POSTGENICULATUM 



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POSTMORTEM 



may be " re-animated " after it has been deprived of 

 its capacity for development. 



Postgeniculatum ( post-jen-ik-u-la' '-turn ) [ post, be- 

 hind; geniculatum , the geniculate body]. The 

 internal geniculate body. 



Postgeniculum {post-jen-ik' -u-lutti). See Geniculum. 



Postgenital {post-Jen' -it-al) [post, behind; genitalis, 

 genital]. In biology, pertaining to those segments 

 of the body behind the openings of the genital pores. 



Postgeniture {post-jen'-it-ur) \_post, after; genitura, 

 begetting]. The position of a child born after an- 

 other, as in the second child of twins. 



Postglenoid {post-gle'-noid) \_post, behind; yTirjvri, 

 socket; eldog, like]. I. Behind the glenoid cavity or 

 fossa. 2. A process or tubercle of the temporal bone 

 that descends behind the condyle of the jaw and pre- 

 vents backward displacement during mastication. 



Postgraduate { post-grad' -u-at) [post, after ; graduare, 

 to confer a degree]. I. Belonging to or prosecuting 

 a course of study after graduating. 2. A graduate. 



Posthalgia ( pos-thal'-je-ah) [tt6g0ti, penis; a/.yog, 

 pain]. Pain in the penis. 



Posthe {pos'-the) \_ttoo6t], foreskin]. I. Prepuce. 2. 

 Penis. 



Posthectomy {pos-thek'-to-me) \i?6o6t], foreskin ; Ikto/it], 

 excision]. Circumcision of the prepuce. 



Po^themiplegia {post-hem-ip-le'-je-ah) [post, after; 

 r/jii, half; nXijyrj, stroke]. Following an attack of 

 hemiplegia. 



Posthemiplegic ( post-hem-ip-le' '-jik) [post, after; rjfii, 

 half; n?ir/yi/, stroke]. Appertaining to a condition 

 following an attack of hemiplegia. P. Chorea, chorei- 

 form movements in paralyzed limbs. They .are most 

 marked in the hand and arm, next in the face, rarely 

 in the leg. Almost every variety of motion may occur. 



Posthetomist ( pos-thet' -o-mist ) [rroadr], prepuce ; TOfiri, 

 a cutting]. A circumciser. 



Posthetomy {pos-thet'-o-me) [noadr/, penis ; tojit], a 

 cutting]. Circumcision. 



Posthia {pos'-the-ah). Synonym of Hordeolum. 



Posthioplastic {pos-the-o-plas' -tik) [ndaOrj, foreskin ; 

 nhaoaeiv, to shape] Pertaining to, or involving, 

 plastic surgery of the prepuce. 



Posthioplasty (pos'-t/ie-o-plas-te) [ivdoOy, foreskin; 

 7r?Aaaeiv, to mold]. Plastic surgery of the prepuce. 



Posthippocampal {post-hip-o-kam'-pal) [post, be- 

 hind; t7T7roc, horse; nafiTcog, a sea-monster]. Per- 

 taining to the calcar or hippocampus minor. 



Posthitis {pos-thi' -tis) [noc/dr], prepuce ; trig, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the prepuce. 



Posthocalymma {pos-tho-kal-im' -all) [noadrj, penis; 

 KaA.vfj.fia, veil]. Synonym of Condom. 



Posthocalyptron {pos-tho-kal-ip'-tron). Synonym of 

 Condom. 



Postholith {pos'-tho-lith) [-K60Q7], prepuce ; TiidoQ, stone]. 

 A preputial calculus. 



Posthoncus ( pos-thong'-kus) [tv6o6j], prepuce ; bynoq, 

 swelling]. A swelling or tumor of the prepuce. 



Posthumeral {post-hu' -mer-al) [post, behind; hu- 

 merus, the humerus]. Situated behind the humerus. 



Posthumous {pos'-tu-mus) [post, after; humus, the 

 ground; more correctly, postumus, latest]. Occurring 

 after death. P. Child, one born after the death of its 

 father, or taken by the Cesarean operation from the 

 body of its mother after death. 



Posthyoid {pbst-hi'-oid) [ post, behind ; wezd//c,hyoid]. 

