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Astrict
Astrict As*trict", a.
Concise; contracted. [Obs.] --Weever.
AstrictAstrict As*trict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Astricting.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See
Astringe.]
1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
--Arbuthnot.
2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]
The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or
forms of thought. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict
lands. See Astriction, 4. --Burrill. AstrictedAstrict As*trict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Astricting.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See
Astringe.]
1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
--Arbuthnot.
2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]
The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or
forms of thought. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict
lands. See Astriction, 4. --Burrill. AstrictingAstrict As*trict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Astricting.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See
Astringe.]
1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
--Arbuthnot.
2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]
The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or
forms of thought. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict
lands. See Astriction, 4. --Burrill. Astriction
Astriction As*tric"tion, n. [L. astrictio.]
1. The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.
--Milton.
2. (Med.)
(a) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of
an astringent substance on the animal economy.
--Dunglison.
(b) Constipation. --Arbuthnot.
3. Astringency. [Obs.] --Bacon.
4. (Scots Law) An obligation to have the grain growing on
certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a
toll. --Bell.
Note: The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.
AstrictiveAstrictive As*tric"tive, a.
Binding; astringent. -- n. An astringent. --
As*tric"tive*ly, adv. AstrictivelyAstrictive As*tric"tive, a.
Binding; astringent. -- n. An astringent. --
As*tric"tive*ly, adv. Astrictory
Astrictory As*tric"to*ry, a.
Astrictive. [R.]
Cacogastric
Cacogastric Cac`o*gas"tric, a. [Gr. ????? bad + ??????
stomach.]
Troubled with bad digestion. [R.] --Carlyle.
Digastric
Digastric Di*gas"tric, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? belly:
cf. F. digastrique.] (Anat.)
(a) Having two bellies; biventral; -- applied to muscles
which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the
middle, and esp. to the muscle which pulls down the lower
jaw.
(b) Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw; as,
the digastric nerves.
Entogastric
Entogastric En`to*gas"tric, a. [Ento- + Gr. ? the stomach.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; -- applied to a
mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in
certain hydroids.
GastricGastric Gas"tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, stomach: cf. F. gastrique.]
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the
gastric artery.
Gastric digestion (Physiol.), the conversion of the
albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and
diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric
juice.
Gastric fever (Med.), a fever attended with prominent
gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of
typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the
stomach attended with fever.
Gastric juice (Physiol.), a thin, watery fluid, with an
acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands
contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It
consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the
ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid
in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
Gastric remittent fever (Med.), a form of remittent fever
with pronounced stomach symptoms. Gastric digestionGastric Gas"tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, stomach: cf. F. gastrique.]
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the
gastric artery.
Gastric digestion (Physiol.), the conversion of the
albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and
diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric
juice.
Gastric fever (Med.), a fever attended with prominent
gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of
typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the
stomach attended with fever.
Gastric juice (Physiol.), a thin, watery fluid, with an
acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands
contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It
consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the
ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid
in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
Gastric remittent fever (Med.), a form of remittent fever
with pronounced stomach symptoms. Gastric feverGastric Gas"tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, stomach: cf. F. gastrique.]
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the
gastric artery.
Gastric digestion (Physiol.), the conversion of the
albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and
diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric
juice.
Gastric fever (Med.), a fever attended with prominent
gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of
typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the
stomach attended with fever.
Gastric juice (Physiol.), a thin, watery fluid, with an
acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands
contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It
consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the
ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid
in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
Gastric remittent fever (Med.), a form of remittent fever
with pronounced stomach symptoms. Gastric juiceGastric Gas"tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, stomach: cf. F. gastrique.]
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the
gastric artery.
Gastric digestion (Physiol.), the conversion of the
albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and
diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric
juice.
Gastric fever (Med.), a fever attended with prominent
gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of
typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the
stomach attended with fever.
Gastric juice (Physiol.), a thin, watery fluid, with an
acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands
contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It
consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the
ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid
in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
Gastric remittent fever (Med.), a form of remittent fever
with pronounced stomach symptoms. Gastric remittent feverGastric Gas"tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, stomach: cf. F. gastrique.]
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the
gastric artery.
Gastric digestion (Physiol.), the conversion of the
albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and
diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric
juice.
Gastric fever (Med.), a fever attended with prominent
gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of
typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the
stomach attended with fever.
Gastric juice (Physiol.), a thin, watery fluid, with an
acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands
contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It
consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the
ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid
in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
Gastric remittent fever (Med.), a form of remittent fever
with pronounced stomach symptoms. HepatogastricHepatogastric Hep`a*to*gas"tric, a. [Hepatic + gastric.]
(Anat.)
See Gastrohepatic. HypogastricHypogastric Hyp`o*gas"tric, a. [Cf. F. hypogastrique. See
Hypogastrium.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium or the hypogastric
region.
Hypogastric region.
(a) The lower part of the abdomen.
(b) An arbitrary division of the abdomen below the umbilical
and between the two iliac regions. Hypogastric regionHypogastric Hyp`o*gas"tric, a. [Cf. F. hypogastrique. See
Hypogastrium.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium or the hypogastric
region.
Hypogastric region.
(a) The lower part of the abdomen.
(b) An arbitrary division of the abdomen below the umbilical
and between the two iliac regions. Mesogastric
Mesogastric Mes`o*gas"tric, a. [Meso- + gastric.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen,
or of the stomach.
(b) Of or pertaining to the mesogaster.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the middle gastric lobe of
the carapace of a crab.
Metagastric
Metagastric Met`a*gas"tric, a. [Pref. meta- + gastric.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the
carapace of crabs.
Monogastric
Monogastric Mon`o*gas"tric, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? belly.]
Having but a single stomach.
Perigastric
Perigastric Per`i*gas"tric, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Surrounding the stomach; -- applied to the body cavity of
Bryozoa and various other Invertebrata.
PneumogastricPneumogastric Pneu`mo*gas"tric, a. [Pneumo- + gastric.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach. -- n. The
pneumogastric nerve.
Pneumogastric nerve (Anat.), one of the tenth pair of
cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx,
esophagus, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, and
spleen, and, in fishes and many amphibia, to the branchial
apparatus and also to the sides of the body. Pneumogastric nervePneumogastric Pneu`mo*gas"tric, a. [Pneumo- + gastric.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach. -- n. The
pneumogastric nerve.
Pneumogastric nerve (Anat.), one of the tenth pair of
cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx,
esophagus, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, and
spleen, and, in fishes and many amphibia, to the branchial
apparatus and also to the sides of the body. Polygastric
Polygastric Pol`y*gas"tric (-tr[i^]k), a. [Poly- + gastric:
cf. F. polygastrique.]
1. (Anat.) Having several bellies; -- applied to muscles
which are made up of several bellies separated by short
tendons.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Polygastrica. [Obs.]
Polygastric
Polygastric Pol`y*gas"tric (p[o^]l`[i^]*g[a^]s"tr[i^]k), n.
(Zo["o]l.)
One of the Polygastrica.
Polygastrica
Polygastrica Pol`y*gas"tri*ca (-tr[i^]*k[.a]), n. pl. [NL. So
called because they were supposed to have several stomachs,
or digestive cavities.] (Zo["o]l.)
The Infusoria. [Obs.]
Stomatogastric
Stomatogastric Stom`a*to*gas"tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, mouth + E.
gastric.]
Of or pertaining to the mouth and the stomach; as, the
stomatogastric ganglion of certain Mollusca.
Trigastric
Trigastric Tri*gas"tric, a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? belly.]
(Anat.)
Having three bellies; -- said of a muscle. --Dunglison.
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