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.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    It. obll'qua exter'na mandib'ulse. (L.obliguus, slanting; extcrnus,ont\vavd; man- dibular the lower jaw.) An oblique line on the external surface of the inferior maxillary bone, which commences below the mental fornmen and runs upwards and backwards to the anterior border of the coronoid process. Ja, obli'qua fem'orls. (L. obliquus; femur, the thigh.) The Intertrochanteric line, anterior. Jtn obli'qua fib'ulae. (L. ohUqims ; fibula, a clasp.) The anterior sharp border of the fibula. ]L. obli'qua inter'na mandib'ulse. (L. obliquus ; internus, within; mandibula, the lower jaw.) The same as L. mylohyoidea. Ii. obli'qua tib'ise. (L. obliquus; tibia.) . The popliteal line of the tibia. Ii. oph'ryo-alveola'ris. ('O^pus, the brow; L. alveolus, a tooth socket.) The simple length of the face. It, papilla'rls. (L. papilla, a nipple.) Same as L. mamillaris. Ii. parasterna'lis. (Uapd, to one side of; (TTtpvov, the chest.) An imaginary line running perpendicularly downwards frofli the junction of the inner and middle third of the clavicle. Ii. primiti'va. (L. primitivus, first of its kind. F. liyne primitive; G. Frimitiv- streifen of Von Baer, Axenplatte of Remak.) An opaque thickened band at the narrower end of the area pellucida of a fertilised ovum of the Amniota, which is the first indication of the future embryo; it speedily presents in its axis a shallow groove, the Primitive groove. Also called Primitive streak. Ii. quadra'ta. (L. quadratus, square.) A ridge on the posterior surface of the femur, which commences at the middle of the posterior intertrochanteric line, and extends vertically downwards for about four inches. It gives attachment to the quadratus femoris muscle. Tm, scapula'ris. (L. scapula, the blade bone.) An imaginary line running perpendicu- larly downwards from the lower angle of the scapula, parallel with the vertebral spines. Ii. semicircula'ris Dougrlas'ii. (L. semicirculus, a half-circle.) Same as Douglas's fold. Im, semicircula'ris infe'rior os'sis occipi'tis. (L. semicirculus ; inferior, lower; OS, a bone; occiput, the back of the head.) The Line, curved, of occipital bone, inferior. Ii. semicircula'ris os'sis fron'tis. (L. semicirculus.) The same as L. temporalis ossis frontis. Ii. semicircula'ris os'sis parieta'lis. (L. semicirculus; os, a bone; parietal bone.) The same asX. temporalis inferior ossis par ietalis. It, semicircula'ris superior os'sis occip'itis. (L. semicirculus ; superior, upper; OS, a bone; occiput, the back of head.) The Line, curved, of occipital bone, sujjerior. 1m, semicircula'ris supe'rior os'sis parieta'lis. (L. superior, upper ; os, a bone; parietal bone.) The same as L, temiporalis superior ossis parietalis. ]L. semiluna'ris. (L. setni, half; luna, the moon.) A curved tendinous line placed on each side of the linea alba in the abdomen. Each corresponds with the outer border of the rectus muscle, and extends from the cartilage of the eighth rib to the pubes. They are formed point of division to enclose the rectus, where it is reinforced above and behind by the cxtcrual oblique and trausvcrsalis mu.scles, Ii. semilunaris Spigre'lii. (L. semi; luna; Spigcl.) 'Llio L. se/nil/o/aris. Ii. Spig^e'lii. Same as L. semilunaris Spigelii. Ii. splen'dens. TL. splcndcns, shining.) The name given by Ilaller to tlie longitudinal fibrous band which extends down the anterior surface of the pia mater of the spinal cord. Ii. sterna'lis. (L. sternum, the breast bone.) An imaginary line running perpendicu- larly downwards along the median line of the sternum. Ii. temporalis Infe'rlor os'sis pa- rieta'lis. (L. tempora, tlie temples ; inferior, lower; os, a bone; parietal bone.) The lower of the two arched lines on the outer surface of the parietal bone, situated just above the squa- mous suture. It is the upper border of origin of the temporal muscle. temporalis os'sis fron'tis. (L. tempora; os; frons, the forehead.) A rough curved line separating the frontal from the temporal surface of the frontal bone. It gives attachment to the temporal fascia. Ii. temporalis supe'rior os'sis pa- rieta'lis. (L. tempora; s2<^i?mo>', upper; os.) The upper of the two arched lines on the outer surface of the parietal bone ; it gives attachment to the temporal fascia. Ii. termina'lis. (L. terminalis, of a boundary.) The same as L. innominata. Iii'neaB. Nominative plural of Linea. See also Line and Linea. Ii. albican'tes. (L. albicans, part, of albico, to be white.) The shining, reddish and whitish lines which traverse the skin of the abdomen, especially extending from the groins and pubes to the navel, during and after preg- nancy; sometimes they extend to the thighs and buttocks; they frequently remain for life. They are also seen on the abdomen after drop- sical distension, on the lower limbs after anasarca, and on the skin over the mammary gland after distension by lactation. They are caused by development of the fibrous bundles of the corium. Ii. arcua'tae exter'nse os'sis illi. (L. arcuatus, curved; externiis, external; os, a bone; ilium.) See Line, curved,^ of ilium, in- ferior ; L., curved, of ilium, middle; and X., curved, of ilium, superior. Ii. atropb'lcse. See Skin, atrophy of, linear. Ii. crucia'tse. (L. cruciatus, part, of crucio, to crucify; from crux, a cross. G. Kreuzlinien.) The grooved lines on the inner surface of the pars squamosa of the occipital bone, which meet at the internal occipital pro- tuberance, and serve for the attachment of the falx cerebri and falx cerebelli, and for the tentorium cerebelli, and for the reception of the superior and inferior longitudinal and lateral sinuses. Ii. eminen'tes. (L. eminens, standing out.) Three or four prominent lines crossing the anterior or internal surface of the scapula from above downwards and inwards, to which the subscapularis muscle is attached. If. intertrochanter'icse. See Inter- trochanteric line, anterior, and /. line, posterior.