

PSEUDO-MORPHOUS 



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PSEUDOPLASMA 



Pseudo-morphous (su - do - mor'-fus) [xbtv&qc , false ; 



. form]. Not having the true form ; exhibiting 



pseudomorphism. 



D seudo-morula (su - do - mor / - u - lah) [rfrevd/jg , false ; 



morns, a mulberry: //., Pseudomoruliz~]. A false 



morula. 



'seudo-morular (su - do - mor / - u - lar) [tyevii/c , false ; 



us, a mulberry]. Pertaining to a pseudomorula. 

 J seudo-mucin (su-do-mu'-sin) [ii>£i'<5//c, false; mucus, 

 mucus]. A substance allied to mucin, from which it 

 differs in not being altered by acetic acid. It is found 

 in proliferative ovarian cysts, being the cause of the 

 gelatinous nature of the contents of the cysts. It is 

 produced by the epithelial cells lining the cyst-walls, 

 seudo-myeloma (su-do-mi-el-o / -tnah) [tyevdijc, false; 

 i avt/.oc, marrow ; dun, tumor: //., Pseudomyelomata\ 

 \ A sarcoma resembling the white substance of the brain, 

 seudonarcissin (su - do - nar - sis' '- in) [i/>ei;d//c, false ; 

 | v&piuaaoc, narcissus]. An alkaloid found in the bulb 

 of Narcissus pseudonarcissus. 



seudo-narcotism (sit-do-nar* '-ko-tism) [ipevdj/c, false ; 

 vapKoiv, to benumb]. An hysteric simulation of nar- 

 cotism. 



seudonavicella (su-do-nav is-el'-ah) [rj>evd//c, false ; 



I navicclla, a small boat, dim. of navis, a ship: //. , 



PteudonavuelLe\. A name given by Lieberkiihn to a 



developmental stage of gregarines, resembling the 



navicellse or navicular of diatoms. 



seudonavicellar (su-do-nav-is-el' -ar) [ipevdf/c , false ; 



I navicella, a small boat] . Pertaining to a pseudonavi- 



! cella. 



seudonavicula (su - do - nav - ik f - u - lah). Same as 

 Pseud navicella. 



seudonavicular (su-do-nav-ik' -u-lar) [tyevdijc, false ; 

 ula.SL small boat]. Pertaining to a pseudonavic- 

 '■ ula. 



seudo-neuralgia (su-do-nu-ral' -je-ah) [tyevdf/g, false ; 

 ;. nerve: a/.}oc, pain]. A term given by Charcot 

 ! to the pains of rickets. 



seudo-neuritis (su-do-nu-ri'-tis) [\pevSfic, false ; vev- 

 . nerve ; trie, inflammation]. A disease simulating 

 .ritis. 

 eudo-nipple (su-do-nip f -l) [ipevArjc, false; ME., 

 neple, nipple] . A false nipple of the mamma, 

 ^eudonomania (su-do-no-ma' '-ne-ah) [ibevdeiv, to lie ; 

 tavia, mania]. An insane habit of telling lies, 

 eudo-nucleolus (su-do-nu-kle' -o-lus) [rl/evAr/c, false ; 

 nucleolus, a little nucleus : pi. , Pseudonucleoli ] . A 

 alse nucleolus. 



eudonychium (su-do-nik' -e-um) \_ibev6rjc, false, and 



. a little claw : //., Pseudonychia\ In biology, 



', he spurious claw between the true tarsal claws of an 



nsect. 



eudonym (su' '-do-ni/fi)[ipevfii/g, false ; owua, a name]. 



name. 

 eudonymal (su-do-nim'-al) [rbevtifc, false ; bwua, 

 ,'iame]. In biology, vernacular; not having the 



:er of an onym. 



eudo-osteomalacia (su -do-os-te- o-tnal - a'- se-ah) 



. false; bareov. bone; ua'/.aida, softness]. 



iachitis in which the pelvic basin is distorted so as to 



; esemble in form that of osteomalacia. 



1 ;udo-paralysis (su-do-par-al'-is-is) [ipevSfc, false ; 



■apn'/.vGic, paralysis]. An apparent paralysis of the 



mbs. P. of Rickets, the inability to walk in severe 



rickets, due to distortion of the bones. P., 



■yphilitic, an inflammatory condition of the epiphyses 



i the bones in acquired syphilis, which causes a 



larked impairment of motion. 



