STERNODYNIA 



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STOOL 



ivetv, to enter]. A form of somatodymia in which the 

 union is in the sternunis. 



Sternodynia (stur-no-din' '-e-aJi) [oripvov, sternum ; 

 bfivvT), pain]. Sternalgia, pain in the sternum. 



Sternomastoid (stur-no-mas'-toid). Relating to the 

 sternum and the mastoid process of the temporal 

 bone. 



Sternoomphalodymia (stur-HO-om-fal-o-dim'-e-ah) 



[aripvov, sternum; 6fi(j>a?Mg, a navel ; dvecv, to enter]. 

 A form of somatodymia in which the union is in both 

 the sternal and umbilical regions. 



Sternopericardiac (stur-no-per-e-kar f -de-ak). Relating 

 to the sternum and the pericardium. 



Sternotrypesis {stur-no-iri-pe' -sis) [ortpvov, sternum ; 

 rpv~?]aig, a boring]. Perforation of the sternum. 



Sternoxiphoid (stur-no-zi'-foid). Relating to or con- 

 necting the sternum and the xiphoid process. 



Sterochemistry (ste-ro-kem'-is-tre). See Stereochem- 

 istry (Illus. Diet.). 



Stethemia, Stethaemia (steth-e'-me-ah) [arf/Bog, chest; 

 aifia, blood]. An accumulation of blood in the pul- 

 monary vessels. 



Stethocyrtograph. See Stethokyrtograph (Illus. Diet.). 



Stethomitis. See Stethomyitis (Illus. Diet.). 



Stethonoscope (steth-on'-o-s/cop) [arf/doq, chest ; oko- 

 ire'tv, to view]. An apparatus for use in auscultation 

 which may be attached to a binaural stethoscope. 



Stethoparalysis (steth-o-par-al'-is-is). Paralysis of the 

 muscles of the chest. 



Stethophonometry (steth-o-fo-nom' '-et-re) [oTijdor, chest; 

 fuvr/, sound; fierpov, measure]. The determination 

 of the intensity of the acoustic phenomena associated 

 with the lungs and heart. 



Stethoscope. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Differential, one 

 determining the time rather than the quality of the 

 sounds heard, so that murmurs at two localities may be 

 compared. 



Stibiated (sli'b'-e-a-led) [stibium, antimony]. Contain- 

 ing antimony. 



Stibiation {stib-e-a'-shuri). Excessive use of anti- 

 monials. 



Stibine {stib'-e>i). Antimony trisulfid. 



Stibogram (stib' -o-gram) [<t-('/3oc, a beaten path; ypafi- 

 fia, a writing]. A record of footsteps. 



Stichochrome {stik'-o-krbm) \prixoc, a row ; ^pwwa, 

 color]. Applied by Nissl to a somatochrome nerve- 

 cell in which the chromophilic substance is arranged 

 in strias running in the same direction and usually 

 parallel with the contour of the cell-body, partly also 

 with the surface of the nucleus. (Barker.) 



Stigma. (See Illus. Diet.) Stigmata, Cohn's, minute 

 gaps in the interalveolar walls of the normal lung. S., 

 Giuffrida-Rugieri's, of Degeneration, the absence 

 or incompleteness of the glenoid fossa. S. of Graafi- 

 an Follicle, the point where the bloodvessels of the 

 walls are absent and where it finally ruptures. Stig- 

 mata, Malpighi's, the orifices of the capillary veins 

 that join the branches of the splenic vein at right angles. 

 Stigmata ovariorum, small cicatrices seen in the 

 ovaries after the escape of the ova. 



Stigmonose. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A disease of car- 

 nation and other pinks due to punctures made by 

 aphides and thrips, or by red spiders. 



Stilling's Fleece. The meshwork of fibers formed 

 around the dentate nucleus of the cerebellum. S.'s 

 Scissors of the Brain, the supposed resemblance to 

 the outline of a pair of scissors seen in a horizontal 

 section of the brain through the thalamus, nucleus 

 ruber, and the nucleus dentatus cerebelli. 



Stimatosis. See Stvmatosis (Illus. Diet.). 



