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STREPTOBACTERIA 



abnormal tension put on an organ or part. See, also, 

 ■ain. 



trainer (stra'-ner) [ME., streynour, strainer]. In 

 pharmacy, a sieve for nitration. 



trait {strut) [ME., strait, narrow]. I. Narrow. 2. 

 A narrow or constricted place. S. -jacket, a strong 

 coat especially designed to prevent injury of self or 

 others by the delirious or violent patient ; camisole. 

 Ss. of Pelvis. See Pelvis. S. -waistcoat. See 5.- 

 jacket. 



tramineous {stra-min' -e-us) \stramen, straw]. Straw- 

 colored or straw-like. 



tramonium {stra-mo'-ne-um) [L., gen., Stramonit\. 

 Thorn-apple. The seeds and leaves of Datura S., 

 the well-known Jamestown or "jimson"' weed. Its 

 properties are due to an alkaloid, daturin, C 17 H,,X< » . 

 identical with atropin (see Belladonna). It has the 

 general properties of belladonna, but is more powerful. 

 S., Ext. Dose gr. l /(,-Vz. S., Fid. Ext. Dose 

 TTiJ-v. S., Tinct., 15 per cent, strong. Dose rn_v- 

 xxx. S., Ung., contains of the extract 10, water 5, 

 benzoinated lard 85 parts. Daturin, the alkaloid. 

 Dose gr. jhr-fa. 



trangalesthesia {stran-gal-es-the' '-ze-ah). See Zones- 

 thesia. 



trangalis (strang'-al-is) [arpayya/Aq ] . A small, hard 

 induration of the breast. 



trangers' Cold. See Saint Kilda Cold. 



trangles {strang'-lz) [orpayya/.tj , a halter]. An in- 

 fectious catarrh of the upper air-passages, especially 

 of the nasal cavity, of the horse, ass, and mule, associ- 

 ated with suppuration of the submaxillary and other 

 lymphatic glands. 



Itrangling {strang'-ling). See Strangulation. 



Strangulate {strong' -u-ldt) [strangulare, to strangle]. 

 Irregularly expanded and contracted. 



Strangulated (strang / -gu - la - ted ) [strangulare, to 

 strangle]. So compressed that the normal function 

 ceases, or is seriously interfered with. S. Hernia. 

 See Hernia. 



>trangulatio {strang-gu-la' '-she-6) [L.]. Strangulation. 

 S. uterina. Synonym of Hysteria. 



itrangulation [strang-gu-la' -shun) [strangulatio; stran- 

 gulare, to choke]. Choking. Constriction produced 

 by a ligature, stricture, etc. Pressure round the neck, 

 whereby the entrance of air into the lungs is pre- 

 vented, the constricting force being either a ligature, 

 the hands, or some power other than the weight of 

 the body itself. 



>trangury I strong' -gu-re) [orpdy!;, a drop ; ovpov, urine] . 

 Painful urination, drop by drop. It occurs in poison- 

 ing by turpentine and by cantharides, and in inflam- 

 matory affections of the bladder and prostate. 



Strap. Strapper {strap* -er) [ME., stropp, strap]. A 

 flat thong, or flexible band, often of adhesive plaster. 

 Straps of various kinds are much used in surgery. 



trapping {strap' -ing) [ME., stroppe, strap]. The 

 compression of a part (as the mamma, or testis) by 

 means of adhesive straps. 



Strassburg's Test. A test for biliary acids in the urine : 

 Dip filter-paper into the urine, to which a little cane- 

 sugar has been added ; dry the paper and apply a drop 

 of sulphuric acid ; a violet color is obtained after a 

 short time if biliary acids are present. See Tests, Table 



itrassburger's Cell-plate. The equatorial plate pro- 

 duced in karyokinesis. 



Stratification {strat-ifik-a' -shtin) {stratum, a layer; 



. facere, to make]. Arrangement in layers ; the thicken- 

 ing of a cell-wall by successive layers of formed material. 



>tratiform {strat'-iform) [stratum, stratum; forma, 



1 form]. Formed into a layer. S. Fibro-cartilage. 



