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sabina), the fresh and dried tops 

 of Juniperus Sabina, Ord. Conif- 

 erse, which contain an active 

 volatile oil, used as an anthel- 

 mintic and emmenagogue ; in 

 large doses, is an irritant poison. 



Saxifragacese, n. plu. , saks-i-frdg- 

 af'Se-e (L. saxifragus-, stone- 

 breaking' from saxum, a rock ; 



frango, I break), the Saxifrage 

 family, an Order of plants, some 

 are astringent, some for tanning, 

 others bitter tonics : Saxifragese, 

 n. plu., saksf-i'fradj'-V-e, a Sub- 

 order of plants : Saxifraga, n., 

 saks'if'rag-a, an extensive genus 

 of beautiful Alpine plants, hav- 

 ing reputed medical qualities in 

 diseases of the stone : saxifrag- 

 ous, a., saks'if-rag-us, having 

 power to dissolve vesical calculi. 



scabies, n., skdb'i-ez (L. scabies, 

 scurf, scab), the itch ; a con- 

 tagious vesicular eruption, caused 

 by, or accompanied with, the 

 ' acarus scabiei, ' or itch parasite : 

 scabies equi sarcoptica, ek'-wl 

 sdr-kdp'-tik-a (L. equus, a horse, 

 equi, of a horse ; Gr. sarx, flesh ; 

 kdpto, I pierce), the sarcoptic 

 itch of the horse : s. equi derm- 

 atodectica, derm'-dt-o-dek'tik-d 

 (Gr. derma, skin ; dektikos, 

 receiving or containing, capa- 

 cious), a skin disease of horses, 

 characterised by irritation, scurf, 

 and denudation of hair. 



Scabiosa, n., skaV-i-dzf-a (L. 

 scabies, the itch), a genus of 

 plants, Ord. Dipsacacese, which 

 are said to cure the itch: Scabiosa 

 succisa, suk'Siz'-a (L. succlsus, 

 cut off, cut down), yields a green 

 dye, and has astringent qualities: 

 scabrous, a., skab'-rus, also scab- 

 rid, a., skdb'-rid, rough ; covered 

 with very short, stiff hairs : 

 scabriusculus, a., skab^rl-uskf-ul- 

 us, somewhat rough. 



Scsevola, n., sev'dl-d (L. scceva, 

 the left hand ; sccevus, left), a 

 genus of ornamental plants, Oi d. 

 Goodeniacese, so named from the 



