SOMATOPLEURAL 



Somatopleural (so - mat - o-plu'- ral) [auua, body; 



. -ide]. Pertaining to a somatopleura. 

 Somatopleure (so'- mat - o -plur). Same as Somato- 



:<ra. 

 Somatopleuric (so-mat-o-plu'-rik). Same as Somato- 



u ral. 

 Somatose (so'-mat-oz) [auua, body]. A proprietary 



albumose food-product. 

 Somatotomy (so - mat - ot'- o - me) [ouua, body ; tout], 



section]. Anatomy: dissection. 

 Somatotridymus (so- mat-o-trid' -im-us) [au/ia, body; 

 vuog, triple]. A monster with three trunks or 

 bodies. 

 Somatotropic (so-mat-o-trop'-ik) [auua, body ; rpe-etv, 



to turn]. In biology, exhibiting somatotropism. 

 Somatotropism (so-mat-ot'-ro-pizm) [citua, the body ; 

 - -nv, to turn]. In biology, the influence of the 

 attraction of gravitation on growing organs in plants. 



«brerite (som-bra'-rlt) [Sp., sombrero, a sounding- 

 ard]. An impure calcium phosphate, a source of 

 osphorus, found in West Indian guano. 

 Somital (so'-mit-al). Same as Somitic. 

 Somite (so'-mlt) [auua, the body]. In biology, one of 

 the segments, arthromeres, diarthromeres, or meta- 

 meres of an articulated organism. 

 Somitic i so-mit' -ik) [auua, the body]. In biology, re- 

 sembling or pertaining to a somite. 

 Rinal (som'-nal) [somnus, sleep], 

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 hypnotic formed by the union of chloral, alcohol 

 id urethan. It acts like chloral, but is more pleasant, 

 ose n\_xxx. 

 Somnambulism (som - nam'- bu - lizm) [somnus, sleep ; 

 ambulare, to walk]. The condition of half-sleep, in 

 which the senses are but partially suspended; also 

 termed sleep-walking. Also, the type of hypnotic sleep, 

 in which the subject is possessed of all his senses, often 

 having the appearance of one awake, but whose will 

 and consciousness are under the control of the oper- 

 ator. Charcot calls this simply somnambulism, 

 which constitutes the third type of the hypnotic state. 

 The second he calls catalepsy, produced by the gong 

 suddenly sounded or the electric light suddenly brought 

 before the subject's eyes ; the eyes are wide open and 

 the muscles acquire the curious waxy condition desig- 

 nated osfexibiti/as cerea. The subject seems to have 

 no mental communication with the outside world. This 

 latter characteristic also distinguishes lethargy, or the 

 first type of the hypnotic state, in which there is un- 

 consciousness, irresponsiveness of the senses to stim- 

 ulation, and a fixed position of certain muscles. See, 

 also, Hypnotism. 

 Somniation (som-ne-a' -shun) [somniatio~\. Dreaming. 

 Somnifacient (som - nif - a' - se - ent) [somnus, sleep; 

 facere, to make]. I. Narcotic or soporific. 2. A 

 medicine producing sleep ; a hypnotic. 

 Somniferin (som-nif'-er-in) [somnus, sleep ; ferre, to 

 bear], i. A morphin-ether discovered by Bombelon, 

 said to be stronger than morphin, and without bad ef- 

 fects or influence upon the heart. 2. An alkaloid de- 

 rived from Withania somnifera, asolanaceous plant of 

 a and the Mediterranean region. It is said to be 

 narcotic. Unof. 

 Somniferous, Somnific (som-nif'-er-us, som-nif'-ik) 



[somnus, sleep ; ferre~\. Producing sleep. 

 Somnific (som-nif'-ik) [somnus, sleep]. Causing 

 sleep. 



Somnifugous (som-nif -u-gus) [somnus, sleep; fugere, 



to flee]. Driving away sleep. 

 Somniloquence, Somniloquism, Somniloquy (som- 



ntl'-o-kiuens, som-nil' ' -o-kanzm, som-nil'-o-kwe) [som- 



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SORBINOSE 



nus, sleep ; loqui, to talk] . The act of talking in 

 one's sleep. 



