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back part), the back part of the 

 third muscli. 



tic, n., tik, the common and short 

 name for tic douloureux, ttk 

 dob'loor'6' (F. tic, a spasm; dou- 

 loureux, painful), that form of 

 neuralgia affecting specially the 

 fifth or sensory nerve of the face. 



tigellus, n., tidj^Uus, tigella, n., 

 tidj-md, and tigelle, n., ttdj-W 

 (new L. tigellus from F. tigelle, 

 from F. tige, a stem), the por- 

 tion of the embryo between the 

 radicle and cotyledons; the young 

 embryonic axis : tigellary, a., 

 tikjj'&ldr-l, having the sheathing 

 portion of a leaf incorporated 

 with the stem. 



Tiliaceae, n. plu., til'-i-a'-se-e (L. 

 Him, the lime or linden tree), the 

 Lime tree family, an Order of 

 plants, many possessing mucilag- 

 inous properties, others furnish 

 cordage : Tilia, n., til'-i-a, a 

 genus of lofty, ornamental trees : 

 Tilia Europaaa, ur'-op-e'-a (of or 

 from Europe), a species whose 

 inner bark, called bast or bass, is 

 tough and fibrous, and is made 

 into Russian mats. 



Tillandsia, n., til -land'- si- a (after 

 Tillands, a physician and pro- 

 fessor), a genus of interesting 

 epiphytal plants, Ord. Bromeli- 

 acese : Tillandsia usneoides, &s 

 ne-oyd'-ez (achneh, the Arabic 

 name for lichens ; Gr. eidos, re- 

 semblance), a species which has 

 the appearance of the Beard moss, 

 and is used for stuffing cushions, 

 etc. ; Tillandsias are hung from 

 balconies in S. America as air- 

 plants. 



tinea, n., tin f -$>a (L. tinea, a gnaw- 

 ing worm), a general name for 

 parasitic disease of the scalp ; 

 pustular inflammation at the eye- 

 lashes : tinea sycosis, sik-oz'is 

 (Gr. silken, a fig, a fleshy tumour 

 on the eyelids), a pustular in- 

 flammation affecting the roots of 

 the hair of the eyelashes, beard, 

 etc. 



Tinospora, n., ttn*ttfptir-& (L- 



tinea, a gnawing worm; Gr. spora, 

 seed), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Menispermacese, consisting of 

 climbing Indian shrubs, having 

 extreme vitality: Tinospora cord- 

 ifolia, kdrd't'/dl'-i-d (L. cor, the 

 heart, cordis, of the heart ; fol- 

 ium, a leaf,/o&a, leaves), a species 

 whose young shoots are used as 

 emetics : T. cordifolia, and T. 

 crispa, krisp'-d (L. crtspus, curled, 

 wrinkled), species from which a 

 bitter principle, called Guluncha, 

 is obtained, considered a specific 

 for the bites of poisonous insects 

 and for the cure of ulcers ; ad- 

 ministered also as a diuretic and 

 tonic in fever, and also for snake- 

 bites. 



tissue, n., tishf-u (F. tissu, woven 

 from F. tisser, L. texere, to 

 weave), in anat. or bot., the 

 minute elementary structures of 

 which organs are composed, 

 whether of animals or of plants. 



tobacco, n., to-bak'-ko (tabaco, 

 Indian name for the pipe or tube 

 in which they smoked, and trans- 

 ferred by the Spaniards to the 

 plant itself ; Sp. tabaco, F. tabac), 

 an annual plant, Order Solan- 

 acese, having dingy-red, infundib- 

 uliform flowers, and large viscid 

 leaves ; employed medicinally as 

 a tincture, infusion, and wine, 

 its oil is one of the most deadly 

 of known poisons, acts medicinally 

 as a sedative. 



Toddalia, n., Md-dal'l-a (a native 

 Malabar name), a genus of plants, 

 Ord. Xanthoxylaceae: Toddalia ac- 

 uleata, ah-uKe-at'-a (L. aculedtus, 

 thorny, prickly), a prickly, climb- 

 ing plant of the Indian peninsula, 

 etc., whose root furnishes a pun- 

 gent aromatic, used in the cure 

 of remittent fevers. 



tomentose, a., tom'-ent-oz' (L. 

 tomentum, a stuffing for cushions), 

 in bot., covered with hairs so 

 close as scarcely to be discernible; 

 having a whitish down like wool : 



