ptomaine mia

[Eng. ptomaine; Gr. aim a =blood.]. Presence of ptomaines in the blood. ptō-sis, s . [Gr.=a falling, from pip to =to fall.) Pathol .: A falling; as Ptosis palpebræ , a paralysis of the muscle which should keep the upper eyelid from falling. pty-a-lin, subst. [Gr. ptyalon =saliva; suff. -in ( Chem.).] Chem. A sulphuretted albuminous substance contained in the saliva of the parotid gland. It differs in some of its reactions from albumin, mucin, and casein. ( Watts .) sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. ptyalism