PSEUDOCYST 



•ence of pregnancy on the part of a woman (usually 

 result of desire, accompanied, perhaps, by uncer- 

 . -. P. abdominalis, abdominal pregnancy. 

 P. ovaria, gestation in an ovary. P. tubaria, tubal 

 pregnancy, 

 'seudo-cyst su'-do-sist) [xfaw^c, false ; kvotic, a blad- 

 der]. In biology, a globular body produced by the 

 iking up of the protoplasm in a filament in certain 

 the lower plants ; an asexual reproductive body. 

 nidi um. Spore, Carpospore. 

 'seudodesma (su-do-dez'-mah) [t!>eiw5//c, false; deauoq, 



bond]. A false or adventitious ligament, 

 'seudo-diarthrosis (su-do-di-ar-thro'-sis). Synonym 

 of Pseudarthrosis, Diarthrodial. 



'seudo-diphtheria I >u-do-dif-the' '-re-ah)[rl>evdr/g, false ; 

 ■t/xi, diphtheria]. Tonsillitis or pharyngitis with 

 an exudate simulating that of diphtheria, but not due 

 to the Klebs-Loffier bacillus. 



seudo-dipsomania {su-do-dip-so-ma' -ne-ah) [YtmJ^c, 

 false : dime, thirst ; uavia, madness]. Habitual drun- 

 kenness, without maniacal impulse, or obsession, im- 

 pelling the patient to drink. 



seudo-dipsomaniac (su-do-dip-so-ma' '-ne-ak) \yz v^ijq, 

 false; diipa, thirst; fiavia, madness]. One affected 

 with pseudo dipsomania. 



seudodont | nt'-do-dont) [xpeirfqg, false ; bSovq, tooth]. 

 In biology, having false teeth, as a monotreme. 

 seudodontosis (su-do-don-to' ' -sis)[^>£v6f]^, false ; bdoiq, 

 tooth]. The formation of anomalous teeth, 

 seudo-elephantiasis (su-do-el-e-fan-ti' -as-is) [xta.'(5/;c, 

 false; Otoavria, elephantiasis]. A tumor-like hyper- 

 ; trophy, resembling elephantiasis, 

 seudo-embryo (su-do-em' '-bre-o). Synonym of Pro- 



tbryo. 

 seudo-encephalitis (su - do - en - sef '- al-i' '- lis) [i/fewhyc, 

 oa/oc, brain ; iziq, inflammation]. Hydren- 

 cephaloid disease. 



seudo-entozoa (su - do - en-to-zo / - ah) [rpevdf/c, false ; 

 ivroc. within; Cuov, animal]. In biology, any object 

 resembling or mistaken for an entozoic parasite, e.g. , 

 ra acephalocystis, q. v. under Parasites (Ani- 

 . Table of. 

 seudo-epithelium (su-do-ep-ith -e'-le-um) [l/'fi^c, 

 false; l-l, upon; Orj/f;, nipple]. I. The membrane 

 lining serous and vascular cavities of the body ; true 

 endothelium. 2. The layer of germinal cells found 

 3n the surface of the ovary after the ovarian tubes have 

 formed. 



r.eudo-erotism (su-do-er' -o-tizm) [ipevtirjg, false ; Ipoq, 

 ove]. Sexual desire in animals at unusual sea- 

 sons. 



eudo-erysipelas (su-do-er-is-ip> '-el-as) [itewfifo, false ; 

 " " <ic, erysipelas]. A name vaguely applied to 

 :onditions having more or less resemblance to true 

 erysipelas. P. subtendinosum colli. Synonym of 

 Angina ludorici. 



•eudo-esophoria (su - do - ez f - o -fo'- re -ah). See Eso- 

 thoria. 



; eudo-exanthemata (su-do-eks-an-them' '-at-ah) \\bzv- 

 \fc, false ; egav&qua, eruption]. A group of non- 

 contagious eruptive diseases resembling the exanthe- 

 nata in their onset and course. 



eudo-exophoria (su-do-eks-o-fo'-re-ah). See Exo- 

 ">horia. 



eudo-fever (su-do-fe'-ver) [ iptvSi/g, false ; febris, 

 ever]. An hysterical elevation of temperature, 

 eudo-fibrin (su-do fi' '-brin) [\pev6ijq, false ; Jibra, 

 iber]. The coagulative material of blood in cases of 

 'buffy coat."' 



eudo-filament (su - do -fil'- am - ent) \ibev8ijq, false ; 

 Hum, a thread]. In biology, an object that looks 

 ike, but is not, a real filament. The term is applied to 

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cocci or other bacteria arranged in rows in the direc- 

 tion of the successive divisions. 



