PSEUDOHYOSCYAMIN 



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PSEUDOTHYROID 



Pseudohyoscyamin. See Hyoscyamin , Pseudo-. 



Pseudohypertrophia, Pseudohypertrophy. (See 

 Illus. Diet.) P., Muscular, P. musculorum. 

 See Pseudohypertrophic Paralysis (Illus. Diet.). 



Pseudoileus (su-do-il'-e-us). Reflex ileus due to con- 

 striction of the mesentery, or of a diverticulum or from 

 traction of a pedicled ovarian tumor, contusion of the 

 testicle or abdomen, or from movable kidney. 



Pseudoinfluenza (su-do-in-Jlu-en'-za). A disease 

 simulating influenza but not due to Bacillus influenza;. 



Pseudoisochromatic (su do-is-o-kro-mat r -ik) \i\tev6rjq, 

 false; Igoq, equal; xpa/za, color]. Of different colors, 

 yet apparently of the same color. Cf. Anisochromatic. 



Pseudoisopyrin (su-do-is-o-pi' -rin). An alkaloid found 

 by Harsten with isopyrin in the root of Isopyrum 

 thalactroides, L. , a ranunculaceous plant of southern 

 Europe. 



Pseudojaundice (su-do-jawn'-dis). Hematogenous 

 jaundice without hepatic disease. 



Pseudoleukemia. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Anemia 

 splenica ; Cachexia splenica ; C. lymphatica ; Adenia. 

 P., Infantile. See Disease, v. JakscK s (Illus. 

 Diet.). P., Tuberculous, that due to tubercle 

 bacilli. Syn., Sternberg' s disease. 



Pseudolien (su- do- li' - en) [\pEvdrjc, false ; lien, the 

 spleen]. See Spleen, Accessory (Illus. Diet.). 



Pseudologia, Pseudology (su-do-lo' '-je-ah, su-dol f -o- 

 je) [i/>ew5>7C, false ; 7.6yoq, science]. The science of 

 lying. P. phantastica, Anton Delbnick's term for 

 the pathologic lying disposition of the imbecile. 



Pseudolupus (su-do-lu'-pus). A disease simulating 

 lupus vulgaris produced by a species of oldium. P. 

 vulgaris. See Dermatitis, Blastomycetic. 



Pseudomalaria (su-do-mal-a' -re-ah). A disease simu- 

 lating malaria, but due to toxemia. 



Pseudomamma (su-do-mam'-ah). A mamma-like 

 structure sometimes occurring in dermoid cysts. 



Peudomelanotic (su-do-mel-an-of -ik). Relating to 

 pseudomelanosis. 



Pseudomeninx (su- do -men' -inks) [ipevdr/c, false; 

 liijviyi;, membrane]. A false membrane. 



Pseudomeric (su-do-vier'-ik). Relating to the phe- 

 nomenon in which one and the same carbon com- 

 pound can react in accordance with different structural 

 formulas (Richter). Syn., Tautomeric; Desmotro- 

 phic ; Merotropic. 



Pseudomerism (su-do-mer' -izm) \J>ev6t]c, false ; pepoc, 

 a part]. See Tauto/nerism (2) (Illus. Diet.). 



Pseudomodification (su-do-mod-if-ik-a f -shun). See 

 Pseudoform. 



Pseudomola (su-do-mo / -la). A spurious mole. 



Pseudomonas (su-do-mo' -nas) [tpevdqr, false ; fiovac, 

 monad], A genus of the family Bacteriacea, consist- 

 ing of straight, cylindric cells, occasionally short fila- 

 ments ; motile, flagella monotrichous or amphitrichous; 

 endospoies known in only a few species. They are 

 often pigmented. Several species are known to cause 

 diseases of plants, e. g., P. eatnpestris, cabbage brown 

 rot ; P. destructans, white rot of turnips; P. hyacitithi, 

 yellows of hyacinths; P. phaseoli, blight of beans; P. 

 steward, bacteriosis of sweet corn. 



Pseudomorphia {sit-do-mor'-fe-ah). See Pseudomor- 

 phin (Illus. Diet.). 



Pseudomyxoma (su-do-mix-o'-mah). A tumor con- 

 taining colloid matter derived from a ruptured mucous 

 cyst. P. peritonei, Werth's name for peritonitis due 

 to contact with colloid material from ovarian tumors. 



Pseudoneuroma (su-do-nu-ro 1 '-mah). A new-growth, 

 such as a fibroma, myxoma, etc., growing from a 

 nerve and simulating a neuroma. 



