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STALAGMOMETER 



Srint [Hungarian]. A disease characterized by inflam- 

 matory swellings in the mouth, throat, or anus. It is 

 endemic in Hungary. 



Stab-culture, a culture in which the inoculating point is 

 thrust into a tube of agar, or other suitable solid culture- 

 material ; it is used for the propagation of anaerobic 

 schizomycetes ; it is also called Slichcultur, Stick- 

 culture or Thrust-culture. 



Stabile (sta'-bil) [stabilis~\. Not moving; permanent; 

 in electrotherapeutics, opposed to labile, the electrode 

 being held continually upon one point. 



Stable-fly (sta'bl-fli). See Stomoxys calcitrans in 

 Parasites [Animal), Table of. 



Stachys (sta'-kis) [crrdji'c, woundwort]. A genus of 

 labiate plants, including motherwort, a perennial herb 

 growing in Europe, Asia, and North America. It is 

 said to possess tonic and diuretic properties, and to 

 be a vascular stimulant. S.palustris. Hedge-nettle; 

 it grows in marshy places in Europe and North 

 America. 



Stachytarpha, Stachytarpheta (stak-it-ar'-fah, stak- 

 it-ar'-fe-tah) [crrdjuc, a spike ; Taptyuor, thick]. A 

 genus of the Verbenacea. Bastard vervain ; an aromatic 

 shrub growing in the West Indies and South America. 

 The leaves and root are said to be tonic, stimulant, 

 diuretic, and anthelmintic. The leaves are known as 

 Brazilian tea, and in Europe are used to adulterate tea. 



Stactometer (stak-tom' -et-er) \_araKv6c, a dropping ; 

 fiETpov, a measure]. An instrument for measuring 

 drops. 



Stadium (sta'-de-um) [L.]. Stage or period. S. 

 acmes, the height of a disease ; crisis. S. augmenti, 

 the period in which there is increase in the intensity 

 of the disease. S. caloris, the period during which 

 there is fever ; the hot stage. S. contagii, the pro- 

 dromal stage of an infectious disease. S. convales- 

 centiae, the period of recovery from disease. S. 

 decrementi, defervescence of a febrile disease ; the 

 period in which there is a decrease in the severity of 

 the disease. S. decrustationis, the stage of an exan- 

 thematous disease in which the lesions form crusts. S. 

 desquamationis, the period of desquamation in an 

 exanthematous fever. S. eruptionis, that period of an 

 exanthematous fever in which the exanthem appears. 

 S. exsiccationis. See S. decrustationis. S. flores- 

 centiae, the stage in an eruptive fever in which the 

 exanthem develops. S. incubationis. See Stage, 

 Latent. S. maniacale, the last stage of excitement 

 ia mania, after which the nervous manifestations gradu- 

 ally subside. S. nervosum, the paroxysmal stage of 

 a disease. S. prodromorum, in eruptive fevers, the 

 stage prior to the appearance of the eruption. S. 

 staseos. See S. acmes. S. suppurationis, the period 

 in the course of variola in which suppuration oc- 

 curs. S. ultimum, the final stage of a febrile affec- 

 tion. 



Staff (staf) [WE., staff, staff]. An instrument used 

 in lithotomy for passing into the bladder through the 

 urethra. S.-tree. See Celastrus. 



Staffordshire Knot. See Knot. 



Stage (stdj ) [ME., sta^e, stage]. I. A definite period 

 of a disease characterized by certain symptoms ; a 

 condition in the course of a disease. 2. The horizontal 

 plate projecting from the pillar of a microscope, for 

 supporting the slide or object. S., Algid, a condition 

 characterized by subnormal temperature, feeble, flicker- 

 ing pulse, secondary nervous manifestations, etc. It 

 occurs in cholera and other diseases marked by exhaust- 

 ing intestinal discharges. S., Amphibolic, the stage 

 of a disease intervening between its height and, its de- 

 cline. S., Asphyxial, the preliminary stage of Asiatic 

 cholera, marked by extreme thirst, muscular cramps, 



etc., due to loss of water from the blood. S., Cold, 

 the initial stage, rigor or chill of an attack of a malarial 

 paroxysm. S., Expulsive [of labor), the stage which 

 begins when dilatation of the cervix uteri is complete. 

