SENSORIAL 



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SEPTOCHEMIA 



Sensorial (sen-so'-re-al) [sensorium, the organ of sen- 

 sation]. Pertaining to the sensorium or to sensory im- 

 pressions. 



Sensori-digestive (sen' -so-re-di-jes' -tiv) [sensorius, sen- 

 sory ; digestivus, digestive] . Pertaining to or con- 

 cerned in sensation and digestion. 



Sensori-motor (sen'-so-re-tno'-tor) \_sensus, feeling; 

 motor, mover]. Concerned in the phenomena of feel- 

 ing and muscular contraction ; both sensory and motor. 

 S. Centers, sensory centers which are also motor, or 

 are intimately associated with the motor centers. 



Sensorium (sen-so' -re-um) [L.]. The common center 

 of sensations. More especially that part of the brain 

 that is the seat of sensation, in distinction from the 

 centers of thought and motion. The mechanism of 

 sensation considered in toto. 



Sensori- volitional (sen' ' -so-riv-o-lish' '-un-al) [sensus, 

 sense; volitio, willing]. Pertaining to or concerned 

 in sensation and volition. 



Sensory (sen'-so-re) [sentire, to feel]. Pertaining to 

 or conveying sense or sensation ; having the quality 

 of sensation. S. Aphasia. Set Aphasia. S. Nerves, 

 those that convey sensations or impressions from the pe- 

 riphery to their proper centers, being afferent in func- 

 tion, in distinction from motor nerves, which are effer- 

 ent. Also, the nerves of the special senses. S. Nerve- 

 fiber, a centripetal nerve-fiber conveying sensory im- 

 pulses. The fibers of this kind may be : (i) General, 

 conveying to the nerve-centers in the brain impulses 

 of an indeterminate or general character ; or (2) 

 Special, conveying to the nerve-centers in the brain 

 impulses that cause visual, auditory, gustatory, olfac- 

 tory, tactile, or thermal sensations. 



Sensualism (sen' -su-al-izm) [sensus, sense]. The con- 

 dition or character of one who is controlled by the 

 animal passions. 



Sensus (sen'-sus) [L. ]. Sense; feeling. S. com- 

 munis, the state of the consciousness or sense of nor- 

 mal sensations at any one time. See Cenesthesia. 



Sentient (sen'-ske-ent) [sentire, sentiens, to feel]. 

 Having sensation ; conscious of feeling. 



Sentisection (sen-tis-ek' -shun) [sentire, to feel ; sectio, 

 section]. Painful vivisection ; vivisection of an ani- 

 mal not under the influence of anesthetics. 



Sepal (sep'-al) [sepalum, sepal]. 1. One of the leaflets 

 or divisions of the calyx of a flower. 2. In the anat- 

 omy of the lower animals, certain thin, leaf-like 

 organs are also called sepals. 



Sepalody (sep'-al-o-de) [sepal, fr. separ, different, sep- 

 arate]. Reversion of petals into sepals. 



Separating and Closing. Certain concentric Swedish 

 movements intended to develop the chest and other 

 parts of the body. 



Separator (sep'-ar-a-tor). An instrument for separating 

 the teeth. 



Separatorium (sep-ar-a-to' -re-um) [separare, to sepa- 

 rate]. In pharmacy, a strainer. In surgery, an instru- 

 ment for separating the pericranium from the skull. 



Sepia (se'-pe-ah) [mjnia, the cuttle-fish]. I. The ink or 

 black secretion of the common cuttle-fish ; used as a 

 pigment. 2. .See Sepiost. 



Sepicolous (sep-ik' -o-lus) [sepes, a hedge ; colere, to in- 

 habit]. In biology, growing in hedge-rows. 



Sepiost (se'-pe-ost) [or/ma, the cuttle-fish; oareov, bone] . 

 In biology, the endoskeleton of the cuttle-fish (Sepia) ; 

 cuttle-fish bone, sepium, is sometimes prescribed as 

 an antacid and used in dentifrices. 



Sepium (se'-pe-um) [ar/tnov, the bone of the cuttle-fish]. 

 Same as Sepiost. 



Sepometer (se-pom' -et-er) [af/wecv, to putrefy ; fie.rpov, 

 measure]. An apparatus for detecting organic im- 

 purities in the air. 