Somnium (som'-ne-um). See Dream. 



Somnolence (som'- no - lens) [somnolentia ; somnus, 

 sleep]. A condition of drowsiness or sleep. 



Somnolent (som' -no-lent) [somnolentus]. Inclined to 

 sleep. 



Somnolentia (som-no-len' -she-ak) [L.]. Sleep-drunken- 

 ness ; a condition of incomplete sleep in which a part 

 of the faculties are abnormally excited, while the 

 others are in repose. 



Somnovigil {som-no-vij'-W). See Coma-vigil. 



Somnus {som' -nus). See Hypnosis. 



Sonde (sond) [Fr.]. See Sound. 



Sonitus (son'-it-us). See Tinnitus. 



Sonometer (so-nom' -et-er) [sonus, a sound ; uerpov, a 

 measure]. An instrument for determining the pitch 

 of a sound, and also for determining its relation to a 

 chord. 



Sonora (so-no'-rah). Gum. The gum of the creasote 

 plant, Larrea mexicana. 



Sonorous (so - no'- rus) [sonus, sound]. Ringing; 

 capable of producing a musical sound. 



Sonstadt's Solution. A solution used to test the 

 specific gravity of gems. It consists of 3720 grains of 

 red iodid of mercury and 2830 grains of iodid of po- 

 tassium in 15^ drams of distilled water. 



Sonus (so' -nus). See Sound. 



Soor (Sor) [G.]. See Thrush. 



Soot [ME., soot, soot]. A complex carbon deposit 

 of wood-smoke ; an old-time remedy in certain 

 diseases. S. -cancer. See Chimney-sweeps' Cancer. 



Sophistication (so-fis-tik-a'-shun) [cookxtikoc, deceit- 

 ful] . The adulteration or imitation of a substance. 



Sophomania (sof - o - ma' - ne - ah) [goqoc, wise; uara, 

 madness]. Insanity in which the patient believes 

 himself to excel in wisdom. 



Sophora (so-fo'-rah) [Arab.]. A genus of leguminous 

 trees, shrubs, and herbs, mostly growing in warm re- 

 gions. S. sericea (see Loco) is a poisonous plant of 

 the U. S. ; its seeds contain sophorin. S. speciosa, 

 a tree of Texas, also yields sophorin. 



Sophorin (so-fo'-rin) [Arab.]. A paralyzant, poisonous 

 alkaloid which exists in the seeds of some species of 

 Sophora. 



Sophronistae dentes (sof-ro-nis'-te den'-tez). Wisdom- 

 teeth, or dentes sapientiie. 



Sopient (so'-pe-ent) [sopor, sleep]. Sedative, soporific. 



Sopor (so'-por) [L.]. Sleep, especially the profound 

 sleep symptomatic of a morbid condition. 



Soporifacient (so-por-if-a' -se-ent) [sopor, sleep ; facere, 

 to make]. A drug producing sleep; a hypnotic. 



Soporiferous (so-por-if -er-us) [sopor, sleep ; ferre, to 

 bear]. Producing or causing sleep. 



Soporific (so-por-if '4k) [sopor, sleep ; facere, to make]. 

 1 . Narcotic ; inducing sleep. 2. A medicine or agent 

 which induces sleep ; a hypnotic. 



Soporose, Soporous (so'-por-oz, so'-por-us) [sopor, 

 sleep]. Sleepy; partaking of the nature of sound 

 sleep. 



Sora (so' -rah). Synonym of Urticaria. 



Sorbefacient (sor - be -fa'- se - ent) [sorbere, to suck ; 

 facere, to make]. I. Promoting absorption. 2. A 

 medicine or agent that induces absorption. 



Sorbic (sor'-bik) [sorbus, the sorb-tree]. Pertaining to 

 or derived from the mountain ash. S. Acid. See 

 Acid. 



Sorbin (sor' -bin). See Sorbinose. 



Sorbinose (sor'-bin-oz) [sorbus, the sorb-tree], C 6 H 12 O g . 

 Sorbin, a ketone alcohol, found in mountain-ash ber- 

 ries, and consisting of large crystals, which possess a 

 very sweet taste. It reduces alkaline copper-solutions, 



