MOXOXEURIC 



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MORUM 



Mononeuric {mon-o-nu'-rik) [fioioc, single ; revpov, 

 nerve]. Applied to a nerve-celi having only one neu- 

 raxon. 



Mononeuritis (mo>i-o-nu-ri / -tis) [uoroc, single; vevpov, 

 nerve]. Xeuritis affecting a single nerve. M. Multi- 

 plex, neuritis affecting simultaneously single nerves 

 remote from each other. 



Monoparesthesia (nion-o-par-es-the'-ze-ah) [uoroc, 

 single; paresthesia]. Paresthesia confined to one limb 

 or part. 



Monophosphate (mon-o-fos'-fal). A phosphate with 

 only one atom of phosphorus in the molecule. 



Monoradicular \mon-o-rad-ik' ti-lar) [fiovoq, single; 

 radix, root]. Applied to teeth with only one root. 



Monoscopic {tnon-o-skop'-ik) [uoroc, alone; gko~uv, 

 to view]. Seen with one eye; applied to one-eyed 

 vision, as that of lower vertebrates, birds, reptiles, and 

 fishes, as opposed to stereoscopic vision of man and 

 some other of the higher vertebrates. 



Monosodic (tnon-o-so'-dik). Having one atom of 

 sodium in the molecule. 



Monostoma | mon-o-st</-mak). See Parasites, Table 

 pf (Illus. Diet.). 



Monostratal [mon-o-stra / -tal) [ixovoc, single ; stratum, 

 a layer]. Arranged in a single layer or stratum. 



Monosymptomatic mon-o-simp-tom-at' -ik). Having 

 but one dominant symptom. 



Monotrichous {mon-ot'-rik-us) [uoroc, single ; Opi^, 

 hair]. Applied to that type of ciliation in bacteria 

 which is marked by a single flagellum at one pole. 



Monoxenous {mon-oks'-en-us) [uovoc, single; £*vo(, 

 host]. Applied to parasitism confined to one host. 

 Cf. Heteroxeny. 



Monsonia (mon-so'-ne-ah) [Lady Ann Monson\. A 

 genus of the Geraniacete. M. ovata, Cav., necta or 

 geita, of the Hottentots, a species growing in South 

 Africa. The root-stock is recommended in treatment 

 of dysentery, diarrhea, anthrax, and snake bite. 



Montanin (mon-tan'-ins. A peculiar base found by v. 

 Mons in Santa Lucia bark (£xoslemma Jloribiinduiii, 

 Roem. et Schult. 



Monticle (mon'-tik-el) [monticuliis, a little mountain]. 

 See Monticulus cerebelli (Illus. Diet.). 



Monticolous (mon-tik'-ol-us) [mons, mountain ; colere, 

 to inhabit]. Applied to organisms growing or living 

 upon mountains. 



Moradein (mor-ad'-e-in). An alkaloid obtained by 

 Arata and Canzoneri from quina morada, the bark of 

 the rubiaceous tree Pogonopus febrifugus, Benth., of 

 South America. It forms colorless prisms soluble in 

 alcohol, ether, or chloroform, melting at 195-5° C. 



Moradin mor-ad'-iri). A fluorescent substance allied 

 to scopoletin obtained from the bark o*" Pogonobus febri- 

 fugus. 



Morbidize (mor'-bid-iz) [morbus, disease]. To render 

 sickly or abnormal. 



Morbulent (mor' bit-lent). Sickly, diseased. 



Morbus. (See Illus. Diet. ) M. anserinus, pellagra. 

 M. arcuatus, M. arquatus [arquus, a rainbow], 

 icterus. M. astralis, epilepsy. M. Bruno-gallicus 

 [Briinn. a town of Moravia], a local outbreak of 

 syphilis in Briinn in 1578, attributed to an infected 

 cupping instrument. Syn., Maladie de Briinn. M. 

 caeruleus, cyanosis. M. canadensis, radesyge. M. 

 castensis, typhus fever. M. cerealis, ergotism. M. 

 cereus, amyloid degeneration, also catalepsy. M. 

 cirrorum, plica. M. cordis, the phenomena of 

 chronic cardiac disea.-e. M. coxae, coxalgia. M. 

 Deliorum, macular leprosy. M. dithmarsicus, M. 

 ditmarsicus, radesyge. M. granulosus renum. 

