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prepared. S. ignatii, Berg., of the Philippines; the 

 seeds, Ignatius' beans, act as nux vomica, but contain 

 more strychnin and less brucin than it. S. potato- 

 rum, L., is indigenous to the East Indies. The seeds, 

 nirmali, chillij, chilbing, are used largely to clear 

 muddy water. They contain no strychnin nor brucin 

 and are used as a remedy in diabetes and gonorrhea. 

 The fruit is employed in dysentery. S. pseudo- 

 quina, St. Hil., of South America ; the bark contains 

 no poisonous alkaloid, but a bitter substance, and is 

 used as a substitute for quinin. S. tieute, Lesch., a 

 species of Java ; from the root-bark the Javanese 

 arrow-poison, upas radju or tschetsik, containing 1.5 

 strychnin and a little brucin, is prepared. The seed 

 and leaves contain 1.4% of strychnin and only traces 

 of brucin. S. toxifera, Schomb., of Guiana, fur- 

 nishes curare ( wourari, urari ) . 



Stub-thumb. Abbreviation and clubbing of the pha- 

 lanx of the thumb. 



Sturm's Focal Interval. The interval between the 

 principal focal lines of a cylindric lens. 



Stylohyoid, Stylohyoidean. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Re- 

 lating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and 

 to the hyoid bone. 



Styphage, Stypage. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Bailly's, 

 a revulsive by application of cotton pledgets wet with 

 methyl chlorid. 



Stypticin \stip'-tis-in). See Cotarnin Hydrochlorate. 



Styrone. (See Illus. Diet.) S. Crystals, S., Crys- 

 tallized, cinnamyllic alcohol. 



Subacidity (sub-as-id' -it-e) [sub, under; acidum, acid]. 

 A condition of moderate acidity. 



Subagitatrix (sub-aj-it-a'-triks) [L.]. One who prac- 

 tises tribadism. 



Subancestral (sub-an-sest' -ral). Not in the direct line 

 of descent. 



Subatloidean (sub-at-loid' -e-an). Located beneath the 

 axis. 



Subatomic (sub-at-om' 'ii). Underlying atoms. 



Subaudition ( sub-aw-dish' -on) [sub, beneath; audire, 

 to hear]. The act or ability of comprehending what 

 is not expressed. 



Subbrachycephalic (sub-bra-ke-sef-a'-lik). Having a 

 cephalic index from 8o° to 84 . 



Subcatabolism (sub-kat-ab' -ol-hm). Catabolic stasis, 

 a condition marked by inactivity, devitalization, and 

 premature senility of the cells due to suboxygenation, 

 excessive strain, fatigue, etc. 



Subclavicula (sub-kla-vik'-u-lah). The first rib. 



Subconscious (sub-kon'-shus). Below the threshold 

 of consciousness. 



Subcrepitation (sub-krep-it-a' 'shun). An indistinctly 

 crepitant sound. 



Subcutine (sub-ku f -ten). Paraphenolsulfonate of para- 

 amidobenzoic ethyl ester ; small acicular crystals 

 melting at 195. 6° C, soluble in 100 times its weight 

 in water. Its solutions can be sterilized. It is recom- 

 mended as a local anesthetic. 



Subdicrotic (sub-di-krof-ik). Obscurely dicrotic. 



Subduction (sub-duk' -shun) [sub, under; ducere, to 

 lead]. Maddox's term for deorsumduction. 



Subendothelium (sub-en-dothe'-le-um ) . The layer of 

 connective-tissue cells between the mucosa and the 

 epithelium of the bladder, intestines, and bronchi. 



Subendymal ub-en' '-dim-al ). Beneath the endyma. 



Subese (sub'-ez) [sub, below; edere, to eat]. Under- 

 fed, thin ; the opposite of obese. 



Subfalciform (sub-fal' -se-form) [sub, under; falca, a 

 sickle]. Somewhat sickle-shaped. 



Subflavor (sub-fia'-vor). A secondary or subordinate 

 flavor. 



Subgallate {sub-gal' a'). A basic salt of gallic acid. 



