TEXTURAL 



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ng the warm season of the year. The period of 



cubation varies from ten to fifty days or more. There 



high fever, hemoglobinuria, and occasionally jaun- 



:e. The infected cattle frequently die within a 



eek. See Bacillus of Southern Cattle-plague, under 



ria, Synonymatic Table of. T. Mange. Same 



as Army Itch. 



Textural {teks'-tu-ral) [lexlura, texture]. Pertaining 



to any tissue. 



exture {teks'-tilr) [texlura ; textere, to weave]. In 

 ysiology, any organized substance or tissue of which 

 e body is composed. Also, and more correctly, the 

 ngement of the elementary parts of tissue. 

 Thalamencephal {thal-am-en' -sef-al). See Tkalamen- 



Thalamencephalic {thai - am - en - sef - al' - ik) [da)jauoc, 

 chamber ; KEoa/.i/, head]. Pertaining to the thalam- 

 encephalon. 

 Thalamencephalon {thal-am-en- sef '-al-on) [0d?xiuoc, 

 thalamus ; evKeoa't-ov, the brain]. In embryology, 

 the posterior portion of the anterior brain-vesicle ; in 

 atomy, that part of the brain that is derived from this 

 irtion of the anterior vesicle ; the diencephalon or 

 terbrain. 

 amic {thai' -am- ik) [dd/Jiuoc, thalamus]. Pertain- 

 to a thalamus. 



amifloral {thal-am-if-lo / -ral) [dd/.auoc, chamber ; 

 15, flower]. In biology, having the petals and sta- 

 ens arising immediately from the thalamus. 

 Thalamiflorous {thal-am-iflo' -rus). Same as Tkalami- 



jloral. 

 Thalamium {thal-a' -me-um) [dd/.auoc, an inner cham- 

 ber, a bedroom: pi. , Thalamia\ In biology, applied 

 to various fruit-bearing organs in cryptogams. 

 Thalamocele, Thalamocelia {thal-am-o-sel, thal-am- 

 o-se'-le-ah) [dd/.auoc, thalamus ; /cot/ia, hollow]. The 

 third ventricle, so called, as the cavity of the diacele 

 or thalamencephalon. 

 Thalamocrural {thal-am-o-kru'-ral) [dd/jxuoc, cham- 

 ber; crus, leg]. Pertaining to the thalamus and the 

 cms cerebri. 

 Thalamophorous {thal-am-off ' -or-us) . See Poly thala- 

 mic. 

 Thalamus {thai ' -am-us) [dd?xzuoc,bed:pl.,Thalami"]. 

 Thalamus opticus. Either one (right or left) of two 

 masses at the base of the brain, the origin, in part, 

 f the optic nerves ; they are the developed sides of 

 third ventricle. In biology, the receptacle, or 

 rus. T. corporum cavernosorum. See Crus 

 penis. T. regalis. See Pericardium. 

 Thalassotherapy {thal-as-o-ther* -ap-e\ [dd'/.aaca, sea; 

 depa-xeia, treatment]. Treatment of disease by sea- 

 voyages, sea-bathing, etc. 

 Thallic {thal'-ik) [ria'/./.6c, a green shoot]. Pertaining 



to the metal, thallium. 

 Thallin [thai' -in) [da/Us, a green shoot], C 10 H 13 ON. 

 • nthetic chemic product and a derivative of coal- 

 tar. It is a powerful antipyretic, but its effects are not 

 so lasting as those of antipyrin. It is likely to produce 

 collapse. Dose gr. iv. Unof. 

 Thaliina {thal-i'-nah) [da'/./.6c, a green shoot: gen., 



'lince~\. The pharmaceutic name of thallin. 

 Thallium {lhal'-e-um) [da'/.'/.uc, green shoot]. A rare 

 metallic element, having some features in common 

 with lead, discovered by Crookes, in England, and 

 e year later by Lamy. in France. Symbol Tl ; at. 

 204.2. Glass containing it is singularly brilliant 

 and refractive. Its salts are active poisons. See Ele- 

 . Table of . 

 Thallome {thai' -dm) [Oa/./.oq, a young shoot]. A thal- 



lus. 



