SPYROKOLON 



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SQUIRTING CUCUMBER 



ally of saliva and mucus from the nasal fossae and the 

 fauces. In disease it may be purulent, mucopurulent, 

 fibrinous, nummular, bloody, and may contain the debris 

 of suppuration of any part finding an outlet through 

 the mouth. Certain diseases, especially pneumonia 

 and pulmonary tuberculosis, are marked by the specific 

 character of their sputa. Microscopically, in diseased 

 conditions, there are found various materials, as fol- 

 lows : blood, oil-globules, pus-corpuscles, granular 

 debris, fragments of lung-tissue, bacteria, Curschmann's 

 spirals, and Charcot- Leyden crystals. S., Black-pig- 

 mented, sputum having a black color from inhaled par- 

 ticles of carbon. S., Cavernous, nummular sputum, 

 from a pulmonary cavity. S. coctum, opaque, yellow- 

 ish or greenish, viscid, generally partially confluent, 

 though occasionally nummulated, sputum of the later 

 stages of acute bronchitis. S. crudum, scanty, viscid 

 expectoration in the early stages of acute bronchitis. S., 

 Egg-yolk, sputum having a yellow color. S., Globu- 

 lar, spheric masses of sputum of the later stages of 

 bronchitis ; yellow in color, and consisting of epithe- 

 lium, pus-corpuscles, mucus, etc. S., Green, bloody 

 sputum in which oxidation of the hemoglobin has taken 

 place; it is seen in pneumonia. S., Icteric, sputum 

 tinged green or yellow, due to the presence of bile- 

 pigment; it is observed in icterus. S., Nummular, 

 heavy, round, coin-like masses of sputum, such as 

 occurs in pulmonary tuberculosis. S., Prune-juice, 

 S., Rusty, the typical, dark-colored sputum of the 

 third stage of pneumonia ; the color is due to the 

 admixture of blood. S. puriforme, sputum having 

 the appearance of pus. S. rotunda. See S., Num- 

 mular. S. tuberculosum, a purulent or muco- 

 purulent sputum containing tubercle-bacilli, occurring 

 in pulmonary tuberculosis and in caseous pneumonia. 

 S., Yellow, sputum having a yellow color, due to the 

 presence of fungi ; the term is also applied to sputum 

 rendered yellow by oxidation of the contained hemo- 

 globin. 



spyrokolon {spi-ro-ko' -Ion) [literally, pustules on the 

 nates] . A form of syphilis which has been more or 

 less prevalent throughout Greece. It begins usually 

 on the nates or scrotum and genitals as an eruption 

 of pustules, which spreads to various parts of the 

 body. Xo ordinary primary lesion can be dis- 

 covered. 



Squalor {skwol '' '-or ; or sfova'-lor) [L.]. Filth. Dis- 

 order and uncleanliness. 



iquama (skwa'-mah) [L. : //. , Squama:']. Scale; a 

 dry, laminated exfoliation of" the epidermis ; it is usu- 

 ally the result of an inflammation, but may be due to 

 preternatural dryness of the skin, or follow an acute 

 hyperemia. Scales may be small and branny or very 

 large and thin, and of a silvery-white or yellowish 

 color. S. rhopalaris, the sense-scale, or covering of 



i the rhopal niche in acraspede Medusa. 



iquamate {skzva'-mat) [squama, a scale]. Scaly, or 



i scale-like. 



•quamation (skzva-ma'-shun) [squama, a scale]. The 

 state of being squamate. 

 quame (jfoa«) [squama, a scale]. In biology, a 



1 scale. 



quamella {skiva-mel'-ah) [L., dim. of squama]. A 

 very small scale. 



quamellate {skwa-mel'-at ) [squama, scale]. Same as 

 Squamulate. 



quamelliferous {skwa-mel-if ' -er-us) [squama, scale ; 

 ferre, to bear]. Furnished with squamellae. 

 quamiferous {skwa-mif ' -er-us) [squama, scale ; ferre, 

 to bear]. Provided with squama;, 

 quamiflorous {skwa-mif -lor' -us) [squama, scale; 



j flos, flower]. Having flowers like scales. 



