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valved: Trichilia speciosa, sp&sh'- 

 i-ozf-a (L. spZciosus, showy, hand- 

 some), a secies from whose fruit 

 a warm, pleasant-smelling oil is 

 procured, valued in India for 

 chronic rheumatism and paralytic 

 affections, applied externally : T. 

 emetica, em-et'-ik-a (Gr. Zmetikfts, 

 L. Vm&tica, an incitement to 

 vomit), the Koka of the Arabs, 

 a large tree, the fruit possesses 

 emetic properties ; mixed by the 

 Arabians with the perfumes with 

 which they wash their hair ; also 

 used for itch. 



Trichina, n., trittin-a, Trichinae, 

 n. plu., trlk'-in'Q (Gr. trichinos, 

 made of hair from thrix, hair), 

 animal parasites found in the 

 muscles of the human body : 

 Trichina spiralis, spir-dl'-is (L. 

 spiralis, spiral from splra, a 

 twist), a parasite of the human 

 body, a bisexual and viviparous 

 worm: trichiniasis, n., trik'-ln>l'> 

 as-is, a formidable febrile dis- 

 ease, caused by the presence in 

 large numbers of Trichinae in the 

 body, due to eating trichinous 

 pork. 



Trichocephalus dispar, trik'-o-sef' 

 al'tis dis'-par (Gr. thrix, hair ; 

 kephale, the head ; L. dispar, 

 dissimilar), a thin filiform paras- 

 itic worm, found chiefly in the 

 csecum and large intestines : 

 Trichocysts, n. plu., trik'o-sists 

 (Gr. kustis, a cyst), peculiar cells 

 found in certain Infusoria. 

 trichogynium, n., trW-d-jln'-i-tim, 

 also trichogyne, n., tritf-o-jm 

 (Gr. thrix, hair, trichos, of hair ; 

 gune, a female), in bot., among 

 the red sea-weeds, called Rhodo- 

 spermese or Floridese, a peculiar 

 hair-like body surmounting a 

 cell, which, after fertilization, is 

 transformed into the cystocarp; a 

 long, thin, hair-like, hyaline sac, 

 forming a receptive organ for the 

 spermatozoids. 



trichome, n., trik'-om (Gr. thrix, 

 hair; F. trichome), in bot., any 



structure originating as an out- 

 growth of the epidermis. 



trichophore, n., trik'-d-for (Gr. 

 thrix, hair ; phoreo, I bear), in 

 bot., the cellular body supporting 

 the cystocarp, among some Flor- 

 idese ; a group of cells from which 

 the trichogynes spring. 



Trichophyton tonsurans, trik'dft 

 it -on tons >ur' tins (Gr. thrix, hair ; 

 phuton, a plant; L. tonsurans, clip- 

 ping or pruning), a fungus, gener- 

 ally seen as spores, which affects 

 the hair and skin, producing 

 ringworm on the scalp, and the 

 eruption, 'herpes circinatus,' on 

 the body. 



tfichotomous, a., trik-tit'-om'tis 

 (Gr. triche, in three parts ; 

 tome, a cutting), divided into 

 three parts; in bot., divided suc- 

 cessively into three branches : 

 trichotomy, n., trik-ot'om't, 

 division into three parts. 



tricoccous, a., tri-kdk'us (Gr. treis, 

 three ; kokkos, a kernel), in bot., 

 having three one-seeded cells ; 

 applied to a fruit having three 

 elastically dehiscing cocci. 



tricostate, a., tri-kost'dt (L. tris, 

 three ; costdtus, having ribs), in 

 bot., having three ribs ; having 

 ribs from the base. 



tricuspid, a., tri-kusp'-id (L. tris, 

 three ; cuspis, a point, cuspidis, 

 of a point), having three summits 

 or points : tricuspidate, a. , tri* 

 Msp'-id-at, having three long 

 points. 



tridactyle, a., tri-dak'-til (Gr. 

 treis, three ; daktulos, a finger), 

 having three fingers. 



tridentate, a., tri'dent'dt (L. 

 tridens, having three teeth 

 gen., trzdentis from tris, three; 

 dens, a tooth), in bot., having 

 three tooth-like divisions. 



trifacial, a., tri-fash'-i-al (L. tris, 

 three ; fdcies, the face, the sur- 

 face), a name for the fifth cranial 

 nerve, forming the great sensitive 

 nerve of the head and face. 

 i trifarious, a., trl-fdr'-i-fts (L. tri- 



