot; bdvvr/, pain]. 

 Pain in the foot, and especially in the sole of the 

 foot; the word is now usually limited to painful 

 heel, a neuralgic condition about the heel, attended 

 with little or no swelling, no discoloration, and 

 no affection of the joints. The pains are very severe, 

 though often limited to a very small area. It may be 

 associated with rheumatism or gout, and with certain 

 occupations requiring much standing. 



Podcedema ( pod-e -de'-mah). See Podedema. 



Podogyn, Podogynium (po'-do-jin, po-do-jin' -e-uni) 

 [ttovq, foot; ywi], female: pi. , Podogynia~\. See 

 Gynophore and Basigynium. 



Podology (pod-ol'-o-je) [ttovq, foot; 16yoQ, science]. 

 The anatomy and physiology, etc., of the foot. 



Podophthalmic, Podophthalmous (pod-off-thai' -mik, 

 pod-of-thal'-mus) [ttovq, tool; btptiatydc , eye]. Hav- 

 ing the eye fixed at the end of a projecting, movable 

 stalk, as in crustaceans. 



Podophthalmite ( pod-off-thai' -mit) [ttovq, foot; btfial- 

 ji6q, eye]. In biology, the distal of two joints of the 

 eye-stalk or oph thai mite of a stalk -eyed crustacean, 

 as distinguished from the basiophthalmite. 



Podophyllic (pod-o-fil'-ik) [irwf, foot; tyvXkov, leaf]. 

 Derived from podophyllin. P. Acid, a resinous, 

 amorphous substance, found in the podophyllin of 

 commerce. 

 Podophyllin ( pod-o-fil'-in). See Podophyllum. 

 Podophyllitis (pod-o-fil-i'-tis) [ttovq, foot; ©///or, 

 leaf; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the podo- 

 phyllous tissues of the hoof. 

 Podophyllotoxin ( pod- o-fil-o- toks'- in) [ttovq, foot ; 

 tyvXkov, leaf; to!=ik6v, poison]. The principal ac- 



tive constituent of the resin of podophyllum. It is a 

 white, amorphous resin, very poisonous, soluble in 

 alcohol, ether, and chloroform, slightly so in water. 



Podophyllous (pod-o-fil'-us) [wove, foot ; <f>v?Chov, leaf]. 

 In biology, pertaining to the laminated tissues of the 

 foot, as those inside the hoof; having compressed, 

 leaf-like feet. 



Podophyllum (pod-o-fil' -um) [ttovq, foot; fyvXkov, leaf]. 

 May-apple. The root of mandrake, P. peltaium. It 

 contains podophyllin, and this a poisonous material, 

 podophyllotoxin. It is a tonic astringent, cholagogue, 

 and purgative, and is apt to produce nausea. It is re- 

 commended in remittent fever, bilious vomiting, and 

 malarial jaundice. Dose of the root gr. v-xx ; of 

 the resin, podophyllin, gr. l /%-]. P., Abstract. 

 Dose gr. %-). Unof. P., Ext. Dose gr. j-v. P., 

 Ext., Fid. Dose rt\,ij-xx. P., Tinct. (B.P.) 

 Dose TTlxv- 3J. 



Podorrheumatism (pod-or-ru'-mat-izm) [7ro!'C, foot; 

 pevjia, flux]. Rheumatism of the foot. 



Podoscaph (pod'-o-skaf) [ttovq, foot ; onayoQ, a ship]. 

 In biology, a hollow, skiff-like member attached to the 

 foot of certain water birds. 



Podosperm, Podospermium (pod'- o - sperm, pod- o - 

 sper'-me-um) [ttovc, foot ; OTTEp/na, seed]. In biology, 

 the stalk of an ovule or seed. See Ftmicle. 



Podostomatous (pod-o-sto' -mat-us) [ttovq, foot ; ard/ua, 

 mouth]. In biology, having foot-like mouth-parts. 



Podotheca (pod-o-the'-kah) [ttovq, foot ; O/'/kt/, sheath : 

 //. , Podothecaf], In biology: (a) the envelop of the 

 legs and feet of a bird ; (b) the covering of a leg in 

 the pupa of an insect. 



Podotrochilitis (pod-o-trok-il-i'-tis) [ttovq, foot; rpox't- 

 ?^ia, pulley ; itlq, inflammation]. Navicular disease ; 

 an inflammatory disease of the fore-foot in the horse, 

 involving the synovial sheath between the sesamoid or 

 navicular bone of the third phalanx and the flexor per- 

 forans muscle over it. 



Podwyssozki's Theory of Inflammation. See under 

 Theory. 



Podyperidrosis (po-di-per-id-ro' -sis) [ttovq, foot ; virtp, 

 over ; IdpuaiQ, sweating] . Excessive sweating of the 

 feet. 



Poecilia (pe-sil'-e-ah). Same as Achroma. 



Pcecilocyte (pe'-sil-o-sit). See Poikilocyte. 



Pcecilocytosis (pe-sil-o-si-to'-sis). See Poikilocy/osis. 



Pcecilomelasma (pe-sil-o-mel-az'-mah) [tto/ki2oq, va- 

 ried ; fiilaafja, livid spot]. Synonym of Gangrene, 

 Senile. 



Pcecilonym (pe'-sil-o-nim) [ ttoikIIoq, various ; brvua, a 

 name]. In biology, one of many onyms or technical 

 names for the same part. 



Pceciloperissoma (pe-sil-o-per-is-o'-mah) [ttoikDoq, 

 varied; Trepiaauua, superabundance]. An excessive 

 growth of heterogeneous tissues. 



Pogoniasis (po-go-ni'-as-is) [iruyuv, beard]. Exces- 

 sive growth of the beard ; growth of beard in a 

 woman. 



Pogoniate (po-go / -ne-dt) [iruyuvtarTiQ, bearded]. In 

 biology, webbed ; bearded. 



Pogonium (po-go' -ne-um) [iruyuv, beard]. A small 

 beard ; also, the web of a feather. 



Pogonology (po-go-nol'-o-je) [rruyuv, beard; 

 science]. Description of the beard. 



Pogonotrophy (po-gon-ot'-ro-fe) [ir&yuv, beard; 

 nourishment]. Nutrition of the beard. 



Poikiloblast (poi'-hil-o-blast). See Corpuscle. 



Poikilocyte (poi'-kil-o-slt) [ttoik'iIoq, varied; 



cell]. A large, irregularly shaped red blood corpus- 

 cle. Poikilocytes are most abundant in the blood m 

 pernicious anemia, but also occur in other forms of 

 anemia. 



