PL'LEGOXE 



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PULSE 



gium, L. , European pennyroyal. 2. A genus of the 

 Labiatea now referred to Mentha. 



Pulegone [pu' '-leg-on). C 10 H 18 O. A ketone isomeric 

 with camphor and the active constituent of the ethereal 

 oil of Mentha pulegium, L. ; it has an odor of pepper- 

 mint and boils at 227 C. 



llicaris {pu iik-a'-ris) [pu/ex, a flea]. Marked with 

 little spots like flea bites. P. morbus, a name for 

 typhus, applied because of the petechise which occur 

 in that disease. 



llmoform {pul / -mo-form). See Methylene diguaia- 

 col. 



llmonia f pul-mo'-ne-ak.) \_pulmo, a lung]. See Pneu- 

 monia (Illus. Diet.). 



llmonin [pul'-mon-in). An organotherapeutic prep- 

 aration made from calves' lungs, and used in pulmo- 

 nary affections. 



dp. (See Illus. Diet.) P. Canal, that portion of 

 the pulp cavity of the roots of teeth extending from the 

 apical foramina to the bottom of the pulp chamber. P. 

 Cavity, that part of the interior of a tooth occupied by 

 the body of the pulp. P., Cerebral, the substance of 

 the brain. P. Chamber, the central portion of the 

 crown of a tooth, containing the body of the pulp. P. 

 Elements, the cells composing the parenchyma of an 

 organ. P. -nodule, a nodular mass of secondary 

 dentine occupying some portions of the dental pulp. 

 P. -stone, a pulp-nodule. P. -tissue, the elemental 

 substances composing the dental pulp, 

 'ulpation (pulp-a / -shun). See Pulpefaction (Illus. 

 Diet). 



Pulsation. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Aortic. I. The 

 normal pulsation of the aorta. 2. See Pulsating 

 Aorta (Illus. Diet). P., Endopleural. See Pulse, 

 Endopleural (Illus. Diet). P., Exopleural. See 

 Pulse, Exopleural (Illus. Diet). 



Pulse, Pulsus [pi. pulses, pulsus]. (See Illus. Diet.) 

 See Lure, Mary's. P., Abnormal. See P., Irregu- 

 lar (Illus. Diet). P. acriticus. See Pulse of Irri- 

 tation. P., Alternating, a variety in which a large 

 pulsation alternates with a small one. P., Anatri- 

 crotic, a pulse-wave with three breaks on the rise. 

 P. annuens et circumnuens. See Pulse, Deficient. 

 P.. Ardent, one with a quick, full wave which seems 

 to strike the finger at a single point. P. bicroticus, 

 P. biferiens. See P., Dicrotic (Illus. Diet). P., 

 Bigeminal, one in which the beats occur in pairs, so 

 that the longer pause follows every two beats. P. 

 bis pulsans. See Pulse, Dicrotic (Illus. Diet). P.- 

 breath, a peculiar audible pulsation of the breath issu- 

 ing from the mouth and corresponding to the heart 

 beats; observed in cases of dry cavities of the lungs, with 

 thick walls not separated from the heart by permeable 

 lung tissue. P., Caprizant, goat-leap pulse. P., 

 Catadicrotic, a pulse with three beats, two expansions 

 being seen in the line of descent in the sphygmographic 

 tracing. P., Catatricrotic, one which shows three 

 expansions in the line of descent in the sphygmographic 

 tracing. P. celer tricrotus. See P., Tricrotic 

 Illus. Diet.). P., Complex, one alternating continu- 

 ously from hard and rapid to soft and slow. P., Con- 

 tracted, a small pulse, with high tension. P. co- 

 turnisans \coturnix, a partridge], a pulse doubly or 

 trebly compound, like the drumming of a partridge. 

 P. creber, a frequent pulse. P., Critical. See 

 Pulsus incidutts (Illus. Diet 1. P., Deep, one which 

 cannot be perceived without firm pressure. P., De- 

 ficient, a nickering pulse. P., Depressed, a pulse 

 l)oth deep and weak. P. dorcadisans [dorcas, a 

 gazelle]. See Pulsus caprizans (Illus. Diet.). P. 

 duriusculus. See P., Ni^h-tension 1 Illus. Diet ). 

 P., Equal. See P. cequalis (Illus. Diet.). P., 



Febrile, the pulse characteristic of fever; full, soft, 

 and frequent, and exhibiting a well-marked dicrotism. 

