STY 



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styloid, a., stll'oyd (Gr. stulos, a 

 style, a column ; eidos, resem- 

 blance), in anat., shaped like a 

 style or pen, applied to such 

 processes as the ulna and temporal 

 bone. 



stylopod, n., stll'd-pod, also stylo- 

 podium, n., stil'o-pod'-i'um (Gr. 

 stulos, a style, a column ; pous, 

 a foot, podos, of a foot), in bot., 

 a fleshy disc bearing the styles 

 in Umbelliferse : stylospores, n. 

 plu., stll f '6'Spdrz((ji. spora, seed), 

 the spores borne upon a stem ; 

 the spore-like bodies borne on a 

 cellular stalk in the Picnides of 

 Lichens. 



styptic, n., stip'-tik (L. stypticus, 

 Gr. stuptikos, astringent), a sub- 

 stance which arrests local bleeding, 

 such as cold water and ice, and 

 astringents. 



Styracacese, n. plu., stir'ak-d'-sZ'e 

 (L. sty rax, Gr. sturax, a resinous 

 gum, storax), the Storax family, 

 an Order of plants, which possess, 

 in general, stimulant, aromatic, 

 and fragrant properties: Styracese, 

 n. plu., stir-d'se-e, a tribe or 

 Sub-order : Styrax, n., stir'-uks, 

 a genus of handsome flowering 

 and useful plants : Styrax ben- 

 zoin, ben'zo-m (said to be from 

 Ar. benzoah), a lofty tree which 

 yields the concrete balsamic ex- 

 udation called Benzoin, used as 

 a stimulant expectorant, and for 

 fumigation and incense : S. offic- 

 inale, df>fu'-m.al'-8 (L. o/icin- 

 dlis, officinal, by authority from 

 officlna, a workshop), a tree of 

 Syria and Arabia, the source of 

 the balsamic resinous substance 

 called Storax, employed as a 

 pectoral remedy. 



Bub-acute, a., sub-alc-ut' (L. sub, 

 under, and acute), acute in a 

 moderate degree ; neither acute 

 nor chronic. 



snb-anconeus, a., sub'-ang-kdn'-V- 

 tis,OT -ang'ktin'e'us (L. sub, under ; 

 L. ancon, Gr. angkon, the curvat- 

 ure of the arm, the elbow), a small 



muscle consisting of one or two 

 slender fasciculi, which arise from 

 the humerus, and pass to the 

 elbow-joint. 



sub-arachnoid, a. , sub'-ar-alc'-ndyd 

 (L. sub, under, somewhat, and 

 arachnoid}, in anat., a space 

 between the arachnoid and pia- 

 mater ; the space which the 

 visceral layer leaves as a loose 

 sheath around the spinal cord. 



sub- calcareous, a., somewhat 

 calcareous. 



sub-caudal, a. , beneath the tail. 



sub-central, a. , nearly central, but 

 not quite. 



subclavian, a., sub-lclav'-i-an (L. 

 sub, under ; cldvis, a key ; clavic- 

 ula, a small key, the collar-bone), 

 in anat. , lying under the clavicle 

 or collar-bone, as an artery or a 

 vein : subclavius, sub-Tdav'-i-us, 

 a long thin spindle-shapedmuscle, 

 placed in the interval between 

 the clavicle and the first rib. 



subcrurius, n., sub'kror'i-us (L. 

 sub, under ; crus, the leg, cruris, 

 of the leg), a small band of 

 muscular fibres extending from 

 the lower part of the femur to the 

 knee-joint. 



subcutaneous, a., sub'-kut-dn'-Z-us 

 (L. sub, under, and cutaneous), 

 situated or placed immediately 

 under the skin or cutis. 



suberate, a., sub f -er>dt (L. suber, 

 tlie cork tree, suberis, of the cork 

 tree), in chem., a salt formed by 

 suberic-acid with a base : suberic, 

 a., sub'Zr'ik, pert, to cork ; 

 applied to an acid produced by 

 the action of nitric acid on cork 

 and fatty bodies : suberous, a., 

 sub'%r>us, in bot., having a corky 

 texture ; applied to the epiphlceum 

 or external layer of bark. 



sub-genus, somewhat less than a 

 genus, formed by grouping certain 

 species which happen to agree 

 more nearly with each other in 

 some important particulars than 

 do the other species of the genus: 

 sub-order and tribes consist of 



