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PREPEDUNCULUS 



ous scale in front of the balancer or halter of dipter- 

 ous insects. 



Prehemiplegic (pre-hem-ip-le' -jik) [prce, before; tjfii, 

 half; nhr/yrj, stroke]. Occurring before an attack of 

 hemiplegia. P. Chorea, choreiform movements of a 

 limb, preceding its paralysis. P. Pain, painful sensa- 

 tions in a limb which subsequently becomes paralyzed. 



Prehensile (pre-hen' -sil) \_prehendere, to lay hold of]. 

 In biology, adapted for grasping or holding. 



Prehension (pre-hen' 'shun) [prehendere, to seize]. 

 The act of taking hold or seizing. 



Prehensorium (pre-hen-so' '-re-um) \_prehendere, to lay 

 hold of, seize]. In biology, a structure adapted for 

 grasping; specifically applied to the hind legs of 

 certain spiders. 



Prehensory (pre-hen' -so-re). Same as Prehensile. 



Prehnitic Acid (pren-if '-ik) . See Acid. 



Prehnitol (pren'-it-ol), C 10 H U . A hydrocarbon, pro- 

 duced by warming durene with concentrated H 2 S0 4 . 

 It is a liquid boiling at 204 C. 



Prehypophysis (pre-hi-poff ' -is-is) \_prce, before ; vn6(j>- 

 vaic, hypophysis]. The anterior and larger portion 

 of the hypophysis, derived from the enteron. 



Pre-insula (pre-in' -su-lah) \_prce, before; insula, in- 

 sula]. The cephalic region of the insula. 



Prelacrymal (pre-lak' -rim-al) \_prce, before; lacryma, 

 tear]. Situated in front of the lacrymal bone. 



Prelum (pre'-lum) [L. ]. Press. P. abdominale, the 

 squeezing of the abdominal viscera between the dia- 

 phragm and the rigid abdominal wall, as in the pro- 

 cesses of defecation, micturition, and parturition. 

 P. arteriole. Synonym of Tourniquet. 



Prelumbar (pre-lum'-bar) [prce, before; lumbus, loin] . 

 Anterior to the lumbar vertebrae or the loins. 



Premandibular ( pre-man-dib' -u-lar) [prez, before ; 

 mandibula, mandible]. See Predentary. 



Premaniacal (pre-ma-ni 1 '-ak-al ) \_pree, before ; /xavla, 

 mania]. Previous to insanity, or to an attack of 

 mania. 



Premature (pre-mat-ilr') \_prce, before; maturare, to 

 ripen]. Occurring before the proper time. P. Labor. 

 See Labor. P. Respiration, respiration taking place 

 before complete birth of the fetus. 



Premaxilla (pre-maks-il' -ah) [prce, before ; maxilla, 

 jaw]. The intermaxillary bone. 



Premaxillary (pre-maks' -il-a-re). See Intermaxillary. 



Premenstrual (pre-men' -siru-al) [prce, before ; men- 

 strua, menstrua]. Preceding menstruation. 



Premolar (pre-mo'-lar) [prce, before; mola, mill- 

 stone]. I. Situated in front of the molar teeth. 2. 

 One of the two anterior permanent molars. A term 

 applied to the bicuspids (bicuspidati, two spear-points) 

 of a horse, from the two eminences on their crowns. 



Premonitory (pre-mon' -it-or-e) [prce, before; monere, 

 to warn]. Indicating the approach of an event or the 

 oncoming of a disease. 



Premorse (pre-mors') [prce, before ; mordere, to bite]. 

 In biology, irregularly truncate, as if bitten off. 



Prenarial (pre-na'-re-al) [prce, before; naris, nostril]. 

 Pertaining to the prenares. 



Prenaris (pre-na'-ris) [prce, before; naris, nostril]. 

 The anterior naris. 



Prenasal (pre-na'-zal) [prce, before ; nasus, nose]. In 

 front of the nose or nasal passages. 



Prenatal (pre-na'-tt) [prce, before; nasci, to be born]. 

 Existing previous to birth. 



Prenomen, Praenomen (pre-no'-men) [prce, before; 

 nomen, name: //., Prenomina, Prcenomina~\. In 

 biology, the first, or generic, portion of an onym in 

 binominal or polynominal nomenclature. 



