Volume 3

The New Sydenham Society's lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne's Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick.

  • Power, H. (Henry), 1829-1911.
Date:
MDCCCLXXXI [1881]-MDCCCXCIX [1899]
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Credit: The New Sydenham Society's lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne's Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LINE SPUING—LINEA. equinoc'tial. (L. ceqiius^ equal; nox^ the night.) A line drawn between places where the niglits and days are equal in length. Ii.y fa'cial. See Facial line. Ii., fo'cal. See Focal line, anterior, and F. line, posterior. Ii., fron'tal, minimum. (L.frotis, the foi-ehead; minimus, least.) A line extending from one tempoi-al crest of the frontal bone to the other at the part where the distance between them is the least. Ii., g:e'nal. (L. gcna, the upper part of the cheek.) It reaches from the centre of the nasal line, which it joins at an angle, almost to the malar bone ; and in certain faces forms the dimple of the cheek. Like the nasal line, its presence in young children indicates disease of the digestive passages and the abdominal viscera. Ii., gin^^i'val. See Gingival line. ]L.s, _Got'ting-en. (Gr. Gdttingenlinie.) Term applied to two horizontal lines employed in craniometry, one of which runs forwards from the upper border of the zygomatic process, whilst the other runs in the same direction from the external auditory foramen. Xi., il'io-'pectine'al. See lUo-pectineal line. Ii., infe'rlor sin'uous, of tlie a'nus. (F. ligne sinueuse dentelee, l.festonnee inferieure de I'anus.) The line of demarcation between the cloacal portion of the anus and the cu- taneous part marked by folds. Ii., intertrochanteric, ante'rior. See Litertrochanteric line, anterior. Ii., intertrochanteric, poste'rior. See Intertrochanteric line, posterior. Ii., isoclinlc. See Isoclinic line, Ii., isodynamlc. See Isodynamic line. Ii.s, isogronlc. See Isogonic lines. Ii., isother'mal. See Isothermal line. Ii., la'bial. (L. lahia, a lip.) A line be- ginning at the angle of the mouth, and directed outwards, to be lost in the lower part of the face. M. Jadelot believes it to be a sign of disease of the lungs and air-passages when it is found in very young children. Xi., laferal. See Lateral line. Xi., maxil'lary. (L. maxilla, the jaw. F. ligne maxillaire.) The mylohyoid ridge of the lower jaw. Xi., me'dian. (L. medius, middle, F. ligne mediane.) An antero-posterior line dividing a body vertically into two equal sides. ^ Ii., na'sal. (L. nasus, the nose.) A line which rises at the upper part of the ala of the nose and, passing downwards, forms a rough semicircle round the corner of the mouth, joining the genal line about its centre. It indicates, according to Jadelot, in young children disease of the digestive passages and the abdominal viscera. Ii., na'so-al'veolar. (L. nasus, the nose; alveolus, a little trough, a tooth-socket.) A line extending from the nasal point, or middle of the naso-frontal suture, to the alveolar point, or middle of the upper alveolar arch. _ Ii., na'so-basilar. (L. nasus, the nose ; basis, a base.) A line extending from the basion to the nasal point. Ii., Nd'aton's. See Nelaton's line. Ji.3 Oblique', oi low'er jaw, exter'nal. See Linea obliqua externa mandibulce. Ii., oc'ulo-zyg-omatlc. (L. oculus, the eye; zygoma.^ A furrow which begins at the inner angle of the eye, and, passing outward underneath the lower lid, is lost a little below the projection formed by the cheek bone. It points to disorder of the cerebro-spinal system when found in young children, J\I. Jadelot believes that it is specially marked in those diseases whose primary seat is the brain or nerves, or where those organs become affected secondarily, the disease having commenced in other parts. Ii. Of accommoda'tion. (L. accomodo, to adjust.) Czermak's term for th line in which lie the several points seen beliind eacli other when the eye is accommodated for a near or distant object; it lengthens in the proportion to the distance. Ii. of bearing-. The line of direction of the outcrop, or slope above the plane of the horizon, of strata of the earth's crust. Ii. of demarca'tion. Sec Demarcation, line of. Ii. of dip. The line of direction in which strata of the earth's crust slope beneath the plane of the horizon. Ii. of force. See Force, line of. Ii.s of separa'tion. The imaginary horizontal and vertical meridians crossing each other at the fovea centralis which divide the retina into four quadrants. Ii. of sight. See Sight, line of. Ii.s of spec'trum. See Spectrum, lines of. Ii. of Vir'chow. The line which, in craniometry, extends from the root of the nose to the lambda. Ii., pallial. (L. pallium, a coverlet, a mantle.) The line of attachment of the mus- cular fibres of the mantle to the shell in lamelli- branchiate MoUusca. Ii., partu'rient. See Parturient line. Ii., pectine'al. The Ilio-pectineal line. Ii., poplite'al. (L. poples, the ham. Gr. KnieJcehlenlinie.) The popliteal line; a line crossing obliquely the upper part of the posterior surface of the shaft of the tibia from above downwards and inwards. It gives origin to the soleus muscle. Ii., primitive. See Linea primitiva. Ii., Rolan'do's. See Rolando, line of. Ii.s, Schre'g°er's. See Schreger's lines. Ii., semicir'cular, of Doug-las. Same as Douglas's fold. Ii., semilu'nar, of Spi'gel. See Li^iea semilunaris Spigelii. supe'rior cir'cular sin'uous, of the a'nus. (F. ligne sinueuse circulaire su- perieure de Vanus.) A line about 8 mm. above the inferior sinuous or dentated line of the anus; below it are the columns of Morgagni. Ii.s, supracon'dylar, of fe'mur. (L. supra, above; condyle; Tu. femur, the thigh- bone.) The two lines into which the linea aspera divides at its lower part and which enclose the smooth popliteal surface. Ii.s, tem'poral. See the several sub- headings of Linea temporalis. Ii., trap'ezoid. The rough line on the outer part of the under surface of the clavicle for the attachment of the trapezoid ligament. Ii.s, vis'ual. See Visual lines. Xiine spring*. United States of America, Tenessee, Sevier County. A chalybeate water. Zii'nea. (L, linea, a linen thread ; from linum, flax. F. ligne; G. Linie, Strich.) A line, or thread; also, the twelfth part of an inch. See also Line and Linece.