GLOSSARY. 



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Syne'cliia (Gr. aw, sun, with ; ex&>, 

 ech'o, I hold). In surgery, an ad- 

 hesion of the iris of the eye to the 

 cornea or to the capsule of the 

 crystalline lens. 



Syngene'sia (Gr. aw, sun, with ; 

 ytveais, gen'esis, production). A 

 term applied to a class of plants in 

 the Linnasan system, in which the 

 anthers are united, the filaments 

 being mostly separate. 



Syn'ocha (Gr. awo^os, sun'ochos, 

 holding together). A name for- 

 merly given to inflammatory fever. 



Syno'chreate (Gr. aw, sun, together; 

 Lat. o'chrea, a boot). In botany, 

 applied to stipules which unite 

 round the stem, on the opposite 

 side from the leaf. 



Syn'ochus (Gr. avyoxos, sun'ochos, 

 holding together). A name for- 

 merly given to a mixed form of 

 fever, intermediate between syno- 

 chus and typhus. 



Synodic (Gr. aw, sun, with ; 6Sos, 

 hod' os, a way). In astronomy, 

 applied to the common lunar 

 month, or the period of time which 

 the moon takes in returning to any 

 given phase ; also to the motion of 

 a planet considered merely in rela- 

 tion to that of the earth, without 

 reference to its actual position in 

 its orbit. 



Syn'onym (Gr. aw, sun, with ; ovo/ua, 

 on'oma, a name). A word having 

 the same signification as another. 



Synop'sis (Gr. aw, sun, with ; fyis, 

 opsis, sight). A general view. 



Synop'tic (Gr. <rw, sun, with ; otyis, 

 opsis, sight). Taking in at one 

 view. 



Syno'via (Gr. aw, sun, with ; Lat. 

 o'vum, an egg). A fluid resembling 

 the white of egg, secreted in the 

 cavity of joints for the purpose of 



moistening them and facilitating 

 motion. 



Synovi'tis (Syno'via; itis, denoting 

 inflammation). Inflammation of a 

 synovial membrane. 



Syn'tax (Gr. aw, sun, together; 

 Taaao), tasso, I arrange). A con- 

 nected system or order ; in gram- 

 mar, the part which teaches the 

 arrangement and connection of 

 words. 



Syn'thesis (Gr. aw, sun, together ; 

 rid-rim, tithemi, I place). A put- 

 ting together ; the uniting of sepa- 

 rate elements or constituents into a 

 compound. 



Synthetic (Gr. aw, sun, together ; 

 Tidy/mi, tithemi, I place). Relating 

 to synthesis or composition. 



Syn'tonin (Gr. awrovos, sun'tonos, 

 stretched). Fibrin of muscle or 

 flesh. 



Sys'tem (Gr. aw, sun, together ; 

 iari)/j.i, h'istemi, I place). A com- 

 bination of things taken together ; 

 a classification, real or theoretical, 

 of parts or objects. 



Systematic (System). Formed ac- 

 cording to a regular connection. 



Systemic (System). Belonging to a 

 system ; in physiology, relating to 

 the system, or assemblage of organs 

 of the body in general. 



Sys'tole (Gr. avar^\(a, sustel'lo, I 

 contract). In grammar, the short- 

 ening of a long syllable ; in physio- 

 logy, the contraction of the heart 

 for carrying on the circulation. 



Syz'ygy (Gr. aw, sun, with ; &yov, 

 zu'gon, a yoke). A conjunction or 

 coupling ; in astronomy, the line 

 of syzygies is the diameter of the 

 moon's orbit which is directed to 

 the sun, its extremes being the 

 points of conjunction and of oppo- 

 sition. 



T. 



Tabes (Lat.) A wasting. 

 Tab'ular (Lat. tab'ula, a table). 



the form of a table j arrange 



laminse or plates. 



| Tac'tile (Lat. tactus, touch). Eelating 



to, or employed for, touch. 

 Tae'nia (Gr. raivia, tainia, a ribbon). 

 The tape-worm. 



