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Peoruspennic fGr Psora, itch and Spor- 

 ma, srrd. ) Of thu nature of <.r like 

 a rsorosiM-rni A prutozoon. A 



cuc'cidUnii. 

 Ptonuiin (.Gr.Ptoma, a corpse.) a pro- 

 i-iuut formed in the decompositicii of 

 <li-ad animals tissui'S. 

 Purulent (T^.Pus. pus) Of the natur.- or 

 associated with pus, upon a sur- 

 face. 

 Pus ( L Pus. pus. t Liquefii'd. nfcrntie tis- 

 sui- compnsid of altered leucocytes, 

 tissue shr^'ds and usuallj- mienipar- 

 asitis. susfundrd in a lluid ( liquiic 

 puris. 1 

 Pustule (T^.Pus. and diminutivi- term.) 



A \"(_sielu containing,'- pus. 

 P>"<(ffenie i(_;r.Punn, juis and (.I'linarin, to 

 produci.'. I Capable- of producing- pus 

 Pj'orrlioen (GrPnon, pus and Hroia, a 

 rliiw. 1 A pei'sist^nt discharg-..' of pus 

 ui">n a surfaer 

 Pyrexia i.C.r.Pur. ftru and Hi'xis, a lia- 

 1.1 H. .1 An abnormal elevation of a 

 ttnipu mature. (Fe\'t-r.j 

 Radieular (.L,. Radix, root and diminu- 

 t i\-e term, I Ptrtaining- t(j or likr a 

 radicle or root. 

 Ranula^ (L. Rana, frog and diminutive 

 term. ) A cystic tumor in the mouth 

 ((■specially on the tong-uej due te 

 the obstruction of a g:land-duct. 

 Receptors (L.Recipere. to r^Trive. i The 

 "Side-chains" of a body cell ( Ehrlich's 



side-chain theory. j 

 Regeneration (L.Re, again and Genar- 

 are, to beget. ) The process by 



which destroyed tissues are re- 

 placed. 

 RemUtent (T..Re, back and Mitt ere, to 

 send 1 Cliaracterized by abatemnt or 

 suhsidenee or repetition. 

 Resorbed (L.Re, again and tiorbere. to 

 absorb. ) Taken up again into the 

 system. Spoken of a substance that 

 has passed out and accumulated in 

 tile tissues. 

 Reticular ( L. Reticulum, a little net 

 (Rete) J. Resembling a not. Formed 

 by a net-work. 

 Retrogressive <L. Retro, backward and 

 Gradus, step.) Of the nature of re- 

 trogression. Agoing backward rrom 

 a pre-existing condition. 

 Rhabdomyoma (Gr.Rhabdos. a rod, 

 :Mus, muscle and Oma, tumor. ) A 

 form of muscle -tumor (Mj'oma) , 

 characterized by the presence of 

 striated muscle fibres. 

 Rhexis (Gr.Rhexis. rupture.) The rup- 

 ture of an organ or vessel. 

 Rythm (Gr.Hruthmos, rythm.) The re- 



currtnee of a motion or sound at 

 ri.gular int.T\'als. 

 Rupture i L. Runipn-u, to break.) .\ mn- 

 ditinn <.f bring bmken apart hy vio- 

 lence. 

 Sacculate n..Saceus, a sac and .liminu- 



tive term. J To form small sacs. 

 Sanies (I..SanieH.> A thin, f.^tid. sno- 

 l>urul.nt fluid discharge from an ul- 

 •"er, fistula, etc, 

 •^aiiious (T. Sani.-s, Pertaining to <ir of 



the nature of Sanies. 

 ■Sapremia uSr.Sapr-.s. rotten and Haima. 

 blood.) The .■ntrancc into the blood 

 "f thr in-oduets of putrefactive mi- 

 eroorganisms. 

 Sapn(H:eni4- ( Gr.Sapros. putrid and Gen- 

 naein, tu produce.) Causing or pro- 

 ducing putrrfaction. 

 Saprophytic (GrSapros, rotten and Phu- 

 tos, plant, I Pertaining to Sapro- 

 piiyti'S : ( \'i',g.' table organisms living 

 mi di.<"a\'ing nrganic matti-r. j 

 Sarcolemma (Gr.Sarx. Ib'sh and Lemma, 

 a sheath..! Thr delieate sheath ^-n- 

 \-Ldoping a muscle fibre. 

 Sarcoma (Gr.Sarx. flesh and Oma, tu- 

 mor.) A tumor made up of embryo- 

 nal connective tissue cells. 

 Schistosis ( Gr. Kchistos, a cleft and 

 osis. a cunditron of. ) A condition of 

 being split or cleft. 

 Scirrhous ( Gr.Skirrhos. hard.) Of the 

 nature of a Scirrhus. (A hard tu- 

 niiii': A (I'arcinoma. J 

 Sclera (Gr Skleros. hard.j The firm 

 nuter coat of the e>-e-ba]l continuous 

 with the cornea and optie nerve. 

 Secretion ( L Secernere. to secrete, ) The 

 process of sey>aratin.g out a substanec 

 from the blood. 

 Segmentation-cells (L.Segmentum from 

 Secare. to cut. t One of the cells of 

 an ovum formed by dividing into 

 t^\■o equal parts. 

 Senile (L. Sen ex. old, .) Pertaining to old 



age. 

 Sequel (L.Sequi. to follow.) A follow- 

 ing upon or a resultant of. 

 SequeKtration (Ij.Sequest rare, to separ- 

 al'-, I The formation of a sequestrum. 

 Sequestrum ( !_,, Seq uestrare, to separati'. ) 

 A piece of dead hone that has be- 

 come separated from the sound lione 

 during necrosis, 

 Siderosis iGr.Sidcms. iron and osis, a 

 condition of, J A condition of pig- 

 mentation by the deposit, especiallj' 

 in the lungs, of particles of iron. 

 Siluroid (Gr Siluros, a species of fish.) 

 Pertaining to Siluroidei, an order 

 of fishes. 

 Simultaneous (L,. Simul, at the same 



