SERODERMATOSIS 



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SESAME 



the nature of both serum and blood. S. -synovial, 

 having the characters of both serum and synovia. 



Serodermatosis {se-ro-der-mat-o' -sis) [serum, serum ; 

 deppa, skin; voaoc, disease]. A skin-disease charac- 

 terized by serous effusion into the tissues of the skin. 



Serodermitis {se-ro-der-mi 1 '-(is) [serum, serum ; deppa, 

 skin; inq, inflammation]. An inflammatory skin- 

 affection attended with serous effusion. 



Sero-lactescent {se - ro - lak - tes' '- ent) [serum, serum ; 

 lactis, milk]. Having the characters of both serum 

 and milk. The secretion of Montgomery's glands is 

 said to be serolactescent. 



Serolin (ser'-o-liri) [serum, serum; oleum, oil]. A 

 fatty constituent of blood occurring in small amount, 

 and the nature of which is undetermined. 



Sero-mucous (se-ro-mu'-kus) [serum, serum ; mucus, 

 mucus]. Having the nature of or containing both 

 serum and mucus. 



Serophthisis {se-roff'-this-is) [serum, serum; (jrfioig, a 

 wasting]. An insufficient proportion of serum in the 

 blood. S., Endemic Pernicious. Synonym of 

 Beriberi. 



Sero- pneumothorax {se-ro-nu-mo-t/fo'-rahs) [serum, 

 serum; irvevpa, air; Oupat;, thorax]. Pleurisy with 

 serous effusion, associated with pneumothorax. 



Serosa {se-ro'-sah) [serum, serum]. The delicate mem- 

 brane of connective tissue, lining closed cavities of 

 the body. A serous membrane. 



Sero-serous {se-ro-se' -rus) [serum, serum]. Pertain- 

 ing jointly to two or more serous membranes. 



Serosity {se-ros' -it-e) [serum, serum]. The quality of 

 being serous ; a serous fluid not the true secretion of 

 serous membranes. 



Sero-sublimate Gauze {se-ro-sub'-lim-at gaivz). See 

 Listerian Method. 



Sero-synovitis {se-ro-si-no-vi' '-lis) [serum, serum ; 

 synovitis']. A synovitis accompanied or marked by 

 an increase of the synovial fluid of the joint. 



Sero-therapy {se-ro-ther' '-ap-e)[serum, serum ; depairtia, 

 therapy]. The whey-cure. See, also, Serum-therapy. 



Serotina {ser-o-ti' -nah) . The portion of the decidua 

 that eventually becomes the site of the placenta. See 

 Decidua serotina. 



Serotinous {ser-of '-in-us) [serotinus, late]. In biology, 

 coming late, or comparatively late in the season. 



Serous {se'-rus) [serum, serum]. Pertaining to, charac- 

 terized by, or of the nature of serum. S. Gland, a 



Resting Serous Gland, Rabbit. (From Stirling.) 



gland secreting serum. See Salivary Gland. S. 

 Membrane. See Membrane. 



Serpens (ser'-penz) [L.]. Serpentine, sinuous; creep- 

 ing. S., Ulcus, a fistulous ulcer ; a sinuous ulcer of 

 the cornea. 



Serpentaria {ser-pen-ta' -re-ah) [L.]. Virginia Snake- 



root. The roots of Aristolochia serpentaria, and A. 

 reticulata. Its properties are due to a volatile oil, a 

 camphor-resin, and a bitter extractive. It is a stimu- 

 lant, tonic, and diaphoretic, promoting appetite and di- 

 gestion. It is used mainly as a vehicle for other medi- 

 cines. S., Ext., Fid. Dose n\x-xxx. S., Infus. 

 (B. P.) Dose gj-ij. S., Tinct., 10 per cent, in 

 strength. Dose 3 ss-ij . 



Serpentine (ser' -pen-ten) [serpens, serpent]. Sinuous. 

 Having a snake-like form or movement. 



Serpent-poison {ser f -pent-poi' -zn). See Echidnin. 



Serpiginous (ser-pif '-in-us) [serpigo, ringworm]. Re- 

 sembling serpigo. Also, applied to such skin diseases 

 as move or creep progressively from one part to an- 

 other. S. Ulcer, one that changes its seat, or seems 

 to creep from one part to another. 



Serpigo {ser-pi'-go) [L.]. Ringworm. See Tinea. 



Serra [ser' -ah) [L., a saw]. In biology, a saw or saw- 

 like structure. S. salvia, mountain sage, an herb of 

 the U. S., introduced as a substitute for quinin in the 

 treatment of periodic fevers. Also of service in 

 rheumatism, scarlet fever, and diphtheria. Dose of 

 the fluid extract 5fj-ij. Unof. 



Serrate [ser' -at) [serra, a saw]. Provided with sharp 

 teeth or projections directed forward like the teeth 

 of a hand-saw. 



Serratiform {ser-at f -iforni) [serra, a saw; forma, a 

 form]. Same as serrated. 



Serration (ser-a' '-shun) [serra, a saw]. In biology, the 

 state or condition of being serrate. A tooth of a 

 serrate border ; a set of serrate processes. 



Serratus {ser-a'-tus). See A/uscles, Table of. 



Serre-fine [sar-fen') [Fr.]. A small suture used in 

 accurate apposition of the lips of a wound. 



Serre-nceud [Fr.]. An instrument used in ligation. 



Serres, Angle of. See Angle. S., Glands of. See 

 Gland. 



Serriped {ser' ' -ip-ed) [serra, a saw ; pes, foot]. In 

 biology, having serrated feet, as certain insects. 



Serrula (ser'-u-lah) [dim. of serra, a saw : pi. , Serrtfr 

 laf\. In biology, one of the paired appendages placed 

 on either side of the copula of the Mud fish {Amid) 

 and covered by the operculum. 



Serrulate {ser' '-u-ldt) [serrula, dim. of serra, a saw]. 

 Minutely notched or serrated. 



Sertoli's Cells. The cells in the testicles which give 

 origin to the spermatoblasts. S.'s column, the long 

 column or supporting cell holding the sperm-: 

 together and formed by the breakdown of a mass ot 

 daughter-cells in the seminiferous tubules; identical 

 with Merkel's Stiitzzellen, La Vallette's Spermatogonien, 

 and Swaen and Masquelin's Cellules folliculaires. 



Serum {se'-rum). The yellowish fluid separating from 

 the blood after the coagulation of the fibrin. 

 Blood. S. -albumin, a native albumin or proteid 

 constituent of the human body, especially of the 

 blood, differing from egg-albumin in several re- 

 spects. It is changeable into syntonin or acid albu- 

 min by dilute hydrochloric acid, and by dilute alka- 

 lies into alkali-albuminate. S. -globulin. See Turn- 

 globulin. S. lactis, whey. S. -lutein, the 

 ment contained in the serum from the blood ot 

 animals. Serum-lutein is bleached by the action ot 

 light. S. -therapy : I. The treatment of disease (as 

 tetanus) by injections of sterilized blood-serum from 

 immune animals. 2. See Whey-cure. 



Serumuria {se-rum-u' -re-ah). See Albuminuria. 



Sesame {ses'-am-e). See Sesamum. S., Oleum, 

 Benne Oil, a fixed oil expressed from the seeds ot 

 Sesamum indicum, or Benne plant. It resembles 

 olive-oil in composition and properties and is em 

 ployed mainly as a hair-oil. 