Stimolo (stim'-o-lo). Term used by Rasori (1762- 

 1837) of Milan in his theory of disease, for the sthenic 



diathesis of Brown, whose theories he plagiarized. Cf. 

 Contrasttmolo. 



Stimulator (stim' '-u-la-tor) \_stimulare, to stimulate]. 

 A stimulating drug or agent. 



Stimulin {stim'-u-lin). Metchnikoff's name for a sub- 

 stance supposed to stimulate the phagocytes to destroy 

 germs. 



Stimulus. (See Illus. Diet.) S. -difference, the dif- 

 ference in activity between two stimuli. S., Sub- 

 minimal, one too weak to produce any obvious 

 effect. 



Stipa (sl/'pah) [orvrrr), tow]. A genus of grasses. 

 S. vaseyi, Scribner, sleepy grass, a species found 

 in New Mexico in the Sacramento Mountains, the 

 ingestion of which causes in horses a stupor which 

 endures for several days. 



Stipate (sti f -pat) [slipare, to press together]. Packed, 

 crowded. 



Stipatio [sti-pa' '-she-o) [L. ]. An aggregation forming 

 an obstruction. S. telse cellulosae infantum, sclerema 

 neonatorum. 



Stitch. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Sclerocorneal, S., 

 Kalt, a peculiar stitch devised by Kalt to secure rapid 

 union of the wound and to prevent prolapse of the iris 

 after simple extraction of cataract. S., Marcy's Cob- 

 bler. See Suture, Cobbler's (Illus. Diet.). S. ir 

 the Side, intercostal neuralgia. 



Stoichiometry. See Stechiometry (Illus. Diet.). 



Stolonization [sto-lon-iz-a' -shun) \_stolo, a shoot]. Tin 

 process of transforming, in certain organisms, one orgar 

 into another through external influences, such as gravi- 

 tation, contact, light, etc. 



Stomach. (See Illus. Diet.) S.-bed, the shelf-liH 

 support upon which that organ rests, formed by tin 

 portion of the pancreas situated to the left of tin 

 median line. This is quite thick anteroposteriorly anc 

 its upper surface (anterior surface of His) makes 1 

 large portion of the shelf. S. -reefing. Syn. of 

 Gastrorrhaphy. S.-worm Disease, a disease of catth 

 due to species of Strongylus — S. contortus, S. oster 

 fagi, S. Curticei, S. Parkeri, S. retortccformis, S. fil 

 licollis, S. oncophorus. 



Stomachic. (See Illus. Diet). One of a class of sub 

 stances which have an influence upon the work of th( 

 digestive organs. According to \Yeiss, some act b] 

 substitution in that they replace the natural juice: 

 (hydrochloric acid, pepsin, and other ferments) 

 others arrest abnormal fermentation processes (salicylic 

 acid, menthol, creasote) ; others produce hyperemia 

 and in that way influence the digestive functiof 

 (cloves, cinnamon, peppermint) ; others stimulate 

 the lymphoid tissue, producing lymphofluxion, lymph- 

 ostasis, and leukocytosis (the bitters and the pro 

 teids). 



Stomatol (sto'-wat-ol). An antiseptic compound saic 

 to consist of terpineol, 4 parts; soap, 2 parts; alcohol 

 45 parts; aromatics, 2 parts; glycerin, 5 parts; wain, 

 42 parts. 



Stomatomy (sto-mat' '-o-me) \ar6fta, mouth ; roarj, s 

 cutting]. Incision of the os uteri. 



Stomatosyrinx [sto-mat- o-sir'-ingks) [oro/ia, mouth; 

 oiptvyf, a tube]. The eustachian tube. 



Stomorrhagia. See Stomatorrhagia (Illus. Diet.). 



Stomoxys {sto-moks'-is). See Parasites, Table <y" (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Stool. (See Illus. Diet.) S.s, Acholic, (a) I.ighl 

 gray or clay-colored stools having the consistencj 01 

 putty which follow stoppage of the flow of bile into the 

 duodenum. The color is due to the presence of the 

 normal urobilin. The stools show, under the micro- 

 scope, an abnormal amount of fat. This form of 

 acholic stool is accompanied by icterus and choluria. 



