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the skin and subcutaneous tissue marked by a slow 

 clinical course and a wooden consistency. It occurs 

 most frequently on the neck. Ger. , Hohphlegmon. 

 P., Parametric, acute parametritis with well-defined 

 swelling. P., Perihernious, Nicoladoni's term (1875) 

 for inflammation of the subserous cell-tissue of a hernial 

 sac. P., Perinephritic, perinephritis. P., Peri- 

 uterine, an acute perimetritis with well-defined swell- 

 ing. P., Simple, that in which the inflammation is 

 not of a malignant type and is circumscribed. P., 

 Sublingual, Lud wig's angina. 



Phlegmonodcea (fleg-mon-o-de' -ah) [cpley fiovf] , inflam- 

 mation]. A division of idiopathic enteritis according 

 to Cullen (1820). The term is applicable to periton- 

 itis alone. Cf. Erythematica. 



Phlogogen, Phlogogon (flo' -go-jen, flo' -go-gon) [<j>?,6- 

 yuaiq, inflammation; ytvvav, to produce]. Any sub- 

 stance having the property of exciting inflammation in 

 a tissue with which it comes in contact ; an irritant. 



Phlogogenetic (flo-go-jen-ef -ik). See Phlogogen. 



Phlogoid {flcZ-goid). Inflammatory in appearance. 



Phlogosed (Jlo'-gosd). Inflamed. 



Phlogozelotism. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Phlebo- 

 tomania (Illus. Diet.). 



Phlogourgia (flo-go-ur'-je-ah). See Phlogochymia 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Phloroglucinol. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A solution con- 

 sisting of 2 grams of phloroglucin dissolved in 25 c.c. 

 spirits of wine and having 5 c.c. of hydrochloric acid 

 added to it ; it is used in testing for cellulose, which is 

 colored immediately magenta red when moistened by 

 it. 



Phloxol ( floks'-ol). A hydrocarbon found by Trim- 

 ble in the root of Phlox ovata, L. 



Phobia (f/-be-ah) [©o ; 3oc, fear]. Any obsession of 

 fear characteristic of insanity. Cf. Claustrophobia, 

 Aichmophobia, etc. 



Phobiferous ( fo-bif '-ur-us) [</>o/?>7, a lock of hair; 

 cpepsiv, to bear]. Furnished with a mane or with 

 thick hairs on the dorsal surface of the thorax. 



Phcenicein (fe-ntY-e-in) [(poivitj, purple-red]. A color- 

 ing-matter found in Copaifera bracteata, Benth., a 

 leguminous plant of South America. 



Phoenix (fe'-niks) [(poiviij, the palm]. A genus of 

 palms, Palma. P. dactylifera, the date palm of 

 Arabia and Africa and widely cultivated elsewhere. 

 The leaf buds, fruit, and seeds are eaten, the sap fur- 

 nishes palm wine, the unripe fruit is used as an as- 

 tringent and galactafuge, and the fruit juice made into 

 a syrup as an expectorant. P. reclinata, Jacq., of 

 South Africa, furnishes sago. P. silvestris, Roxb., 

 the wild date tree, an Asiatic species, furnishes date 

 sugar and a gum, kharjura. The clusters of male 

 flowers are used for the fertilization (palmification) of 

 the cultivated dates. 



Phcenixin (fe-niks'-in.). Carbon tetrachlorid. 



Phcenixis. See Phenixis (Illus. Diet.). 



Pholidote (fol'-id-ot) [<poh6ur6c, clad with scales]. 

 Scaly, covered with scales. 



Phonendoscope (fo-nen'-do-skbp) \jpuvij, a sound; 

 Mov, within; anone'tv, to view]. A variety of stetho- 

 scope invented by Bianchi that intensifies the ausculta- 

 tory sounds. 



Phonendoscopy (fo-nen-dos'-ko-pe). Examination by 

 means of a phonendoscope. 



Phonomassage ( fo-no-mas-ahzh') [<puvi/, a sound ; 

 massage]. Action upon the tympanum by sound vibra- 

 tions conducted into the auditory canal. 



Phononeumomassage ( fo ■ no - tut - mo - mas - ahzh f ) 

 [<puvii, sound; mrvfia, air; massage]. The exercise 

 of the muscles, ligaments, and articulating surfaces of 

 the inner ear by means of an electric apparatus. 



