Sym´phy-sis. The line of junction and fusion between bones originally distinct. The symphysis pubis.
Syn´chro-nous. Occurring at the same time.
Syph´i-lis. A contagious venereal disease leading to many structural and cutaneous lesions, due to a microorganism called the spirochæta pallida.
Tam´pon. A plug made of cotton, sponge, or oakum.
Te-nac´u-lum. A hook-like instrument for seizing and holding tissues.
Te-nes´mus. Straining, especially ineffectual and painful straining.
Throm´bus. A plug or clot in a vessel remaining at the point of its formation.
Tinc´ture. The solution of medicinal substances in fluids other than water or glycerine. There is usually about one part of the drug to eight of alcohol.
Tis´sue. An aggregation of cells, fibers and various cell-products forming a structural element.
Tox-æ´mi-a. Blood poisoning.