PARTURITION 



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PEDIOPATHY 



P. medialis foraminis interventricularis. See 

 (i) (IUus. Diet. ). P. metencephalica ventriculi 

 quarti. See EpLda (2) (Illus. Diet.). P. pos- 

 terior. See Postinsult! (Illus. DicL). P. sphinc- 

 teria inferior, the lowest portion of the esophagus. 

 P. temporale. See Postopercuium (Illus. Diet.). 



Parturition. See UIus. Diet. 1 McClintock's Rule, 

 a pulse of loo or more beats a minute, after parturition, 

 indicates impending postpartum hemorrhage. 



Partus. See Illus. Diet.) P. agrippinus [eger patus, 

 difficult labor], labor with breech presentation. 



Parurocystis | par-u-ro-stY-tis) [irapa, beside ; ovpor, 

 urine ; mcrra:, the bladder]. See Bladder, Supple- 

 nun: 



Paschachurda (pas-kaA-koor / -daA) [Persian]. An 

 endemic disease among the inhabitants of Tashkent 

 characterized by thick, stratified granulomas in the 

 corium ; it differs from lupus in that it is diffused over 

 the whole skin and never attacks the mucosa. Syn., 

 Tashkent ulcer ; Jaman Dschaegan. 



Passavant's Cushion. See under Cu 



Passiflora. 1 See Illus. Diet. | P. incarnata, L., of 

 North America, is used as a narcotic and anodyne. 

 Dose of fid. ext., 2-5 n\, 10. 13-0.9 c.c.(. P. quad- 

 rangularis, L., a species of the West Indies; the root 

 causes vomiting, tetanus, convulsions, and paralysis, 

 but has been prescribed as an anthelmintic. 



Passiflorin {pas-i-flor'-in). An alkaloid isolated from 

 the root of Passijlora quadrangularis, L. 



Paste. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Fruit, inspissated fruit 

 juice. P., Piffard's, copper sulfate, I part; tartarated 

 soda, 5 parts ; caustic soda, 2 parts. It is used as a 

 test for sugar in urine. P., Serum, a sterilized mix- 

 ture of serum from ox-blood with 25 % of zinc oxid ; 

 used as a film on abrasions or diseased surfaces. P., 

 Sulfuric Acid, a caustic mixture of equal parts of sul- 

 furic acid and powdered saffron. 



Pasteur's Exhaustion Theory. See under Im- 

 munity. 



Pasteurella (pas-tur-eP-aA). A group of polymorphic 

 cocco-bacilli destitute of spores or cilia. They do not 

 take Gram's stain, do not liquefy gelatin, do not co- 

 agulate milk, give no visible growth on acid potato, do 

 not cause indol in pancreatic bouillon, do not redden 

 the jelly of Wurtz ; are aerobic, facultative, anaerobic. 



Pasteurellose \ pas-tur-eP-oz). Ugniere's (iooi) term 

 for hemorrhagic septicemia in animals. 



Pasture-evil. See Milk-sickness (Illus. Diet.). 



Patch. (See UIus. DicL) P., Hutchinson. See under 

 Signs (UIus. DicL). P., Moth, chloasma. P., White, 

 a circumscribed opacity in the fibrous investment of the 

 spleen or in the pericardium over the apex of the left 

 ventricle, caused by attrition against a rib-nodule in 

 racl. 



Patchoulin (patch-off* -lin). C^H^O. A crystalline sub- 

 stance, homologous with bomeol, melting at 59 C, 

 boiling at 296° C, contained in oil of patchouli ; by 

 action of hydrochloric acid it is decomposed into water 

 and patchoulen. Syn., Patchouli camphor. 



Patefying ( pat-e-fi' 'ing) [pa/ere, to stand open]. The 

 act of rendering patent. 



Patelloid, Patelloidean {pat-eF-oid, pat-el-oid'-e-an). 

 Disc-like, shaped like a knee-pan ; patelliform. 



Pathemate (path'-em-dt) [— afeyua, a suffering]. Per- 

 taining to emotional excitemenL 



Pathoamins (path-o-am / -ins). Selmi's term for the 

 basic substances found in disease. 



Pathogenicity 1 path-o-jen-is' -it-e). The condition of 

 being pathogenic. 



Pathology. (See UIus. Diet.) P., Solidistic, P., 

 Solid. See Solidism (UIus. DicL). 