 See Labor. S., First [of labor), that stage in which 

 the molding of the fetal head and the dilatation of the 

 cervix are effected. See Labor. S., Flexion (of labor), 

 the expulsive stage up to the period in which extrusion 

 of the head occurs. S., Hot, the second or pyrexia] 

 stage of a malarial paroxysm. S., Infective, thai 

 period of an eruptive fever during which it is 

 infectious. S., Initial, the prodromal stage of 

 an eruptive fever. S. of Invasion, the period 

 in the course of a disease in which the system 

 comes under the influence of the morbific agent. S. 

 of Latency, the incubation-period of an infectious 

 disease, or that period intervening between the en- 

 trance of the virus and the manifestation of the symp 

 toms to which it gives rise. S., Latent. See .S'. oj 

 Latency. S., Placental (of labor), the period oc 

 cupied by the expulsion of the placenta and feta 

 membranes. S., Pre-eruptive, the period of an crup 

 tive fever following infection and prior to the ap 

 pearance of the eruption. S., Pyrogenetic, th 

 stage of invasion in febrile diseases. S., Secom 

 (of labor). See S., Expulsive. S., Sweating, th 

 third or terminal stage of a malarial paroxysm. S, 1 

 Third (of labor). See S., Placental. 



Staggers (stag'-erz) [MD., staggeren, to stagger]. On 

 of the various forms of functional and organic dise;^ 

 of the brain and spinal cord in domestic animals, e 

 pecially horses and cattle. Enzootic cerebritis ol 

 horses, sheep, etc., blind-staggers, louping-ill. gv 

 sturdy, turnside, stavers. See Ccenurus cerebralis, und 

 Parasites (Animal), Table of. See, also, Lo, 

 Grass-staggers. S., Blind, staggers due to c< 

 disease. S.-bush, Andromeda mariana ; a pla 

 allied to the mountain laurel, growing in the st ■; 

 States of North America. S. -Grass, Loco, or /.. 

 Disease, a. v., produced by eating various so 

 loco- weeds, e. g. , Amaryllis atamasco, Astn 

 mollio-sinus, A. hornii, Oxytropis lamberti, etc. S 

 Mad, S., Sleepy, staggers due to inflammation i 

 the cerebral envelops. S., Stomach, staggers 

 cerebral disturbance dependent on gastric disorder. 



St3igmod.eoysoTia.sis(stag-mo-de-op-so- ri f -as-is) [a; 

 a dropping ; eMof, like ; ifnoplaaic, psoriasis]. Ps< 

 in which the lesions "look like drops of mortal' 

 the skin ;" psoriasis guttata. 



Stagnation (stag-na' -shun) [stagnare, to settle], 

 cessation of motion. In pathology, a cessation 

 motion in any fluid ; stasis. 



Stahl's Ear. See Ear, Deformities of S.'s Theor 

 See Animism. 



Stain (stdn)[by apheresis from distain, dis, priv. ; /, 

 to color]. I. A discoloration. 2. A pigment emplo) 

 in microscopy to render visible minute and trans| 

 elements or to produce certain microchemic reai 

 See Nuclear Stain, Plasmatic Stain, Specif '< 

 also Stains, Table of page 1367. 



Stainable (sta'-na-bl) [ME. , steinen, to stain]. I 

 able of being stained. 



" Stairs " Sign. A sign in locomotor ataxy, consist:." 

 in a difficulty in descending stairs. It is an ear 

 symptom of the disease. 



Staircase (star' -has) [ME., staire, stair; case]. 

 continuous series of responses to nerve stimuli, varj 

 from a minimal intensity to a maximum intens 

 (Romanes.) See Summation. 



Stalagmometer (stal-ag- mom' -et-er) [arala] 

 dropping; fiirpov, a measure]. A contrivance I 

 measuring the size of drops. 