Pseudofilaria (su-do-ft-la' -re-ah) [i'evd/jc, false ; filum, 

 a thread]. In biology, a name given by Ed. van 

 Beneden to a stage in the development of gregarines, 

 in which they resemble minute nematode worms 

 (Filaritz). 



Pseudofoliaceous (su-do-fo-le-a' -she-us) [tf'EwJjfc, false ; 

 folium, leaf). In biology, provided with iobes or 

 expansions resembling leaves. 



Pseudo-ganglion (su-do-gang' -gle-on) [^fevd^/c, false ; 

 yayy?.iov, ganglion]. A false ganglion, usually a 

 slight thickening of a nerve. P. of Bochdalek, an 

 enlargement of a branch of the middle alveolar nerve 

 from which fibers descend to supply the canine teeth. 

 P. of the Circumflex Nerve, an expansion of a branch 

 of the nerve which goes to the teres major. P. of 

 Cloquet, a thickening of the palatine branches of the 

 nasopalatine nerve. P., Valentin's, a slight thick- 

 ening at the junction of certain divisions of the 

 middle alveolar branch of the maxillary nerve. 



Pseudo-gastralgia (su-do-gas-tral' -je-ah) [^ew^c, false; 

 yaaTTjp, stomach ; a?.yog pain]. A pain resembling 

 gastralgia, but not caused by disease of the stomach. 

 It may be dependent upon disease of the aorta. 



Pseudo-gastrula (su-do-gas'-tru-lah) [ ipevdi/g, false ; 

 yaaTTjp, stomach]. In biology, an embryonic stage 

 which resembles, but is not, a true gastrula. 



Pseudogenus ( su - do -je / - nus ) \ipev&i)<;, false ; yeirog, 

 descent, origin]. In biology, a spurious genus. Cf. 

 Form-genus. 



Pseudogeusia (su-do-gu' '-ze-ah) TiptvSfc, false ; yevaig, 

 taste]. A false perception, or hallucination, of taste-. 



Pseudogeustia (su-do-gus' -te-ah). See Pseudogeusia. 



Pseudo-glioma (su-do-gli-o'-mah) [xpevdf/g, false ; 



glia ; bua, tumor]. A name sometimes, though im- 

 properly, given to inflammatory changes of the vitreous 

 tumor, the result of irido-choroiditis, which cause a con- 

 dition simulating glioma. P. of Retina, See Glioma. 



Pseudo-gonorrhea { su-do-gon-or-e' -ah) [tyev&riq, false ; 

 yov6'p'poia, gonorrhea]. A simple non-specific urethritis. 



Pseudogyne (su'-do-jin) [JKVofc, false; ) rw?, female]. 

 In biology, rfhe agamic females of certain insects 

 (e.g., Aphididce), successive generations of which 

 are sometimes born viviparously without copulation 

 with the males. 



Pseudogynous (su - doj'- in - us) \$tv6rjq, false ; ywf], 

 female] . Pertaining to a pseudogyne. 



Pseudogyrate (su-do-ji' -rat) [tyevdr/q, false; yvpoq, a 

 gyre]. In biology, falsely ringed. 



Pseudohaemal (su-do-hem'-al). See Pseudohemal. 



Pseudo-heart (su' -do-hart) [ipevdr/c, false ; ME., hart, 

 heart]. In biology, one of the glandular organs 

 found in Brachiopoda, having the double func- 

 tion of renal organs and genital ducts ; they are the 

 homologues of the organs of Bojanus of the Mollusca 

 and of the segmented organs of I'ermes. 



Pseudo-hemal tsu-do-hem'-al) \i,<tv6ijq, false: aiua, 

 blood]. In biology, pertaining to that form of respir- 

 atory or nutritive fluid of many invertebrates which is 

 analogous to blood but is not true blood. It is found in 

 most annelids, is red or green, corpusculated or non- 

 corpusculated, and flows through a system of vessels 

 with contractile walls, either shut off from or commu- 

 nicating with the perivisceral cavity. 



Pseudo-hematemesis (su-do-hem-at-em' -es-is) [r/tevtiijg, 

 false ; aiua, blood ; iueotq, vomiting] . The vomiting of 

 bile, red-wine, fruit-juices, or any other substance 

 simulating blood. 



Pseudo-hemorrhage (su-do-hem' -or-aj) [iffwfcfa, false ; 

 aiua, blood ; prrpn-vai , to burst forth]. A hemorrhage 

 without rupture of the vessels ; vicarious hemorrhage. 



