The medical vocabulary, containing a concise explanation of the terms used in medicine and its accessory sciences : to which is appended a selection of Indian medical words in common use / by Robert Fowler.

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1875
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    as well as the membranes which en- close the marrow.—Bichat. Medullin' (L. medulla, marrow). Bot. The pith of plants. Medulli'tis (L. medulla, marrow; and itis). 1. Syn. of Myelitis. 2. Inflammation of the marrow of bones. Medulliza'tion (L. medulla, mar- row). Syn. of Osteo-porosis. Medul'lo-cells. Certain globules or cells found in the red bone-marrow of young subjects, or in animals growing rapidly, and which are believed by MM. Bizzozero and Neumann to be blood-producing organs. — M. C. Bobin. Medul'lous. Bot. Etym. as, and syn. of, Medullar. Me'gacosm (pe'yas, megas, great; Kocrjaos, kosmos, world). Syn. of Macrocosm. Megaelectro'meter (pe'yas, megas, great; rjAe/cTpoi/, elektron, amber; (oteTpea), metreo, I measure). An Electrometer capable of detecting and measuring considerable quantities of electricity.—Deluc. Megalanthropogene'sis (pe'yas, megas, great; avOpionos, anthropos, man; yevvaw, gennao, I beget). The supposed art of procreating great men, men of mind, men of genius, by uniting talented men to clever women.—Robert. Megalocar'dia (pe'yas, megas, great; xapSta, kardia, heart). The condition of having a very large heart. Megalo'cerus (pe'yas, megas, great; Kepas, keras, horn). A monster foetus, having large protuberances or horns on the forehead. Megalogo'nous (pe'yas, megas, great; ywvta, gonia, angle). Miner. Having faces which have very obtuse angles between them.—Haiiy. Megalome'lia (pe'yas, megas, great; pe'Aos, melos, limb). A monstrosity characterized by very large limbs. Megalo'metrous (pe'yas, megas, great; perpew, metreo, 1 measure). Bot. Applied to plants of which the ex- ternal perigon is divided into four, five, seven, or a greater number of parts. 302 Megalo'porous (pe'yas, megas, great; 7ropos, poros, pore). Bot. Having very large pores. Mega'iopous (pe'yas, megas, great; 7to0s, pous, foot. Zool. Having a long foot. Me'grim (corrupted from hemicrania, q. v.) A neuralgic pain on the side of the head ; periodical headache, con- fined to one side of the head; sick head- ache ; blind headache. Comp. Anat. Cerebral apoplexy. Meibo'mian Glands. Certain se- baceous follicles imbedded in vertical grooves at the back of the tarsal car- tilages. Meioste'monous (peiow, meioo, I lessen; and stamen). Bot. Having less stamens in number than the parts of the corolla. Meity. Ment. Phil. The idea of self; self-consciousness. Melas'na (pe'Aas, melas, black). Black alvine evacuations like tar, or black paint. Melaleu'cous (pe'Aas, melas, black; Aerncos, leukos, white). That which is black and white. Melampho'nous (pe'Aas, melas, in- distinct; <f)(xivq, phone, voice). Hav- ing a weak, hoarse voice. Melanse'mia (pe'Aas, melas, black; alpa, aima, blood). Syn of Yenosity. A condition in which there is free black pigment in the blood. Melanago'gue (pe'Aas, melas, black; ayw, ago, I lead). Applied adj. and subs, to a medicine supposed to be capable of expelling black bile. Melancholy (pe'Aas, melas, black; XoArj, chole, bile). 1. Mental dejec- tion associated generally with mental alienation on a single object, or train of ideas. 2. An affection of the cen- tral organ, in which the impaired development of vital power and the intercepted continuity of the excitory processes are realized as psychical malaise, most frequently with engen- dered illusions limited in character, and often with the accompaniment of irritant phenomena, particularly that of the feeling of anxiety.—Prof. Mey- nert. Mela'nchrous (pe'Aas, melas, black; xpws, chros, colour). Chem. Of a black colour.