

PUNCH'S VOICE 



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PURGAMENT 



punch. 2. An instrument used in extracting stumps 

 of teeth. 

 •unch's Voice. A peculiar bell-like, or ringing tone 

 ice, like that assumed by " Punch " in the Punch 

 and Judv shows. It is sometimes heard among the 

 insane, and has been thought to be sometimes a fore- 

 runner of violent and homicidal attacks, 

 unching-bag (punch' -ing-bag). A bag suspended 

 from the ceiling, to be struck and punched, in physical 

 exer 



jncta (punk'-tah) [pi. of Punctum, a point] . Points. 

 P. cruenta. Synonym of P. vasculosa. P. dolo- 

 rosa, tender or painful points in the course of nerves 

 in an inflamed condition, or at the exit of nerves the 

 seat of neuralgia. See Valleix's Points. P. lacri- 

 malia, the orifices of the lacrymal canaliculi in the 

 1 eyelids near the inner canthus. P. vasculosa, min- 

 ute red spots studding the cut surface of the white 

 :entral mass of the brain. They are produced by 

 ! he blood escaping from divided blood-vessels. 



nctate. Punctated (punk' -tat, punk-ta' -ted) [punc- 

 \'um, point]. Having many points. Dotted. Full 

 >f minute punctures. 



nctation (punk-ta' -shun). See Tapotement. 

 ncticula i punk-tik' -u-lak). Synonym of Petechia. 

 ncticulate, Puncticulose ( punk-tik' -u-lat, punk- 

 lik'-u-loz) [puncticulum, dim. of punctum, point]. 

 ! larked by minute puncta. 

 nctiform { punk' -tif-orni) [ punctum, point; forma, 

 irm]. Having the nature or qualities of a point; seem- 

 i be located at a point ; as a punctiform sensation, 

 nctulate ( pungk'-tu-ldt) [punctulum, a small point], 

 j'linutely punctate. 



1 nctule *>>ui^k'-tul) [punctulum, a small point]. A 

 j-mall puncture or dot. 



1 actum (pungk'-tum) [L., a point, dot://. , Puncta]. 



\ point or minute area. P. aureum. See Macula 



P. caecum. See Blind Spot. P. fixum, the 



I of attachment of a muscle. P. foraminis in- 



isivi, Lissauer's term for the posterior border of 



he incisor foramen. P. foraminis magni anterius. 



ynonyra of Basion. P. insertionis, the point of 



isertion of a muscle. P. nasale inferius. Syno- 



vm of Rhinion. P. ossificationis. See Center of 



safication. P. praemaxillare. Synonym of Point, 



P. proximum. the point nearest the eye 



which an object can be seen with distinctness 



iid without diplopia. P. remotum, the farthest 



>int at which an object can be distinctly seen 



ith suspended accommodation. In the emme- 



jpic eye it is theoretically at an infinite distance ; in 



e hyperopic eye it is theoretically beyond this, as 



ch an eye is adapted only for convergent rays. P. 



iliens, the first trace of the embryonic heart. P. 



>inae nasalis anterioris, the apex of the anterior 



.sal spine, or if it be absent, the upper extremity of the 



lture between the two maxillae. P. spinas nasalis 



jsterioris, the center of the posterior nasal spine. P. 



-getationis, the vegetating point. Applied to the 



owing-point of an organ, as of a stem or root. 



Picturation ( punk- tu-ra' -shun) [pungere, to prick]. 



Lie making of punctures ; acupuncture. 



P Cture (punk' -chur) [pungere, to prick]. A wound 



hole made by a pointed instrument. P., Capil- 



ry, a puncture made with a needle of capillary fine- 



P. -diabetes, diabetes caused by puncture of 



: oblongata near the hepatic vaso-motor center (dia- 



ic center). P., Diabetic, puncture of the fourth 



utricle in animals, which produces glycosuria. 



P^gence (pun'-jens) [pungens, penetrating]. Pun- 



■ nt quality ; tartness. 

 W\ ijent (pun'-jent) [pungens ; pungere, to prick]. 

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Acrid ; penetrating ; producing a pricking or painful 

 sensation. 