 Posterior to the hyoid bone. 



Posthypophysis { post-hi-poff'-is-is) [post, behind; 

 vir6, under; <pveiv, to grow]. The posterior and 

 cerebral portion of the hypophysis. 



Posticous {pos'-tik-us) [posticus, hinder, back]. See 

 Extrorse. 



Posticus {post' '-ik-us) [L.]. Posterior. 



Postinsula ( post-in' -su- la h) [post, behind; insula, 

 island]. The caudal region of the insula. 



Postmastoid {post-mas' -toid) [post, behind ; /uaaroc, 

 nipple; eldog, like]. Situated behind the mastoid 

 process of the temporal bone. P. Tenderness, a 

 tender point located one inch behind and about one- 

 half inch above the external auditory meatus in cases 

 of septic thrombosis of the lateral sinus dependent 

 upon otitis media. 



Postmedian {post-me'-de-an) [post, behind; medius, 

 the middle]. Behind the middle transverse line of 

 the body. 



Postmediastinal {post-me-de-as-ti'-nal) [post, behind; 

 mediastinum^ . Pertaining to the postmediastinum. 



Postmediastinum ( post-me-de-as-ti' -num. ) [ post, be- 

 hind ; mediastinum']. The posterior dorsal medias- 

 tinal space. 



Postminimus {post-min'-im-us) [post, after ; minimus 

 (sc, digitus), the little finger: pi., Posti>iinimi~\. 

 In biology, an additional little finger or little toe in 

 cases of polydactylism. In anatomy, the ulnar sesa- 

 moid bone, commonly called pisiform. Cf. Prehallux, 

 Prepollux. 



Postmortem {post-mor'tem) [post, after; mors, mortis, 

 death]. I. Occurring after death. 2. An examina- 

 tion of the body after death ; an autopsy. The gen- 

 eral technique of a postmortem is as follows : First, 

 the appearance of the body is described, including 

 sex, height, apparent age, discoloration of the skin, 

 rigor mortis, state of the nutrition, injuries, deformities, 

 and any peculiarities that may be observed. An in- 

 cision is then made from the top of the sternum to the 

 pubic symphysis, the abdomen being the cavity first 

 opened. Then the position of the viscera, their con- 

 dition, the presence of hernia, if it exist, the state of 

 the peritoneum, and the quantity of fluid are noted, 

 but all without disturbing the relation of the contents. 

 The thorax is now opened. In order to do this, the 

 ribs are divided at the costo-chondral junction, and 

 the sternum and clavicles disarticulated. The rela- 

 tion of the structures exposed on lifting up the sepa- 

 rated portion of sternum and ribs is noted — the pres- 

 ence of fluid in the pleural cavity, pleural adhesions, 

 the extent to which the lung covers the pericardium. 

 The pericardial sac is next opened, and its condition 

 and the quantity of fluid recorded. The opening of the 

 heart is the next step. This may be done in several 

 ways ; one of the best is Virchow's method, q. v. After 

 noting the character of the blood and clots in the 

 chambers, the heart is excised, close to the origin of 

 the great vessels. After completing the incisions, the 

 state of the valves of the muscle, especially its firmness, 

 and the size of the walls of the two ventricles, are care- 

 fully observed and measured. The lungs are next 

 removed, usually the left first. Section of these or- 

 gans is made by a long sweep of the knife — in the 

 case of the left preferably from the apex to the base ; 

 in the case of the right, from the base to the apex. 

 Attention is now directed to the abdomen, the spleen 

 being the first organ removed. Next come the supra- 

 renals and the kidneys. In order to gain access to 

 these, it is wise to dissect off, bya few quick cuts, the 

 entire colon from the sigmoid flexure to the ileo-ce< al 

 valve. A double ligature is placed around the sigmoid, 

 and the gut divided between the ligatures. The W 

 moval of the kidneys is further facilitated In cutting 

 the diaphragm loose from its costal attachments and 

 throwing it upward, with the liver, into the thoracic 

 cavity. The adrenals and kidneys are then exposed ; 

 the course and condition of the ureters arc noted. 

 The suprarenals may now be removed separately, 01 



