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.