SYPHILOPATHY 



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SYSTEM 



exulcerans, syphilitic onychia with ulceration. S. 

 sicca, syphilitic onychia without ulceration. 



Syphilopathy (sif '■il-op J ' -ath-e)[syphilis, syphilis; wddog, 

 disease]. Any syphilitic disease. 



Syphilopemphis (sif -il-o- pern'- fis) [syphilis, syphilis; 

 ■KefMpiq, a blister]. Pemphigus of syphilitic origin. 



Syphilophobe (sif '-il-o- fob) [syphilis, syphilis ; 0o/3oc, 

 fear] . One affected with syphilophobia. 



Syphilophobia (sif-il-o-fo'-be-ah) [syphilis, syphilis; 

 <p6j3n<;, dread]. A morbid condition in which the 

 patient imagines himself to be diseased with syphilis. 

 Also an intense dread of syphilitic infection. 



Syphilophyma ( sif- il-o -fi'- mah ) [syphilis, syphilis ; 

 <j>v/ia, growth]. Syphiloma of the skin. 



Syphiloscleroma (sifil-o-skle-ro'-mah). Synonym of 

 Chancre. 



Syphilosis [sif il-o' -sis) [syphilis, syphilis]. Syphilitic 

 disease. 



Syphilous (sif'-il-us). Same as Syphilitic. 



Syphionthus (sif e-on' '-thus) [syphilis, syphilis ; lovdoc, 

 an eruption on the face] . The copper-colored erup- 

 tions or fawn-colored, furfuraceous patches of syphil- 

 itic origin. 



Syphon (si'-fon). Synonym of Siphon. 



Syphonage (si' '-fon-aj) . See Siphonage. 



Syphonoma (si-fon-o'-mah). Synonym of Siphonoma. 



Syriac Ulcer. Synonym of Diphtheria. 



Syrigmophonia (sir- ig-mo -fo'-ne-ah) [avpiaaeiv, to 

 hiss ; (buvi/, voice] . A piping or whistling state of 

 the voice. 



Syrigmus (sir-ig' -mus) [avpiaaeiv, to hiss]. Any sub- 

 jective hissing, murmuring or tinkling sound heard 

 in the ear. 



Syringe (sir f -inj) [avpvyS,, a pipe]. An apparatus for 

 the injection of a liquid into a cavity of the body. 



Syringeal (sir - in' '- je - al) [ avpiy^ , a pipe]. Relating 

 or belonging to the syrinx. 



Syringin ( sir - in'- fin ) [ avpiy^, tube]. A crystalline 

 glucosid obtained from Syringa vulgaris. 



Syringitis (sir-in-ji'-tis) [ovpiy!;, tube ; ltlq, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the Eustachian tube. 



Syringium (si-rin' -je-um) [avpcyE, , a pipe : pi., Syrin- 

 gia~\. In biology, a tubular repugnatorial organ on 

 certain caterpillars. 



Syringocele, Syringoccelia (sir-ing' -go- sel, sir-ing-go- 

 se'-le-ah) [ovpiyt; , tube ; Koi'Ala, hollow]. The cavity 

 or central canal of the myelon or spinal cord. 



Syringo-cystadenoma ( sir-ing' -go-sis-tad-en-o' -mah ) 

 [cvpiyi;, a pipe; kvgtiq, a cyst; afiijv, gland; b/ia, 

 tumor]. A peculiar disease of the skin that probably 

 begins in embryonic sweat-glands. The eruption 

 consists in a number of small, round, hard, raised 

 papules of the color of the skin, which tend to grow 

 larger and become of a bluish-red color. There are 

 no subjective symptoms. 



Syringoid (sir-ing' -gold). Synonym of Fistulous. 



Syringomeningocele (sir - ing' -go - men - in' -go - sll) 

 [civpiyS, , pipe ; fifjvcy!;, membrane ; KijATj, tumor]. A 

 meningocele resembling a syringo-myelocele. 



Syringomyelia (siring' -go-mi-e' -le-ah) [a'vpi.y^, tube; 

 fiveX6g, marrow]. The morbid condition caused by 

 the presence of an adventitious cavity in the spinal 

 cord or by the dilatation of the central canal. 



Syringomyelitis (sir-ing' -go-mi-el-i' -lis) [avptyg, tube ; 

 /ive/.br, marrow; tr/f, inflammation]. The inflamma- 

 tion coincident with or preceding syringomyelus. 