Pre-occipital (pre-ok-sip' -it-al) [prce, before; occiput, 

 occiput]. Situated anterior to the occipital region. P. 



Fissure, a fissure on the ventral, lateral surface of the 

 cerebrum separating the occipital and sphenotemporal 

 lobes. 



Preoccupation (pre-ok-u-pa' -shun) [prce, before; occu- 

 pare, to occupy]. The condition of being so en- 

 grossed in one's own thoughts as not to answer or 

 hear when accosted ; a symptom of melancholia. 



Preocular (pre-oh' '-ular) [prce, before; oculus, eye]. 

 In biology, placed in front of the eye ; as the pre- 

 ocular antenna of certain insects. 



Preomosternal (pre - o - mo - ster'-nal) [prce, before; 

 «//of, shoulder; areppov, sternum]. Pertaining to the 

 preomosternum. 



Preomosternum (pre-o-mo-ster'-num) [prce, before; 

 ufioc, shoulder; arepvov, sternum]. An anterior 

 omosternum. 



Preopercle (pre-o-per'-kl). Same as Preoperculum. 



Preoperculum, Praeoperculum (pre-o-per'-kit-!uni) 

 [prce, before; operculum, a lid: pi. , Preoperculd\. 

 In biology: (a) the fore-lid, or operculum, of a moss- 

 capsule ; (b) one of the opercular bones of a fish ; (c) 

 the frontal operculum of the brain, between the pre- 

 sylvian and subsylvian fissures. 



Preoptic (pre-op f -tik) [prce, before; 6tttik6c, from 6th r, 

 to see]. Pregeminal; anterior to the optic lobes. 



Preopticus (pre-op'-tik-us) [prce, before ; of, sight]. 

 The anterior pair of the quadrigeminal bodies. 



Preoral (pre-o'-ral) [prce, before; os, oris, mouth]. 

 Situated in front of the mouth ; prebuccal. P. Seg- 

 ments, in biology, certain hypothetic, primitive rings 

 in articulated animals, supposed to be cephalad of tho.^e 

 bearing the mouth-organs, and to be folded back, thus 

 forming the top of the head. 



Preosseous (pre-os'-e-tis) [prce, before; os, a bone]. 

 Preceding the formation of bone. Applied to a trans- 

 parent substance having the chemic characters of 

 ostein, with cavities containing osteoblasts, from which 

 the bone is formed. 



Prepalatal (pre-pal'-at-al) [prce, before; palatum, 

 palate]. Situated in front, or in the anterior part, of 

 the palate. 



Prepalatine (pre-pal'-at-in) [prw, before ; palatum, 

 palate]. Synonym of Prepalatal. Also, as a plural 

 noun, the maxillary processes of the palate bone. 



Preparation (prep-ar-a' -shun) [ praiparare ■, to make 

 ready]. Anything made ready. In anatomy, any 

 part of the body prepared or preserved for illustrative 

 or other uses. In pharmacy, any compound or mix- 

 ture made after a formula. 



Prepared (p?r-pard / ) \_praparare, to make ready]. 

 Made ready. P. Cover-glass, in bacteriolo 

 thin glass cover upon which a delicate film of th 

 stance to be examined has been spread, ami aftei 

 having dried, has been fixed by passing the 1 

 thrice through the flame of a spirit-lamp or Bunsen- 

 burner. The cover-glass is now ready to \>c stai 



Preparoccipital (pre-par-ok-sip' '-it-al) \_pra, Ktou . 

 irapa, beside ; occiput, the occipital bone]. Lying 

 anteriorly in the paroccipital gyre of the brail 

 certain fissure. 



Prepatellar (pre - pat - cl'- ar) [pne, before; patelfo. 

 patella]. Situated in front of the patella, as a 



Prepeduncle (pre-pe'-dung-k/) \_pnc, before ; pidun- 

 cuius, peduncle]. The anterior of the cerebellar 

 peduncles extending to the mesencephal. 



Prepeduncular (pre -pe - duns'- ku - far) [ pra, 1 

 pedunculus, peduncle]. Pertaining to the pre] 

 cuius. 



Prepedunculate (pre-pe-dung'-ku-ldt) [/»«-, \x 

 pedunculus, peduncle]. Same as Prepeduncular. 



Prepedunculus (pre-pe-dung' -ku-lus) [pra, before: 

 pedunculus, peduncle]. See Prepeduncle. 