Punica (pu'-nik-ah) [punicum, the pomegranate]. A 

 genus of polypelatous plants. P. granatum." See 

 Pomegranate. 



Punicin (pu'-nis-in) [puniceus, reddish]. I. A crys- 

 talline coloring-matter obtained from the colorless 

 juices of certain kinds of shell-fish (Purpura lapellus, 

 P. patula) ; on exposure to the sunlight it becomes of 

 a purple color. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 2. Syno- 

 nym of Pelletierin . 



Punning (pun'-ing) [origin uncertain]. Play upon 

 words. This practice is very common among some 

 classes of lunatics, especially during periods of excite- 

 ment and exaltation. 



Pupa (pu'-pah) [pupa, a girl, doll, puppet: pi. , 

 Pupit\. In biology, the second stage of development 

 from the egg, of such insects as undergo complete 

 metamorphosis. 



Pupal (pu' -pal) [pupa, a. doll]. Pertaining to a pupa. 



Puparium ( pu-pa'-re-um) [pupa, a pupa: //., Pupa- 

 ria\ In biology, a pupa inclosed in the larval skin. 



Pupate (pu'-pdt) [pupa, a doll]. In biology, to be- 

 come a pupa. 



Pupation (pu-pa'-shun) [pupa, a doll]. The act of 

 pupating ; the pupal condition. 



Pupiform (pu'-piform) [pupa, pupa; forma, form]. 

 Having the form of a pupa. 



Pupigenous (pu-pij'-en-us). Same as Pupiparous. 



Pupigerous (pu-pij'-er-us) [pupa, pupa ; gerere, to 

 carry]. Forming a puparium. 



Pupil (pu'-pil) [pupilla']. The round aperture in the 

 iris of the eye. P., Argyll Robertson, one of the 

 early symptoms of tabes, in which a myotic pupil 

 responds on accommodative effort, but not to light. P., 

 Artificial, an iridectomy made in an iris the pupil 

 of which is occluded by inflammatory deposits. P., 

 Cat's-eye, an elongated, slit-like pupil. P., Exclu- 

 sion of, total posterior synechia, the entire pupillary 

 edge of the iris being adherent to the capsule. P., 

 Hutchinson's, one-sided dilatation of the pupil in 

 hemorrhage from the middle meningeal artery. P., 

 Occlusion of, the pupillary area is filled with semi- 

 opaque inflammatory exudation-products. P., Pin- 

 hole, extreme myosis. 



Pupillary (pti'-pil-a-re) [pupilla, pupil]. Pertaining 

 to the pupil of the eye. P. Membrane, a fetal mem- 

 brane covering the eye until the seventh month of 

 gestation. P. Membrane, Persistent, fibrillar 

 bands springing from the iris, passing to or across the 

 pupil, and sometimes attached to the lens-capsule — the 

 unabsorbed remains of the pupillary membrane. P. 

 Reflex. See Reflexes, Table of. 



Pupillate (pu'-pil-at) [pupilla, a pupil]. Having a 

 central spot or pupil. 



Pupillometer (pu-pil-om'-et-er) [pupil/a, pupil ; fierpov, 

 a measure]. An instrument designed for the measure- 

 ment of the pupil of the eye. 



Pupilloscopy (pu-pil-os'-ko-pe) [fupilla, pupil; oko- 

 —elv, to inspect]. Same as Koroscopy, or Retinoscopy. 

 More exactly, the diagnostic inspection of the pupil. 



Pupillostatometer (pu'-pil-o-stat-om'-e-ter) [pupilla, 

 pupil ; araroc, placed ; uerpov, a measure]. An instru- 

 ment for measuring the exact distance between the 

 centers of the two pupils. 



Pupiparous (pu-pip'-ar-us) [pupa, pupa ; parere, to 

 bring forth]. Bringing forth pupae. 



Pure (pur) [purus, pure]. Unstained ; unalloyed. 

 P. Scarlet. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Purgament, Purgamentum (per'-gam-ent, per-gam- 

 en'-tum) [purgare, to purge: pi. , Purgamenta]. I. 

 A purge. 2. In the plural, the lochia ; also, excrement. 



