MYO- 
myosin (mi‘dsin) #. [Gk.mys, muscle.] 
A globulin of dead muscular tissue 
(pAys.). 
myotasis —— nm. {[Gk. mys, 
muscle ; /aszs, tension.]} Muscular 
tension ‘or tonicity ( phys Sze 
myotome (miétém) z. 
the early vertebrate embryo (em.) ; 
uscular metamere of primitive 
vertebrates and segmented inverte- 
seen (zool.). 
my ona (mista nm. (Gk. mys, 
de mos, tension. ] —— ar 
tension or oak (phys. 
myrmecophagous {mlemekot agi) a - 
[Gk. myrmex, ant; “3 agein, 
eat Ant eating (zo 
@ (niemeks fa) n. (Gk. 
gota a A 
of 
rae = 
ants 
guest acct ‘in 
(zool.). 
myrmecophyte eee mz. [Gk. 
myrmex, ant; phyton, plant.] A 
myrmecophilous ~~ or one that 
benefits from ant inhabitants and 
has special sdiateGis for housing 
them (4o7.). 
(mir’ésin) #2. [Gk. myron, 
unguent.] An enzyme of mustard 
seeds, acting upon glucosides oe 
oeba (mik’simé’ba) 7. 
myxa, slime ; amozbe, ne Sc St 
ozoan spore in the am oebula 
myxo: 
myxa, slime ; a. oot. A slimy 
pseudopodium 
myxopt se sean: anixiptergy sams 
N 
us (na‘kréetis) a. [Ar. nakir, 
- ehawed} Yielding o or resembling 
a (zool. 
nacrine (nakrin) 7. r. makir, 
hollowed. 7 Mother-of-pearl colour 
(zo0/.). 
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NAS- 
naevose as vos, né’vés) a. [L. ma 
spot.] spi spotted within one 
rminal horny ‘plate of rast or 
toe (z00/. 
nail bone,—the terminal bone of finger 
or 
nanism_ (nan‘izm) 2. a Nanos, 
dwarf.] Dwarfishne 
oes ton (ndnopling’kton 
Gk. anos, tf; plang- 
iris —— = "ciate 
plan nkto 
napiform “na — a. [L. napus, 
nape: neue is 
ges Agee orgati to the exterior 
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nares, posterior,—the openings of the 
olfactory ee into the pharynx or 
throat (zoo/.). 
narial (na’rial) a. [L. nx Ge nostrils. ] 
Pert, the pnbienssie ix (zoo 
septum,—the stor between 
the nostrils (zoo/.). 
corn (narikérn) #. [L. mares. 
nostrils ; cormu, horn.] The ter- 
minal horn my part of nostril of 
Turbinares (zoo/.); nasal scale 
(nariférm) a. [L. 
‘orma, 
nostrils ; ape] Sreout 
like nostrils - zool.). 
nasal (na [L. masus, nose.] 
Pert. a = By oro 
nasion (na’zién) #. [L. nasus, pe 
The middle of the nasofronta 
suture (anat.). 
mouth cavity (zoo/.). 
nasociliary (nazésil'iari) a. [L. masus, 
