Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Mesmeric

{ Mes‐mer″ic (?), Mes‐mer″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. mesmérique.] Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, mesmeric sleep.

2567

Mesmerism

Mes″mer‐ism (?), n. [From Mesmer, who first brought it into notice at Vienna, about 1775: cf. F. mesmérisme.] The art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervo...

2568

Mesmerist

Mes″mer‐ist, n. One who practices, or believes in, mesmerism.

2569

Mesmerization

Mes′mer‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act of mesmerizing; the state of being mesmerized.

2570

Mesmerize

Mes″mer‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mesmerized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mesmerizing (?).] To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep.

2571

Mesmerizer

Mes″mer‐i′zer (?), n. One who mesmerizes.

2572

Mesne

Mesne (?), a. [Cf. Mean intermediate.] (Law) Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person, in w...

2573

Meso-

{ Mes″o– (?), Mes– (?) }. [Gr. μέσοσ in the middle.] A combining form denoting in the middle, intermediate; specif. (Chem.), denoting a type of hydrocarbons which are regarded a...

2574

Mesoarium

‖Mes′o‐a″ri‐um (?), n. [NL., from Gr. μέσοσ middle + ᾠάριον, dim. of ᾠόν an egg.] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity.

2575

Mesoblast

Mes″o‐blast (?), n. [Meso- + -blast.] (Biol.) (a) The mesoderm. (b) The cell nucleus; mesoplast.

2576

Mesoblastic

Mes′o‐blas″tic (?), a.(Biol.) Relating to the mesoblast; as, the mesoblastic layer.

2577

Mesobranchial

Mes′o‐bran″chi‐al (?), a. [Meso- + branchial.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.

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Mesobronchium

‖Mes′o‐bron″chi‐um (?), n.; pl.Mesobronchia (#). [NL. See Meso-, and Bronchia.] (Anat.) The main bronchus of each lung.

2579

Mesocæcum

‖Mes′o‐cæ″cum (?), n.(Anat.) [NL. See Meso-, and Cæcum.] The fold of peritoneum attached to the cæcum. — Mes′o‐cæ″cal (#), a.

2580

Mesocarp

Mes″o‐carp (?), n. [Meso- + Gr. καρπόσ fruit.] (Bot.) The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers. Gray.

2581

Mesocephalic

Mes′o‐ce‐phal″ic (?), a. [Meso- + cephalic.] (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the middle of the head; as, the mesocephalic flexure. (b) Having the cranial c...

2582

Mesocephalon

‖Mes′o‐ceph″a‐lon (?), n. [NL. See Meso-, and Cephalon.] (Anat.) The pons Varolii.

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Mesocephalous

Mes′o‐ceph″a‐lous (?), a.(Anat.) Mesocephalic.

2584

Mesocœle

{ Mes′o‐cœ″le (?), ‖Mes′o‐cœ″li‐a (?), } n. [NL. mesocoelia. See Meso-, and Cœlia.] (Anat.) The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter.

2585

Mesocolon

Mes′o‐co″lon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; μέσοσ middle + � the colon: cf. F. mésocôlon.] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon. — Mes′o‐col″ic (#), a.

2586

Mesocoracoid

Mes′o‐cor″a‐coid (?), n. [Meso- + coracoid.] (Anat.) A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals.

2587

Mesocuneiform

{ Mes′o‐cu‐ne″i‐form (?), Mes′o‐cu″ni‐form (?), } n. [Meso- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d Cuneiform.

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Mesoderm

Mes″o‐derm (?), n. [Meso- + Gr. δέρμα skin.] (Biol.) (a) The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm and Ectoderm. (b) T...

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Mesodermal

Mes′o‐der″mal (?), a.(Biol.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; as, mesodermal tissues.

2590

Mesodermic

Mes′o‐der″mic (?), a. Same as Mesodermal.

2591

Mesodont

Mes″o‐dont (?), a. [Meso- + Gr. οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, a tooth.] (Anat.) Having teeth of moderate size.

2592

Mesogaster

‖Mes′o‐gas″ter (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μέσοσ middle + � belly.] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.