Medical vocabulary, or, an explanation of all names, synonyms, terms, and phrases used in medicine and the relative branches of medical science.

  • Mayne, Robert Gray, 1808-1868.
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1862
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    animal and vegetable in its nature, being supposed to partake of both, but incorrectly; it is certainly an animal. Zoo'phytum, i, n. ZoOphytogriVphia, ce, f. {Zoo- ph^tum; ypacpui, to write.) Nat. Hist. A aescription of zoophytes : zoophyto'graphy. Zodpliytdld'g'ia, ce, f. {Zdoph^- tum; koyos, a discourse.) Nat. Hist. That branch which treats specially of the history of zoophytes; zbophy- to'logy. Zoftpsycliftltt'gia, ce, f. (ZZov; psijchdlogia.) Zool. The doctrine of the existence of mind in brute animals: zoopsychology. Zoospores. Hot. Detached gem- mce set free by the inferior Algce: Zoo'spqrus, i, m. Zod'tlcns, a, um. {Zwov.) Geog- nos. Applied to a rock or soil con- taining the debris of organised bodies: zbotic. Zoo'toiiiy. (Zwov,; tc/xi/w, to cut.) Dissection of the lower animals, as dis- tinguished from human anatomy, or the dissection of man. Zooto'mia, ce, f. Zoster, eris, m. (ZZwvfju, to gird.) Pathol. A species of erysipe-. las which extends round the trunk like a zone or girdle. See Herpes Zoster. Z5^goma, dtis, n. (Zvyw/xa, the zygomatic arch.) Anat. The os jugate, os malce, or cheekbone. ZygoniiVtleiis, a, um. Anat. Be- longing to the Zygoma; zygoma'tic. *ysttpliy'lliim, i, n. (Zuyos, a yoke; aleaf.) Bot. Applied to leaves composed of a pair of leaf- lets as if yoked together. Zymo'logy. {Zugi], ferment; \6- yo9, a discourse.) Chem., Pathol. The, history or consideration of fer- mentation, or of the morbid action of miasmata and poisonous substances on the animal economy. Zymolo'gia, ce, f. Zy^moma, dtis, n. (Zvfxoco, to ferment.) Chem. Ferment; a fer- mented mixture. Zymosid'mStrnm, i, n. (Zymb- my /x6T|0oi/, a measure.) Chem. An instrument for ascertaining the degrees of fermentation : a zymosio'meter. Zymosis, is, f. (Zu/xoto, to fer- ment. ) Pathol. Formerly used for Fermentatio, and now applied to those diseases (pi.) depending on miasmata for their origin, and called endemic, epidemic, contagious, etc., as expressing also the mode in which morbid poisons act on the animal economy; fermentation; the progress of Zymoma. Zymo'tic. Pathol. Belonging to zymosis. Zymbticus, a, um. ACCIDENTAL Ba'rren. (Sax. TIriberend, un- fruitful.) Bot. Producing no perfect seeds. Abortlvus, a, um. Maiseulus, a, um. Physiol. Unable to conceive offspring ; 'sterile. StS'rUis, is, e. Ba'rreniiess. Bot. The non- production of perfect seeds. Phy- siol. Inability to conceive offspring; unfruitfulness. St^riflitas, dtis, f. See Sterility. Fu'cus,^, m. (4»u/co?, sea-wrack.) Bot. A Linn, genus. Cl. Crypto- gamia, Ord. Alga’.. Juss. Algce. Fu'cns Feslculosiis. Bot. Sys- tematic name of bladder-fucus, sea- oak, or sea-wrack. OMISSIONS. Pleiirftne'ctes, i, m. (ITXeuioa, the side; i/jI/ctijs, a swimmer.) Ichthyol. Applied to the sole fish. Pleurftne'ctes S5lea. Ichthyol. Systematic name of the sole. Stryclinos Tieute. See Upas Tieute. Siibllgaincn, inis, n. (Subligo, to under-bind.) Surg. That which is applied to overcome a hernia; a kind of truss. Tieute. See Upas TieiUe. THE END.