* :udo-paranoia {su-do-par-an-oi' -ah) \i>ev6i]c, false ; 



' a po, beside ; vooc, mind]. A condition in which 



I iere is a primarily more active mentality, as 



well as an increased responsivity to emotional im- 

 pulses, associated with a heightened desire for activ- 

 ity. 



Pseudo-paraplegia (su - do - par -ap-le* ' -je-ah) [tyeviyc, 

 false ; -apd, beside ; Ktoryi], stroke]. Spurious para- 

 plegia. P., Tetanoid. Synonym of Paralysis, 

 Spastic. 



Pseudo-parasite (su-do-par* -as-it) [tytviqc, false ; -rapd, 

 beside ; oiroc, food]. In biology, a term properly 

 restricted to various objects, such as hairs, vegetable 

 tissues, etc., which have been mistaken for parasites 

 and even described as such ; also to frogs, snakes, 

 spiders, etc. , which have been stated by many authors 

 to have existed for years in the human aliment- 

 ary canal, although it is perfectly certain that animals 

 of this kind cannot endure the moist heat of the body 

 of a mammal for more than six hours (Leuckart) ; 

 a commensal, inquiline messmate. One of certain 

 bodies sometimes seen in the blood in anemia, re- 

 sembling microorganisms. They are probably altered 

 blood-corpuscles. 



Pseudo-parasitic (su-do-par-as-il* -ik) \inv6i/c, false ; 

 irapd, beside; alrog, food]. Apparently parasitic. 

 See Pseudo-parasite. 



Pseudo-parenchyma (su-do-par-eng' -kim-ah) [ii>ev6i]c, 

 false; —apd, beside ; iyx&v, pour in]. In biology, 

 DeBarys term for the tissue of fungi produced by the 

 interlacing of the hyphae. 



Pseudo-parenchymatous (su-do- par -en- kirn'- at- us) 

 Afc, false ; irapd, beside ; iyx&v, to pour in]. 

 Pertaining to a pseudoparenchyma. 



Pseudo-parenchyme (su-do-par-en'-kini). Same as 

 Pseudoparenchyma. 



Pseudo-paresis (su-do-par* -es-is) [ipevSqc, false ; irape- 

 aic, paresis]. An affection resembling paresis, but 

 regarded as distinct from the ordinary forms. 



Pseudo-parthenogenesis (su-do-par-then-o-jen f -es-is) 

 [tbevfiijc, false ; TrapOevoc, a virgin ; ytiraic, produc- 

 tion]. In biology, a mode of reproduction inter- 

 mediate between metagenesis and parthenogenesis. 



Pseudo-pediform (su-do-ped' -if-orm) [^evdijc, false ; 

 pes, foot; forma, form]. Pseudopodial . 



Pseudo-pelletierin (su-do-pel-ef '-e-er-in)[^>evArjc, false ; 

 Pelletier, a French chemist, 1761-97], CjgH^N.O,- 

 An alkaloid found in the root-bark of pomegranate. 



Pseudo-peptone (su-do-pep* -ton). Same as Hemial- 

 bumose. 



Pseudopercular (su-do-per* -ku-lar) [ipcv6f/c, false ; oper- 

 culum, a lid]. Pertaining to or of the nature of a 

 pseudopercul um . 



Pseudoperculate (su-do-per , -ku-ldt) [-tyevdijc, false ; 

 operculum, lid]. In biology, provided with a pseudo- 

 percul um. 



Pseudoperculum (su-do-per* -ku-lum) \jtytvf>r)c, false ; 

 operculum, lid: //. , Pseudopercula~\. A false oper- 

 culum. 



Pseudophenanthrene (su-do-fen-anth'-reri) [tyevdiic, 

 false; oolvi:, purple-red; di^paf, coal], C, 6 H 1? . A 

 hydrocarbon found in crude anthracene, crystallizing 

 in large glistening plates that melt at a temperature 

 of II5°C. 



Pseudo-photesthesia (su-do-fo-tes-the'-ze-ah) [Tbevdfc, 

 false ; otic, light ; aladrjaiq, perception]. The seeing 

 of photisms. 



Pseudophthisis (su-doff f -this-is) [ipev6r/c, false ; qWouc, 

 wasting]. Emaciation and general wasting arising 

 from other causes than pulmonary tuberculosis. 



Pseudopia (su-do* -peak). Synonym of Pseudopsia. 



Pseudoplasm (su' ' -do-plazni) [i(>£vdric, false ; -Xdaua, 

 a thing molded]. Same as Xeoplasm. 



Pseudoplasma (su-do-plaz' -mah). Synonym of Pseu- 

 doplasm. 



