Defn: A quicksand; a bog. [R.] Young.
SYRTIC
Syr"tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a syrt; resembling syrt, or quicksand. [R.]
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SYRTIS
Syr"tis, n.; pl. Syrtes. Etym: [See Syrt.]
Defn: A quicksand.
Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea Nor good dry land. Milton.
SYRUP; SYRUPY
Syr"up, n., Syr"up*y, a. Etym: [See Sirup.]
Defn: Same as Sirup, Sirupy.
SYSSARCOSIS
Sys`sar*co"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The junction of bones by intervening muscles.
SYSTALTIC
Sys*tal"tic, a. Etym: [L. systalticus drawing together, Gr.
Sustaltic, Systole.] (Physiol.)