SPASMOTRACHEOCYNANCHE 



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SPECIFIC 



letermined, obtained by Brieger from cultures of the 

 tetanus-germ, together with other unnamed toxins, one 

 of which induced complete tetanus, with salivation 

 and lacrymation. Spasmotoxin induces in animals 

 violent clonic and tonic convulsions. See Ptomains, 

 Table of. 



lasmotracheocynanche {spaz> '-mo-tra' ' -ke-o-sin-ang* '- 

 fc). Synonym of Asthma. 



lasmous {spaz'-mus) [a-aau6c, spasm]. Having the 

 nature of a spasm. 



>asmus {spaz'-mus) [a~aafi6c, spasm]. A spasm. 

 S. bronchialis. Synonym of Bronchial Asthma. 

 S. cynicus, spasmodic contraction of muscles on both 

 sides of the mouth, giving a grinning expression. S. 

 intestinorum. Synonym of Enteralgia. S. muscu- 

 laris. Synonym of Cramp. S. nictitans, spasmodic 

 action of the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle, causing 

 a winking-like movement of the lid. S. nutans, 

 salaam convulsions, nodding spasm. S. oculi. Syn- 

 onym of Nystagmus. S. ventriculi. Synonym of 

 Enteralgia and of Gastrodynia. 



astic ; spas' -tik) [g-ciotikoc ; oiraetv, to draw] . Per- 

 mitting to or characterized by spasms. Drawn out 

 )f shape or contracted by disease ; applied especi- 

 illy to a muscle. S. Anemia, anemia with abnormal 

 mallness of the arteries. S. Diplegia. See Para- 

 plegia, Infantile Spasmodic. S. Paralysis. See 

 Paralysis. 



I asticity (spas-tis'-if-e) [irrzaartKoc ; airdtsiv, to draw]. 

 The quality of being spastic ; the state of, or tending 

 oward, spasm, 

 latha \spa'-thah) [a-dftrj, a broad, flat blade://., 



] . Same as Spat he. 

 iathaceous {spa-tha'-se-us) [oTvddr], a broad, flat 

 lilade]. Furnished with a spathe, or resembling a 

 : pathe. 



fathal (spa'-thal) [a^ddr/, abroad, flat blade]. In 

 ,)iology, inclosed in or furnished with a spathe. 

 iathe [spath) [a~dftrf, a broad, flat blade]. In bi- 

 ology, a peculiar bract, often large and colored, which 

 ! ubtends or encloses a spadix. 

 Jiithed (spdthd). Same as Spathaceous. 

 Sithella {spa-thel'-ah) [o-d0r/, a blade]. In biology, 



a) one of the glumes of a grass ; {£>) see Spathilla. 

 S athilla {spa-thil'-ah) [dim. of spatha, a spathe]. In 

 iology, a diminutive spathe. In the palms spathillie 

 unround separate parts of the inflorescence. 

 Smile (spat-il'-e) [ffn-ariz-jy] . Loose liquid feces, 

 vitium {spa'-she-um). See Space. 

 'aula {spat'-ulah). A flexible steel blade used for 

 preading ointments, dispensing medicines, and other 

 urposes in the manipulation of medicines. S., 

 Tongue, a tongue-depressor, 

 titular \spaf-u-lar) [spatula, a spatula]. Like a 



'latitla. 

 *itulate {spaf-u-lat) [spatula, a blade]. In biology, 

 ^sembling an old-fashioned spatula in outline. Ap- 

 I lied to leaves and other flattened organs. 

 Iittde (spat'-ul) [spatula, a blade]. In bk 



ructure having a spatulate shape. 



* Uuliform {spat' -u-lif-orm ) . Same as Spatulate. 



>- ituligerous {spat - u - lij' - er - us) [spatula, spatula; 



?rere,lo bear]. In biology, provided with a spatula. 



