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multus, many ; flos, a flower, 

 Jtoris, of a flower), the scarlet- 

 runner ; and P. radiatus, rdd'-i- 

 at -us (L. radiatus, rayed from 

 radius, a ray), are species whose 

 roots are poisonous : P. vulgaris, 

 vulg-ar'-is (L. vulgaris, common), 

 the common French or kidney- 

 bean, or Haricot. 



phelloderni, n., fel'-lo-derm (Gr. 

 phZllos, the cork-tree ; derma, 

 skin), in bot., the suberous cort- 

 ical layer of epidermis formed on 

 the inside of the cork Cambium : 

 phellogen, n., f&l'-lo-jZn (Gr. 

 gennao, I produce), the cork 

 Cambium. 



phenic acid,/#/i'& (Gr. phaino, I 

 show), carbolic acid ; the hyd- 

 rated oxide of phenyl ; a product 

 obtained chiefly from coal - tar : 

 phenyl, n. J^-ll, a radical hydro- 

 carbon. 



PhiladelphacesB, n. plu,, fil'-a- 

 delf-d'se-e (Gr. philos, dear, 

 beloved ; adtlpho, a brother), 

 the Syringa family, an Order of 

 plants: PMladelphus, n., - fffi&- 

 delf'US, a genus of handsome 

 shrubs, producing elegant blos- 

 soms, having the appearance and 

 smell of orange blossoms, but 

 more powerful : Philadelphia 

 coronarius, Jcdr^on-dr^'Hs (L. 

 cftrondrius, of or belonging to a 

 wreath from corona, a crown or 

 wreath), the Syringa or Mock- 

 orange, whose flowers have a 

 strong orange odour, due to the 

 presence of an oil. 

 phlebectasis, &., fieb'%k'>taz*is, also 

 phlebectasia, n., jteb'ek-tdzf-i-a 

 (Gr. phleps, a vein, phlebos, of a 

 vein ; Zktasis, extension), dilat- 

 ation or varicosity of a vein, or 

 of part of a vein. 



phlebitis, n., tfgft-ttffe (Gr. phUps, 

 a vein, phlebos, of a vein), prim- 

 ary inflammation of a vein, which 

 may be either acute or chronic : 

 endophlebitis, n., %n'-do>fl%b'it r >is 

 (Gr. endon, within), inflammation 

 cf the inner coat of a vein : mes- 



ophlebitis, n., mZs'-o-fleb-U'-ts (Or. 

 mesos, middle), inflammation in 

 the middle coat of a vein : peri- 

 phlebitis, n., per f >i'fl&b-it'.is (Gr. 



peri, round about), inflammation 

 of the outer coat of a vein : 

 phlebotomy, n., fleb'ttfdm-i (Gr. 

 tome, a cutting), the operation of 

 opening a vein to take blood 

 from the body. 



phleboidal, a., fleb>oyd'>al (Gr. 

 phleps, a vein ; eidos, resem- 

 blance), in bot., applied to mon- 

 iliform vessels ; having the 

 appearance of vtins. 



phlebolithes, n. plu., fleb'-o-lltliz 

 (Gr. phleps, a vein ; lithos, a 

 stone), concretions, termed vein- 

 stones, which are found free in 

 the cavity of the vessels, formed 

 of concentric laminae. 



phlegm, n., flem (Gr. phlegma, 

 inflammation, phlegm from 

 phlego, I burn), the bronchial 

 mucus ; the thick, viscid matter 

 discharged by coughing : phleg- 

 matic, &.,fleg>mat-ik, abounding 

 in phlegm ; sluggish ; heavy. 



phlegmasia dolens, fify-math'-i-d 

 dol'&nz (Gr. phlegma, inflamma- 

 tion ; L. ddlens, suffering, pain), 

 white leg ; inflammation of the 

 veins and absorbents of the leg, 

 often follows fevers, abortions, etc. 



phlegmon, n., fleg'-mtin (Gr. 

 phlegma, inflammation), a cir- 

 cumscribed inflammatory swel- 

 ling, with increasing heat and 

 pain, and tending to suppuration ; 

 an inflammatory tumour : phleg- 

 monous, a..,fleg'mdn-us, inflam- 

 matory ; burning. 



Phleum, n., fief-urn (Gr. phleos, 

 an aquatic plant), a genus of 

 agricultural grasses, Ord. Gram- 

 inese, remarkable for the close, 

 cylindrical form of their spike- 

 like panicles : Phleum pratense, 

 prat'Zns'e (L. prdtensis, growing 

 in meadows), the Timothy or 

 cat's-tail grass, early and pro- 

 ductive, and freely introduced 



into pasture-lands. 



