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gosa oil, neem oil) is antiseptic. The bark contains 

 a bitter substance mangrovin, gum, and a kind of 

 catechu. M. azedarach, L., bakayan, gora-nim, 

 pride of India, bead tree, pride of China, indigenous 

 to Asia and naturalized in the United States. The 

 root bark is anthelmintic. Dose of fld. ext., 10-30 TT\, 

 (0.6-I.8 c.c. ). The oil from the seeds is used in 

 skin-diseases and as a vulnerary. 



Melial (me / -le-al). Resembling or belonging to the 

 genus Alelia. 



Melilotate [mtl-iP -o-t&t\ A salt of melilotic acid. 



Melilotin \mel-if-p-Hn). Hydrocumarin. 



Melilotol {mel-il f -o-tol). C 9 H g 2 . An oily liquid ob- 

 tained by Phipson by distillation of Melilotus officin- 

 alis, Lam. 



Melin [mel'-in). See Rutin (2). 



Melinous {mel'-in-us) [/ni/Tiivoc^. Quince-colored. 



Melissic (mel-is'-ih) [mel, honey]. Obtained from 

 honey or from beeswax. 



Mellate {mel' -at). See Mellitate. 



Mellitate {mel'-it-at). A salt of mellitic acid. 



Mellonid (mel'-on-id). A salt of hydromel Ionic acid. 



Melmaroba (mel-mar-o / -bah). A liquid preparation 

 said to consist of extract of manaca, caroba, stillingia, 

 and potassium iodid ; it is used in syphilis, chronic 

 skin-diseases, and rheumatism. Dose, 2 fluidrams 



(3-75-7-50 c - c -)- 



Meloe (mc/'-o-e). A genus of Coleoptera established 

 by Linnaeus. Several species indigenous to Europe 

 secrete a yellow, vesicatory, oily juice. 



Melol {mel'-ol) [mel, honey]. Disguised castor oil. 



Melolonthin {mel-ol-on'-thin) [Melolonlha, a genus of 

 coleopterous insects]. C 5 I1 |2 N 2 S0 3 . A colorless 

 crystalline substance, soluble in acids and alkalis, ex- 

 tracted from Melolontha vulgaris. 



Melon (mel'-afi) [fiijXov, an apple]. 1. See Citrullus 

 and Cucumis. 2. A proprietary cicatrizant and vul- 

 nerary said to be obtained from the tops of Trigonella 

 ccei-ulea, Ser. It is a thick greenish-black liquid with 

 aromatic odor. M.-root, the root of muskmelon, 

 Cucumis melo, L. Dose of cultivated root, 6 dr. 

 (25 gm.); of wild root, 8—1 1 gr. (0.51-0.71 gm.). 

 M.-tree, the Carica papaya, L. 



Melonemetin (mel-on-em r -et-in s ). See Melonenemetin. 



Melonenemetin (mel-on-en-e/u'-et-in). A bitter, brown 

 substance extracted by Jorosiewicz from the root of 

 muskmelon, Cucumis melo, L. It is used as an 

 emetic and purgative. Dose, j£-iyi gr. (0.05-0.07 

 gm). 



Melulose {mel'-u-loz). A concentrated extract of 

 malt. 



Membrane. (See Illus. Diet.) M., Accidental, a 

 false membrane. M., Albumin [Ascherson]. See 

 M. Haptogenous (Illus. Diet.). M., Anhistous, the 

 decidua. M., Bichat's. See HenW s Fenestrated 

 Membrane (Illus. Diet.). M., Blastodermic, the 

 blastoderm. M., Cargile. See Cargile Membrane. 

 M.s, Cerebral, the arachnoid, dura, and pia. M., 

 Choriocapillary. See Membrana ruyschiana (Illus. 

 Diet.). M., Chorioid. 1. See Chorioid. 2. See 

 Chorioid Plexus (Illus. Diet.). M., Compound, one 

 made up of two distinct lamina, as seromucous and 

 serofibrous membranes. M., Cuticular. See Layer, 

 Cuticular. M., Demours', M. demoursiana, M., 

 Duddell's, M. duddelliana. See Descemet's Mem- 

 brane (Illus. Diet.). M., Enamel (of tlie teeth), 

 the cuticula dentis. M., External (of the heart), the 

 pericardium. M., Hannover's Intermediate, the en- 

 amel membrane ; the inner, cellular layer of the enamel 

 organ of the dental germ of the fetus. M., Hovius'. 

