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cephalic and caudal regions. See Position and Direc- 

 . Table of Intrinsic Terms. 



"ransfer \trans'-fer). See Phenomena of Transfer. 



"ransference {transfer' -ens) [trans, across ; ferre, to 

 bear]. Supposed transmission of thought from one 

 individual to another through the agency of a hy- 

 pothetic psychic force ; mind-reading, or thought 

 reading ; hypnotic suggestion. T. of Sensibility. 

 See Sensitivization. 



'ransfix trans -fiks') [trans, across ; figere, to fix]. 

 To pierce. 



'ransfixion (trans-fik' -shun) [trans, across ; figere, to 

 fix]. In amputation, the passage of the knife directly 

 through the soft parts, cutting being done from within 

 outward. 



"ransforation [trans -fo - ra'- shun) [trans, across ; 



forare, to pierce]. Applied especially to perforation 

 of the fetal skull. Synonym of Perforation. 



'ransformation (trans-for-ma' -shun) [trans, across; 

 formare, to form]. A change of form or constitution ; 

 degeneration. In biology, the series of changes or 

 metamorphoses undergone by certain animals during 

 the early stages of their individual life-history. Cf. 



norphism. 

 ransformism (trans-for' '-mizm) [trans, over ; formare, 

 form, shape]. In biology, the doctrine of descent 

 with modification ; the transmutation of species, 

 ransfrontal (trans-fron'-tal ) [trans, across ; frons, 

 forehead]. Crossing the frontal lobe of the brain, 

 ransfusion (trans-fu'-zAun) [trans, across ; fundere, 

 to pour]. The transfer of liquid from one vessel to 

 another ; applied especially to the introduction into a 

 - :1 of the body of blood from another body. T., 

 Arterial, the transfusion of blood into an artery. T,, 

 Auto-, the driving of the blood from the periphery 

 to the center — the heart and the brain — in order to 

 maintain the circulation, as in bandaging of the limbs 

 in postpartum hemorrhage. T., Direct, or Imme- 

 diate, the transfusion of blood from one person to 

 another without exposure to the air. T., Indirect or 

 Mediate, the introduction of blood that has first been 

 drawn into a vessel. T., Nervous. See Organo- 

 therapy. T., Peritoneal, transfusion into the perito- 

 neal cavity. T., Reciprocal, the exchange of equal 

 volumes of blood between a patient suffering from a 

 febrile disease and one who is convalescent from that 

 disease, the blood of the latter being supposed to 

 contain an antitoxin. T., Venous, transfusion into 

 a vein. 



ransiliac i trans-u" -e-ak) [trans, across ; ilium, ilium]. 

 Passing across from one ilium to the other, as the trans- 

 iliac diameter or axis. 



ransilient (trans-il ' -e-ent) [trans, over; salire, to 

 leap]. Extending across. T. Fiber, a nerve-fiber 

 passing from one convolution of the brain to another 

 not immediately adjacent. 



ransillumination (trans-il-lu-min-a'-shun) [trans, 

 through; illuminare, to illuminate]. The throwing of 

 an intense light through the substance of a hollow 

 organ as a means of diagnosis. 



ransinsular (trans-in' '-su-lar) [trans, across ; insula, 

 island]. Traversing the insula of the brain, as e.g., a. 

 fissure. 



•ansischiac {trans-is' -ke-ak) [trans, across ; ischium']. 

 Extending transversely from one ischium to the other. 

 T. -convolutions, connecting gyri or isthmuses, 

 "ansition (trans - ish'- un) [transire, to go over]. 

 Change ; passage from one state to another. T.- 

 resistance, the resistance introduced into an electric 

 current by the accumulation of decomposition-products 

 upon the electrodes, 

 ansitory {trans' -it-or-e) [transire, to go over]. 



Temporary ; not permanent ; as transitory mania, or 

 frenzy. 



Translocate {trans- lo'-kdt). Same as Dislocate. 



Translucent (trans- lu' -sent) [trans, across ; lucere, to 

 shine] . Permitting a partial transmission of light : 

 semitransparent . 



Translucid (trans-lu'-sid). Synonym of Translucent. 



Transamination (trans-lu-min-a'-shun). Synonym 

 of Transillumination. 



Transmigration (trans-mi-gra' -shun) [trans, across; 

 migrare, to wander]. The passage of cells or par- 

 ticles through a membranous septum, as, e.g., the 

 colorless corpuscles of the blood in inflammation, or the 

 passage of cells across a space. T., External, the 

 passage of an ovum from one ovary to the opposite 

 oviduct without traversing the uterus, that is, by way 

 of the peritoneal cavity. T., Internal, the passage 

 of the ovum through its proper oviduct into the uterus 

 and across to the oviduct of the opposite side. 



Transmissibility itrans-mis-ib-il'-it-e) [trans, across; 

 mittere, to send]. The capability of being transmitted 

 or communicated from one person to another. 



Transmission {trans-mish'-un) [trans, across ; mittere, 

 to send]. I. The communication or transfer of any- 

 thing, especially disease, from one person or place to 

 another. 2. See Heredity. T., Duplex, the property 

 of nerves of transmitting impulses in two directions. 



Transmutation (trans-mu-ta' -shun) [transmutare , to 

 change]. The process of changing ; the conversion 

 of one substance or one form into another substance 

 or form. 



Transocular {trans-ok / -u-lar) [trans, across ; oculus. 

 eye] . Extending across the eye. 



Transpalatine {trans-pal ' -at-in) [trans, across ; pala- 

 tine]. I. Transverse, as a palatine bone, which ex- 

 tends on either side from the median line. 2. A bone 

 of certain sauropsidan vertebrates. 



Transpalmar {trans-pal '-mar) [trans, across; palma, 

 palm] . Situated across the palm. 



Transpalmaris {trans -pal - ma'- ris) [trans, across; 

 palma, palm]. The palmaris brevis muscle. See 

 Muscles, Table of. 



Transparent {trans-pa' -rent) [trans, across ; parere, 

 to appear]. Having the property of permitting the 

 passage of light-rays without material obstruction, so 

 that objects beyond the transparent body can be seen. 

 T. Finger. See Finger. 



Transperinaeus (trans -per - in - e'- us) [trans, across ; 

 peiinantm, periueum]. The transversus perinsei 

 muscle. 



Transpinalis {tran-spi-na' -lis) [trans, across ; spinalis, 

 spinal]. Any intertransverse muscle of the spinal 

 tract. 



Transpiration (tran - spi - ra'- shun) [trans, across ; 

 sptrare, to breathe]. I. The act of passing fluid, 

 vapor, or gas through a membrane, especially through 

 the skin; perspiration. 2. The material passed off". 

 3. In biology, the evaporation of water or other 

 vaporizable matter from the plant. T., Pulmonary, 

 the exhalation of watery vapor from the lungs. 



Transplantar (trans-plan' -tar) [trans, across ; planta, 

 sole]. Lying across the sole. 



Transplantation (trans -plan -ta' -shun) [trans, across ; 

 plantare, to plant]. The operation of grafting. See 

 Graft. T. of Cornea. See Keratoplasty. 



Transpleural (trans-plu'-ral) [trans, across ; ir/^vpd, 

 side] . Crossing the pleural sac. 



Transposition (trans - po - zish'-un) [trans, across; 

 fonere, to place]. An interchange of position, as of 

 the viscera ; also termed Situs inversus. 



Transprocess (trans-pros' -es) [trans, across ; processus, 

 process]. A transverse process. 



