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morbid contraction of any passage 

 of the body, generally applied to 

 the contraction of the urethra, or 

 channel by which the urine 

 passes from the body. 



strigee, n. plu., strldfe (L. striga, 

 a row or ridge left in ploughing ; 

 strtgce, ridges), in bot., little, 

 upright, unequal, stiff hairs, 

 swelled at their bases : strigose, 

 a., strlg-oz', covered with sharp 

 ridged hairs. 



strobila, n., strob'-il-a (Gr. strdbtl- 

 os, a top, a fir cone), in zool., 

 the adult tapeworm with its gen- 

 erative segments ; also applied to 

 one of the stages in the life of the 

 Lucernarida. 



strobile, n., strtib'tl, also strobilus, 

 n., strtib'il'US (Gr. strSbUos, L. 

 strdbilus, anything shaped like a 

 top, a cone), in bot., a multiple 

 fruit in the form of a head or 

 cone, as in the hop and pine. 



stroma, n., strom-a (Gr. stroma, 

 anything spread out for resting, 

 a stratum), in anat., the sub- 

 stance or tissue which forms a 

 foundation or basis, or affords 

 mechanical support ; in bot. , the 

 arborescent or cup-shaped recep- 

 tacle containing the perithecia in 

 large numbers, as in certain 

 Fungi. 



strombuliform, a., strdm-bul'i- 

 ftirm (L. strtimbus, a kind of 

 spiral snail-shell ; forma, shape), 

 in bot. , twisted in a long spire. 



Strongyle, n., strdnf-tt, or Strong- 

 ylus, n., 8trohj'-&-&8, Strongyli, 

 n. plu., strtinj'zl'i (Gr. strdnggul- 

 os, round, globular), a genus of 

 internal parasites found in the 

 heart and kidney: Strongylus 

 gigas, gig' as (L. gigas, a giant), 

 a formidable large round worm, 

 of a blood-red colour, which in- 

 fests the kidneys : S. armatus, 

 drm-atf-us (L. armatus, armed), 

 the needle-worm. 



Strophanthus, n., strof'&nth'-fa 

 (Gr. strophanthos, a twisted 

 thing, a cord ; anthos, a flower), 



a genus of very beautiful shrubs, 

 Ord. Apocynacese, the segments 

 of the corolla being long, narrow, 

 and twisted: Strophanthus kombe, 

 Ic6mb f -e (native name), furnishes 

 the kombe arrow poison of S. 

 Africa: S. hispidus, hisp'-id>tis 

 (L. hispidus, shaggy, hairy), 

 supplies an arrow poison in W. 

 Africa. 



strophioles, n., strdf-i-olz (L. 

 stropkitilum, a small wreath or 

 garland), in bot., cellular bodies 

 not dependent on fertilisation, 

 which are produced at various 

 points on the testa of seeds ; 

 swollen fungus-like excrescences 

 on the surface of some seeds 

 about the hilum : strophiolate, 

 a., strdf'i'dl'dt, having little 

 fungus-like excrescences around 

 the hilum. 



strophulus, n., strdf'ul-%s (Gr. 

 strophZo, I turn), red-gum, a 

 simple form of skin eruption 

 occurring in infants. 



struma, n., strdm'a (L. struma, a 

 scrofulous tumour), a diseased 

 state, having, with other charac- 

 teristics, a tendency to a swelling 

 of the glands in various parts of 

 the body ; a scrofulous swelling 

 or tumour ; in bot., a cellular 

 swelling at the point where a 

 leaflet joins the midrib : strumous, 

 a., strdm'us, scrofulous. 



StrychneaB, n. plu., strik'ri&*e (L. 

 strychnus, Gr. struchnos, a kind 

 of nightshade), a Sub-order of 

 the Ord. Loganiacese : Strychnos, 

 n., stri&nds, a genus of valu- 

 able plants from their medicinal 

 properties, which, however, are 

 highly poisonous : Strychnos 

 Nux-vomica, nuJcs-vom'-ik'a (L. 

 nux, a nut; vomicus, of or pert, 

 to vomiting), the poison-nut or 

 koochla, which supplies Nux- 

 vomica, obtained from the seeds ; 

 all parts of the plant are intensely 

 bitter, especially the seeds and 

 bark : S. Ignatia, ig-naf-slil-a 

 (after St. Ignatia), St. Ignatia's 