. 



llophyta {thal-off'-it-ah) [da/./.6c, a green shoot ; 



pvrov, a plant]. Plural of Thallophytum. A compre- 

 hensive term for the lower cryptogams, in which there 

 is no well-defined differentiation of root, stem, or leaf. 



Thallophyte {thal'-o-fit) [pa'/.'/.oc, a green shoot ; yvrdv, 

 a plant]. One of the lower cryptogams. 



Thallus {thai' -us) [da// '.6c, a young shoot]. In biology, 

 applied to a plant-body in which there is no differenti- 

 ation into root, stem, and leaves. 



Thamnium {tham'-ne-um) [dauviov, dim. of ddfivoc, a 

 bush]. In biology, a bushy thallus. 



Thanato-biologic {.'han-at-o-bi-o-lof'-ih) [ddvaroc, 

 death ; 3ioc, life]. Pertaining to life and death. 



Thanatodes ( than - at - </- dez) [ddvaroc, death ; eldoc, 

 like]. Mortal. Lethal. 



Thanatognomonic {than-at-og-no-mon'-ik) [ddvaroc, 

 death ; jruutir, sign]. Indicative of death. 



Thanatoid {than' -at-oid) [ddvaroc, death ; eldoc, resem- 

 blance]. Resembling or having the appearance of 

 death. 



Thanatology {than-at-ol ' -o-j'e) [ddvaroc, death; teyoc, 

 science]. The sum of scientific knowledge regarding 

 death. 



Thanatomania 'than-at-o-ma' -ne-ah) [ddvaroc, death ; 

 uavia, mania]. Suicidal mania. 



Thanatometer {than - at - om'- et - er) [ddvaroc, death ; 

 uirpov, measure]. A thermometer introduced into the 

 stomach or rectum to determine if the depression of 

 temperature is so great as to be a sign of death. 



Thanatophidia {than-at-o-fid'-e-ah) [ddvaroc, death ; 

 601c, a serpent]. Those serpents whose bite produces 

 toxic symptoms or death. 



Thanatophobia {than-at-ofo f -be-ah) [ddvaroc, death ; 

 q63oc, dread]. A morbid fear of death. 



Thanatosis (than-at-o'-sis). See Mortification. 



Thane's Method. A method of finding the fissure of 

 Rolando. The upper end of the fissure is half an 

 inch behind the mid-point of a line drawn from the 

 glabella to the inion. Its lower end is close to the 

 posterior limb, and about an inch behind the bifurca- 

 tion of the fissure of Sylvius. The bifurcation of the 

 latter corresponds to a point one-and-a-quarter inches 

 behind and one-quarter inch above the level of the 

 external angular process of the frontal bone. 



Thapsia {thap'-se-ah) \datyia\ A genus of old-world 

 umbelliferous plants. Thapsia resin {resina thapsia) 

 is the product of T. garganica, T. silphium, and T. 

 villosa. The resin is strongly counter-irritant. The 

 root of T. garganica is used by the natives of 

 X. Africa as a counter-irritant. Internally a tonic. 

 Dose of the fid. ext. n^x-xxx. Unof. The root of 

 T. villosa (deadly carrot) is purgative. Unof. 



Tharandt Normal Culture-solution. A solution em- 

 ployed at the Foret Academie Experiment Station of 

 Tharandt, Saxony, for the study of the life-history 

 of plants by " water-culture." The formula given by 

 Knop is: Calcic nitrate 4 parts by weight, potassic 

 nitrate I part by weight, magnesic sulphate (crystal- 

 lized) I part by weight, potassic phosphate I part by 

 weight. These salts are to be thoroughly mixed and 

 the mixture used in the proportion of 1 : 2000, 

 I : 1000, I : 500 parts of water. To the solutions 

 when ready for use a drop or two of a solution of 

 some iron -salt, or a decigram of ferric phosphate, 

 must be added. 



Thaumatropy {tha-i' - mit' -ro-pe) [Ravna, wonder; 

 rpo-ij, change]. The extraordinary transformation of 

 one organ or part into another. 



Thea (the'-ah). A former genus of plants now included 

 as a section under Camellia. See Tea. T. nigra, black 

 tea, is less pungent and less fragrant than green tea 

 and is made from leaves that have undergone ferment- 

 ation and are then slowly dried. T. viridis, green tea, 



