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magnesia, n., mag-nesli'i-a (Mag- 

 nesia, a country of Thessaly ; F. 

 magnesie, magnesia), in the form 

 of an oxide, is obtained by burn- 

 ing the carbonate, which then ap- 

 pears as a white powder having 

 hardly any taste : sulphate of 

 magnesia, Epsom salts, obtained 

 from dolomite limestone, formerly 

 from sea-water, or mineral-waters. 



Magnoliaceae, n., mag-ndl'i-a'se-e 

 (after Pierre Magnol, professor 

 of medicine at Montpellier), the 

 Magnolia family, an Order of 

 splendid trees and shrubs, bear- 

 ing large showy flowers with 

 fine glossy leaves, and possessing 

 bitter, tonic, and often aromatic 

 properties : Magnoliese, n. plu., 

 mag'-ndl-i'e'-e, a Sub - order of 

 shrubs and trees : Magnolia, n., 

 mag-nol'i-a, a genus of plants, 

 remarkable for their large odorif- 

 erous flowers, and tonic, aromatic 

 qualities : Magnolia glauca, 

 gldwk'a (L. glaucus, bluish-grey), 

 the Swamp Sassafras or beaver 

 tree whose bark is used as a sub- 

 stitute for Peruvian bark : M. 

 Yulan,?/dZ'aw (probably of Chinese 

 origin), a species with deciduous 

 leaves, whose seeds are used in 

 China as a febrifuge. 



Maize, n., mdz (from mahiz, a 

 native word), Indian corn, the 

 ' Zea mays, ' Ord. Graminese. 



Malachadenia, n., mdl'ak-a-den'' 

 i-a (Gr. malache, a mallow ; 

 denaios, lasting long), a genus of 

 very singular plants, Ord. Orchid- 

 acese : Malachadenia clavatus, 

 Hav-at'-us (L. clavatus, furnished 

 with clubs from cldva, a club), 

 a plant having a very fetid odour 

 resembling carrion. 



malacosteon, n., mtiK&Js-btf&'&n 

 (Gr. malakos, soft ; osteon, bone), 

 an abnormally soft condition of 

 bone. 



Malacostraca, n. plu., mal'-ok-fts'- 

 trdk-a (Gr. malakos, soft; ostrak- 

 on, a shell), a division of Crust- 

 acea, originally applied to the 



entire class because their shells 

 were softer than those of the 

 Mollusca : malacostracous, a., 

 -trak-us, belonging to such Crust- 

 acea as the shrimp, lobster, etc. 



malaise, n., mal-dz' (F. malaise, 

 uneasiness), in med., an indefin- 

 ite feeling of uneasiness; being 

 ill at ease. 



malanders, n. plu., mal'-and-erz 

 (F. malandres; It. malandra, 

 malanders from male, badly ; 

 andare, to walk), chaps or scabs on 

 the lowest parts of a horse's legs ; 

 sores on the inside of the fore- 

 legs. 



malar, a., matter (L. mala, the 

 cheek), pert, to the cheek. 



malaria, n., mal-dr'-i-a (It. male, 

 ill, bad ; aria, air), exhalations 

 from marshy districts which pro- 

 duce fevers and ague: malar'ioid, 

 a., -i-oyd (Gr. eidos, resemblance), 

 resembling malaria. 



malic, a., maL'-ik (L. mdlum, an 

 apple), of or from apples, as 

 malic acid. 



malicorium, n., mal'-ik-dr'-i-tim 

 (L. malicorium from mdlum, an 

 apple ; corium, skin), the tough 

 rind of a pomegranate. 



malignant, a., mal-ig'-nant (L. 

 malignus, envious, spiteful 

 from mains, bad), dangerous to 

 life ; dangerous in symptoms ; 

 malignant tumour, a tumour 

 which though extirpated is sure 

 to return, and probably diffuse 

 itself more widely than before. 



mallenders, n. plu., see 'malan- 

 ders. ' 



malleolus, n., mal-le'-ol-tis, mal- 

 leoli, n. plu., mal-le'-ol-i (L. 

 malleolus, a small hammer from 

 malleus, a hammer), the ankle- 

 bone, so called from its resem- 

 blance to a mallet : malleolus 

 externus, %ks-tern r -us (L. matte- 

 olus, a small hammer ; externus, 

 outward), the outward projection 

 of the lower part of the leg-bone 

 forming the ankle : m. internus, 

 in-tern-us (L. internus, inward), 



