TRIPLEX 



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TRISTIGMATOSE 



Triplex (trip' -lex) [L.]. Threefold. T. Pills, the 

 Pilules triplices, N. F. ; so called from containing 

 three principal ingredients. 



Triplicostate [trip - Kk - os'- tat ) \triplus, threefold ; 

 costa, rib]. In biology, triplinerved. 



Triplinerved (trip'-lin-ervd) [trip/us, threefold; ner- 

 vus, nerve]. In biology, denoting a leaf in which two 

 prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little 

 above its base. 



Triploblastic {trip - lo - bias'- tik) [tpl-Iouq, threefold ; 

 /3/Wrdf, germ]. Possessing three blastodermic mem- 

 branes, consisting of epiblast, mesoblast, and hypo- 

 blast. Most animals are triploblastic. 



Triplokoria (trip -lo- ho' -re -ah) [rpnrAooc, threefold ; 

 Kopr/, pupil]. An iris having three pupils. 



Triplopia (trip-lo'-pe-ah) [rpnrlooq, triple ; uip, eye]. 

 A form of polyopia, in which an object is seen as 

 three. 



Triplopy (trip'-lo-pe). Same as Triplopia. 



Tripod (tri' -pod) [rpiTrovq (rpciroS), three-footed]. An 

 object having three legs or supports. T. Magnifier. 

 See Alicroscope. T., Vital, the brain, heart, and 

 lungs, viewed as the triple support of life. 



Tripodic (tri-pod'-ik) [rpOTouc (rpiiroti-), three-footed]. 

 In biology, three-footed. T. Walk, the term applied 

 by Dixon to the locomotion of certain insects, earwigs, 

 water- scorpions, aphides, and some beetles. The 

 front and hind legs of one side are found to be moved 

 almost simultaneously with the middle leg of the other. 



Tripoli (trip'-o-le) [Tpino/uc, Tripoli, a district contain- 

 ing three cities]. A kind of rotten-stone used in 

 polishing ; also, a silicious diatomaceous earth, likewise 

 used in polishing. T. Senna. See Senna. 



Tripolite {trip' -o-lit) [Tp'nroliq, Tripoli]. A substance 

 composed of lime, silicon, and oxid of iron, some- 

 times used in dressings and bandages instead of plas- 

 ter-of-Paris. 



Tripper-faden. "Gonorrheal threads." A whitish 

 filamentous discharge occurring in the urine in chronic 

 urethritis. It consists of mucus and pus and contains 

 gonococci. T.-kokken, gonococci. 



Triprosopus {trip-ros'-o-pus) [rpelq, three ; npoaoizov, 

 face]. A form of fetal monstrosity in which there is 

 a fusion of three faces in one. 



Tripsis (trip' -sis) [rpZt/»<c; rpifieiv, to rub]. Same as 

 Trituration . 



Tripterous (trip'-ter-us) \rptlc, three ; Ttrepov, a wing]. 

 Having three wings or alse. 



Triptokoria (tript-o-ko' -re-ah) [rpelc, three ; irinreiv, to 

 fall ; Kopt), the pupil]. A condition of the iris in 

 which there are three distinct pupils. 



Tripudiatio- (tri-pu-de-a' -she-o) \_tripudiare, to dance]. 

 Synonym of Chorea. T. spartica. Synonym of 

 Chorea, Epidemic. 



Tripupillate (tri-pu' -pil-at) \tres, three; pupilla. pupil]. 

 In biology, having three central spots or pupils close 

 together. 



Tripus (tri'-pus) \rpzlc, three; ttovc, foot]. Same as 

 Tripod. T. cceliacus, the three branches of the 

 celiac artery. 



Triquetral (tri - kwet'- ral) [triquetrus, triangular]. 

 Same as Triquetrous. 



Triquetrous {tri - kivct'- rus) \triquetrus, three-cor- 

 nered]. In biology, three-angled or triangular-pris- 

 matic. Applied to certain stems and leaves. 



Triquetrum (tri-hw, /' 'rum) Vtriquetrus, three-cornered : 

 />/., Triquetra~\. Any Wormian bone ; also, the cune- 

 iform bone of the carpus. See Bones, Table of. 



Triquinate (tri-kwin' -at) \tres, three ; quint, five each]. 

 In biology, divided into three parts or lobes and then 

 into five. 



