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(From
hypogastrium, and
tumour). See Hernia ventralis.
(From
under, and
a tongue,) linguales and gustatorii; the ninth pair of nerves, which arise just above the foramen magnum, and pass out at the holes on its sides above the condyles of the os occi-pitis. As soon as they have passed out of the cranium, they run betwixt the carotid artery, and the internal jugular vein, to the tongue, on the side of the digastric muscle.
And Hypoglossum, (from
under, and
the tongue,) is that part of the tongue which adheres to the lower jaw, and the seat of the disease called rana, whence .AEtius names it
the frog under the tongue. See Rancla.
(From
sub, and
the tongue,) a lozenge to be held under the tongue until dissolved. It sometimes is the appellation of the glands under the tongue.
(From
under, and
the breech,) the fleshy part under the nates towards the thigh. The flexure of the coxa, under the nates, has sometimes this apellation.
(From
under, and
the shoulder,) the part subjacent to the shoulder. Galen. Hyponomos, (from
under, and
a phagedenic ulcer,) a deep sinuous phagedenic ulcer.
(From
sub, and
pes, the foot). A cataplasm for the sole of the foot.
(From
to appear a little,) winking when the eye lids are nearly closed.
(From the same). A symptom which consists of closing the eyes during sleep, but partially, so that a slight motion of the eye and a portion of the organ are perceived.
(From
to be carried or conveyed underneath). A deep fistulous ulcer. Hypophthalmion, (from
sub, and ![]()
the eye). The part under the eye subject to swell in a cachexy or dropsy.
 
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