 See Kidney, Arteriosclerotic (Illus. Diet.). M. 

 mirachialis [Mirach, an Arabian physician of the 



eleventh century, who wrote much on this disorder], 

 hypochondriasis. Morbi po'.emici, diseases incidental 

 to war, gunshot wounds. M. puerilis anglonura. 

 Synonym of Rickets. M. pulicaris, typhus fever. 

 M. spasmodicus malignus, M. spasmodicus 

 popularis, raphania. M. strangulatorius. [Cletus, 

 1636.] Synonym of Diphtheria, also of Membranous 

 croup. M. syriacus, malignant angina. M. tu- 

 berculosus pedis, mycetoma. M. vesicularis, 

 pemphigus. 



Morcellation (mor-sel-a'-shun) [Fr. morcellement\. 

 The act of dividing into pieces; the removal of a 

 tumor or fetus piecemeal. Syn., Mors/ lling. 



Morelograph {mor-el'-o-graf) [Morel, the inventor; 

 hv, to write]. An apparatus for rapidly exposing 

 bromid paper. 



Morgagnian (mor-gan'-e-an). Investigated by or 

 named after Giovanni Battista Morgagni, an Italian 

 physician. 1682-1771. 



Morgan's Spots. See Sign, De Morgan's. 



Morphaea. See Morphea. 



Morpheum {mor , -fe-um\. Morphin. 



Morphimetry {nior-fim' -et-re). See Morphometry 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Morphin. (See Illus. Diet.) M. Anisate, C 1T H 19 - 

 X0 3 . CjHjOj, a white crystalline powder, soluble in 

 water. M. Arsenate, a white powder, 71 % morphin, 

 29% arsenic acid. M. Benzoate, C 1T H 19 X0 3 . C.H 6 O r 

 white crystalline powder or prisms used in treatment of 

 asthma. Dose, yV-'j gr. (0x054-0.0324 gm. ). M. 

 Borate, a white powder containing about 33^5 of 

 morphin; milder than the other salts and recommended 

 for hypodermic use and for eye lotion. M. Caseinate, 

 a readily soluble compound of morphin and casein. 

 M.-monoethylether Hydrochlorate. See Dionin. 

 M. Phthalate, (C 1T H 19 XOj) 2 . C 8 H 6 0„ yellowish 

 scales or white crystalline powder containing ~~ 

 of morphin ; recommended for hvpodermic use. M. 

 Saccharinate, C 17 H 19 XO :1 . C 6 H 4 (SO,)(CO) : MI. 

 a true salt containing 60.9 parts of morphin and 39.1 

 parts of saccharin. M. Salicylate. C,-H i;) XO s . - 

 C 7 H fi 3 , a whitish crystalline powder soluble in water; 

 used in treatment of rheumatism. M. Stearate, 

 Cj-H 19 N0 3 . C,-H 35 COOH, white scales, soluble in al- 

 cohol and benzene, melting at 86° C; contains 25 J& 

 of morphin and is used in applications (0.5 gm. to 50 

 gm. of fixed oil of almonds), ointments (0.5 gm. to 50 

 gm. of petrolatum), and suppositories (0.02 gm. to 

 2.5 gm. of cacao-butter). M. Valerate, M. Va- 

 lerianate, Cj.H 19 X0 3 . C 5 H 10 O 2 , a white crystalline 

 powder, soluble in water, used as a sedative. 



Morphinodipsia {mor-fin-o-dip/se-ah) [morphin; 

 . thirst]. Morphinomania. 



Morphinum, Morphium {mor-fi f -num, mor*-fe-um). 

 Morphin. 



Morresin imor'-es-in) [G. Morreno, Spanish physi- 

 cian]. An alkaloid isolated from Morrenia brachysteph- 

 ana, Griseb., an asclepiad of the Argentine Republic. 



Morselling {mot'-sel-ing). See Morcellat; 



Morta [mor / -tah) [Moprn, one of the Fates]. Pem- 

 phigus. 



Mortiferous {mor-tif -ur-us) [mors, death ; ferre, to 

 bear]. Fatal. 



Morulin {mor'-u-lin) [morula, dim. of murum, a mul- 

 berry]. The name given by Frenzel to the substance 

 hitherto called nucleolus in Gregarina: Cf. Alveolin, 

 Paralveolin, Paraglycogen, Antienzvm. 



Morulus {mor'-u-lus). The lesion characteristic of 

 yaws. A frambesial sore. 



Morum (mo'-rum') [uupov, fi6pov, the mulberry]. I. 

 The fruit of the mulberry. 2. Condyloma. 3. Xe- 



