

TORXWALDT'S DISEASE 



1525 



TOUCH 



worm (Balanoglossus), which in mam- ways resembles 

 a voung Bipinnaria. 



Tornwaldt's Disease. See Thomwaldfs Disease. 



Torose (tcZ-roz) [torus, a bulging, protuberance]. In 

 biology, cylindric, with constrictions and enlargements 

 at intervals. 



Torpedinous (tor-ped '' 'in-us) [torpere, to be numb]. 

 Benumbing, like a torpedo. 



Torpedo (tor-pe' -do) [L. , torpedo, torpedinis, a cramp- 

 fish ; torpere, to be numb]. Xumbness ; stupor; 

 narcosis. [Rare.] 



Torpent [tor' -pent) [torpere, to be numb]. I. Incap- 

 able of the active performance of a function. 2. A 

 medicine or agent that reduces or subdues any irrita- 

 tive action. 



Torpid (tor'-pid) [torpere, to be numb]. Affected with 

 torpor. 



Torpidity (tor-pid'-ite). Synonym of Torpor. 



Torpor ::r'-por) [L., numbness]. A condition of 

 sluggishness, abnormal inactivity, numbness, or defi- 

 cient sensation. T. retinae, dulled perceptive power 

 of the retina. 



Torporific (tor-por-if'-ik) [torpor, numbness ; facere, 

 to make]. Causing, or producing, torpor. 



Torquate tor' -friuat) [torques, a. neck-chain] . In biol- 

 ogy, ringed about the neck. 



Torques | tor'-kwez) [torques, a neck-chain]. In biology, 

 a collar-like marking of the skin, hair or feathers of 

 the neck. 



Torrefaction (tor-e-fak / -shun). Synonym of Torrefica- 

 tion. 



Torrefication (tor-e-fik-a' 'shun) [torrefacere, to dry by 

 heat]. Roasting; drying by means of high artificial 

 heat. 



Torrefied Bread. Ordinary bread toasted in thin slices 



! until it is almost blackened. 



Torrid (tor* -id) [torrere, to parch]. Hot; burning. 

 T. Zone, the climatic zone lying between the isotherms 

 of 70 F., north and south. 



Torsion 'or' -shun) [torcfuere, to twist]. A twisting; 



\ also, the rotation of the eye about the visual axis. 

 T. of an Artery, twisting of the free end of an artery 

 to check hemorrhage. T. of Teeth, the forcible 

 turning of teeth in their cavities for the purpose of 

 correcting irregularity in position. T. of the Umbil- 

 ical Cord, the spontaneous twisting of the umbilical 

 cord. From eight to ten twists are normal ; great 

 torsion usually occurs after the death of the fetus. 

 Torsoclusion (tor - sok - lit' - zhun) [torquere, to twist ; 

 c/udere, to close]. A form of acupressure in which 

 the point of the pin is pushed through a portion of 

 tissue parallel with the course of the vessel to be 

 secured, then carried over its anterior surface, and at 

 the same time swept round until brought to a right 

 angle with the artery, when the point is thrust into the 

 soft parts beyond, 

 'orticollar (tor - tik - ol '' '- ar) [tortus, twisted; collum, 

 Affected with wry-neck, or torticollis, 

 illis (tor-tik-ol f -is) [tortus, twisted; collum, 

 ]. A congenital or acquired contraction of one 

 or more of the cervical muscles, usually of one side, 

 resulting in an abnormal position of the head — wry- 

 neck. T., Intermittent. See T, Spasmodic. T., 

 Spasmodic, spasmodic contraction of the sterno- 

 cleido-mastoid muscle of one side, causing a drawing 

 of the head toward the opposite side, 

 ortulous (tor'-tu-lus) [torta, a twist]. In biology, 

 twisted, or like a string of beads, moniliform. 

 ortuose (tor / -tu-oz\ [torluosus winding]. In biology, 

 bent and twisted, as some stems. 



ortuosity (tor-tu-os' -it-e) [tortus, twisted]. A twisted 

 or devious course, as of a blood-vessel. 



Tortuous (tor'-tu-us) [tortus, twisted]. Twisted, 

 sinuous. 



Torula {tor / -u-lah) [torus, a swelling, protuberance : 

 pi., Torulce\. In biology, a genus of budding fungi 

 (Blastomycetes). See Saccharomyces cerevisice, under 

 Bacteria, Svnonymatic Table of; also, Yeast. 



Toruliform (tor f - u - lif - orm) [torula, torula; forma, 

 form]. Resembling an organism of the genus 

 Torula. 



T.oruloid (tor'-u-loid). Synonym of Toruliform. 



Torulose [tor^-u-loz) [torula, a litde swelling, knob]. 

 In biology, knobbed. 



Torulous (tor'-u-lus). Same as Torulose. 



Torulus (tor'-u-lus) [torus, a swelling, protuberance : 

 //. , Torult\. In biology, a knob-like articulation for 

 receiving a spine, antenna or other appendage. 



Torus (tor' -us) [L.: gen. and //., Tori\ I. A surface 

 having a regular curvature, with two principal me- 

 ridians of dissimilar curvature at right angles to each 

 other. 2. An elevation or prominence, as of the belly 

 of a muscle. Torus, used without qualifying adjective, 

 sometimes designates the tuber cinereum of the brain. 

 T. frontalis, a protuberance in the region of the fron- 

 tal sinuses, at the root of the nose, in the median line 

 and on the external surface of the skull. T. palati- 

 nus, a protuberance on the surface of the hard palate, 

 marking the point of junction of the intermaxillary 

 and palato-maxillary sutures. 



Totem (to / -tem) [Algonkin, otem, with a prefixed poss. 

 pron. nf otem, my family token]. The word generally 

 given by travelers and interpreters to the family crests 

 of the Red Indians (Lang). 



Totemism (to' ' -tem-izm) [Algonkin, oteni\. The deriva- 

 tion of the family name and crest-or badge from some 

 natural object, plant 

 or animal. " The 

 names totem and to- 

 temism have been in 

 use at least since 

 1792, among writers 

 on the Xorth Amer- 

 ican tribes; Prof. 

 Max Miiller says the 

 word should be, not 

 totem, but ote or otem. 

 Long, an interpreter 

 among Indians, in- 

 troduced the word 

 totemism in 1 792. ' ' 

 (And. Lang.) 



Touch (tuch) [Fr., 

 toucher^. 1. The 

 tactile sense ; the act 

 of judging by the 

 tactile sense ; palpa- 

 tion. 2. In obstet- 

 rics, digital exami- 

 nation of the female 

 genital organs and 

 ad j acent parts 

 through the vagina. 

 T.. Abdominal, ap- 

 plication of the hands 

 to the alxlomen for 

 the diagn osis of 

 intra-abdominal con- 

 ditions. T., After, 

 the sensation which 

 persists for a short 

 time after contact 

 with an object has ceased 

 body ; a tactile corpuscle. 



L 



d 



Vertical Section of the Skin, 

 Palm of Hand. 



b. Papilla of cutis, d. Xerve-fiber 

 of touch-corpuscle. e,f. Xerve- 

 fiber in touch-corpuscle, g. Cells 

 of Malpighian layer. (From Stir- 

 ling.) 



T. -corpuscle, a touch- 

 See under Tactile. T-- 



