GLOSSARY. 



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plied to one of the salivary glands 

 from its situation. 



Paroti'tis (Lat. paro'tis, the parotid 

 gland; itis, denoting inflammation). 

 Mumps ; inflammation of the parotid 

 gland. 



Par'oxysm (Gr. napa, par' a, beyond ; 

 o|us, oxus, sharp). A fit of any 

 disease, coming on after a period of 

 intermission or suspension. 



Paroxys'mal (Paroxysm}. Occur- 

 ring in paroxysms or fits. 



Parthenogenesis (Gr. -jrapdevos, par'- 

 thenos, a virgin ; yevva<a, genna'o, 

 I produce). The successive pro- 

 duction of animals or vegetables 

 from a single ovum. 



Par'ticle (Lat. pars, a part : cle, de- 

 noting smallness). A minute part 

 of a body. 



Partite (Lat. par'tio, I divide) In 

 botany, divided to near the base. 



Partu'rient (Lat. partu'rio, I bring 

 forth). Bringing forth young. 



Parturition (Lat. partu'rio, I bring 

 forth). The act of bringing forth 

 young. 



Pas'seres (Lat. passer, a sparrow). 

 An order of birds, characterised 

 by slender legs, feeble, straight or 

 nearly straight bill, sufficiently 

 large wings, and small or moder- 

 ate size ; including the sparrow, 

 swallow, blackbird, and numerous 

 other birds. 



Pas'serine (Lat. passer, a sparrow). 

 Belonging to the order passeres, of 

 which the sparrow is a type. 



Patella (Lat. a dish with a broad 

 brim). The knee-pan. 



Pathogenet'ic (Gr. -jraOos, path'os, 

 suffering ; ytvvaa), genna'o, I pro- 

 duce). Producing disease : relating 

 to the production of disease. 



Pathog'eny (Gr. iraBos, patKos, suffer- 

 ing ; yevvaca, genna'o, I produce). 

 The study of the seats, nature, 

 general forms, and varieties of 



Pathognomonlc (Gr. iraOos, path'os, 

 suffering ; yivwcnta), ginosko, I 

 know). Peculiar to any special 

 disease, and distinguishing it from 

 all others. 



Pathology Gr. TTO.QOS, path'os, suffer- 



ing ; Xoyos, logos, discourse). The 

 branch of medical science which 

 treats of the nature and constitu- 

 tion of disease. 



Pathological (Gr. Trados, path'os, suf- 

 fering ; \oyos, logos, a discourse). 

 Relating to the study of the nature 

 of disease. 



Pat'ulous (Lat. pat'eo, I am open). 

 Spreading open. 



Paucispi'ral (Lat. paucus, few; spira, 

 a spire). Having few spiral turns. 



Pavement Epithelium. A form of 

 epithelium in which the particles 

 have the form of small angular 

 masses or thin scales. 



Pe'cilopods. See Pce'cilopods. 



Pec'ora (Lat. pec'us, cattle). A name 

 given by Linnaeus to the ruminat- 

 ing mammals. 



Pec'tin (Gr. TTTJKTOS, peTctos, solid, 

 congealed). The jelly of fruits. 



Pec'tinate (Lat. pecten, a comb). Re- 

 sembling the teeth of a comb. 



Pectine'al (Lat. pecten, a comb). In 

 anatomy, applied to a line forming 

 a sharp ridge on the pubic bone of 

 the pelvis. 



Pectinibranchia'ta (Lat. pecten, a 

 comb; Gfr.fipayxia,bran'chia, gills). 

 An order of gasteropodous mollus- 

 cous animals, which have the gills 

 in a comb-like form, usually seated 

 in a cavity behind the head. 



Pec'tiniform (Lat. pecten, a comb ; 

 forma, shape). Resembling a comb. 



Pec'toral (Lat. pectm, the breast). 

 Belonging to or situated on the 

 region of the breast ; the pectoral 

 fins in fishes are the anterior fins, 

 which represent the fore limbs of 

 the higher vertebrate animals. 



PectoriToquy (Lat. pectus, the breast; 

 loquor, I speak). A direct trans- 

 mission of the sound of the voice 

 from the chest to the ear, heard on 

 listening over the chest in certain 

 diseased states. 



Pectus (Lat.) The breast. 



Pedate (Lat. pes, the foot). Having 

 divisions like the toes. 



Pedicle (Lat. pes, the foot). A sub- 

 division of a peduncle or stem. 



Ped'iform (Lat. pes, a foot ; forma, 

 shape). Shaped like a foot. 



