SPIROCOLON 



1358 



SPLANCHNOPLEURE 



is known, S. obermeieri. See under Bacteria, Syno- 

 nymatic Table of. S. evansi, Steel. Not a bacterium 

 at all, but an infusorian, Trypanosoma evansi (Evans), 

 Balbiani, the cause of the epizootic pernicious anemia 

 in horses, mules, and camels, called Surra, q. v. See 

 Parasites, Animal, Table of. 



Spirocolon (spi-ro-ko'-lon). A form of syphilis at one 

 time prevalent in Greece. 



Spirograph (spi' -ro-graf) [spirare, to breathe ; ypatyt], 

 a record]. An instrument for registering the move- 

 ments of respiration. • 



Spirographin (spi-ro-graf -in) [ontlpa, coil ; ypa<f>etv, 

 to write]. A substance obtained from the cartilage 

 and skeletal tissues of the worm, Spirographis. 



Spiroid (spi'-roid) \_spira, spire]. Resembling a screw ; 

 having spiral convolutions. 



Spiroloculine (spi-ro-lok' -u-lin) \jpira, a coil ; loculus, 

 a little box or cell]. In biology, characterized by 

 spirally arranged loculi. 



Spirometer (spi- 

 rom / -et-er) [spi- 

 rare,to breathe; 

 fierpov, a meas- 

 ure]. An in- 

 strument used 

 to measure the 

 quantity of air 

 exhaled. 



Spirometric (spi- 

 ro - met f - rik ) 

 [spirare, to 

 breathe; fie- 

 rpov, measure] . 

 Pertaining t o 

 the spirome- 

 ter. 



Spirometry (spi- 

 rom'-et-re) [spi- 

 rare, to breathe; 

 fiiTpov, meas- 

 ure]. The esti- 

 mation of the 

 amount of air 

 used in respira- 

 tion, or of the ScHEME OF Hutchinson's Spirom- 

 quantity of air eter. 



which the lungs can contain. 



Spirophore (spi' -ro- for) [spirare, to breathe ; (pepeiv, to 

 carry]. An instrument for use in artificial respiration. 



Spiroscope (spi'-ro-skop). See Spirometer. 



Spirozooid (spi-ro-zo'-oid) [spira, a coil, spire; Cv ov » 

 an animal ; eldoc , form]. In biology, a defensive zooid 

 of certain hydrozoans, consisting of a long, slender, 

 spirally coiling filament provided with lasso-cells. 



Spirulate (spi'-ru-lat) [spira, a coil, spire]. Spiral in 

 form or arrangement. 



Spissate (spis'-at). See Inspissate. 



Spissitude (spis' -it-ud) [spissitudo, spissare, to thicken]. 

 The state of being thick. 



Spit [ME., spitten, to spit]. I. To eject sputum from 

 the mouth. 2. Saliva. 3. In biology, a frothy se- 

 cretion produced by certain insects as a means of 

 protection. 



Spithameous (spith-am-e' '-us) [amda/if/, a span]. In 

 biology, span-high. 



Spitting (spit'-ing) [ME., spitten, to spit]. The act 

 of expectorating. S. of Blood. See Hemoptysis. 



Spittle (spit'-l). Same as Sputum or Saliva. 



Spittoon. See Cuspidor. 



Spitzka-Lissauer, Column of. See Column. 



Spix, Angles of. In craniometry, those angles formed : 

 (1) between the alveolo-nasal line and the coronal 



line ; (2) between the alveolo-nasal line and the naso- 



basilar line. S., Horizontal Plane of, in craniometry, 



the alveolo-condylean plane. 

 Splanchna (splangk' -nah) [on Lay xva, viscera]. 1. 



The intestines. 2. The viscera. 

 Splanchnapophyseal (splangk-nap-of-iz'-e-al) [onlay- 



Xva, viscera; an6<pvotg, apophysis]. Pertaining to a 



splanchnapophysis. 

 Splanchnapophysis (splangk-nap-off'-is-is) [onMyxva, 



viscera ; dnocpvoic, apophysis] . An apophysis or out- 

 growth of a vertebra on the opposite side of a verte- 

 bral axis from a neurapophysis, and inclosing some 



viscus. 

 Splanchnectopia (splank - nek - to f -pe - ah) [on) 



viscera ; enronog, displaced]. The abnormal position 



or dislocation of a viscus. 

 Splanchnemphraxis (splangk-nem-fraks' '-is) [on 



va, viscera; e/ufipatjig, obstruction]. Obstruction of 



the intestine. 

 Splanchneurysma (splangk -nu-riz'-m ah) [on/.dyxva, 



viscera ; dvevpvofia, aneurysm]. Distention of the 



intestines. 

 Splanchnic ( splangk' - nik) [arrTiayxviKdg ; cnr/.dyxva 



viscera]. Pertaining to the viscera. 

 Splanchnoblast (splangk' -no-blast) [onlay xva, the 



viscera; ftXaordc, a germ]. In biology, an Anlage 



proton, or incipient rudiment destined to take pan h 



the formation of the viscera ; one of the " liistoblastt' 



of Kiinckel and Herculais. Cf. Neuroblast and Imag 



inal Disc. 

 Splanchnocele [splangk 1 '-no- sel)[<m\ay x va , the viscera | 



koI?.oc, hollow]. I. A protrusion of any abdominal 



viscus. 2. In biology, Hajek's name for thai 



of the celom which persists in the adult, and give| 



rise to the pericardial, pleural, and abdominal cavities; 



the ventral celom, or pleuro-peritoneal space. It aj 



pears as a narrow fissure in the parietal zone of th 



mesoblast. 

 Splanchnodiastasis (splangk-no-di-as* '-tas-is) [ox 



va, viscera; diaoraoic, diastasis]. Displacement ( 



separation of the viscera. 

 Splanchnodyne (splangk' -no-din) [onAayxva, viscera 



bdvvT], pain]. Intestinal pain. 

 Splanchnographic ( splangk-no-graf-ik ) [<r~/ 1 



viscera ; ypafeiv, to write]. Pertaining to splanchnos 



raphy. 

 Splanchnography (splangk-nog' -ra-fe). See Splatul 



no logy. 

 Splanchnolith (splangk' -no-lith) [onAayxva, viscera 



?Jdoc, a stone]. Calculus of a viscus. 

 Splanchnolithiasis (splangk-no-lith-i' -as-is) [ott'z • 



viscera; Xidoc, stone]. The condition of calculi 



of the intestine. 

 Splanchnology (splangk-no-loj'-ik) [onlay xva, vi 



cera; 2.6yoc, science]. Pertaining to splanchna 

 Splanchnologist (splangk-nol' -o-jist) [on'/Ai/ \\ 



cera; Myoc, science]. One versed in splanchnolo.o 

 Splanchnology (splangk-nol' -o-je) [onlayxva, viscer 



"kdyoc, treatise]. The sum of what is known of t! 



nature and functions of the viscera. 

 Splanchnon (splangk'- non) [onlayxvov, viscus]. 



viscus. See Splanchna . 

 Splanchnopathy (splangk-nop' -ath-e) [onMyx^ 



cera; ndtioc, disease] . Disease of viscera. 

 Splanchnopleura (splangk - no - pin' '- rah) [onh 



viscera; n7,evpa, the side]. In biology, the wall • 



the alimentary tract of a vertebrate, formed by I 



splanchnic mesoderm and the entoderm. 

 Splanchnopleural (splangk -no- plu'- ral) [n''- 



viscera; nXevpd, side]. Pertaining to the splam 



nopleura. 

 Splanchnopleure (splangk'- no-plur) [onXayx^"- ' 