Squamiform (skwa'-miforni) [squama, scale ; forma, 

 form]. Squamate. 



Squamigerous {skwa-mif '-er-us). Same as Squqmifer- 

 ous. 



Squamo-cellular {skwa-mo-seF -u-lar) [squama, scale ; 

 cellula, a small cell]. Hat-celled. 



Squamoid {skwa f -moid) [squama, scale ; el<5oc, like]. 

 Resembling a squama. 



Squamomastoid {skwa-mo-mas'-toid) [squama, scale ; 

 mastoid]. Pertaining to the squamous and mastoid 

 portions of the temporal bone. 



Squamoparietal {skwa-mo-par-i' -et-al) [squama, scale ; 

 paries, wall]. Pertaining to the squamosal and parietal 

 bones. 



Squamopetrosal {skwa-mo-pe-tro'-zal) [squama, scale ; 

 Tre-pa, rock]. Pertaining to the squamous and petrous 

 portions of the temporal bone. 



Squamosal (skwa-mo f -zal). See Squamous. 



Squamose {skwa'-moz) [squama, scale]. Scaly. 



Squamosphenoid {skwa-mo-sfe f -noid) [squama, scale ; 

 sphenoid]. Pertaining to the squamous portion of the 

 temporal bone and to the sphenoid bone. 



Squamotemporal {skwa-mo-tem' '- po-ral) [squama, 

 scale ; temporal ] . Squamosal. 



Squamotympanic {skwa-mo-tim-pan'-ik) [squama, 

 scale; tympanic]. Pertaining to the squamosal and 

 tympanic bones. 



Squamous (skwa'-mus) [squamosus, scaly]. Scaly. 

 Characterized by thickened laminse of morbid cuticle. 

 A term applied to an order of cutaneous diseases dis- 

 tinguished by desquamation. It is applied also to cer- 

 tain parts of bones having a scale-like appearance. S. 

 Suture, the suture between the squamous portion of the 

 temporal bone and the frontal and parietal bones. 



Squamozygomatic {skwa-mo-zi-go-maf -ik) [squama, 

 scale ; zygomatic]. Pertaining to the squamous and 

 zygomatic portions of the temporal bone. 



Squamula (skwa> '-mu-lah) [L. ]. A minute scale. 



Squamulate {skwa' -mu-l&t) [squamula, a little scale]. 

 Having little scales. 



Squamule {skzva'-miil) [squamula, a little scale]. A 

 squamula. 



Squamuliform {skzua' -mu-liform') [squamula, a little 

 scale ; forma, form] . Having the form of a squamula. 



Squamulose {skwa'-mu-loz) [squamula, a. small scale]. 

 Covered with minute scales. 



Square Cap. A variety of provisional head-dressing. 

 A handkerchief is folded so that the edge of one side 

 is three inches in advance of that of the other. The 

 long side is placed next to the head, allowing it to 

 hang down some distance in front of the face. The 

 ends of the short side are drawn down and tied under 

 the chin ; then the ends of the long side are drawn 

 downward and forward, folded back, and tied behind 

 over the back of the neck. 



Squarra {skwar'-ah) [eaxapa, a scab]. A rough crust 

 of tinea. S. tondens, alopecia areata. 



Squarrose {skwar / -oz) [squarrosus, scurfy, scaly]. In 

 biology, applied to stems or other organs that are 

 roughened with closely arranged bracts or other spread 

 ing processes. 



Squarrous {sk-war'-us) [iaxapa, a scab]. Scurfy; hav- 

 ing crusts or scabs. 



Squaw-root. See Cattlophyllum. 



Squibb's Diarrhea-mixture. See Opii, Tinct., Comp. 



Squill {skwil). See Scilla. 



Squinancy (skwin'-an-se). See Quinsy. 



Squint {skwint) [origin obscure]. See Strabismus. 

 S.-hook, a hook for picking up the tendon in an 

 operation for strabismus. 



Squirrhus {skwir'-us). See Scirrhus. 



Squirting Cucumber. See Elaterium. 



