PSEUDO-HERMAPHRODISM 



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PSEUDOMORPHOSIS 



Pseudo-hermaphrodism (szi - do - her - maf f -ro- dizm ) 

 [ipevdi/g, false ; epfia&podiojudg, hermaphrodism] . The 

 condition presented by a pseudo-hermaphrodite. P., 

 Feminine, a condition in which the genitals of the 

 female resemble those of the male. There are three 

 varieties. See P., Male. P., Male, a condition in 

 which the genitals of the male resemble those of the 

 female. There are three varieties ; the external, the 

 internal, and the complete, according as the external 

 or internal generative organs, or both, are affected. 



Pseudo-hermaphrodite (su-do-her-maf '' '-ro-dit) ^rpev- 

 dr/g, false; epfiafypodiTog, hermaphrodite]. An indi- 

 vidual in which there is a double sexual formation of 

 the external genitals, but a unisexual development of 

 the reproductive glands (ovaries and testicles). Ac- 

 cording to the development of one or the other of the 

 latter will the sex of the individual be determined. 



Pseudo-hermaphroditism (su-do-her-maf / -ro-dlt-izm). 

 See Psntdohermaphrodism. 



Pseudo-hydrophobia (su-do-hi-dro-fo' '-be-ah ) [i/>£t;o*>;c, 

 false; vSup, water ; fybliog, fearj. Hysterical convul- 

 sions in one believing himself to have been bitten by 

 a rabid animal. There is, however, absence of the 

 true respiratory spasm. It has also been called 

 Lyssophobia and Hydrophobophobia. 



Pseudo-hymen (su-do-hi 1 '-men) [ipevdijg, false ; vfirjv, 

 membrane]. A false membrane. 



Pseudo-hypertrophic (stt-do-hi-per-tro'-fik) [ipevdqg, 

 false; vnip, over; rpotyr], nutrition]. Pertaining to 

 pseudohypertrophy. P. Paralysis, loss or diminu- 

 tion of the power of motion, accompanied by en- 

 larged, and apparently hypertrophied muscles. The 

 • types are the Leyden-Mobius, Zimmerlin, and Lan- 

 douzy-Dejerine. See Paralysis, Pseudohypertrophic. 



Pseudo-hypertrophy (su-do-hi-per' '-tro-fe) [ipevdr/g, 

 false; vnep, above ; rpopq, nutrition]. False hyper- 

 trophy ; increase in the size of an organ or part on 

 account of overgrowth of an unimportant tissue. It 

 is accompanied by diminution in function. 



Pseudo-jervin (su-do-jer'-vin) [ipevdijg, false ; jerva; 

 green hellebore-root], CjgH^NO,. An alkaloid found 

 in Veratrum viride. 



Pseudo-joint (su' -do-joint). Same as pseudo-articula- 

 tion. 



Pseudolabial (su-do-la r -be-al) [i/>ei>6%, false; labium, 

 lip]. Pertaining to a pseudolabium. 



Pseudolabium (su-do-la' -be-um) [ipevdfjg, false ; labi- 

 um, lip]. In biology, the sternite of the sub-basilar 

 plate of certain Myriapoda. 



Pseudolateral (su-do-laf '-er-al) [ipevdrjg, false ; latus, 

 side]. In biology, having a tendency to become lat- 

 eral when normally terminal. 



Pseudo-leukemia (su-do-lu-ke' -me-ah). See Hodgkin ' s 

 Disease and Lymph adenoma. 



Pseudo-leukocythemia (su-do-lu-ko-si-the'-me-ah) 

 [ipevbr/g, false ; Tieviwg, white ; nvrog, cell ; alfia, 

 blood]. Same as Pseudoleukemia. 



Pseudo-ligament (su-do-lig' -am-ent) \tyzv6jjg, false; 

 ligamentum, ligament]. An inflammatory band of 

 adhesion. 



Pseudo-lipoma (su-do-lip-o'-mah)[il>t:vfiqg, false; "K'mog, 

 fat; baa, tumor]. A localized edema resembling an 

 accumulation of fat, occurring above the clavicle and 

 about the knee, especially in cases of rheumatism. 



Pseudo-lunula ( su - do - liln'- u - lah ) Ncevdfc, false ; 

 lunula, a little moon]. An aggregation of mucous 

 cells in the salivary glands, forming lunula-like 

 masses. 



