Sialoid

(sif-al-oid). Pertaining to, or like saliva. Sibilismus, Sibilus (sib-il-iz'-mus, sib'-il-us). A hi ing sound. Siccant, Siccative (sik'-ant, sik'-at-iv). I. Drying; tending to make dry. 2. A drying agent or medicine. Siccate (sik' -at). In biology, to dry, as plants for a herbarium. Sicchasia (sik-a'-ze-ah). Morbid loathing of food. Siccus (sik' -us). Dry. Sick (sik). 111. Not well. In England the term commonly means nauseated, or " sick at the stomach." "S. Time," popularly used for the period of menstruation. S. -headache, headache with anorexia, nausea, vomiting, etc. Migraine. S.list, a list of persons, especially in military or naval service, who are disabled by sickne . S. -report, a sick-list. S.-room, a room occupied by one who is sick. S. -stomach. Synonym of Nausea, and of Milk-sickne . Sickle-germs (sikf -l-jermz). A falciform stage in the development of Coccidia. Sickline (sikf -le-nes). Predisposition to easily contract disease; insalubrity of climate. Sickly (sik'-le). Predisposed to disease. Unhealthy. Sickne (sik' -nes). Nausea. Also, a general term including all morbid conditions, also menstruation. S., African Sleeping. See African Lethargy. S., Bleeding, hemophilia. S., Falling, epilepsy. S., Gall, remittent fever. S., Green, chlorosis. S., Hungarian, remittent fever. S., Milk, a form of poisoning due to the ingestion of diseased milk or meat. S., Miners'. See Ankylostomiasis . S., Monthly. See Menstruation . S., Morning. See Morning Sickne . S., Mountain, a sensation of nausea, with impeded respiration and irregular heart's action, due to the rarefied air of high altitudes. S., Sea, nausea, with vomiting and often extreme weakne , caused by unaccustomed motion.