Sepsin (sep'-sin) [(jt/tteiv, to make rotten]. A poisonous, 

 nitrogenous, crystallizable substance obtained by Berg- 

 mann and Schmiedeberg (1868) from the yeast of 

 putrefying beer. See Ptomains, Table of. 



Sepsis (sep' -sis) [er?/i/;<c]. A toxic or putrefactive condi- 

 tion. Infection by pathogenic germs. Decay. 



Septa (sep'-tah). Plural of Septum. 



Septal (sep'-tal) [septum, septum]. Pertaining to a 

 septum. S. Gland. See under Gland. 



Septan (sep' -tan) \_septe?n, seven]. Recurring on the 

 seventh day. A malarial fever in which the par- 

 oxysms occur every seventh day. 



Septate (sep' -tat) [sepium, a fence]. Possessing septa 

 or partitions. 



Septemia, Septaemia (sep-te'-me-ah). See Septicemia. 



Septenate (sep'-ten-at) [septeni, seven apiece]. In 

 biology, having seven parts or the parts in sevens. 



Septic (sep'-tik) [gtjtttikoc; ; cijneiv, to putrefy]. Re- 

 lating to putrefaction. S. Infection, infection with 

 pathogenic microorganisms. S. Intoxication, absorp- 

 tion of septic matter. S. Pestilence. Synonym of 

 the Plague, q. v. 



Septicemia, Septicaemia (sep-tis-e' -me-ah) [cri-roc, 

 putrid ; at/m, blood]. A condition induced by the ab- 

 sorption of septic products. Pyemia is septicemia plus 

 the formation of secondary or embolic abscesses. S., 

 Phlebitic. See Pyemia. 



Septicemic or Septicaemic (sep-tis-e' -mi k) [c>i~-r6c, 

 putrid; al/ua, blood]. Of the nature of, affected with, 

 or pertaining to, septicemia. 



Septicidal (sep-tis-i'-dal) [septum, a fence ; cadere, cut]. 

 In biology, applied to that form of capsular dehiscence 

 in which the opening takes place along the line of junc- 

 tion of the carpels. Cf. Loculicidal. 



Septicin (sep'-tis-in) [or/irrog, putrid]. A ptomain re- 

 sembling quinin and obtained from decaying flesh. 

 See Ptomains, Table of. 



Septicity (sep-tis' -it-e) [o7/kt6<;, putrid]. Septic quality. 



Septico-pyemia (sep-tik-o-pi-e' -me ah) [ai/TrrSr, putrid ; 

 tvvov, pus; atfia, blood]. The condition of combined 

 septicemia and pyemia; septic and purulent infec- 

 tion. S., Spontaneous, Leube's term for a form of 

 pyemia which comes on without obvious cause, or is 

 perhaps preceded by a fall or a slight skin-wound, and 

 is attended with pain and tenderness in joints and 

 muscles, ecchymosis of the conjunctiva, vesicles in the 

 skin containing blood, high temperature, swelling of 

 the spleen, albuminous urine, delirium, cramps, invol- 

 untary discharges and coma. It is called cryptogcnetic 

 septicemia by Jurgensen. 



Septiferous (sep-tif'-er-us) [septum, a fence; fer/r, to 

 bear]. In biology, having a septum. Same as Stp- 

 tate. 



Septifolious (sep-tif-o'-le-us) [septem, seven ; folium, a 

 leaf]. In biology, having seven leaves. 



Septiform (sep' -ti form) [septum, an inclosure ; forma, 

 form]. Having the form or function of a septum. 



Septifragal (sep-tif'-ra-gal) [septum, an inclosure ; 

 frangere, to break]. In biology, applied to that form 

 of capsular dehiscence in which the opening takes 

 place lengthwise along the middle of each carpel. 



Septile (sefZ-til) [septum, an inclosure]. In biology, 

 pertaining to septa. 



Septin (sep' -tin) [(rr/Trrdr , putrid]. A poisonous sub 

 stance developed as the ultimate product of putrid fer- 

 mentation of organic matter. According to Rich- 

 ardson, a contagious principle derived from any ani 

 mal secretion. 



Septivalent (sep - ti?''- al - ent) [septem, seven ; valens. 

 valere, to be worth]. Having an atomicity of seven 



Septochemia (sep-to-ke' -me-ah) [ar'/ijuc, sepsis ; ;t>/,» f " , >! 

 chemistry]. Septic action. 



