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GLOSSARY. 



PuTsate (Lat. pul'so, I beat). To 

 beat or throb. 



Pulsa'tion (Lat. pul'so, I beat). A 

 beating ; the act of beating or 

 throbbing of the heart or an artery, 

 in the process of the circulation of 

 the blood. 



Pulse (Lat. pul'so, I beat). The phe- 

 nomenon produced in an artery by 

 its extension with each beat of the 

 heart, and the resistance of the 

 flow of blood to pressure. 



Pulta'ceous (Lat. puls, a kind of 

 gruel). Softened ; nearly fluid. 



Pul'verize (Lat. pul'vis, powder). 

 To reduce to powder. 



Pul'vinate (Lat. pulvi'nar, a pillow). 

 Like a cushion or pillow. 



Pul'vinated (Lat. pulvi'nar, a pillow). 

 In architecture, a term used to 

 denote a swelling in any portion of 

 an order. 



Pulvis (Lat.). A powder. 



Punc'tated (Lat. punc'tum, a point). 

 Dotted. 



Punctua'tion (Lat. punc'tum, a point). 

 In grammar, the art of marking 

 with points the divisions of a 

 writing into sentences and members 

 of sentences. 



Pu'pa (Lat. a puppet or baby). A 

 term applied to the third or chry- 

 salis state of an insect. 



Pupil (Lat. pupil' la). The round 

 opening in the centre of the iris of 

 the eye. 



Pupip'arous (Lat. pu'pa ; par'io, I 

 bring forth). Producing young in 

 the pupa state. 



Purg'ative (Lat. pur' go, I cleanse). 

 Having the power of cleansing ; 

 especially applied to medicines 

 which act on the intestines. 



Pur'pura (Lat. purple). A diseased 

 state of the blood, allied to scurvy. 



Purpu'ric (Lat. pur'pura, purple). A 

 name applied to an acid which 

 forms deep red or purple compounds 

 with most bases. 



Pu'rulent (Lat. pus). Of the nature 

 of or containing pus. 



Pus (Lat.). A peculiar fluid, yielded 

 from the blood in consequence of 

 inflammation, containing minute 

 cells. 



Puta'men (Lat. the shell of a nut). 

 The hard covering of some fruits. 



Putrefac'tioa (Lat. pu'tris, putrid ; 

 fac'io, I make). A spontaneous 

 change, to which complicated organic 

 bodies are subject, consisting in 

 changes occurring in the presence 

 of moisture ; the effect being a 

 transposition of the elements of the 

 body so as to form new compounds. 



Putrefac'tive (Lat. pu'tris, putrid ; 

 fac'io, I make). Belonging to, or 

 promoting putrefaction. 



Pu'trefy (Lat. pu'tris, putrid ; fio, 

 I become). To dissolve and return 

 to the original distinct elements, or 

 to less complex compounds, as in 

 animal and vegetable substances. 



Putres'ceut (Lat. putres'co, I become 

 putrid). Passing from an orga- 

 nised state, having complex chemi- 

 cal combinations, to mere consti- 

 tuent elements, or comparatively 

 simple combinations of these. 



Puzzola'na (Puzzuoli, in Italy). A 

 volcanic ash, used in the manufac- 

 ture of Roman cement. 



Pyae'xnia (Gr. irvos, pu'os, pus ; 

 cVa, hai'ma, blood). A dangerous 

 disease occu rring after injuries and 

 wounds, consisting of a peculiar 

 alteration of the blood, and attended 

 by great depression of the powers 

 of life and the formation of more 

 or less numerous abscesses in various 

 parts of the body. 



Pyc'nodonts (Gr. ITVKVOS, pulc'nos, 

 thick ; oSous, odous, a tooth). A 

 family of fossil fishes, occurring 

 mostly in the oolite formation, and 

 characterised by blunt rounded 

 teeth. 



Pyeli'tis (Gr. irvf\os, pu'elos, a basin ; 

 itis, denoting inflammation). In- 

 flammation of the pelvis, or ex- 

 panded open space of the kidney. 



Pylor'ic (Pylo'rus). Belonging to, or 

 connected with the pylorus. 



Pylo'rus (Gr. irv\capos, puloros, a 

 gate-keeper). Tlie part of the 

 stomach through which the food 

 passes into the intestines. 



Pyogen'ic (Gr. TTUOS, pu'os, pus ; 

 yewao}, genna'o, I produce). Form- 

 ing or yielding pus. 



