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and parietal, the 2 temporal ridges, the sutures, and 

 the craniometric points, q. v. S., Natiform, a skull 



Lateral Aspect of Skull. 



I. Frontal bone. 2. Parietal bone. 3. Occipital bone. 4. Tem- 

 poral bone. 5. Greater wing of sphenoid bone. 6. Lamb- 

 doid suture. 7. Occipitoparietal suture. 8. Squamo-parietal 

 suture. 9. Masto-parietal suture. 10. Spheno-parietal su- 

 ture. 11. Spheno-temporal suture. 12. Spheno-frontal suture. 

 13, 13. Temporal ridge. 14. Malar bone. 15. Fronto-malar 

 suture. 16. Malo-temporal suture. 17. Malo-maxillary su- 

 ture. 18. Superior maxillary bone. 19. Infraorbital foramen. 

 20. Nasal bone. 21. Naso-maxillary suture. 22. Naso-frontal 

 suture. 23. Lacrymal groove, at the bottom of which may 

 be seen the suture between the lacrymal and the superior 

 maxillary bones. 24. Nasal eminence. 25. Inferior maxil- 

 lary bone. 26. Mental foramen. 27. Angle of lower jaw. 

 28. Coronoid process. 29. Condyle. 30. Neck of condyle. 

 31. External auditory canal. 32. Styloid process. 33. Mas- 

 toid process. 34. Masto-occipital suture. 



covered with osteophytes. S.-roof, the roof of the 

 skull ; skull-cap. 



Skunk. See Mephitis. S.-bush. See Garrya. S. 

 Cabbage, the root of Symplocarpus fcetidus, a stimu- 

 lant, antispasmodic, and narcotic. Dose of the fld. 

 ext. TTix-xl. Unof. 



Slag [Sw., slagg, dross]. The earthy matter separated, 

 in a more or less completely fused and vitrified condi- 

 tion, during the reduction of a metal from its ore. 



Slaver (slav'-er) [ME., slaver, slaver]. Drivel; 

 saliva, especially such as is involuntarily discharged. 



Sleek [silk) [ME. , slicke, smooth]. Smooth; glossy, 

 as the skin. 



Sleep (slep) [ME., slepen, to sleep]. The state of 

 rest and recuperation of the bodily and mental vol- 

 untary powers. The consciousness may also be 

 inactive or dreaming, i. e:, without the guidance and 

 data of the will and lower centers, and hence illogi- 

 cally functional. S. -drunkenness. See Somno- 

 lentia. S. -epilepsy. See Narcolepsy. S., Hyp- 

 notic, S., Magnetic, S., Mesmeric, sleep produced 

 by hypnotism. S. -paralysis, paralysis produced by 

 pressure during sleep. S., Paroxysmal. See Nar- 

 colepsy. S. -walking. See Somnambulism. 



Sleeping (slep'-ing) [ME., slepen, to sleep]. Resting 

 in slumber. S. -dropsy, a singular disorder seen only 

 on the Atlantic coast of Africa, and characterized by 

 daily paroxysms of somnolence, tending to become 

 more and more continuous and profound until merged 

 in fatal coma. Tts onset is gradual, commencing with 

 a slight frontal headache. It may persist for from three 

 months to a year or more, and always ends fatally. 

 It is also called African Lethargy, and is said l>y some 

 to be only one of the manifestations of filariasis. See 



Narcolepsy. S. -sickness. See African Lethargy 

 Narcolepsy , Nelavan, and Filariasis. 



Sleeplessness (slep' '-les-nes) . See Insomnia. 



Sleepy (sle'-pe) [ME, slepen, to sleep]. Inclined t( 

 sleep. S. -disease. See I/ypnopathy. S. Stag- 

 gers, a symptom in the horse, resulting from a varieti 

 of brain-affections, characterized by more or les! 

 drowsiness or coma associated with a staggering gait 

 See Staggers. 



Slender Lobe of the Cerebellum. See Lobe. 



Slick [slik). Same as Sleek. 



Slide (j/i(/)[ME., sliden, to slide]. A small, rectangula 

 slab of clear glass for the mounting, preservation, am 

 ready examination of microscopic objects. The slide 

 may vary in size ; for ordinary work the most commo! 

 dimensions are 26 X 76 millimeters, or I X 3 inches 



Slime [slim) [AS., slim, slime]. In biology, a viscii 

 secretion of the cutaneous glands of various animals 

 Mucus. S. -fungus. Same as S.-mold. S. -gland 



(a) one of the modified leg-glands, with ducts emergin 

 at the ends of the oral papillae in the Protrach 



(b) one of the glands furnishing the viscid mucu:| 

 like substance of snails, fishes, etc. S.-mold. St 

 Myxomycetes. 



Sling [ME., slinge, a sling]. A swinging bandage anj 

 carriage for supporting a fractured limb. S. of th 

 Lenticular Nucleus, a tract of nerve-fibers whic 

 enter the lenticular nucleus by passing beneath ti 

 optic thalamus. 



Slink (slingk) [origin obscure]. To bear young or caj 

 prematurely; said of a female beast; to mis 

 S. Meat, the meat of calves or lambs that ha\ '< 

 cast prematurely. 



Slinking (slingk' -ing) [origin obscure]. Abortion 

 cows or other beasts. 



Slip [slip) [MD.D., slippen, slip, escape]. I. A ma 

 fowl which has been unsuccessfully caponized. 2. 

 scion or cutting of a plant made for grafting or rootin 

 3. Same as Slide. 



Slippery Elm. See Ulmus, and Fremontia. 



Slit [ME., slit, a slit]. A narrow opening ; a viscer 

 cleft ; the separation between the labia ; the 

 cleft. S., Genito-urinary, S., Urino-genital, SI 

 Uro-genital, the urogenital opening. S. of tl; 

 Micro-spectroscope, the spectral ocular, in place 1 

 an ordinary diaphragm , has two movable knife edj 

 arranged that a slit-like opening of greater or less wid 

 and length may be obtained by the use of screws 1 

 that purpose. 



Sloid, Sloyd (sloid) [Sw., slojd, slight, skill]. As] 

 tem of manual training taught in elementary school 

 it is of Swedish origin. 



Slop [ME., sloppe, a pool]. A general term for 

 foods used in the course of acute diseases and duri 

 convalescence. 



Slough {sluf) [ME.,jW, the skin of a snake]. 

 term applied to the separating and dying partii 

 tissue in suppurative and ulcerative processes. As 

 verb, to separate or die in consequence of gain 

 said of tissues. 



Sloughing [sluf '-ing) [ME. ,slci/h, the skin of a snake 

 Gangrenous. 



Slows (slds). Synonym of Afilk-sickness. 



Sludge (sluf) [AS., slog, mud]. Sewage-deposit 



Slumber (slum' -her) [ME., slumbcren, to slumber 

 I. To sleep lightly. 2. Light sleep. 



Small (smawl) [ME., small, not large]. Little 

 size; diminutive. S.-pox. See J'arioli. S.-pc 

 Abortive, variola in which but few pustules are presei 

 these rapidly disappear. S.-pox., Bastard. 

 Varicella. S.-pox, Confluent. See J'ariola «| 

 Jlucns. S.-pox, Crystalline. See Varicella. £ 



