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GLOSSARY. 



Tympan'ic (Tym'panum). Belonging 

 to the tympanum or drum of the ear. 



Tym/panum (Gr. rviwavov, turn'- 

 panon, a drum). In anatomy, the 

 middle cavity of the ear ; in archi- 

 tecture, the space in a pediment 

 between the cornice of the inclined 

 sides and the fillet of the corona ; 

 also the die of a pedestal and the 

 panel of a door. 



Tympani'tes (Grr. rv/juravov, tum'- 

 panon, a drum). A distension of 

 the abdomen by gas. 



Type (Grr. rviros, tu'pos, a figure or 

 model). The perfect normal repre- 

 sentation or idea of anything. 



Ty'phoid (Typhus; Grr. dSos, eidos, 

 shape). In medicine, a term ap- 

 plied to an asthenic or low form 

 of fever : a fever characterised by 

 general depression, and by an 

 eruption of the skin with dis- 

 turbance and morbid changes in the 

 intestinal canal. 



Typhoma'nia (Typhus; Grr. (JLO.VLO., 

 ma'nia, madness). The low mut- 

 tering delirium which accompanies 

 typhoid fever. 



Typh'oon (Gr. rvQow, tu'phon, a 

 storm). A furious whistling wind 

 or hurricane. 



Ty'phous (Typhus). Relating to 

 typhus. 



Ty'phus (Gr. TV^OS, tu'phos, smoke 

 or stupor). In medicine, a form of 

 fever characterised by much de- 

 pression, and by the appearance of 

 an eruption on the skin. 



Typical (Gr. TWOS, tu'pos, a type). 

 Having the characters of a type ; 

 characteristic. 



Typographic (Grr. TWOS, tu'pos, a 

 type ; ypatyco, graph' o, I write). 

 Relating to printing. 



Typography (Gr. TVTTOS, tu'pos, a 

 type; ypcKfxa, graph' o, I write). 

 The art of printing. 



U. 



Udom'eter (Gr. vSap, hudor, water ; 

 fjiSTpov, metfron, a measure). A 

 rain-gauge. 



TTl'cer (Gr. eA/cos, helkos, a sore). A 

 loss of substance on the surface of 

 parts, produced by some action 

 going on in the part itself, or 

 by the application of destructive 



Ul'cerate (Ul'cer). To form an ul- 

 cer ; to become ulcerous. 



Ul'na (Gr. wXfvi], o'lene, the elbow). 

 The inner bone of the forearm, 

 which forms part of the elbow joint. 



Ul'nar (Ul'na). Belonging to or 

 situated near the ulna. 



Umbel (Lat. umbel'la, a little fan). 

 In botany, a form of inflorescence 

 in which numerous stalked flowers 

 arise from one point, as in the car- 

 rot and hemlock. 



Umbelliferous (Um'bel; Lat. fer'o, I 

 bear). Producing umbels ; applied 

 to an order of plants characterised 

 by having the flowers arranged in 

 umbels. 



TJmbellule (Um'bel; Lat. vie, deno- 

 ting smallness). A small or par- 

 tial umbel. 



Umbili'cus (Lat.) The navel ; in 

 botany, the part of the seed by 

 which it is attached to the pericarp. 



Um/bonate (Lat. um'bo, the boss of a 

 shield). Round, with a projecting 

 point in the centre. 



Um'bra (Lat. a shadow). In astro- 

 nomy, the shadow of the earth or 

 moon in an eclipse, or the dark 

 cone projected from a planet or 

 satellite on the side opposite to the 

 sun. 



Uncial. A term applied to a form 

 of letters used in ancient manu- 

 scripts. 



Un'ciform (Lat. un'cus, a hook ; for'- 

 ma, shape). Resembling a hook. 



Un'cinate (Lat. un'cus, a hook). Ha- 

 ving a hooked process. 



Unc'tuous (Lat. un'yo, I anoint). 

 Oily ; having an oily feel. 



Un'dulate (Lat. unda, a wave). To 

 vibrate or move like a wave. 



