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PROTEASE 



Proiotia, Proiotes (pro-i-o'-she-ah, pro-i-o'-tiz) [npu- 

 iottjc, earliness]. bexual precocity. 



Prolapse. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Dclapsus. P., 

 Frank, uterine displacement in which "the inverted 

 vagina forms a bag hanging from the vulva, at the bot- 

 tom of which lies the uterus, generally retroverted, 

 otherwise unaltered; it is unchanged, unstretched ; 

 and is completelv and franklv prolapsed." [Roberts.] 

 P. of Funis. See P. of the Cord (Illus. Diet.). P., 

 Morgagni's, chronic hyperplastic inflammation of the 

 mucosa and submucosa of Morgagni's ventricle. It is 

 not a true prolapse. P. of the Ovary, downward 

 displacement of the ovary. P. of the Tongue. See 

 Glossocele and Paraglossa (Illus. Diet. ). 



Proleptic. i See Illus. Diet.) 3. Anticipatory; assum- 

 ing a knowledge of a fact not yet communicated. 



Proletaneous ( pro-le-ta' '-ne-us) [proles, offspring]. 

 Prolific, fecund. 



Proleukemic. See Preleukemic. 



Proloal. The Chilian name for Lomatia obliqua, R. Br. 



Promnesia ( pro-tie' -se-ah) \_~po, before; ui^aic, re- 

 membrance]. The paradoxic sensation of recollecting 

 a scene or event which fs now occurring for the first 

 time. 1 Myers. ) 



Promontory. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Double, P., 

 False, of Sacrum. See Prominence, Double (Illus. 

 Diet.). P., Sacrovertebral. See Promontory op the 

 Sacrum (Illus. Diet.). 



Promorphism, Promorphosis (pro-mor'-fizm, pro- 

 mor-fa f -sis) \icp6, forwards; popor), form]. The evolu- 

 tion of an organism, organ, or tissue into higher differ- 

 entiation. Cf. Premorphism. 



Pronaeus (pro-ne'-us) \_~povaioc, the first room of a 

 temple]. The vagina; also the vestibule of the vagina. 



Pronate (pro'-ndt) \_pronare,Xo bend forward]. To 

 place in a prone position. 



Pronatoflexor ( pro-na-to-fleks'-or). Relating to the 

 pronator and flexor muscles. P. Mass. See under 

 Mass. 



Proovarium. See Paraovarian. 



Propago {pro-pa' -go) [L. a slip or shoot; pi. propa- 

 gines~\. An offset; applied to the smaller branches of 

 vessels or nerves. 



Propanal (pro / -pan-al). Propionic aldehyd. 



Propanenitril (pro-pdn-ni'-tril). See Ethyl CyaniJ. 



Propanolon ( pro-pan' -ol-on). See Acetylcarbinol ; 

 and Aldehyd, Pyroracemic. 



Propanon ( pro' -pan-on). See Acetone (Illus. Diet.). 



Propenylate ( pro-pen' '-il-at). A compound of an ether 

 or metal with glyceryl. 



Prophase 1 pra'-fdz) [npo, before ; oaiieiv, to show]. 

 The first stage of karyokinesis or indirect cell division. 

 Cf. Anaphase: Metaphase. 



Prophetin (prof'-et-in). C^H^O.. An amorphous, 

 resin-like, bilter glucosid, found by Walz in the fruit 

 of Cucumis prophetarum, L., and of Momordica elate- 

 rium, L. ; easily soluble in alcohol and ether, slightly 

 soluble in water. On boiling with dilute hydrochloric 

 acid it splits into grape-sugar and prophoretin, (C^H^- 

 4 ), an amorphous resinous body. 



Prophylactol { pro-fil-ak'-tol). A proprietary liquid 

 said to consist of 20'/ of protocol and glycerin with the 

 addition of corrosive sublimate in the proportion of one 

 part to rooo. It is used by injection in diseases of the 

 urinary tract. 



Propine I pro' -pen). See Allylene. 



Propinyl 1 pro'-pin-il). C 3 H V A radicle. 



Propional (pro-pe-on'-al). Propionic aldehyd. 



Propionate { pro-pe / -on-dt). A salt of propionic acid. 



Propione. ( See Illus. Diet.") Dose, as hypnotic, 8-45 

 gr. (0.5-3 gm.); as sedative, 8 gr. 10.5 gm.). 



