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SEPTULUM 



Senecio. (See Illus. Diet.) S. canicida, Moc, yerba 

 del Puebla, a Mexican species, is diuretic and is 

 recommended in treatment of epilepsy. S. cineraria, 

 D. C, a species of South America; the fresh juice of 

 the leaves, stems, and flowers is recommended in 

 treatment of capsular and lenticular cataracts and 

 other diseases of the eye. 



Senegal Gum. See under Gum. 



Senegin. (See Illus. Diet.) C 3 ..H 5 ,0 17 (Hesse), a 

 yellowish powder, soluble in water; used as an expec- 

 torant and diuretic. Dose, )^-2 gr. (0.032-0. 13 gm. ). 



Seng. A proprietary digestant said to be derived from 

 ginseng, Aralia quinquefolia, Decne. 



Senilism (sen' -il-izm) [senex, an old man]. A condi- 

 tion of prematurity. See Progeria. Cf. Infantil- 

 ism ; Ateleiosis. 



Seniocin (sen-i'-o-sin). An alkaloid obtained from 

 Senecio vulgaris, L. , and S. jacobaa, L. 



Senki. A disease resembling lepra and associated with 

 colic, described by Kompfer in 1713 as peculiar to 

 Japan. 



Senna. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Deresinate, that from 

 which the resin has been removed by maceration in 

 alcohol to prevent griping. 



Sennaar Gum. See Gum, Senegal. 



Sennite (sen' -it). C 21 H^ 4 N, 9 . A nonfermentable sugar 

 found in senna occurring in soluble warty crystals. 

 Syn., Cathartomannit. 



Sensation. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Correlative, stim- 

 ulation of the cerebrum by a sensation carried by a 

 single sensory nerve. S., Cutaneous, a sensation 

 produced through the medium of the skin. S., Ec- 

 centric, the conception of locality. S., External, 

 a sensation transmitted from a peripheral sense-organ. 

 S^ General. Same as S., Subjective. S., Girdle. 

 See Girdle-pain (Illus. Diet.). S., Internal. See 

 S., Subjective. S., Objective, an external sensation 

 due to some objective agency. S.s, Psychovisual, 

 sensations of sight without the stimulation of the 

 retina; visions. S., Radiating. See S., Secondary 

 (1). S., Secondary. 1. Miiller's name for the ex- 

 citement of one sensation by another or the extension 

 of morbid sensations in disease to unaffected parts. 

 2. A sensation of one type attending a sensation of 

 another type. Cf. Audition coloree (Illus. Diet.). 

 S., Special, any sensation produced by the special 

 senses. S., Subjective. See under Subjective (Illus. 

 Diet.). S., Tactile, one produced through the sense 

 of touch. S., Transference of. See Clairvoyance 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Sensibility. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Recurrent, 

 Longet's and Magendie's term for the sensibility ob- 

 served in the anterior roots of the spinal nerves, 

 which appeared to be dependent on the posterior root, 

 and not inherent like the sensibility of the posterior 

 root itself. The existence of recurrent sensibility was 

 denied by Longet. 



Sensibilizer (sen-sib' il-i-zur) [sensibilis, perceptible by 

 the senses]. A substance which, acting as a chemic 

 screen, conduces to synthesis or other chemic pro- 

 cesses. 



Sensitive. (See Illus. Diet.) S. Soul of Stahl, the 

 immortal principle. 



Sensitized (seu'-s/t-izd). Rendered sensitive. 



Sensitizer. Border* I name (1899) for the intermediary 

 body of Ehrlich. Syn., Substance sensibilisatrice. 



Sensitometer (sen sit-om' '-et-ur) [scutir,; to perceive ; 

 trutarr, to measure]. An instrument devised by G. 

 W. Hough for ascertaining the sensitiveness of pho- 

 tographic plates. 



Sensomobile (scn-so-mob'-tl) [sensus, feeling; tnobilis, 

 movable]. Moving in response to stimulation. 