Triradial, Triradiate (tri-ra'-de-al, tri-ra'-de-dt) \tres, 



three; radiatus, rayed]. Radiating in three direc- 

 tions; trifurcate. 



Trisalt (tri'-sawlt) \tres, three; ME., salt, salt]. A 

 salt containing three atoms of base to one of acid. 



Trisection (tri-sek' -shun) \_tres, three ; secare, to cut] 

 Division into three parts. 



Trisepalous (tri-sep'-al-us) \tres, three ; sepalum, sepal]. 

 Denoting calyxes which have three sepals. 



Triseptate (tri-sep'-tat) \tres, three ; septum, a septum]. 

 Having three septa. 



Triserial, Triseriate (tri-se'-re-al, tri-se'-re-at) [tresi 

 three; series, series]. Disposed in three horizontal 

 rows, one above the other. 



Trisetose (tri-se'-tdz) [tres, three ; seta, a bristle]. Hav- 

 ing three bristles. 



Trisetum (tri-se' -turn) [tres, three; seta, bristle]. A 

 genus of plants belonging to the order Graminaceie. 

 They are closely related to Avena. T. flavescens, 

 a grass having yellow flowers, found in North America, 

 Europe, and Asia. 



Trisinuate (tri-sin'-u-at) \tres, three; sinus, a fold]. 

 Having three sinuses. 



Trismoid (triz' -moid) [rpicrpSg, a creaking]. A form 

 of trismus neonatorum thought to be due to pressure 

 on the occipital bone during labor. 



Trismus {triz'-mus) \_rpia/i6g; rpiZ,uv, to gnash]. 

 Spasm of the muscles of mastication, the condition 

 commonly called lockjaw, a tetanic condition of the 

 muscles of mastication. T. capistratus, a condition 

 in which the jaws cannot be separated because of adhe- 

 sions between the cheeks and the gums, following ulcer- 

 ation of the parts. T. catarrhalis maxillaris, neu- 

 ralgia of the jaw. T. of Cerebral Origin, persistent 

 spasm of the muscles of the lower jaw, due to cerebral 

 disease. T. cynicus, risus sardonicus. T. dolorifi- 

 cus, tic douloureux. T. maxillaris. See T. catar- 

 rhalis maxillaris. T. nascentium. See Tetanus 

 neonatorum. T. neonatorum, a form of tetanus only 

 met with in infants, almost invariably occurring in the 

 first five days of life. It is a very fatal disease, and the 

 more so the earlier it appears. It is marked by frequent 

 convulsions occurring in paroxysms, with rigidity ot 

 the muscles and an involvement of the muscles of the 

 mouth and throat, causing inability to swallow. It is 

 possibly due to some form of infection at birth. T. 

 sardonicus. See T. cynicus. T., Traumatic, tris- 

 mus following a wound or injury. T. uteri, trismus 

 occurring during and as a result of the puerperium. 



Trispermous (tri' - spur - mus) [rpelc, three; a- 

 seed]. In biology, three-seeded. 



Trisplanchnia (tri-splangk' -ne-ah) . Synonym of Asiatic 

 Cholera. 



Trisplanchnic (tri-splangk'-nik) [rpt -Jc, three ; c~ 

 vov, viscus]. The descriptive name of the sympa- 

 thetic nerve, from the fact that it is connected with 

 the viscera of the three largest cavities of the body. 



Trisporic, Trisporous (tri-spor' -ik,tri-spor' -us) [rpci(, 

 three; anopd, spore]. Having three spores. 



Tristachyous (tri-sta'-ke-us) [rpeic, three ; am \rc, an 

 ear of corn]. In biology, bearing three spi 



Tristearin (tri-ste'-ar-in) [rpelr, three; tn 



Stearin ; tritenyl stearate, CgH^C^H^O.^j ; «>iie I 

 the solid fats of the body. 



Tristichiasis (tris-tik-i'-as-is) [rpumxia, " triple rr 

 A form of congenital distichiasis in which then 

 three rows of cilia. 



Tristichous (tris'-tik-us) [rpeiv, three ; <Tr/>oc, t 

 row]. In biology, arranged in three perpendi 

 rows. Applied to phyllotaxy. 



Tristigmatic (tri-stig-mat'-ik) [rpelc, three 

 mark]. In biology, having three stigmata. 

 ristiematose (tri-stir'-mal-oz). Same as Trish 



Tristigr 