Paulocardia (paw-lo-kar'-de-ah ) [-av/.a, pause ; napdia, 



heart]. A subjective sensation of intermission or 

 momentary stopping of the heart-beat sometimes ob- 

 served in cases of gastric neurasthenia. 



Paulo wilhelmia (paut-lo-vil-Aelm'-e-aA). A genus of 

 acanthaceous plants. P. speciosa, HochsL , an African 

 species; under the name of adubiri or aquapim, the 

 wood is used as a fish poison on the Gold Coast. 



Pavilion. (See UIus. DicL) 2. In anatomy a tent- 

 shaped structure. 3. A small building dependent 

 upon bat separate from the main structure. 



Pawpaw. See Carica papaya. 



Payta-bark. A variety of cinchona obtained from 

 Payta, a seaport of Peru. 



Pea ( pe). The common name for the genus Pisum and 

 its fruits. P., Issue. See under Issue (Illus. DicL). 



Pearl. (See UIus. DicL) P.ash, crude potassium 

 carbonate. P.s, Epstein's, small, slightly derated, 

 yellowish-white masses on each side of the median line 

 of the hard palate at birth. P.s, Laennec's. See 

 under Signs (UIus. DicL). P.- white, bismuth oxy- 

 chlorid. 



Peciloblast, Pecilocyte, Pecilocythemia, Pecilo- 

 cytosis, Pecilothermal. See Poikiloblast ; Poikilo- 

 cyte, etc (Illus. Diet.). 



Pecilonymy, Pcecilonymy ( pe-sil-on'-im-e) [kohuaot, 

 various ; owua, name]. The use in one and the same 

 publication of different names for the same part ; ter- 

 minologic inconsistency ; e. g. , hippocampus, hippo- 

 campus major, cornu ammonis. Syn., Poikilonymy. 



Pectate (pekf-tat). A salt of pecti'c acid. 



Pectinase (pet*- tin-as). The enzyme capable of trans- 

 forming pectin. 



Pectineal. (See UIus. DicL) 2. Belonging to the os 

 pubis. 



Pectoriloquy. (See UIus. DicL) P., Aphonic. 1. 

 Laennec's name for the sound heard in auscultating a 

 lung in which there is a cavity. 2. The sound heard 

 in auscultation of one having a pleuritic effusion when 

 he. speaks in a low tone. 



Pectosate ( pek'-to-sai). A salt of pectosic acid. 



Pedal. (See Illus. DicL) 2. Pertaining to the pes or 

 crusta of the crus cerebri and pons. 



Pederast, Pederist (ped'-er-ast, -ist). One who prac- 

 tises pederasty. 



Pedetic (ped-et'-ik). Exhibiting or pertaining to ped- 

 esis. 



Pedication (ped-i-ia* -sAun) [-ai&uoa, a darling]. 

 Sodomy with a boy. 



Pedicle.' 1 See Illus. DicL) P., Vitelline, the pedicle 

 uniting the umbilical vesicle to the embryo. 



Pedicterus, Paedicterus {ped-ik f -tur-us)\y:atr t AAilA; 

 iKrtpoc, the jaundice]. Icterus neonatorum. 



Pedicular. (See Illus. Diet.) Lousy, belonging to the 

 genus Pediculus. 



Pediculate, Pediculated (ped-ik'-u-lat) [pediculus, 

 a little foot]. Furnished with a footstalk. 



Pediculin ( ped-ik> '-u-lin) [pediculus, a louse]. A 

 proprietary insecticide said to consist of limestone, 

 65 % ; and crude naphthalin, 35 



Pediculofrontal { ped-ik-u-lo-frunt'-al). Relating to 

 the pedicles of the frontal gyri. 



Pediculoparietal ( ped-ik-u-lo-par-i' '-et-al). Relating 

 to the pedicles of the cerebral gyri and the parietal 

 region. 



Pedimeter, Pediometer. See Pedometer (UIus. Diet.). 



Pedion. (See Illus. DicH 2. The surfaces of the 

 metatarsus (Galen). 3. The metatarsus (Casp. Hof- 

 mann). 4. The tarsus (Bartholin). 



Pedioneuralgia ( pe-de-o-nu-raF-je-aA). See Pedialgia 

 (UIus. DicL). 



Pediopathy, Paediopathy (pe-de-op? -ath-e). See Ped- 

 opathy (UIus. Diet.). 