Syringo-myelocele (sir-ing'-go-mi'-el-o-sel) [avpvy$, 

 tube ; inn/6r, marrow ; noiMg, hollow]. Synonym of 

 spina bifida. 



Syringomyelus (sir-ing' -go-mi' -el-tts) [avpiy!;, tube; 

 Iivf'a6<:, marrow]. An abnormal dilatation of the cen- 

 tral canal of the spinal cord in which the central gray- 



column is converted into connective tissue, the inte- 

 rior softening and forming a cavity. A disease similar 

 to this in children is called hydromyelia. 



Syringomyon (sir-ing-go-mi' -on) [avpiy^, a pipe ; ftvuv, 

 a muscle]. In biology, one of the intrinsic muscles 

 of the syrinx in birds. 



Syringotome (sir-ing' -go-torn) [avpiy^, tube ; re/ivetv, 

 to cut]. An instrument for incision of a tube or 

 fistula ; a canaliculus-knife ; it is also used by ana- 

 tomists. 



Syringotomy (sir-ing-gof -o-me) [avpty%, tube ; tout], a 

 cutting]. The operation of laying open a fistula in 

 ano by incision. 



Syrinx (sir' -inks) [avpiyi-, tube : //. , Syringes~\ . A tube, 

 a fistula. In biology, the lower larynx or voice-organ 

 of a bird. It is especially developed in the Uscines, or 

 singing birds. See Syringe. 



Syrup, Sirup (sir' -up) [siropus, syrup]. A syrup. In 

 pharmacy, a concentrated solution of sugar in an 

 aqueous fluid. Syrups may be simple (consisting of 

 sugar and water only), flavored, or medicated. There 

 are thirty-one syrups official in the U. S. Pharma- 

 copeia besides 37 in the N. F. S., Eaton's, syrup 

 of the phosphates of iron, quinin, and strychnin. 

 S., Hive, compound syrup of squills. S., Simple, 

 the aqueous solution of sugar without other ingredi- 

 ents. 



Syrupy (sir'-up-e) [siropus, syrup]. Of the nature or ' 

 consistence of a syrup. 



Sysoma (si-so'-mah) [avv, together; aufia, body: //., j 

 Sysomata\ A double monstrosity with two separate 

 heads, but with the bodies fused in more or less inti- j 

 mate union. 



Sysomic (si-so'-mik) [avv, together; auua, body]. Of 

 the nature of a sysoma. 



Syspasia (sis-pa' -ze-ah). Synonym of Convulsion. 



Syssarcosic (sis-ar-ko'-sik) [avv, together ; adp^, flesh]. 

 Of the nature of or relating to a syssarcosis. 



Syssarcosis (sis-ar-ko'-sis) [avv, together ; aapi,, flesh], j 

 The union of bone by the interposition of muscular 

 tissue. 



Systalsis (sis-tal'-sis). Synonym of Systole. 



Systaltic (sis-tal'-tik) [avaTaXrindq ; avv, with; arelltn >, 

 to set]. Pulsatory ; contracting ; having a systole. 



Sy stasis (sis'-tas-is) [cvaraai^"\. Consistency, density. 



System (sis' -tern) [avaTTjua, system]. A methodic ar- | 

 rangement of parts. A combination of parts into a 

 whole. In biology, an assemblage of parts or 1 

 of the same or similar tissues. In microscopy, there may 

 be found from one to five systems in a single objective. 

 Each system may consist of one, two, or three l< 

 When more than one they are cemented togi 

 The systems are called in their order : anterior or 

 front, middle, and posterior. S., Anterior, or Front, 

 in the microscope, the system of lenses nearest the 

 object. S., Brunonian. See Brunonian. S., 

 Cerebro-spinal, the brain, spinal cord, and their vin- 

 ous branches. S., Circulatory, the blood-vessi 

 tem. S. t Dermoid, Bichat's term for the skin and 1 

 derivatives. S. -disease, a disease of the ci 

 spinal axis affecting a tract of nerve-fibers or nerve-cells 

 having common anatomic relations and physi 

 properties. S., Glandular, the glandulai 

 the body considered as a whole. S., Human 

 human body and its organs. S., Ling's. 

 S., Middle, the lenses of the microscope between the 

 anterior and posterior systems. S., Muscular, the 

 muscles, their mechanism, etc. S., Nervou> 

 nerves of the body, cerebral, spinal, and gang 

 S., Osseous, the skeleton. S., Posterior, ii 

 microscope the system of lenses farthest from the 

 object. S., Vascular, the heart and blood-vessels. 



