STRIOLATE 



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STRUCTURE 



ite, Striolated (stri'-o-lat, stri' -o-la-ted) \jtriola, 

 a little furrow]. Having striotae. 



ripe trip) [ME., stripe, stripe]. A streak; a dis- 

 colored mark. Ss. of Retzius, dark lines extending 

 more or less parallel to the free surface of the tooth, 

 due to inequalities in growth and density of the en- 

 amel. 



riped Maple (stript). See Acer. 



ripping (strip* -ing) [ME., stripen, to rob]. Uncov- 

 ering ; unsheathing. In the plural, the last and rich- 

 est milk given at any one milking ; so called because 

 t is slowly removed by the milker, who strips the teat 

 Detween the fingers. S. of the Pleura, removal of 

 lie lining membrane of the thorax of an animal used 

 I "or food, to remove the traces of pleurisy and of tuber- 

 ;ulosis. 



robic [strob'-ik) [pTp63oc, a top]. Resembling or 

 pertaining to a top. S. Discs, discs drawn with con- 

 ;entric circles, so as to produce an illusory impression as 

 f they were revolving. 



robila (strob-i'-lah) [a~p63i7.oc, a pine-cone : pi. , 

 Strobihe]. In biology, a form of development oc- 

 :urring in the Cuidaria and Cestoda, in which the 

 products of asexual generation by a sort of fission re- 

 nain attached to the proliferating organism or to each 

 jther. A name given to a tape-worm as a whole. S., 

 Monodisc, the simplest form of strobilation, in which 

 he disc (Scyphistorna) separates from its peduncle. 

 3., Polydisc, that form in which successively formed 

 iiscs remain attached. 



robilation (strob-il-a' '-shun) [o-rp63i2s>c , a pine-cone]. 

 jln biology, the formation of zooids, discs or joints 

 by metarneric division, gemmation, or fission, 

 irobile istrob'-il) [orpo3ux>c, a pine-cone]. (a) A 

 jmultiple fruit in which the seeds are enclosed by 

 •prominent scales, as a pine-cone ; (b) a strobila. 

 robiliferous (strob - il - if- er - us) \strobilus, a pine- 

 cone ; ferre, to bear]. In biology, producing Strobilce. 

 robiliform (stro-bil' -if-orm) [strobilus, a pine-cone ; 

 forma . form]. Having the form of a strobile, 

 mobilization (strob-il-iz-a' 'shun). Same as Strobila- 

 ion. 



robiloid (stro' '-bil-oid) [orp6(iikoc, a pine-cone ; eISoc, 

 ike]. Like a strobile. 



:obilophagous (stro-bil-off '-ag-us) [a-p63iAoc, pine- 

 :one ; da-, tiv, to eat]. Living on pine-cones, as abird. 

 roboscope (stro' -bo-shop). See Zoescope. 

 roboscopic (stro-bo-skop'-ik) [arp63oc , a twisting ; 

 rmurt&v, to view]. I. Pertaining to the stroboscope. 

 i. A term applied to a plate used in the study of 

 he contractions of striated muscular fiber. 

 :oke \trok) [}>IE., strooh, astroke ; stroken, to stroke]. 

 ; t. In pathology, a sudden and severe seizure or fit of 

 'lisease. 2. A popular term for apoplexy. 3. To pass 

 ; he hands gently over the body. S., Apoplectic. See 

 Apoplexy. S., Back, of the Heart, the supposed 

 !' reaction-impulse," or recoil of the ventricles at the 

 moment the blood is discharged into the aorta. S., 

 Heat. See Hyperpyrexia. S., Paralytic, sudden loss 

 of muscular power from lesion of the brain or spinal 

 ; :ord. 



roma (stro'-mah) [arpotua, a bed: pi., Stromata]. 

 I. The tissue forming the substratum or framework 

 lpon which the essential structures of an organ rest. 

 -• In biology, a body composed of compactly ar- 

 ranged hyphae, on which sporocarps are borne. S.- 

 ibrin, Landois' term for fibrin formed directly from 

 stroma, as distinguished from plasma-fibrin or that 

 : orrned in the usual way. S. -plexus, a plexus of 

 < ixis-cylinders formed by the corneal nerves, 

 romatic (stro-maf ' -ik) [a-puua, a coverlet]. Re- 

 sembling a stroma. 



