The practice of medicine / by M. Charteris.

  • Charteris, M. (Matthew), 1840-1897.
Date:
1894
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    69G Herpes zoster, a vesicular disease which compasses half the cir- cumference of the body. Stenosis.—From a-rej/6w to make narrow.—Contraction of a vessel. Stercoraceous.—From stercus excrement.—A term applied to faecal vomiting. Stomatitis.—From (xrofia a, mouth, terminal -zfe.—Inflam- mation of the mouth, which may be parasitic, vesicular, ulcera- tive, or gangrenous. SuBSULTUs Tendinum.—From subsuUo to leap.—An involun- tary twitchiug of the tendons, generally observable at the wrist. Evidence of great cerebral irritability. SuDAMiNA.—From sudo to sweat.—Small transparent vesicles which appear in numbers upon the skin in diseases accompanied by sweating. Sycosis.—From avKoi' a fig.—An eruption of inflamed tubercles clustering about the beard and scalp. Ringworm of the beard. Syncope.—From crvyKoirTu to knock to pieces.—Partial or complete suspension of respiration and the action of the heart. Sudden prostration. Syphilis.—From avv with, cpCKeo} to love.—An infectious disease communicable usually during coition. Tabes.—From tahco to decay. — Emaciation, usually the result of tubercular degeneration. Tabes Doesalis.—A synonym of locomotor ataxy. TiENiA.—From raivla a band or ribbon.—The tapeworm. Tenesmus.—From reivu to stretch, to strain to the utmost. —A painful desire to go to stool, with great straining. Thrombosis.—From dp6fj.j3os a clot of blood.—Partial or complete obstruction of a vessel by a morbid product formed at the occluded spot. Tinea Circinata.—From tinea a gnawing worm, drcinatus to be compassed about.—A contagious and parasitic disease attacking the general surface of the body, and characterised by rings, spreading from a centre. Tinea Decalvans.—From decalvo to make bald.—Falling- ofi of the hair, leaving little circular or oval bald patches. Tinea Favosa.—From favus a honeycomb.—This parasitic disease affects the scalp, and the hairs are found to pierce a small, dry, cup-shai^ed, yellow scab. Tinea Tonsurans.—From tondco to shave.—A disease of the scalp, in which are present patches of baldness, with scaly eru])tion. Tinea Tricophytina.—From Opi^ the hair, <t>\jT6v a vege- table.—A vegetable parasite afi'ecting the scalp, the hairy part of the face, or any portion of the skin, producing ringworm. Tinea Versicolor.—From verso to turn, color colour.—A