SCOTOS 



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SCROFULODERMA 



Scotos (sko'-tos). See Scotodinia. 



Scotoscopia {sko - to - sko'- pe - ah) [ok.ot6c , darkness ; 

 okotccIv, to inspect]. See Retinoscopy. 



Scott-Battam's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Scott's Dressing. " A method of treating fungous 

 arthritis consisting in rubbing on compound mercury 

 ointment and then applying pitch-plaster spread on 

 leather." 



Scour {skowr) [ME. , scouren, to scour]. Diarrhea, as 

 in cattle. 



Scourge {skerj) [ME., scourge, scourge]. I. Any 

 severe epidemic disease of a fatal character. 2. To 

 strike the skin with light withes or with knotted cords 

 in order to produce counter-irritation. 



Scourging {skerj' -ing) [ME., scourge, scourge]. A 

 beating or flagellation. S. Mania, a religious mania 

 of the 13th and 14th centuries characterized by the 

 self-flagellation of the persons affected. 



Scouring {skowr' -ing) [ME., scouren, to scour]. Purg- 

 ing ; also, diarrhea. S. Rush, the stalks of Equi- 

 setum hyemale. Diuretic and astringent. Dose of 

 fid. ext. TTlxx-^j. Unof. See Equisetum. 



Scrape {skrdp) [ME. , scrapien, to scrape]. Galipot; 

 a white viscid resin obtained from fir-trees ; an inferior 

 sort of turpentine. 



Scraper {skra'-per) [ME., scrapien, to scrape]. An 

 instrument used to produce an abrasion. S., Tongue, 

 an instrument used to remove accumulations of exfoli- 

 ated epithelium and other foreign material from the 

 tongue. 



Scrat (skrat) [ME. , scrat, a monster]. An hermaphro- 

 dite. 



Scratched (skracht) [ME., scrat]. Excoriated. S. 

 Skin, a group of lesions directly and indirectly due to 

 the constant irritation of the nails, and, as a whole, a 

 symptom of prurigo, urticaria, scabies, and other pru- 

 ritic diseases. 



Scratches {skrach'-es) [from ME., scrat"]. I. Excori- 

 ations produced by the nails in scratching. 2. Grease ; 

 an eczematous inflammation of the feet of the horse. 

 S., Ohio, prairie itch. 



Screable {skre'-a-bl) [screare, to hawk]. That which 

 may be spit out. 



Screaming Fits. See Convulsions, Infantile. 



Screation {skre-a' -shuri) [screare, to hawk]. The act 

 of spitting. 



Screatus [skre-a' '-tus) [L., a "hawking."]. 1. Ex- 

 cretion. 2. Agnew's term for a singular neurosis of 

 the nasal passages, characterized by paroxysms of 

 short, noisy inspirations or snortings, " as though an 

 effort were being made to draw into the pharynx some 

 worrying secretion from the back of the nose " 

 The paroxysms last for two or three minutes, are fre- 

 quent in occurrence, and are utterly independent of 

 the patient's volition. The patient is exhausted and 

 becomes emaciated from the excessive wear. The 

 condition is often due to some local irritation, and 

 is, as a rule, amenable to treatment. 



Screw (skru) [Dan., skrue, a screw]. A cylindric rod 

 on the surface of which is a projecting fillet or thread, 

 passing spirally around at a constant angle to its axis. 

 This fits into a hollow cylinder with its surface spirally 

 grooved to correspond with the thread on the screw, 

 which moves within it backward and forward in the 

 direction of its length. S. -driver Teeth, peculiar 

 teeth occurring in the subjects of hereditary syphilis. 

 S.-hook, an instrument devised by Elsberg for the re- 

 moval of foreign bodies from the ear. S., Micrometer, 

 a screw with a very slight pitch for the measurement of 

 very minute spaces and motions, as in the fine adjust 

 ment of microscopes. S., Oral, a screw of hard 

 rubber or bone for insertion between the teeth to 



separate the jaws. S., Pancoast's, a screw for 

 drilling the fragments in ununited fracture. 



Scriptulus {skrip'-tu-lus). See Scruple. 



