SAP 



sure of. See Fissures, Table of. S.'s Muscles. See 

 Muscles, Table of. S.'s Tubercles, the cornicula 



Qgis. 

 ip [sapa, must, new wine boiled]. The nutritive 

 riuid which circulates by endosmosis in plants. S.- 

 cavity, in biology, one of the sacs in the leaves of 

 uts, tilled with sap. S. -green. Same as Blad- 

 S.-wood. See Alburnum. 

 phena sa-fe / -nah)[aa^rjvi]q, manifest: pl.,Saphena:~\. 

 A name given two large veins of the leg — the internal 

 or long, and the external, or short saphena. 

 .phenal :a-fe / -nal). Same as Saphenous. 

 pheno-tibial (safe' -no-tib 1 '-e-al ) [caorivijc, manifest ; 

 'fifta, tibia]. Pertaining to the tibial and the saphen- 

 ous veins. S. Vein, a vein that runs from the long 

 saphenous to one of the tibial veins, 

 .phenous (sa-fe'-nus) [oa<?7/vqg, manifest]. Pertain- 

 ing to the saphena veins. S. Nerves. See Nerves, 

 Table of. S. Opening, an opening in the fascia lata 

 at the upper part of the thigh anteriorly, the external 

 terminus of the femoral canal, where a complete fem- 

 oral hernia emerges and becomes subcutaneous. S. 

 Veins. See Saphena. 



.pid (sap' -id) [sapere, to taste]. Capable of being 

 tasted. 



.pientia \sa-pe-en'-she-ah) [L.]. Wisdom. Sapientiae 

 dentes, the posterior or third molar teeth, 

 po (sa'-po) [L. ,gen., Sapom's']. (Sapo duris, B. P.) 

 I. Soap. 2. Of the U. S. Ph., castile soap, one made 

 from olive-oil by treating it with sodium hydroxid. 

 S. alba, olive-oil soap, castile soap. S. animalis, 

 :urd soap. Unof. Prepared from animal fat and soda. 

 S. calcis, lime soap. See Linimentum calcis. S. 

 durus, hard soap, made with olive-oil and soda. S. 

 emplastrum, soap-plaster, has soap io, lead-plaster 

 loo parts. S. fuscus, brown soap. S. fuscum, 

 emplast. B. P.), curd soap, yellow wax, olive-oil, 

 • oxid of lead, vinegar. S., Liniment., soap 7, cam- 

 phor 45, oil of rosemary 1, alcohol 75, water q.s. 

 S. medicatus, made from almond-oil and soda. 

 S. mollis. Unof. Made from olive-oil and potash. 

 S. mollis, Lin., tincture of green soap. S. plumbi 

 oxidi, lead-soap. See Lead-plaster. S. viridis (S. 

 mollis, B.P. ), green soap, soft, and usually brown in 

 :olor. S. viridis, Tinct., green soap 65, oil of lav- 

 ender 2, alcohol q.s. ad 100 parts. Similar to 

 j opodeldoc. 



po-carbol {sap* -o-kar* -bol) [sapo, soap]. A tar-oil- 

 ;>oap solution. A disinfectant of unknown composi- 

 tion and uncertain activity. 



ponaceous (sap-o-na' '-se-us) [sapo, soap]. Having 

 he nature of soap. 



ponaria {sap-o-na' -re-ah). See Soapivort. 

 ponic Acid [sap-on' -ik). Synonym of Sapogenin. 

 ponification (sap - on - if- ik - a '-shun) [sapo, soap ; 

 o make]. I. Conversion into soap. 2. The 

 of decomposing a neutral fat into glycerin and 

 J fatty acid by the action of an alkali, which combines 

 •vith the fatty acid, forming a soap. S. Equivalent, 

 1 term used to indicate the number of grams of an 

 )il saponified by one equivalent in grams of an alkali. 

 5-, Fermentation, saponification brought about by- 

 he action of a ferment. 



poniment sap-on' -im-ent) [sapo, soap]. A term 

 lenoting a medicinal compound of soap, 

 ponin (sa//-o-nin) [sapo, soap], C^H^O^. A glu- 

 )sid contained in the roots of Saponaria officinalis 

 md other plants ; a white, amorphous powder, provok- 

 zing, and in aqueous solution forming a strong 

 atner. Dose gr. ^-1. 



ponnc (sap-o-rif'-ik) [sapor, savor ;facere, to make]. 

 : reducing taste, flavor, or relish. 