Pseudo-malady (su- do - mal'- ad '- e) [ijjev6i/g, false; 

 malum, evil]. An imaginary or simulated illaeu. 



Pseudo-mania (su-do-ma' - ns- ah ) [ijicv&fc, false; 

 fiavia, mania]. I. A form of insanity in which the 



person affected accuses himself of a crime or crimes 

 of which he is innocent. 2. A mania characterized 

 by lying. 



Pseudomedicus (su- do-med'-ik -us). Synonym of 

 Quack. 



Pseudo-melanemia (su-do-mel-an-e'-me-ah). Syno- 

 nym of Pseudomelanosis. 



Pseudo-melanosis (su-do-mel-an-o'-sis) [ipevdi/g, false ; 

 fieXag, black ; vooog, disease]. The dark staining of 

 gangrenous parts or the tissues after death , due to the 

 deposit of ferrous sulphid, which is formed by a re- 

 action of hydrogen sulphid and the hemoglobin of the 

 blood. 



Pseudo-membrane (su-do-mem' '-bran) [ipevdi/g, false ; 

 membrana, membrane]. A false membrane, such as 

 is seen in diphtheria. 



Pseudo-membranous (su-do-mem' -bra-nits'] [1 . 

 false; metnbrana, membrane]. Characterized by, or 

 pertaining to false membranes. P. Inflammation, 

 any inflammation characterized by the formation of a 

 false membrane. 



Pseudo-meningitis (su-do-men-in-ji'-tis)[i}>tv(h'/c, false ; 

 uijviyi;, membrane; trig, inflammation]. A group of 

 symptoms resembling that produced by meningitis. 

 but with absence of the lesions of meningeal inrlam 

 mation. P., Dental, meningeal symptoms occurring 

 in children during difficult dentition. 



Pseudo-meningocele (su-do-men-in'-go-sel) [1 

 false ; [irjviyi;, membrane ; ktj?j/, tumor] . A tumor 

 formed beneath the scalp as a result of a traui 

 lesion of the skull and dura, by the pouring out of 

 cerebro-spinal fluid. 



Pseudo-menstrual (su-do-men' '-stru-al) [i/>errf7/<. 

 menstruus, monthly]. Pertaining to pseudo-menstiu.! 

 tion. 



Pseudo-menstruation (su-do-men-stru-a'-shun 

 6r/g, false ; menstruus, monthly]. Hemorrhagi 

 the uterus due to systemic disease. It is sometime; 

 seen during the course of eruptive fevers. 



Pseudomeric (su - do - mer'- ik) \^>ev6i]g, false ; 



part] . A qualification applied to unstable forms ot j 

 tautomeric bodies. 



Pseudo-metritis (su - do - met - ri' - tis) [1/.' 



p.T)Tpa, womb; trig, inflammation]. Spurious metritis 



Pseudomnesia (sit - dom - ne' - ze - ah) \jpi i 



Hvrjtug, remembrance]. A perversion of the memory, 

 in which the patient recalls as facts things which 

 have occurred. 



Pseudomonocotyledonous (su-do-mo-no-kot-il-e' '-a 

 nus) \ipev6i]g, false ; fiovog, one ; kotv7.t]6uv, cotyled 

 In biology, having two or more cotyledons coi 

 dated into one mass. 



Pseudo-monomania (su-do-mo-no-ma'-nc-ah) [1 

 false ; fiovog, one ; fiavia, mania] . .Spurious mom 

 mania, a condition not monomania, yet presenting 

 similar symptoms. 



Pseudomorph (su'- do - morf) [i/'ew%, false ; 

 form] . A false form. 



Pseudomorphin (su-do-mor' '-fin) [ipevtiijg, false ; .1 

 phetts, the god of sleep], C 3j( H M N,O fi (FosU i 

 crystalline alkaloid of opium, insoluble in wati 

 cohol, ether, and chloroform ; it is soluble in alkalie- 

 and lime-water, neutral, tasteless. It is also pjp 

 Phormia and Oxymorphin. 



Pseudomorphic (sn-do-morf-fik). Same as / 

 phous. 



Pseudomorphism (su - do - mor f -fizm) 



uopyii, form]. The state of having a form diff 

 from that normal to the substance. 



Pseudomorphosis (sit do-mor-fo' -sis) [^evd 

 /loptp/'/, form]. An abnormal formation, :is a i 

 deformity, or monstrosity. 





