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jx, False. See Varicella. S.-pox, Hemorrhagic. 

 Variola. S.-pox, Ichorous. See Varicella. S.- 

 x, Malignant. See Variola. S.-pox, Modified, 

 ee Varioloid. S.-pox, Ovine. See Sheep-fox. S.- 

 pox, Spurious. See Varicella. S. Red Granular 

 Kidney. See Bright' s Disease. S. White Kidney. 

 See Bright' s Disease. 

 Smalts (smawltz). See Pigments, Conspectus of. 

 Smart [ME. , smerten, to smart]. I. To feel a pun- 

 gent pain. 2. A sharp, quick, active pain. S.- 

 weed. See Polygonum hydropiperoides. 

 Smead-Dowd System. See Ventilation. 

 Smear-cultures (smer). See Culture. 

 Smectic (smek'-tik). Same as Detergent. 

 Smegma smeg'-mah) [ouffyua, a cleansing substance]. 

 The sebaceous accretions upon the skin. S. em- 

 iryonum. See Vernix. S. of Prepuce, the case- 

 us substance secreted by the follicles of the prepuce, 

 egmatic (st/ieg-mat' -ik) [auijyua, a cleansing sub- 

 tance]. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, smegma, 

 egmatorrhea {smeg-mat-or-e' -ah ). Synonym of 

 'eborrhea. 



ell (smel) [ME., smellen, to smell]. The percep- 

 on of an odor by means of the olfactory organ. 

 .-hollows, elliptic pits on the antennoe of bees 

 ving olfactory functions. 



elling (smel'-ing) [ME., smellen, to smell]. The 

 nse of smell ; olfaction. S. -bottle, a small bottle 

 ontaining smelling-salts. S. -salts, a popular name 

 pplied to various preparations of ammonium car- 

 nate flavored with aromatic substances. S. -salts, 

 nglish, carbonate of ammonium impregnated with 

 ethereal oils, such as oil of lavender or bergamot. 

 Smelting smelt' -ing) [ME., smelten, to smelt]. The 

 treatment of ore by which it is subjected to intense 

 heat for the purpose of separating the contained metal. 

 Smilacin (smi'-las-in) [aul'/.ai, the yew]. The precipi- 

 tate from a tincture of the root of sarsaparilla, Smilax 

 officinalis, alterant, detergent, diaphoretic, and stimu- 

 lant. Dose 2 to 5 grains. Unof. 

 Smilax (swi'-laks). See Sarsaparilla, China-root, 



Bamboo-brier. 

 Smith, Bacillus of, S., Spirillum of. See Bacteria, 



nymatic Table of. 

 Smith's' Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 

 Smiths' Cramp or Spasm. See Spasm. 

 Smoke (smok) [ME., smoken, to smoke]. To emit 

 a vapor or exhalation while burning. S. -rockets, an 

 inflammable substance used in making the smoke-test 

 for sewer gas. S.-test, a method for finding defects 

 in drains by means of smoke. 

 Smoker \smo'-ker) [ME., smoken, to smoke]. One 

 ho uses tobacco. S.s' Cancer. See Cancer. S.s' 

 yspepsia. See Dyspepsia. S.s' Patch, a chronic 

 inflammation of a small spot of the mucous membrane 

 of the mouth arising from an irritation produced by 

 the pipe. It varies in size from a quarter to a half of 

 an inch in diameter, and is smooth and red in appear- 

 ance. S.s' Sore-throat, the condition of catarrh of 

 the pharynx and larynx, with hoarseness, common in 

 habitual smokers. S.s' Vertigo. See Vertigo. 

 Smooth Sumach. See Rhus glabra. 

 Smother (smuth'-er) [ME., smothren, to suffocate]. 



To suffocate ; to stifle. 

 Smothering (smuth'-er-ing) [ME., smothren, to suffo- 

 cate]. Exclusion of air from the respiratory organs, 

 as by covering the mouth and nostrils. 

 Smut [AS., smitta, a spot], i. A foul spot ; the foul- 

 ing matter itself. 2. A parasitic disease of plants, 

 caused by fungi of the order Ustilaginece, the first 

 exact researches concerning which were published 

 about 1850 by the brothers Tulasne. S. of Broom 



Corn, Ustilago sorghi (L.K.), Passerini. S., Covered, 

 of Barley, Ustilago hordei (P.), Kell and Swingle. 

