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divisions extending considerably 

 more than half-way to the base ; 

 cut nearly to the base in a pal- 

 inate manner : palmi-nerved, a. , 

 pal'-ml-nervd, having the veins 

 of the leaves arranged in a pal- 

 mate manner. 



Palmellacese, n. plu., pdl f >mel-la'- 

 s&-e (Gr. palma, a shaking, a 

 vibration), a Sub-order or tribe 

 of Algse, composed of more or 

 less rounded cells in a gelatinous 

 matrix, as seen in the plant Red- 

 snow : Palmella, n., pdl-m$l'la, 

 a genus of plants comprising 

 minute species found in marshy 

 places, so named from their jelly- 

 like nature. 



palpation, n., palp -a' shun (L. 

 palpdtw, a stroking from palpo, 

 I stroke or touch gently), exam- 

 ination by the sense of touch ; 

 the mode of examining the phys- 

 ical condition of any part by the 

 touch. 



palpebrse, n. ipln.jpdlp'e'b-re (L.), 

 a Latin word signifying the eye- 

 lids : palpebral, a., pdlp'-eb-rdl, 

 pert, to the eyelids. 



palpi, n. plu. , palp'-l (L. palpo, I 

 stroke or touch gentty), the 

 feelers of insects, attached to the 

 head : palpiform, a. , pdlp'-i-fdrm 

 (L. forma, shape), having the 

 form of palpi or feelers. 



palpitation, n., palp'-it-af-shfAn (L. 

 palpitatw, a frequent and rapid 

 motion from palpo, I stroke 

 gently), an unnaturally rapid 

 beating of the heart, obvious 

 to the feeling of the individual, 

 caused by disease, fear, or bodily 

 exertion. 



palsy, n., pdwl'-zi, the common 

 name for ' paralysis,' which see. 



paludal, a., pal'ud'-dl (L. palm, a 

 swamp, paludis, of a swamp), of 

 or pert, to marshes or swamps. 



pampiniform, a., pam-pm'-t-fdrm 

 (L. pampmus, a tendril ; forma, 

 shape), resembling a vine tendril. 



tpanacea, n., pdn'-d>se'-d (L. pana- 

 cea, Gr. panakeia, a herb sup- 



posed to have power to heal all 

 diseases from Gr. pan, all, and 

 akeomai, I heal or cure), a pro- 

 fessed remedy for all diseases ; a 

 universal medicine. 



Panax, n., pan'-aks (Gr. pan, all ; 

 dkos, a cure, a remedy), a genus 

 of plants, Ord. Araliacese, a 

 species of which yields the famous 

 Ginseng root of the Chinese, used 

 as a stimulant : Panax quinque- 

 folium, kwm'-kwe-fol'-i'um (L. 

 quinque, five ; folmm, a leaf), a 

 plant possessing qualities resem- 

 bling those of the Ginseng. 



pancratic, a., pdn-krdt'ik (Gr. 

 pan, all; kratos, bodily strength), 

 excelling in bodily strength or 

 gymnastics : Pancratium, n., 

 pdn-krd'shi-um, a genus of hand- 

 some bulbous plants, Ord. 

 Amaryllidacese, so named from 

 their supposed medicinal virtues. 



pancreas, n.,pdn'-kr&-ds (Gr. pan, 

 all ; kreas, flesh), a fleshy gland 

 in the abdominal cavity in front 

 of the spine, and behind and 

 below the stomach ; the sweet- 

 bread of cattle : pancreatic, a. , 

 pan'-kr$-dt f -ik, denoting a fluid 

 secreted by the pancreas or sweet- 

 bread : pancreatin, n., pdn-kre^ 

 dt-in, an albuminoid principle 

 present in pancreatic juice which 

 has the property of converting 

 starch into sugar. 



Pandanacese, n. plu., pdn'ddn-af- 

 s$-e (said to be from pandang, a 

 Malay word meaning 'conspicu- 

 ous '), the Screw-pine family, an 

 Order of plants nearly resembling 

 palms : Pandanus, n. , pan-dan'- 

 Us, a genus of plants whose 

 species are remarkable for their 

 aerial roots, with large cup-like 

 spongioles : Pandanus candelab- 

 ra, kdnd'&l-db'-rd (L. candelab- 

 rum, a branched candlestick), the 

 chandelier tree of Guinea, so 

 called from its mode of branch- 

 ing. 



pandemic, a., pan-d&m'-ik (Gr. 

 pan, all ; demos, the people), a 