Fibro-cartilage that lines those bony grooves through 

 which the tendons of muscles pass. See Fibro-cartilage. 



Stratum {stra' -turn) [stratum, a spread for a bed, a 

 pavement: //., Strata~\. In biology, a layer, lamina, 

 or lamella ; a membrane. S. bowmani, the ante- 

 rior elastic layer of the cornea. S. cinereum, the 

 second layer of the anterior lobes of the corpora quad- 

 rigemina, consisting of gray matter and small cells in 

 a network of nerves. S. corneum, the epidermis. 

 S., Flesh, the Parietal Mesoblast. S. lucidum, one 

 of the layers of the skin. S. malpighii. See Pete 

 mucosum. S. of Oehl, a translucent layer of the 

 epidermis consisting of irregular transparent cells with 

 traces of a nucleus. S. opticum, a mass of gray 

 matter forming the third layer of the anterior lobes of 

 the corpora quadrigemina. S. of Remak, a layer of 

 medullated nerve- fibers beneath the first layer of the 

 cerebral cortex. S. of Visual Cells, a layer of cells 

 in the retina. 



Straw [ME., straw, straw]. The stalk, or stem, of cer- 

 tain species of grain. S., In the, in childbed ; lying- 

 in ; parturient. S. -berry Mark. Same as Xu-i'its 

 maternus. S. -berry Tongue, the characteristic 

 tongue of scarlet fever. The vessels of the fungiform 

 papillae become turgid, causing the papillae to stand 

 out as red points, in marked contrast with the thick 

 coating of fur on the filiform papiltee. 



Streak {strik) [Dan., streg, AS., strica, a streak, a 

 line]. In biology, a furrow, line, band, stripe, or 

 color-mark. S. -culture. See Culture. S., Germi- 

 nal. See S., Primitive. S., Medullary. See Med- 

 ullary Groove. S., Primitive, an opaque band ex 

 tending some distance forward from the posterior mar- 

 gin of the area pellucida and forming the first notice- 

 able sign of incubation in the blastoderm of the am- 

 niota. The accumulation of cells lying immediately 

 behind the blastopore and representing the fusion of 

 the lips of the blastoderm. In amphibia this accumu- 

 lation is known as the Anus of Rusconi, q. v. In 

 mammals the front end of the primitive streak is 

 marked by the Knot of Hensen, q. v. S., Reflex, a 

 shining, white streak running along the center of the 

 vessels in the retina. It is due to the reflection of the 

 light from the anterior surface of the column of blood. 



Streamless {strem'-les) [ME., streem, stream]. Lack- 

 ing in electric activity. 



Streblosis {streb-lo'-sis). See Dislocation. 



Street {stret) [ME., streete, street]. Any highway (not 

 a turnpike road) , and any public bridge (not being a 

 county bridge), and any road, lane, footway, square, 

 court, alley, or passage, whether a thoroughfare or 

 not. (British Public Health Act, 1876.) 



Stremma {strem'-ak). Synonym of Sprain. 



Strength [ME., strengthe, strength]. Physical power. 



Strengthen {streng' -then) [ME., strengthen, to streng- 

 then]. To make strong. 



Strengthening {streng' -then-ing) [ME., strengthen, 

 to strengthen]. Making stronger. S. Plaster, 

 emplastrum roborans. See Ferrum. 



Strephotome {stref ' -o-tom) [arpiibeiv, to twist; riu- 

 veir, to cut]. A cork-screw-like instrument used 

 by Spanton to secure union in the operation for 

 hernia. 



Strepitus {strep/ -it- us) [L., noise]. A sound; a noise. 

 S. aurium. See Tinnitus aurium. S. coriaceus, 

 an auscultatory sound resembling the creaking of 

 leather. S. uteri. See Uterine Souffle. S. uterinus, 

 the Uterine Bruit, q. v. 



Strepsis {strep/ -sis). See Torsion. 



Streptobacteria {strep - to - bah - te' - re - ah) [ffrprrrroc, 

 twisted; 8<iKTi/pia, a stick, a staff]. In biology, 

 short, rod-shaped bacteria associated in chains. 