Propionitril { pio-pe-o-ni'-lril). See Ethyl Cyan id. 

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Proplacental (pre-pla-sen'-tal). See Preplacental 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Proplex { pre/ -pleks). See Proplexus (Illus. Diet.). 



Propylamin. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A misnomer for an 

 aqueous solution of trimethylamin, a colorless, caustic, 

 antiseptic liquid. 



Prorennin ( pro-ren'-in) [^puroc, first ; rennin~\. The 

 mother-substance, zymogen or preliminary material of 

 rennin or chymosin. Syn., Chymosinogen; Pexinogen. 

 See Renninogen (Illus. Diet.). 



Prorrhaphy (pror / -a/-e). See Advancement (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Prosecretin (pro-se-kre'-tin) [-puroc, first; secretin]. 

 The precursor of secretin (a. v.). 



Prosencephal. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Of Wilder, in- 

 cludes only the cerebral hemispheres, excluding the 

 olfactory bulbs and rhinencephalon. 



Prosopic (pros-c/-pik) [Trpoou-oi, the face]. Relating 

 to the face, facial. 



Prosopis (pros-o / -pis) [Tzpoau-ov, the face]. A genus 

 of leguminous trees and shrubs. P. juliflora, D. C. , 

 honey mesquite, algaroba, a tree of the West Indies, 

 Texas, and Central America, yields mesquite gum. 

 From the fruit the Indians prepare an intoxicating 

 drink (alole, vino mesquite). P. strombulifera, 

 Benth., mastuerzo, a species of South America, used 

 in diarrhea and gonorrhea. 



Prosopolepsy (pros-o-po-lep'-se) [-po<rtwror, face; '/nu- 

 .laiTii-, to detect]. Character reading from the face. 



Prosphysectomy (pres-Jiz-ek'-to-nie) [-pooovoic, a 

 growing to, an appendage; cutout/, excision]. Ap- 

 pendicectomy. 



Prosphysis. (See Illus. Diet.) In the plural, pros- 

 physes, very slender filaments mingled with the spores 

 in the urns of mosses and the spore-cases of Hepaliae. 



Prostaden (pros' -tad-en) [-poararric, prostate; oA/v, 

 gland]. An extract of prostate gland used in prostatic 

 hypertrophy. Dose, 30 gr. (2 gm. ) daily. 



Prostatism ( pros' -tat-izm). A morbid nervous condi- 

 tion due to prostatic disease. 



Prostatocystotomy ( pros-tat-o-sist-ot' '-o-tne) [izpoara t>,c, 

 prostate; kvotic, bladder; rmreir, to cut]. Surgical 

 incision of the prostate and bladder. 



Prostatomegaly (pros-tat-o-meg f -al-e) [npooraTTjc, 

 prostate; ueyd/.r/, great]. Prostatic hypertrophy. 



Prostatomyomectomy ( pros-tat-o-mi-o-mek'-to-me) 

 [tt poGT dric, prostate; pic, muscle; tKrouij, excision]. 

 Removal of a prostatic myoma. 



Prostatovesiculitis (pros-tat-o-ves-ik-u-li'-fis). In- 

 flammation of the seminal vesicles combined with pros- 

 tatitis. 



Prostetic { pros-tet' -ik\ \_~p6c, at the side of; riKren; to 

 bear]. Applied by Kossel (1891) to combinations of 

 a proteid nucleus with a side-chain. 



Prostheon. See Prosthion (Illus. Diet.). 



Prosthesis. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Gersuny's Par- 

 affin, the replacement of the cartilaginous portion of 

 the nasal septum by paraffin. 



Prostholytic { pros-'tho-lit'-ik) [-zpScBev, before ; /ien; 

 to loose]. Progressive change. Cf. Catalytic; Dialy- 

 tic ; Hemilvtic. 



Prostitute. '(See Illus. Diet.) P.'s Colic. See Colica 

 scortortim 1 Illus. Diet.). 



Protal (pr</-tal) [jtpuTcc, first]. First, primary, initial, 

 hereditary. 



Protalbin-silver. See under Silver. 



Protargol ( pro-tar' -gol). A silver albumose occurring 

 as a yellow powder containing 8% of silver; freely 

 soluble in water. It is recommended in gonorrhea in 

 -\' , solutions. 



Protease (pro'-te-az). A name given by Malfitano to a 

 diastase produced by Aspergillus niger. It resembles 