Stromatiform (stro- mat'- tf- orm) \prpitpa, stroma; 

 forma, form]. Having the form of a stroma. 



Stromatous (str</ -mat-us) [orpwfia, stroma]. Pertaining 

 to a stroma. 



Strombuliform (strom' -buliform) \strombulus, a little 

 top; forma, form]. In biology, twisted into a spiral 

 form. 



Stromuhr (strom' -ur) [Ger.]. See Rheometer. 



Strongle (strong' -gl) [arpo-^/i'/Mc, globose]. A worm 

 of the genus Strongylus. 



Strongyl (stron'-jil). See Strongle. 



Strongylus (stron'-jil- tis) \pTpojy'v7joc, globose: pi. , 

 Strongyli~\. A genus of nematode entozoa. See 

 Parasites (Animal), Table of. 



Strontian Yellow. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Strontium (stron'-she-um) [after Strontian, in Scot- 

 land]. A metal somewhat resembling barium in its 

 chemic relations. Symbol, Sr. ; at. wt. ,87.37; sp. 

 gr., 2.54. See Elements, Table of. S. Bromid, 

 a sedative remedy reported to be free from many of 

 the objectionable qualities of potassium bromid. S. 

 Iodid, S. Lactate, used as a diuretic and as a tenia- 

 cide. 



Strophanthein (strof- an'- the - in) [arpoooc, a cord ; 

 avSoc, flower]. An insoluble substance produced by 

 the decomposition of strophanthin by acids. 



Strophanthin (strofan' -thin) [arpcxpoc, a cord ; avdoc, 

 flower], CflH^Ojo. A toxic alkaloid, soluble in water 

 and alcohol, derived from strophanthus. 



Strophanthus (strofan' -thus) [arooog, twisted ; avdoc, 

 flower]. I. A genus of apocynaceous trees and 

 shrubs, or climbers, of Africa and Asia, often with 

 poisonous seeds. Some 20 species are described. 

 2. The seeds of a tropical plant, SI hispidus, or Kombe, 

 yielding an arrow-poison. Its properties are due to stro- 

 phanthin, QijH^O,,,, a glucosid, and inein, an alka- 

 loid. In medical properties it closely resembles 

 digitalis, producing loss of reflex sensibility and 

 voluntary motion, but not to the same degree causing 

 contraction of the arteries. Dose of the tincture gtt. 

 v-x, of strophanthin, dose gr. jh-^-^Q, hypodermati- 

 cally. Unof. 



Strophium (strof -e-um) [arpddoc, a cord]. A band- 

 age. 



Strophocephalus (strofo-sef'-al-us) [arp&poc, twisted; 

 KEdKi/f], head]. A monster having displacement of 

 the parts forming the head and face. 



Strophocephaly (strofo-sef'-al-e) [orpoyoc, twisted ; 

 KFQiO.i}, head]. Distortion of the head; the condition 

 of having a distorted head. 



Strophos (strof -os) [arpoooc, a cord]. Synonym of 

 Volvulus. 



Strophulus (strof ' -u-lus) [orpcxboc, a twisted band]. 

 Red Gum; a form of miliaria occurring in infants. 

 It generally results from too much wrapping up. S. 

 albidus. See Milium. S. confertus. See S. inter- 

 tinclus. S. intertinctus, S. confertus, a papular 

 dermatitis of more or less acute form, a variety of 

 eczema common in infants. S. pruriginosus, an 

 eruption, occurring in the young, of erythematous dis- 

 seminated papules, accompanied by great itching. S. 

 volaticus, an acute skin-disease, a typical erythema 

 papulatum, characterized by slight macular. 



Structural (struk' -tu-ral) [structura, structure]. Per- 

 taining to or involving tissue or structure. In biology, 

 relating to the form, arrangement, and development 

 of parts of organisms. 



Structure (struk' -tilr) [struclnra ; struere, to build]. 

 In biology, the manner or method of the building up, 

 arrangement, and formation of the different tissues 

 and organs of the body or of a complete organism. 

 Also, an organ, a part, or a complete organic body. 