Phonoscope (fo' -no-skbp) [(j>uvrj, a sound ; okotceiv, to 

 examine]. A form of stethoscope invented by Laden- 

 dorf and Stein for intensifying the tone in auscultation. 

 Cf. Phonendoscope. 



Phoria (ftf-re-ah) \jpopor, tending]. A colloquialism 

 used to represent one or more of the terms, ortho- 

 phoria, heterophoria, exophoria, esophoria, hyper- 

 phoria, etc. 



Phorometria, Phorometry (for-o-mef '-re-ah , for-om'- 

 et-re) [rnopa, motion ; /uirpov, measure]. The measure- 

 ment of motion. 



Phorooptometer ( for- o-op- torn' '-et-ur) [<f>opa, motion ; 

 orrrof, visible; uk-pov, measure]. An apparatus de- 

 vised by J. F. Herbert and C. A. Oliver for optical 

 testing of muscular defects. It consists of a trial-frame, 

 Stevens phorometer, Risley rotating prism, and Mad- 

 dox multiple rod with red glass, the whole mounted 

 on an adjustable swinging arm. 



Phorotone (for' -o-tbn) [<l>opa, motion; rovog, strength]. 

 An apparatus for exercising the eye muscles. 



Phose (fos) [$£>?, light]. A subjective sensation of 

 light or color, e. g., scotoma scintillans. Aphose, a 

 subjective sensation of shadow or darkness, e. g., 

 muscse volitantes. Centraphose, an aphose originat- 

 ing in the optic centers. Centrophose, a phose origi- 

 nating in the optic centers. Chromophose, a subjec- 

 tive sensation of color. Peripheraphose, a peripheral 

 aphose. Peripherophose, a phose originating in the 

 peripheral organs of vision (the optic nerve or eye- 

 ball). P.s, Bowditch's, when the eye is turned 

 toward a surface brightly illuminated, as the sky, a 

 sheet of white paper on which the sun shines, etc., 

 the field of vision is filled with bright moving bodies, 

 due to reflections from the corpuscles of the retinal capil- 

 laries and varying in appearance according to illumina- 

 tion, method of observation, etc. Syn. , Nortori s 

 ap hoses. 



Phosgenic (fos-jen'-ik). See Photogenic (Illus. Diet.). 



Phosis {fa'-sis). The formation of a phose. 



Phosote (fo'-sot). A syrupy liquid, almost without odor 

 or taste, consisting of creasote, 80%, and phosphoric 

 anhydrid, 20%. Dose, 2 c.c. daily. 



Phosphatol (fos' -fat-ol). A thick reddish-yellow 

 liquid obtained by action of phosphorous trichlorid on 

 creasote in an alcoholic solution of soda. It has a burn- 

 ing taste, boils at I40 C, contains 90% of creasote, 

 and is soluble in alcohol and oils ; used in tuber- 

 culosis. 



Phosphatoptosis (fos-fst-o-to'-sis) [phosphate; nruaic, 

 a fall]. Spontaneous precipitation of phosphates in 

 the urine. 



Phosphergot (fos -fur' -got). A mixture of sodium 

 phosphate and ergot of which there are various modi- 

 fications. It is indicated in general debility. 



Phospherrin ( fos-fer'-in). A mixture said to consist 

 of ferric chlorid, phosphoric acid, and glycerin. 



Phosphogenic (fos -fo-jen' -ik). See Phosphorogenic 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Phosphoglycoproteids (fos-fo-gli-ko-pro'-te-ids). The 

 same as A T ucleoalbumins. 



Phosphoguaicol (fos-fo-gzei' -ak-ol). See Guaiacol 

 Phosphite. 



Phosphology ( fos - fol' '- o - je) [phosphorus; ?6}oc, 

 science]. The science of phosphorus and its com- 

 pounds, the effect upon the animal economy, etc. 



Phosphonecrosis, Phosphornecrosis {fos-fo-ne-kro'- 

 sis, fos-for-ne-kro'-sis). See under Phosphorus (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Phosphoric. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Containing phos- 

 phorus as a quinquivalent body. 



Phosphoroscope (fos-for'-o-skbp) [$uo<f>6pot;, bringing 

 light; CKOTriiv, to examine]. Becquerel's instrument 



