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rhoma, n., sHr-rom'-d, a tumour 

 of a marble-like appearance and 

 consistence. 



ScitamineaB, n. plu., sit'-am-m'Z-e 

 (L. scUdmentum, a delicacy), 

 another name for Zingiberacese, 

 the Ginger family, an Order of 

 plants. 



Bclerenchyma, n., skter-Vncf-Tcim-a 

 (Gr. skleros, hard ; enchuma, 

 what is poured in, tissue), the 

 calcareous tissue of which a coral 

 is composed ; in bot. , tissue of 

 thickened and hard cells or 

 vessels. 



eclerites, n. plu., skier' Uz (Gr. 

 skleros, hard), the calcareous 

 spicules scattered in the soft 

 tissues of certain Actinozoa. 



83lerobasic, a., skier' o-bdz'ik (Gr. 



skleros, hard; basis, a foundation, 

 a pedestal), having foot-secretion ; 

 applied to the coral produced by 

 the outer surface of the integu- 

 ment in certain Actinozoa, form- 

 ing a solid axis invested by the 

 soft parts of the animal called 

 the sclerobase, skier' o-bdz. 



scleroderma, n., skier' o- derm' a 

 (Gr. skleros, hard; derma, skin), 

 a diseased condition in which 

 the skin hardens and indurates : 

 sclerodermic, a., skier' d'derm'fk, 

 applied to the corallum deposited 

 within the tissues of certain Actin- 

 ozoa ; having tissue - secretion : 

 sclerodermite, n. , skler'-d-derm'-it, 

 the hard skeleton in the Crustacea; 

 the corallum deposited with the 

 tissues of certain Actinozoa. 



sclerogen, n., skler'-o-jen (Gr. 

 skleros, hard; genndo, I produce), 

 in bot. , the thickening or woody 

 matter deposited in the cells of 

 plants. 



scleroma, n., slcUr-dm'a (Gr. skler- 

 oma, an induration from skleros, 

 hard), in med., hardness of tex- 

 ture ; the hardened part of a body. 



sclerosis, n., skier -oz'- is (Gr. skler- 

 os, hard ; skier dies, hardness), 

 the hardening of a part by an 

 increase of its connective tissue 



resulting from inflammatory 

 action : sclerotal, a., skier- tit'- al, 

 the eye-capsule bone of a fish : 

 sclerotic, a., skl^r-dt'ik, hard or 

 firm applied to the external 

 membrane of the eye : n. , the 

 outer dense coat of the eye, form- 

 ing the white of the eyeball ; in 

 med., a substance that hardens 

 parts also sclerotica, n., skttr- 

 dt'ik'd, in same sense : sclero- 

 tome, skler'd'tom (Gr. tome, a 

 cutting), a section of the skeleton 

 of the body: sclerotomy, n., 

 skier 'tit'- dm-i, an incision of the 

 sclerotic. 



ecobiform, a., sktib'-i-form (L. scobs 

 or sc&bis, sawdust; forma, shape), 

 in bot., in the form of filings ; like 

 fine sawdust. 



scobina, n., skdb-in'a (L. scobina, 

 a rasp or file), in bot., the immed- 

 iate support to the spikelets of 

 grasses: scobinate, a., sktib-in' 

 at, having the surface rough like 

 a file. 



Scolecida, n. plu., skol'e-sid'a (Gr. 

 skolex, a worm, skolekos, of a 

 worm), a division of the Annul- 

 oida : scolecite, n., skdl'-gs-it, in 

 bot. , a vermiform body, consisting 

 of a row of short cells branching 

 from the mycelium in Discomy- 

 cetes : scolex, n. , skol'eks, the 

 embryonic stage of a tapeworm ; 

 formerly called a Cystic worm ; 

 the non -sexual Cysticercus. 



Scolymus, n., sk6l'im-us (Gr. skol- 

 os, a pine or thorn), a genus of 

 plants, Ord. Compositse, Sub-ord. 

 CynarocephalaB : Scolymus His- 

 panicus, Ms-pan'-ik'tis (of or from 

 Hispanica or Spain), the Spanish 

 oyster plant, whose tubers are 

 used like potatoes. 



scorbutus, n., skdrb-tit'-us (mid L. 

 scorbutus, the scurvy), a disease 

 characterised by extreme debility, 

 swollen gums, and purple -like 

 spots on the skin, induced by 

 privation and mal-nutrition, often 

 from the want of vegetables ; 

 scurvy: scorbutic, a., skSrb-ili'ik, 