 S. of Indian Corn, Ustilago maydis ,'D. .C). S., 

 Naked, of Barley, Ustilago nuda (Jensen), Kell and 

 Swingle. S. of Oats. Ustilago avetue (P.), Jensen, 

 var. igmt, Kell and Swingle. S. of Rye, Ustilago oc- 

 culta (Walls), Rabh. S. of Wheat, Bunt, or Stinking 

 Smut, Tilletia fattens, Trelease; Tilletia tritici (Bjerk), 

 Wint The disease is spread by spores of these fungi 

 adhering to the sound grains before they are planted, 

 or by spores in the soil. 



Smyrna (smirf-nah). Synonym of Myrrh. 



Snake [snak] [ME., snake, a snake]. A serpent. S.- 

 head. See Balmony. S.-root, Black. See Cimici- 

 fuga. S.-root, Canada. See Asarum. S.-root 

 Seneca. See Senega. S.-root Virginia. See Ser- 

 pentaria. S. -stone. See Madstone. S.-weed. See 

 Bistort. 



Snap-finger. See Spring-finger. 



Snare (sndr) [ME., snare, snare]. A light or small 

 ecraseur, or wire loop, used in removing polypi and 

 small excrescences. 



Snarling Muscle. See Muscles, Table of. 



Sneering Muscle. See Muscles, Table of. 



Sneeze (snez) [ME., snesen, to sneeze]. To expel the 

 breath audibly and spasmodically through the nose for 

 the removal of mucus or foreign bodies. S. -cough, 

 a peculiar explosive sound produced by an attempt on 

 the part of the patient to sneeze and cough at the 

 same time. It is due to an irritation of the lower and 

 posterior portions of the nasal cavities. S.-wort. 

 See Achillea. 



Sneezing (snez 1 -ing) [ME., snesen, to sneeze]. Ster- 

 nutation. 



Snellen's Types. See Test-lvpes. 



Sniffles (sniff -Iz). See Snuffles. 



Snore (sndr) [ME., snoren, to snore]. I. To breathe 

 through the nose in such a manner as to cause a vibra- 

 tion of the uvula and soft palate, thereby producing a 

 rough, audible tone. 2. The sound so produced. 



Snoring (sndr' -ing'). See Stertor. 



Snort [ME., snorten, to snore]. To snore loudly. 



Snout (snozot) [ME., snoule, snout]. The nose of an 

 animal. See Muzzle. 



Snow (sno) [ME., snenv, snow]. The aqueous vapor 

 of the atmosphere precipitated in a frozen form. S.- 

 blindness. See Blindness. S. -shoe Disease, pain 

 in the feet following a long march on snow-shoes. S.- 

 white. Same as Zinc White. 



Snow's Inhaler. See Anesthetic. 



Snub-nose (snuV-noz). See Pug-nose. 



Snuff (snuf) [ME. , snuffen, to snuff]. I. Powdered 

 tobacco, variously perfumed and mixed, used for in- 

 halation into the nostrils. 2. A medicated powder to 

 be insufflated into the nostrils. 3. To inhale ; to smell. 

 S.-box, Anatomist's, the Foveola radialis. 



Snuffle (snuff -fl) [LG., snuffeln, to snuffle]. To 

 breathe hard through the nose. As a plural noun , a 

 popular name for a catarrhal discharge from the nose in 

 infancy. It is not infrequently symptomatic of syphilis. 



Soap (sop) [ME., sope, soap]. A chemic compound 

 made by the union of certain fatty acids with a salifi- 

 able base. It is used for washing and cleansing pur- 

 poses. See Sapo. A table is appended showing the 

 composition of the chief soaps of pharmacy, as ana- 

 lyzed by M. Dechan. S. -balls, balls made of starch 

 and soap. S.-bark. See Quillaia. S., Black. See 

 Sapo viridis. S., Castile, soap made from olive-oil. 

 S., Cocoanut-oil, soap made from cocoanut-oil. It 

 is soluble in hard water. S., Glassmakers', native 

 dioxid of manganese. S., Green. See Sapo vi 

 S., Hard, soap prepared by means of soda alkali; 



