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under, and serous), applied to 

 the connective tissue "beneath the 

 serous membranes. 



sub-sessile, -s%s'-il (L. sub, some- 

 what, and sessile), in hot, nearly 

 sessile ; almost without a stalk. 



substantia cinerea gelatinosa, 

 sub -stan'-sUi- a sm-er'-e 1 - a jel- at'-in 

 oz f -a (L. substantia, a substance ; 

 ciri&reus, ash-coloured ; mid. L. 

 gelatinosus, gelatinous), the grey 

 matter, of a peculiar semi-trans- 

 parent aspect, in the back part 

 of the posterior horn of the spinal 

 cord : substantia spongiosa, 

 sp&nj'i-dz'a (L. spongwsus, 

 spongy, porous), the remaining 

 and greater part of the same 

 grey matter. 



subulate, a., sub'ul-dt (L. subula, 

 an awl), in bot., shaped like a 

 cobbler's awl. 



succedaneum, ri..,su'S'ed'dn''$'Um 

 (L. succedarieus, that which sup- 

 plies the place of something 

 from sub, under ; cedo, I go), 

 that which is used for something 

 else ; a substitute ; an amalgam 

 for filling teeth : succedaneous, 

 a. , su&secl-dn'$-us, supplying the 

 place of something else : caput 

 succedaneum, Icap'-ut (L. caput, 

 the head), a puffy tumour of the 

 infant scalp, produced during 

 parturition. 



succisus, a., suk-siz'-us(L. succisus, 

 lopped off), in bot. , abrupt, appear- 

 ing as if it were cut off ; premorse. 



succulent, a., suk'kul-Znt (L. 

 succus, juice or moisture ; F. 

 succulent), in bot., having juicy 

 and soft stems and leaves ; soft 

 and juicy. 



sudamens, n. , sud-drnf^nz (L. sudo, 

 I sweat or perspire), minute 

 vesicles, containing fluid, appear- 

 ing abundantly on the chest in 

 cases of rheumatic fever and 

 other diseases, accompanied by 

 profuse perspiration. 

 sudorific, n., sud^dr-tf-ik (L. 

 sudor, sweat ; fado, I make), a 

 remedy which causes and pro- 



>tes perspiration ; a diaphoretic-; 

 doriferous, a., sud'-tir-if-er-us, 



motes j 



sudo 



bearing or conveying sweat. 



suffrutex, n., suf'-frdt-eks (L. sub, 

 under ; frutex, a shrub, fruticis, 

 of a shrub), in bot., an under- 

 shrub, not exceeding the length 

 of the arm : suffruticose, a., suf* 



frdt'ik-oz, shrubby underneath ; 

 having the characters of a small 

 shrub. 



sulcate, a., sulk'-at (L. sulcus, 

 a furrow), in bot., furrowed 

 or grooved ; having a deeply 

 furrowed surface : sulciform, a., 

 suls'i'form (L. forma, shape), 

 furrowed ; same as sulcate. 



sulcus, n., sulkf-us, sulci, n. plu., 

 suls'i (L. sulcu*, a furrow), in 

 anat., a groove on the surface 

 of bones, and other parts ; the 

 depressions which separate the 

 convolutions of the brain : sulcus 

 frontalis, frdnt-dl'is (L. frons, 

 the forehead, the front, frontis, 

 of the front), a groove which 

 lodges the commencement of the 

 longitudinal sinus. 



sulphate, n., sulf-dt (L. sulphur, 

 brimstone), in chem., a salt 

 formed by sulphuric acid with 

 any base, as sulphate of lime : 

 sulphur, n., sulf-er, one of the 

 elementary substances, occurring 

 as a greenish-yellow, brittle, solid 

 body, crystalline in structure, of 

 a peculiar odour when rubbed, 

 burns with a bluish flame, and 

 emits most suffocating fumes ; 

 employed in medicine in two 

 forms sublimed sulphur, and 

 precipitated sulphur or milk of 

 sulphur: sulphuret, n., sulf'nr> 

 &t, a compound of sulphur with 

 hydrogen, or with a metal : 

 sulphuretted, a., sulf'-ur-e't'tZd, 

 combined with sulphur : sulph- 

 uric, a., sulf-ur'-ilc, pert, to or 

 obtained from sulphur : sulph- 

 urous, a., sulf'-ur-us, containing 

 or resembling sulphur : sulphuric 

 acid, a powerful acid formed by 

 one equivalent of sulphur com* 