Pseudonuclein (su-do-nu'-kle-in). See Paranuclciu. 



Pseudoparalysis. (See Illus. Diet.) P. agitans. 



See Dystaxia agitans. P. myasthenica, Jolly's 

 name for bulbar paralysis without apparent anatomic 

 lesion. 



Pseudopellagra (su-do-pel-ag' '-rah). An affection re- 

 garded by some authorities as quite distinct from pel- 

 lagra, but presenting skin symptoms similar to pel- 

 lagra. 



Pseudoperipneumonia (su-do-per-e-nu-mo'-ne-ah). 

 See Peripneumonia notha (Illus. Diet. ). 



Pseudophlegmon (su-do-Jieg / -mon). A simulated 

 furuncle due to trophic nerve lesion. 



Pseudophlogosis (su-do-Jlo-go'-sis) [ipevdrjr, false ; <p%6- 

 yucic, inflammation]. Spurious or seeming inflam- 

 mation. P. ventriculi resolutiva et colliquitiva, 

 gastromalacia [a. v.). 



Pseudophysostigmin (su-do-fi-sos-tig* '-mitt). C 15 H jr 

 NjOj (?). An alkaloid from Cali nuts, or false 

 Calabar bean, seeds of a species of Mucuna or 

 Dolichos, of tropic America. It is a white crystalline 

 powder, soluble in alcohol or ether. 



Pseudopraxia (so-do-praks' '-e-ah) \_tj)EvSyc, false; 

 npa^ig, a doing]. See Apraxia (Illus. Diet.). 



Pseudopsora (su-do-so'-rah). False psora, psydra- 

 cium. 



Pseudoptosis (su-do-to , -sis). A condition resembling 

 ptosis caused by a fold of skin and fat depending 

 below the edge of the eyelid. 



Pseudopurpurin (su-do-pur / -pu-rin). An orange color- 

 ing-matter found in madder. 



Pseudorabies (su-do- ra' -be-iz). See Lyssophobia 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Pseudoreaction (su-do-re-ak'-shun). Agglutination 

 not due to typhoid bacilli. Cf. Pseudoclump. 



Pseudorraphe (su-dor-raf'-e) \^>tv&i]q, false ; pa^rj, 

 seam]. A false suture 



Pseudosarcocele (su-do-sar / -ko-sel). See Andrum 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Pseudoscheocele (su-do-ske' -o-sel) [^Evdfjc , false ; os- 

 cheocele]. False scrotal hernia. 



Pseudosolution (su-do-sol-u' -shun). See Solution, Col- 

 loidal. 



Pseudosphincter (su-do-sfink'-iur) [i/>fw%-, false; 

 acptyKTr/p, that which is bound tightly]. An imperfect 

 sphincter. 



Pseudospleen, Pseudosplen (su-do-splin,-splen). See 

 Spleen, Accessory (Illus. Diet.). 



Pseudosteogenesis (su- dos-te-o-jen f -e-sis) [i/;fi'(5//c, 

 false ; ogteov, bone ; yEvvav, to produce]. Abnor- 

 mal bone-formation. 



Pseudosteoma (su -dos-te-o'-mah) [i/;ew5^c, false; 

 osteoma]. An abnormal bony formation. 



Pseudosteum (su-dos f -te-um). An abnormal bony 

 growth. 



Pseudostome. (See Illus. Diet. ) 3. The surface 

 bordered by the adoral zone in infusoria. 



Pseudostosis (su-dos-to' -sis) [if'Evoijr, false ; boriov, 

 bone]. The formation of an abnormal bony growth. 



Pseudotabes. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Gowers' term 

 for the ataxic form of alcoholic multiple neuritis. P. 

 potentorum. Synonym of Alcoholic Paraplegia, 



Pseudoterpene (su-do'tur'-pin). An isomeric hydro- 

 carbon of the group C 10 H 16 . 



Pseudotetanus (su-do-tet'-an-us). A rare type of 

 tetany in which the masseters and dorsal muscles are 

 principally involved. Syn., £scherich y s symptom com* 

 plrx. 



Pseudothyroid (su-do-thi'-roid). The structure of 

 the frog which originates in the region occupied in the 

 tadpole by a portion of the basihyobranchialis muscle 

 and which is supplied by a branch of the external 

 carotid artery, the ramus musculoglandularis. Ger. 

 Kiemenrest. 



