POSITIVE 1162 POSTCARPIUM 



POSITION AND DIRECTION— TABLE OF INTRINSIC TERMS.— Continued. 



Positive (poz'-it-iv) [positivus, positive]. In static 

 electricity, a term denoting that quality of the force 

 produced by rubbing glass with silk. In galvanic and 

 dynamic electricity, the current flowing from the less 

 oxidizable element through the wire or conductor. P. 

 Electrode. Synonym of P. Pole. P. Element, the 

 more oxidizable element of a battery — usually a plate 

 of zinc. P. Ocular. See Ocular. P. Pole, the pole 

 connected with the negative plate or element. See 

 Anode. 



Posologic, Posological (poz-o-lof-ik, poz-o-lof '-ik-al) 

 \n6aoc, how much ; /Wyof, science]. Pertaining to 

 posology or quantitative dosage. 



Posology ( poz-ol' -o-j'e) [irooog, how much ; 7.6yoc, 

 science]. The science of the dosage of medicines. 



Possession (poz-esh'-un) [possedere, to possess]. The 

 condition of being possessed or possessing ; madness, 

 lunacy. P., Demoniac, the condition of being pos- 

 sessed or inhabited by demons. 



Posset (pos'-et) [posca, sour wine and water]. A 

 preparation of milk curdled with wine. 



Possetting (pos'-et-ing) [posca, sour wine]. The re- 

 gurgitation of infants. 



Pest- (post) [!>.]. A preposition meaning after. Pre- 

 fixed to words it places them in antithesis to those 

 combined with/r<? or prit, and has the force of either 

 an adverb or an adjective. Also as a noun, a mono- 

 nym for postmortem; as a verb, a popular expression 

 signifying to perform an autopsy. 



Postabdomen ( post-ab-do' '-men) [post, behind; abdo- 

 men, abdomen]. In biology, the posterior abdominal 

 part of the body in insects or crustaceans. 



Postabdominal ( posl-ab-dow' ' -iti-al ) [ post, after ; 

 abdomen, abdomen]. Pertaining to the postabdomen. 



Postacetabular (post-as-et-ab' '-u-lar) [post, after; acet- 



abulum, acetabulum]. Situated behind the acetabu- 

 lum. 



Postanal (post-a'-nal) [post, after; anus, anus]. Situ- 

 ated behind the anus. 



Postapoplectic (post - ap - o - plek'- tik) [post, after; 

 anoTT/.r/^ia, apoplexy]. Coming on, or occurring, after 

 a stroke of apoplexy. P. Coma, the coma that often 

 succeeds an apoplectic stroke. 



Postarytenoid (post-ar-i' -te-noid) [post, after ; a 

 va, a pitcher; dHoc, like]. Situated behind the 

 arytenoid. 



Postauditory (post-aw' -dit-o-re) [port, behind ; audire, 

 to hear]. Situated behind the auditory nerve, or 

 chamber. P. Fossa, a crescentic notch on the tem- 

 poral bone, separating the temporal ridge from the 

 auditory plate. P. Processes, in biology, proi 

 situated behind the auditory chamber in certain fi 



Postaxial (post-aks'-e-al) [post, after; axis, axes]. 

 Situated posterior to the long axis ; in the ;irni, 

 situated on the ulnar, in the leg, on the fibular 

 In the embryo, directed dorsad from the long axis. 



Post-boys' Malady. See Malady. 



Postbrachial (post-bra' -ke-al) [ post, after ; bra 

 arm]. Situated posterior to, or beyond, the arm. 



Postbrachium (post-bra' '-ke-um)[post, after; 



arm]. The posterior brachium of the corpus quadrigtf 

 inum, seen on the Literal slope of the mesencephal. 

 It is between the prebrachium and the lemniscus. 



Postbranchial (pdst-brang f -ke-al) [post, aft< 

 Xi(i, gill]- Situated behind the branchiae. 



Postcalcaneal (post- kal- ka'- tie - al) [post, behind; 

 calcaneum, the heel]. In biology, back of the CM- 

 caneum ; applied to part of the patagium of bats. 



Postcarpium (pdst-kar r -pe-um) [post, behind ; Knpirof, 

 carpus]. The metacarpus. 



