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QUADRIPAROUS 



Q. S. Abbreviation of quantum suffcii — as much as 

 suffices. 



Qinbil (kin'-bil) [Arab.]. See Kamala. 



Quack (kwak) [ME. , quakken, to quack]. One who 

 practises quackery ; a pretender to medical skill. Q.- 

 salver, a quack, or mountebank ; a peddler of his 

 own medicines and salves. See Mountebank. 



Quackery (kwak'-er-e) [ME., quakken, to quack]. 

 The pretence of medical knowledge, skill, or success, 

 by one without either. Medical charlatanism. 



Quackism (kwak'-izm) [ME., quakken, to quack]. 

 The practice of quackery. 



Quadrangular (kwod-rang 1 '-gu-lar) [quadrangulum , a 

 four-cornered figure]. Having four angles. Applied 

 especially to a lobe of the cerebellum. 



Quadrant (kwod' -rant) [quadratus, squared]. The 

 fourth part of a circle, subtending an angle of 90 de- 

 grees. Q. of Wilder, such an area of the ventral 

 aspect of the crus cerebri in the cat. 



Quadrate ( kwod' -rat) [quadratus, square] . I. Square; 

 four-sided. 2. In biology, the bone which in birds 

 and reptiles articulates with the squamosal above, the 

 mandible below, the pterygoid internally, and the 

 quadratojugal externally. Q. Lobule. See Lobule. 



Quadratiferous (kwod-rat-if '-er-us) \_quadratus, quad- 

 rate ; ferri, to bear]. Having a distinct quadrate 

 bone. 



Quadratiformis (kwod-rat-if or' -?nis). Same as' Quad- 

 ratus femoris. See Muscles, Table of. 



Quadratipronator (kwod-rat-ip-ro-na' '-tor). Same as 

 Pronator quadratus. See Muscles, Table of. 



Quadratojugal (kwod -ra-to -ju f -gal ) [quadratus, 

 square ; jujum, a yoke]. Common to the quadrate 

 and malar bones. 



Quadratomandibular (kwod- ra-to- man - dib' - u-lar) 

 [quadratus, quadrate ; mandible"] . Pertaining to the 

 quadrate bone and inferior maxilla. 



Quadratopterygoid (kwod-ra-to-ter' -ig-oid) [quadra- 

 tus, quadrate ; TtrepvL,, any ; eifioc, like]. Pertaining 

 to the quadrate and pterygoid bones. 



Quadratosquamosal (kwod-ra-to-skwa-mo' -zal) [quad- 

 ratus, quadrate ; squama, scale]. Pertaining to the 

 quadrate and squamosal bones. 



Quadratum (kiuod-ra 1 '-turn) [quadra, a square://., 

 Quadrata~\ . The os quadratum. or quadrate bone. 



Quadratus (kwod-ra 1 '-tus) [L. ]. Squared. Having four 

 sides. Q. Muscle. See Muscles, Table of. 



Quadrauricular (kwod- raw-rik' -u-lar) [quadri-, four; 

 auricula, auricle]. In biology, having four auricles, 

 as the heart of certain cephalopods (Nautilus). 



Quadri- (kwod'-re-) [L.]. A prefix used to denote 

 four, or four times. 



Quadriarticulate (kwod-re-ar-tik' -u-ldt) [quadri, four ; 

 articulare, to divide into single joints]. Possessing 

 four articulations or joints. 



Quadribasic (kwod-rib-a'-zik) [quadri, four; basis, 

 base]. In chemistry, applied to an acid having four 

 replaceable hydrogen atoms. 



Quadricapsular (kwod-re-kap' -su-lar) [quadri, four ; 

 capsula, capsule]. In biology, having four capsules. 



Quadricarinate (kwod-re-kar' -in-dt) [quadri, four; ca- 

 rina, keel]. In biology, applied to such insects or other 

 animals as possess four ridges or keel-like structures. 



Quadricellular (kwod- ris-el' '-u-lar) [quadri, four; 

 cellula, little cell]. Having four cells. 



Quadriceps (kwod' -ris-eps). See Aluscles, Table of . 