 See Membrana ruyschiana (Illus. Diet.). M., Hy- 

 aline. Sec M., Basement (Illus. Diet.). M., Invest- 



ing, the layer or layers investing the cellular layer of 

 vessels. Syn., External vascular coat. M., Kerat- 

 ogenous, the matrix of the nail. M., Kolliker's. 

 See M., Reticular (Illus. Diet.). M. of Neumann. 

 See Sheath, Dentinal (Illus. Diet). M., Palatine, 

 the membrane covering the roof of the mouth. M., 

 Pseudoserous, one presenting the outward charac- 

 teristics, moist, glistening surface, etc., of a serous 

 membrane, but differing from it in structure; e.g., 

 the endothelium of the bloodvessels. M., Scarpa's, 

 M., Secondary Tympanic, the membrane which 

 closes the fenestra rotunda of the tympanic cavity. 

 Syn., Membrana tympani secundaria. M., Struc- 

 tureless. See M., Basement (Illus. Diet.). M., 

 Subepithelial. See M., Debove's (Illus. Diet.). 

 M., Tarsal. See Cartilage, Palpebral. M., Testa- 

 ceous. See Membrana putaminis (Illus. Diet.). 

 M., Valentin's Limiting. See Schwann's Sheath 

 (Illus. Diet.). M., Vibratile, one capable of vibra- 

 tion, as the tympanic membrane. M., Vocal. See 

 M., Cricothyroid (Illus. Diet.). M., Volkmann's. 

 See M., Pyogenic (Illus. Diet. ). 



Membranella {niem-bran-el'-ah) [membrana, a mem- 

 brane]. A little membrane. In the pi., Membranella. 

 Thin adherent plates, each of which represents coal- 

 esced cilia, occurring in the frontal field of Stentor, and 

 reproduced with remarkable exactness in the ' ' corner 

 cells" of Cyclas. 



Membraniferous [incm-bran-if f -ur-tts) [membrana, 

 membrane ; ferre, to bear]. Having a membranous 

 expansion. 



Membranins, Membranin Bodies ^mem' -bran-ins). 

 A special group of proteins, containing sulfur, which 

 blackens lead; insoluble in water, salt solution, or 

 dilute acids or alkalis, but soluble in the last two with 

 warmth. Like mucins, they yield a reducing sub- 

 stance by action of dilute mineral acids with heat. 

 They give a beautiful red coloration with Millon's 

 reagent. Membranins constitute the substance of 

 Descemet's membrane and of the capsule of the crys- 

 talline lens. 



Membrocarneous [mem-bro-kar / -ne-tis') [membrana, 

 membrane; carneus, belonging to flesh]. Both mem- 

 branous and fleshy. 



Membrocartilaginous {mem - bra - /car- til- aj'-in -us). 

 Both cartilaginous and fleshy. 



Memory. (See Illus. Diet.) M., Anterograde, 

 memory for events long past but amr.esia in regard to 

 recent occurrences. 



Memphis Stone (mem'-jis) [a'iOoc Me^irr/g']. A small 

 stone, found near Memphis in Egypt, said to be a 

 variety of opal ; according to Dioscorides, it rendered 

 parts upon which it was rubbed proof against cutting 

 or burning and insensible to pain. Syn., Lapis mem- 

 phi tes. 



Menabea (men-ab-e'-ah). A genus of plants of the 

 order Asclepiadea-. M. venenata, Baillon. (1890), a 

 plant indigenous to Madagascar, where it was first 

 collected by M. Grandidier. The root is exceedingly 

 poisonous, a small piece producing death within a 

 half-hour. It is called poison de Sakalavts, tanghin 

 de menabe, tanghin femelle, kissoumpa, ksopo. 



Menarche {men-ar'-ke) [uf/Vtc, menses; a/>,\//, begin- 1 

 ning]. The period at which the menses first appear, 

 as a manifestation of the complete development of the I 

 female genital organs. 



Menate {men' -at). A salt of menic acid. 



Mendel's Law. See under L.aiv. 



Mendeleeff's Periodic Law. See Law, Periodic. 



Mendelism (mcn'-del-izm). The theory proposed by 

 Mendel and comprised in his law of dichotomy in 

 plant hybridization. See Law, Mender s. 