Sensomobility (sen-so-mob-il'-it-e). The capacity for 

 movement in response to a sensory stimulus. 



Sensoriglandular (sen-so-re-gland'-u-lar). Causing 

 glandular action by stimulation of the sensory nerves. 



Sensorimetabolism (sen-so-re-met-ab'-ol-izm). Met- 

 abolism resulting from stimulation of the sensory 

 nerves. 



Sensorimuscular (sen-so-re-mus'-ku-lar). Producing 

 muscular action in response to stimulation of the sen- 

 sory nerves. 



Sensory. ^See Illus. Diet.) S. Crossway. See 

 Crosstvay. 



Sentina ^sen-ti'-nah) [L. , the hold of a ship]. The 

 epiphysis. 



Sentinal (sen'-tin-al) [sentina, the dirty bilge water in 

 the hold of a ship; the hold of a ship; a cesspool], 

 S.-pile, the thickened wall of the anal pocket at the 

 lower end of an anal fissure. 



Sepedogenesis (se-ped-o-jen' -e-sis) [g>/~eiv, to be rot- 

 ten ; yevvdv, to produce]. Putrescence. 



Sepedon (se'-ped-on) [ofyreiv, to be rotten]. Putridity. 



Seplasia (se-plah'-ze-a/i). A quarter in the city of Capua 

 inhabited by druggists and perfumers. Seplasise, 

 the druggists dwelling in the seplasia. 



Sepsis. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Gas, a septic condition 

 due the gas bacillus, B. aerogenes capsulatus. 



Sepsometer (sep-som 1 '-et-ur). See Septometer (2) (Il- 

 lus. Diet. ). 



Septentrionalin (sep-ten-tri-o-nal'-in). An alkaloid 

 found by Rosenthal in Aconitum lycoctonum, L. Its 

 physiologic action resembles that of curare ; it is used 

 as an antidote to strychnin and in treatment of tetanus 

 and hydrophobia. 



Septhemia, Septhaemia (sep-the'-me-a/i). Synonym 

 of Septicemia. 



Septic. (See Illus. Diet.) S.-tank, in sewnge treat- 

 ment a large closed chamber through which the sew- 

 age is allowed to pass slowly. Cf. Contact-bed. 



Septicemia. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Bacillar, of 

 Chickens, a disease of chickens described by Fuhr- 

 niann as due to a specific bacillus belonging to the 

 colon group. S., Goose, a rapidly fatal disease of 

 geese due to a specific microbe. The infection takes 

 place by way of the mucosa of the head. 



Septicogenic (scp-tik-o-jen'-ik) [_ar/-roc, rotten ; yevvaVy 

 to produce]. Applied to a group of microorganisms 

 established by Colin producing ordinary putrefaction as 

 distinguished from that which produces disease. Cf. 

 Pathogoiu. 



Septicophlebitis (sep-tik-o-flcb-i' -tis). Phlebitis due to 

 toxemia. 



Septimetritis (sep-te-met-ri'-lis). Metritis due to septic 

 poisoning. 



Septipara (sep-tip'-ar-ali) [septum, seven; parere, to 

 bear]. A woman who has been in labor for the 

 seventh time. 



Septoforma (sep-to-form' all). A condensation product 

 of formic aldehyd dissolved in an alcoholic solution of 

 linseed oil-potassium soap. It is used as an antiseptic 

 and antiparasitic in veterinary practice. 



Septomarginal \s,p-to-mar / jiu-al). Relating to the 

 margin of a septum. 



Septopyemia, Septopysemia (septo-pi-t-'-mc-ali). See 

 Septicopyemia (Illus. Diet.). 



Septulum. (See Illus. Diet) Septula fibrosa, 

 fibrous trabeculas extending from the deep fascia of 

 the penis into the corpus cavernosus. Septula inter- 

 alveolaria, the septa dividing the alveoli of the lungs. 

 Septula medullaria, processes radiating from the 

 periphery of the gray substance <>l the spinal cord 

 into the white substance. Septula renum. See 

 Columna bertini (Illus. Diet.). 