Scriveners' Cramp, or Palsy. See Paralysis, 

 Writers' . 



Scrobe {skrob) [scrobis, a ditch, a trench]. In biology, 

 a groove for the reception of the basal joint of the 

 antenna, occurring at the side of the rostrum in cer- 

 tain beetles. S., Mandibular, a groove in the side 

 of the mandible in certain insects. 



Scrobicula {skro-bik' -u-lah) [L.]. In biology, a 

 smooth space surrounding a tubercle on the test of a 

 sea-urchin. 



Scrobicular {skro-bik' ' -u-lar)[scrobiculus, a little ditch]. 

 Pertaining to scrobiculse. 



Scrobiculate {skro-bik' -u-lat) [scrobiculus, a little ditch 

 or trench]. In biology, pitted or grooved. Possess- 

 ing minute or shallow depressions. 



Scrobiculus {skro-bik' -u-lus) [L.]. A small pit or 

 furrow. S. cordis. See Anticardium. S. variolae, 

 a scar made by a small-pox pustule. 



Scrofula {skrof'-u-lah) [dim. of scrofa, a sow]. Tu- 

 berculous adenitis. A morbid condition, usually con- 

 stitutional, and frequently hereditary, characterized by 

 glandular tumors, having a tendency to suppuration, 

 and leaving indolent ulcers very stubborn to treatment. 

 It is now generally accepted as a manifestation of 

 tuberculosis. The term is gradually falling into dis- 

 use. S., Benign, a condition characterized by in- 

 flammation, not endangering life, as lupus erythema- 

 tosus. S., Fixed Primitive, a condition in which 

 the symptoms presented at the onset of the disease are 

 maintained to its close. S. fugax. See S. , Fugitive. 

 S., Fugitive, suppurative cervical adenitis with 

 eczema capitis (Cullen). S., Ganglionic, scrofulous 

 adenitis. S., Malignant, lymphadenoma. S. mes- 

 enterica, tabes mesenterica. S. moluccana. 

 Yaws. S., Mucous, an old term for a supposed 

 scrofula of the mucous membranes. S., Phagedenic, 

 of Bazin, a scrofula with a marked tendency to 

 phagedenic ulceration. S., Primitive, a term formerly 

 applied to scrofula in its early stage. S., Pulmonary, 

 pulmonary tuberculosis. S., Quaternary, visceral 

 tuberculosis. S., Senile, a condition occurring in ad- 

 vanced age, and characterized by strumous ul 

 which are apt to develop into rodent ulcer or epitheli- 

 oma. S., Visceral, the same as quaternary set 



Scrofulelcosis {skrof-u-lel-ko' -sis) [scrofula:, scrofula ; 

 %7mmlq, ulceration]. Scrofulous ulceration. 



Scrofulide {skrof'-u-lid) [scrofula, scrofula]. See 

 Scrofuloderma. S. boutonneuse benigne, of Ha/in. 

 prurigo. S.s malignes, of Bazin, lupus erythemato- 

 sus and lupus vulgaris. S. tuberculeuse, lupus vul- 

 garis. 



Scrofulism {skrof ' -u-lizm) [scrofula:, scrofula]. The 

 scrofulous diathesis or condition. 



Scrofuloderm [skrof'-u-lo-derm) [scrofula:, scrofula;: 

 dipiia, skin]. See Scrofuloderma. S., Large Pus- 

 tular, ecthyma scrofulosum. S., Small Pustular. 

 See Lichen scrofn/osus. 



Scrofuloderma {skrofu-lo-der' -mali) [so 



ula ; Sfpua, the skin]. A term applied to the various! 

 forms of suppurating dermatitis. The les 

 commonly occur in the skin of the face and neck, over 

 caseating and softening lymphatic glands. S. gu'm- 

 matosum. See S. luberculosum. S. papulosum.l 

 See Lichen scrofulosus. S. squamosum, a furfurs 

 ceous exfoliation of the epidermis occurring in - 

 lous subjects. S. tuberculosum. a condition 1 1 

 terized by cellular infiltrations, forming nodes 

 having a tendency to ulcerate. The lesions b< 

 hard, rounded, subcutaneous nodules, freely movable 



