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from Germany}, a species which 

 yields German millet. 



seton, n., set'n (It. setone, a seton ; 

 L. seta, a bristle), in surg., an 

 artificial discharge of matter 

 occasioned by the introduction of 

 some foreign body, such as horse 

 hairs, fine thread, or a pea, under 

 the skin. 



setuliform, a., sZt-ul'-i-form (L. 

 setula, a little bristle from seta, 

 a bristle), in bot. , thread - like : 

 setulose, a., sg^wZ-oz', resembling 

 a little bristle. 



shaking palsy, ' paralysis agitans, ' 

 which see. 



sheath, n., sheth (Ger. scheide, 

 Icel. skeidir, a sheath), in bot., 

 a petiole when it embraces the 

 branch from which it springs, 

 as in grasses : sheath - winged, 

 having cases for covering the 

 wings, as in many insects. 



shingles, n. plu., sMng'-glz (L. 

 cingulum, a girdle), the popular 

 name for herpes -zoster, an erup- 

 tive disease, characterised by 

 groups of vesicles on an inflamed 

 base, these groups usually follow- 

 ing the course of a nerve. 



Shorea, n., shor^e'd (after Sir I. 

 Shore), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Diptero - carpaceae, consisting of 

 large resinous trees which produce 

 terminal panicles of sweet-smelling 

 yellow flowers : Shorea robusta, 

 rob-ust f 'd (L. robustus, of oak- 

 wood, hard), native of India, 

 supplies the valuable timber called 

 Sal, and yields the Dhoom or 

 Dammar pitch, used for incense 

 in India. 



sialagogue, n., sl-dl'dg-o'g (F. 

 sialagogue from Gr. sidlon, 

 saliva ; ago, I lead), a medicine 

 which increases the flow of 

 saliva. 



sibilant, a., sib'-il-dnt (L. sibilans, 

 hissing), making a hissing or 

 whistling sound : sibilant rhon- 

 chus (L. rhonclim, a snoring), 

 low whistling sounds, produced 

 in the smaller bronchial tubes 



during inspiration or expiration 

 when their calibre is diminished. 



sigmoid, a., sig'-moyd (the Gr. 

 letter 2 or s, called Sigma; eidos, 

 resemblance), curved like the 

 Greek letter Sigma ; in anat. , 

 applied to several structures of 

 the body ; in bot. , curved in two 

 directions, like the letter S, or the 

 Greek s. 



silica, n., sil'ik-a (L. silex, a 

 pebble, sllicis, of a pebble), the 

 earth of flints ; a substance con- 

 stituting the characteristic in- 

 gredient of a great variety of 

 minerals ; an inorganic element 

 of plants : silicate, a., sil'ik-dt, a 

 salt of silicic acid : silicated, a., 

 sil f -ik>at'$d, combined or impreg- 

 nated with silica: siliceous, a., 

 sil'ish'-us, partaking of the nature 

 and qualities of silica ; composed 

 of flint. 



silicle, n., sil'-i-kl, also silicula, 

 n., sil'ikf'Ul'd, and silicule, n., 

 Mfk'Ul (L. silicula, a little pod 

 from siliqua, a pod or husk), 

 a short pod with a double placenta 

 and replum ; a siliqua as broad 

 as long: siliculose, &.,sil'i-ul'6z, 

 bearing silicles ; bearing husks. 



silique, n., sil'-ik, also siliqua, n., 

 mi'-ik-wd (L. siliqua, a pod or 

 husk), in bot., a pod-like fruit, 

 consisting of two long cells, 

 divided by a partition, having 

 seeds attached to each side, as in 

 the seed-pods of the cabbage, 

 turnip, and wallflower : siliquose, 

 a., sll'-ik-woz, bearing siliques : 

 siliquiform, a. , sU-iktwi-fdrm (L. 

 forma, shape), shaped like a 

 silique. 



Simarubacese, n. plu., sim-dr / -ub- 

 d'-se-e (Simaruba, the native name 

 in Guiana), the Quassia and Simar- 

 uba family, an Order of plants, 

 which are all intensely bitter : 

 Simaruba, n., sim-dr'-iib-d, a 

 genus of valuable plants from 

 their medical properties : Simar- 

 uba amara, dm-ar'-d (L. amarus, 

 bitter), a species the bark of 