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Saporous (sap'-o-rus) [sapor, savor]. Having flavor 

 or taste. 



Sapotoxin (sap-o-toks'-in) [sapo, soap ; to^ikov, poi- 

 son], Cj.H^Ojq. An active protoplasmic poison ob- 

 tained from saponin. It is a glucosid. 



Sappey's Accessory Portal System. Numerous 

 small vessels formed around the liver and gall-blad- 

 der, in the suspensory ligament, and in the gastro- 

 epiploic omentum, in cases of hepatic cirrhosis. It is 

 for the purpose of compensatory circulation. 



Sapphism, or Sapphismus (saf'-izm, saf-iz'-mus) 

 [from Za-ou, Sappho, a Greek poetess]. Tribadism. 

 The unnatural passion of one woman for another. 



Sapremia (sap-re' -me-ah) [vaTzpoq, putrid ; a\ua, blood]. 

 A febrile condition due to introduction into the blood 

 of the products of putrefaction. 



Sapremic (sap-re'-mik) [oa-poc, putrid ; a\ua, blood]. 

 Affected with, of the nature of, or pertaining to, sap- 

 remia. 



Saprin (saf-rin) [amrpog, rotten]. A non-poisonous 

 ptomain, the product of bacterial decomposition of 

 flesh. 



Saprodontia (sap-ro-don' -she-ah) [aa~p6q, rotten, cari- 

 ous ; bdoic, tooth]. Caries or rottenness of the teeth. 



Saprogenic (sap-ro-jen' -ik) [oa-poc, rotten ; jtwdv, to 

 beget] . Causing putrefaction ; caused by putrefac- 

 tion. 



Saprogenous (sap-roj' -en-us) [pa- poc, rotten ; yewav, 

 to beget]. Arising in decaying matter. 



Saprol (sap'-rol) [aaizpdq, putrid]. A mixture of crude 

 cresols, to which considerable quantities of pyridin are 

 attached, with carbohydrates. It is probably derived 

 in the process of refining petroleum, and is used for 

 coarse disinfection. 



Saprophilous (sap-roff ' -il-us) [pa- poq, rotten ; ou^'iv, 

 to love]. Infesting decaying matter. 



Saprophyte (sap' -ro-ftt ) [aa-pog, putrid; fvr&v, a 

 plant]. In biology, a chlorophylless plant which 

 derives its sustenance from decaying organic matters. 



Saprophytic (sap-ro-fif-ik) [aa-poq , rotten ; oirov, 

 plant]. In biology, growing on or in decaying organic 

 matter. 



Saprophytism {sap'-ro-fi-tizni) [pazzpoq, rotten; ifnrrov, 

 plant]. The quality of being saprophytic. 



Sapropyra (sap-ro-pi'-rah) [aa~p6q, putrid; ni»p, fire]. 

 1. Malignant typhus, or putrid fever. 2. Any fever 

 due to putrid infection. 



Saprostomous ( sap - ros 7 - to - mus ) [aa-p6c, putrid ; 

 oroua, mouth]. Having a fetid breath. 



Saprotyphus (sap-ro-ti' -fus) [aa~p6g, putrid; rvdoc, 

 stupor]. Malignant or putrid typhoid fever. 



Saraca indica (sar'-ak-a in'-dik-ah) [L.]. Asak ; 

 Tasundi. The bark is reputed as an astringent uterine 

 sedative, useful in menorrhagia. Dose of the fid. ext. 

 Tr^xv-^j. Unof. 



Sarapus (sar' -ap-us) [oaipciv, to sweep ; -oic, foot]. A 

 flat-footed person. 



Sarcepiplocele (sar-sep-ip'-lo-sil) [oapi;, flesh; i-i~- 

 7-oov, omentum ; nif/r,, tumor]. An omental hernia 

 with sarcocele, or with great thickening of the omen- 

 tum. 



Sarchydrocele (sar-ki'-dro-sil). Synonym of Hydro- 

 sarcocele. 



Sarcin (sar'-sin) [oap$, flesh], CjH^O. Hypoxan- 

 thin, a constant attendant of xanthin in the animal 

 organism. It crystallizes in needles, not very soluble 

 in water, but dissolved by alkalies and acids. 



Sarcina (sar-si'-nah) [L., a bundle]. A genus of 

 Schizomycetes, or bacteria, having spheric or ovoid 

 cells dividing in three directions, thus producing cubic 

 masses of greater or less size. See Bacteria, Synonym* 

 atic Table of. 



