Self

Same; identical; own; personal. S.-abuse. See Masturbation . S. -differentiation, the theory that cells control themselves; that is to say, the fate of the cells is determined by forces situated within them, and not by external influences;a conception first propounded by His, and later demonstrated by Roux, Pfliiger, Bom, Weismann, and others. S. -digestion. See Auto digestion . S.-fertilization, in biology, fertilization of a flower by its own pollen. S.-heal, Prunella vulgar is; healall; a perennial herb growing in North America, Europe, and Asia. S.-incasement, a condition in which the small intestine is inclosed, as in a pouch, between the layers of the mesentery (J. S. Thatcher). S. -infection, the spread of infectious material from a circumscribed area to others or to the entire organism. S. -inflation, a proce suggested by H. R. Silvester, by which a person in danger of drowning is to render himself buoyant. After having made a puncture in the mucous membrane of the mouth, at the reflection of the cheek from the lower jaw, air is to be forced into the subcutaneous ti ue of the neck by vigorous blowing efforts, with the mouth and nose closed. S.limited, a term applied to certain diseases, which even without treatment run a definite course within a given time. S. -pollution. See Self-abuse. S.-repositor, Pneumatic, a curved and bulbous gla tube i at bed-time for the reposition of the displaced rus, the instrument being used by the patient, and operated by air-pre ure. S. -suggestion. See Autosuggestion . S.- suspension, suspension of the body for the purpose of stretching or making extension on the vertebral column. See Suspension. S.-s., Axillo-cephalic, suspension by the axillae and the head. S.-s., Cephalic, suspension by the head. S