 P. fibrans. See Pulse, Jerking (Illus. Diet.). P., 

 Flickering, one so weak that some of the beats are 

 imperceptible. P. fluctuosus, P. fluens. See 

 Pulse, Undulating (Illus. Diet). P., Formicant, a 

 small, feeble pulse likened to the movements of ants. 

 P., Frequent, P. frequens, a pulse which recurs 

 with frequency or at short intervals and differing from 

 a quick pulse in which the pulse-wave has a quick 

 rise. P., Funic, the arterial tide in the umbilical 

 cord. P. fusalis, P. gazellans. See P. caprizans 

 (Illus. Diet). P., Hectic. See P., Febrile. P. 

 humilis. See P., Low. P. incidens solani. See 

 Pulse, Undulating (Illus. Diet. ). P., Incident. See 

 Pulsu inciduus (Illus. Diet.). P. inspiratione 

 intermittens. See Pulse, Paradoxic (Illus. Diet). 

 P., Intricate, an irregular, small, infrequent pulse. 

 P. of Irritation, a hard, contracted, frequent pulse. 

 P., Jarring. See P., Vibrating. P., Kussmaul's. 

 See P., Paradoxic (Illus. Diet.). P., Languid, a 

 weak, infrequent pulse. P., Large, one with an 

 ample pulse-wave. P., Long, one with a long pulse- 

 wave. P., Low, a pulse so small as to be almost im- 

 perceptible. P. mallearis. See P., Dicrotic (Illus. 

 Diet.). P. -measurer, a pulsimeter. P., Monneret's, 

 the soft, full, and slow pulse of icterus. P., Mouse- 

 tail. See Pulsus tnyurus (Illus. Diet). P., Nail, 

 the pulsation of the blood under the nails. P. nervi- 

 nus. See P. of Irritation. P., Organic, a pulse 

 occurring in disease and believed to indicate by its 

 character the organ affected. P. privatio, absence of 

 pulse; syncope. P., Quincke's, rhythmic reddening 

 and blanching of the finger-nails, dependent upon 

 oscillations of blood-pressure which are propagated into 

 the capillaries; it is found in aortic insufficiency. P. 

 quinquigeminus, one with a longer interval after 

 every fifth beat. P., Radial, the pulsation of the 

 radial artery. P. remittens. See Pulse, Intermittent 

 (Illus. Diet ). P.resiliens. See P., Dicrotic (Illus. 

 Diet.). P., Resisting. See P., Hard (Illus. Diet). 

 P. retardus, a delayed pulse. P., Retrosternal, a ve- 

 nous pulse believed to be due to the pulsation of the left 

 innominate vein, perceived on depressing the integ- 

 ument of the suprasternal notch. P., Running, a 

 very weak, frequent pulse with low tension in the 

 arteries, one pulse wave running into the next with no 

 apparent interval ; it is observed after hemorrhage. 

 P., Senile, one characteristic of old age. The second- 

 ary waves on the descending line of the sphygmogram 

 are prominent and the first descending wave relativelv 

 large. P. serratus, P. serrinus, a full, hard, strong 

 pulse. P., Shabby, an ill-defined pulse due to weak 

 heart and relaxed arteries. P., Sharp. Same as /'. . 

 Quick (Illus. Diet). P., Sharp-tailed. See Pulsus 

 myurus (Illus. Diet.). P., Shuttle, one observed by 

 E. P. Hughes in rheumatic endocarditis, in which the 

 wave passed under the finger as if floating something 

 solid with a fluid. P., Small, one with a wave of 

 small scope. P., Stokes'. See P., Coirigan's (Illus. 

 Diet). P., Strong, one with a strong wave demon- 

 strating a powerfully contracting left ventricle. P.. 

 Subungual Capillary, one observed beneath the nail 

 by raising its tip ; believed to be duetto a serous reflux 

 synchronous with the cardiac systole. P., Supple, a 

 soft, full pulse. P., Supradicrotic, a dicrotic pulse 

 in which the dicrotic wave resembles the cardiac beat. 

 P., Throbbing. See P., Corrigan's (Illus. Diet.). 

 P., Uterine, one supposed to indicate the menstrual 

 flow. P. vacillans. See P., Intermittent (Illus. 

 Diet). P. varius. a changeable pulse. P.venarum. 

 See Pulse, Venous (Illus. Diet. |. P. vibrans, P., 