- ivin [spat/ -in) [ME., spaveyne, spavin]. A disease 



- affecting the hock -joint, or joint of the hind 



veen the knee and the fetlock. S., Blood, a 



natation of the vein that runs along the inside of 



ie hock of ahorse, forming a soft swelling. S., Bog, 



1 encysted tumor on the inside of the hock of a 



;>rse, containing gelatinous matter. S., Bone, a 



isease of the bones at the hock -joint. S., High, an 



ilargement on the upper and inner part of the hock. 



biology, a 



Spawn [ME., spawnen, to spawn]. In biology: I. Ap- 

 plied to aggregates of young animals during their early 

 stages. 2. To produce or lay eggs, e.g. a fish. 



Spay {spa) [a-d&uv, a eunuch]. To castrate. To 

 remove the ovaries of a female. 



Speak {spek) [ME., speken, to speak]. To use articu- 

 late utterance. 



Speakers' Cramp. See Dysphonia spastica. 



Spearmint {sper'-mint). See Mentha viridis. S., 

 Oil of, a colorless oil obtained from Mentha viridis by 

 distillation. 



Specialist ispesh' -al-ist) [specialis, particular, special]. 

 One, especially a physician or surgeon, who limits his 

 practice to certain specified diseases, or to the diseases 

 of a single organ or class. 



Speciality, Specialty {spesh-e-al'-it-e, spesh'-al-tc) 

 [species, species]. The particular branch pursued by 

 a specialist. 



Specialization {spesh-al-iz-a' -shun) [specialis, particu- 

 lar, special]. In biology, the modification of simple 

 homogeneous tissues into special organs or parts 

 adapted to the localization of function. See Differen- 

 tiation. 



Species {spe'-shiz) [species, species]. I. That which may 

 be distinguished by its characteristics. Also, in biol- 

 ogy, a group of things having a number of common 

 characteristics ; one of the constituent groups of a genus. 

 " The smallest group to which distinctive and invari- 

 able characters can be assigned." (Huxley.) "An 

 assemblage of individuals which differ from each 

 other by very small or trifling and inconstant charac- 

 ters, of much less value than those in which they 

 differ from any other assemblage of individuals." 

 (J. L. Le Conte.) 2. A name in German and French 

 •pharmacy, and in the National Formulary, for certain 

 mixtures of herbs, used in making decoctions and 

 infusions. S. -cycle, in biology, the entire series of 

 forms exhibiting or illustrating all the phases in the 

 life-history of a species. S. emollientes, a mixture 

 of the leaves of althea and mallow, of the leaves and 

 branches of the melilot, of matricaria and flaxseed, in 

 equal parts ; used as an emollient cataplasm ; it is 

 official in Germany and is given in the National 

 Formulary. S. laxantes. See Saint Germain Tea. 

 S., Morphologic, one of " such living beings as con- 

 stantly resemble one another so closely that it is im- 

 possible to draw any line of demarcation between 

 them, while they differ only in such characters as are 

 associated with sex." (Huxley.) S., Nascent, an 

 incipient species; a form undergoing modification. 

 S., Origin of, a term employed by naturalists to 

 denote the evolution of differentiated groups or spe- 

 cies from groups of individuals characterized by gen- 

 eral similarity or by homogeneity of structure. S. 

 pectoralis. See Breast-tea, German. 



Specific {spe-sif -ik) [species, species ; facere, to make]. 

 Of or pertaining to a species ; that which distinguishes 

 a thing or makes it of the species of which it is. Also, 

 a medicine which has a selective curative influence 

 on an individual disease. S. Conduction-resistance, 

 the special conduction-resistance dependent upon the 

 molecular properties of the conducting material. S. 

 Diseases, those supposed to be directly the result of 

 the action of a distinct contagium, virus, or microbe ; 

 especially applied to syphilis. S. Gravity. See 

 Gravity. S. Heat, the amount of heat given off or 

 absorl>ed by a definite weight (i ft) or I kilo) in 

 undergoing a measured change of temperature (i° C. 

 or i° F.). S. Intensity, a term used in vital statistics 

 to represent the number living at any age divided by 

 the number dying at that age. It is highest at about 

 14 years of age. S. Names, the last term of an onym 