Subgemmal (sub-jem'-al ). Beneath a taste-bud. 



Subgeneric (sub-jen-er'-ik). Relating to a subgenus. 



Subgeniculate (sub-jen-ik' -u-lat). Incompletely gen- 

 iculate. 



Subgenus (sub-je'-nus). A subordinate genus, a sub- 

 division of a genus higher than a species. 



Subglossal (sub-glos'-al). See Jnfraglottic (Illus. 

 Die- 



Subhyaloid (sub-hi'-al-oid). Beneath the hyaloid 

 membrane of the eye. 



Subhyoidean (sub-hi-oid'-e-an). See Subhyoid or 

 Infrahyoid (Illus. Diet.). 



Subigitatrix. See Subagitatrix. 



Subintrance (sub-in' -trans) [subintrare, to enter se- 

 cretly]. Anticipation of recurrence. 



Subiodid (sub-i'-o-did). That iodid of a series having 

 the ieast iodin. 



Subjectivity (sub ■jek-tiv' -it-e) [subjicere, to throw 

 under]. Illusiveness. 



Subjectoscope (sub-jek* -to-skbp) . An instrument for 

 examining subjective visual sensations. 



Sublamin (sub' -lam-in'). A soluble compound of 

 mercury sulfate and ethylenediamine containing 

 of mercury. It is used as a disinfectant and intramus- 

 cularly in syphilis. Dose, 2-6 dr. of 1 ft solution in 

 normal salt solution. 



Submarine (sub'-mar-en) [sub, under ; mare, sea]. A 

 dental term applied to conditions and materials in the 

 treatment and management of which the parts are 

 filled with the fluids of the mouth. 



Submaxillitis (sub-maks-il-i'-tis). Inflammation of 

 the submaxillary gland. 



Submeningeal (sub-men-in' -je-al). Beneath the men- 

 inges. 



Submesaticephalic (sub-mes-at-e-sef-a' -lik). Having 

 a cephalic index of 75 to 76. 



Submorphous (submor'-fus) [sub, under ; uoppr/, 

 form]. Having the characters both of a crystalline 

 and an amorphous body ; applied to calculi. 



Subnotochordal (sub-no-to-kord'-al ). Below the noto- 

 chord. 



Suboxidation (sub-oks-id-a'-shun). Deficient oxida- 

 tion. 



Subpapular ( sub-pap' -u-lar). Indistinctly papular. 



Subpericranial (sub-per-e-kra'-ne-al). Beneath the 

 pericranii'm. 



Subperitoneoabdominal (sub-per-it-on-e-o-ab-dom' -in- 

 al). Beneath the abdominal peritoneum. 



Subperitoneopelvic (snb-per-it-on-e-o-pel'-vik). Be- 

 neath the peritoneum of the pelvis. 



Subpersonal (sub-pur' -son-al). Having individuality 

 in a very slight degree. 



Subpetrosal (sub-pet-ro'-sal). Below the petrosa. 



Subplacenta (sub-pla-senf -ah). The decidua vera. 



Subplantigrade (sub-plant' -e-grad). Incompletely 

 plantigrade, walking with the heel slightly elevated. 



Subsaturation (sub-sat-u-ra'-shun). Incomplete satu- 

 ration. 



Subscleral (sub-skle'-rai). Beneath the sclera. 



Subsensation (sub-sen-sa'-shun). A subordinate sen- 

 sation. 



Subseptal (sub-sep'-tal). Situated below a septum. 



Subseptate (sub-sep'-tdt) [sub, under; at///////, a hedge]. 

 Partially divided. 



Subserrate (sub-ser'-St). Slightly serrate. 



Subsibilant [sub-siy-il-ant). Having a sound like 

 muffled whistling. 



Substance, Substantia. (See Illus. Diet. ) S. alba. 

 See Alba (Illus. Diet.). S. gelatinosa posterior. 

 See S. gelatinosa Kolandi (Illus. Diet.). S. glom- 

 erulosa, the cortical substance of the kidney. S., 

 Gray, the cinerea. S. grisea centralis. See Ento- 