Quadriciliate (kwod-ris-W -e-dt) [quadri, four ; cilium, 

 an eyelash]. In biology, having four cilia or flagella. 



Quadricipital (kwod-ris-ip'-it-al) [qzuzdri, four; caput, 



head]. Having four heads, as a muscle. 

 Quadricorn (kwod'-rik-orn) [quadri, four; cornu, 



horn]. In biology, having four horns or hornlike 



structures. 

 Quadricornous (kwod-rik-or'-nus). Same as Quadri- 

 corn. 

 Quadricostate (kwod-rik-os'-tdt) [quadri, four ; costa, 



rib]. In biology, having four costse. 

 Quadricuspidate (kwod-rik-us' -pid at) [quadri, four ; 



cuspis, a point]. Having four cusps, as a tooth. 

 Quadridentate (kwod-rid-en'-tdt) [quadri, four ; dens, 



a tooth]. Having four teeth or tooth-like parts. 

 Quadridigitate (kwod -rid -if -it -at) [quadri, four; 



digitus, a digit]. Having four digits. 

 Quadrifid (kwod' -r if -id) [quadri, four; Jindcre, to 



cleave]. Four-cleft. 

 Quadrifocal (kwod-rif-o' -kal) [quadri, four ; focus, a 



focus]. Having four foci. 

 Quadrifoliate (kwod-rif-o 1 '-le-dt) [quadri, four ; folium, 



leaf]. With four leaves. 

 Quadrifoliolate (kwod-rif-o' -le-o-ldt) [quadri, four; 



foliolus, leaflet]. In biology, having four leaflets or 



folioles. 

 Quadrifurcate (kwod-rifir' -kdt) [quadri, four ; furca, 



fork]. In biology, having four branches or subdivi- 

 sions, doubly bifurcate. 

 Quadrigeminal (kwod-rij-em' ' -in-al ) [quadrigeminus, 



fourfold]. Fourfold. Pertaining to the corpora 



quadrigemina. Q. Bodies. See Corpora quadri- 



gemina. 

 Quadrigeminate (kwod-rij-em' -in at) [quadri, four; 



geminus, twin born]. In biology, growing in fours, 



as Sarcina. 

 Quadrigeminous ( kwod- Hj- em'- in - us) [quad 



inus, four-feld]. Pertaining to the corpora quadri- 

 gemina. 

 Quadriglandular (ktuod-rig-lan' -du-lar) [quadri, four; 



glans, gland]. Having four glands. 

 Quadrijugate (kwod-rij-u'-gat, ku<od-rij'-u-gdt). ] 



biology, having four pairs of leaflets. 

 Quadrilaminar, Quadrilaminate (kwod-ril-am' -in-ar , 



kivod-ril-am' -in-df) [quadri, four; lamina, a thin 



plate]. Four-layered. 

 Quadrilateral (kivod-ril-at'-er-al) [quadri, four; latus, 



a side]. Having four sides. 

 Quadrilobate (kivod-ril-o'-bdt) [quadri, four ; 



lobe]. In biology, having four lobes. 

 Quadrilobular (kiuod-ril-ob' -u-lar) [quadri, four; 



lobus, lobe]. Having four lobes. Q. Brain, a double 



brain, or a brain with four hemispheres ; a rare form 01 



cerebral deformity. 

 Quadrilocular (kwod • ril - ok' - u - lar) [quadri, to 



loculus, a cell]. In biology, having four ce 



compartments, as the ovary of a flower, or the hi 



a bird or mammal. 

 Quadriloculate (kwod-ril-ok' -u-ldf). Same as Quuh 



locular. 

 Quadrimembral (kwod rim-em' -bral) [quadri, four; 



membrum, a limb]. In biology, having four limbs. 

 Quadrinucleate (kwod- tin - u' - kle - at) [quadri, lour 



nucleus, a nucleus]. In biology, having four nuclei. 

 Quadripara (kwod-rip'-ar-ah) [quadri, foul 



to bear]. A woman who is bearing, or has borne, he 



fourth child, or has had her fourth confinement. 

 Quadriparous (kwod-rip'-ar-us) [quadri, four; partrt, 



to bring forth]. Pertaining to a quadripara, or to » 



fourth confinement. 



