Webster's Dictionary 1913

6130

Myograph

My″o‐graph (?), n. [Myo- + -graph.] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining and recording the different phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction.

6131

Myographic

{ My′o‐graph″ic (?), My′o‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to myography.

6132

Myography

My‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Cf. F. myographie.] The description of muscles, including the study of muscular contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some form of myograp...

6133

Myohæmatin

My′o‐hæm″a‐tin (?), n. [Myo- + hæmatin.] (Physiol.) A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both ve...

6134

Myoid

My″oid (?), a. [Myo- + -oid.] Composed of, or resembling, muscular fiber.

6135

Myolemma

‖My′o‐lem″ma (?), n.(Anat.) Sarcolemma.

6136

Myolin

My″o‐lin (?), n.(Physiol.) The essential material of muscle fibers.

6137

Myologic

{ My′o‐log″ic (?), My′o‐log″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to myology.

6138

Myologist

My‐ol″o‐gist (?), n. One skilled in myology.

6139

Myology

My‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Myo- + -logy: cf. F. myologie.] That part of anatomy which treats of muscles.

6140

Myoma

‖My‐o″ma (?), n. [NL. See Myo-, and -oma.] (Med.) A tumor consisting of muscular tissue.

6141

Myomancy

My″o‐man′cy (?), n. [Gr. μυ̑σ mouse + -mancy.] Divination by the movements of mice.

6142

Myomorph

My″o‐morph (?), n. One of the Myomorpha.

6143

Myomorpha

‖My′o‐mor″pha (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. μυ̑σ, μυόσ, a mouse + μορφή form.] (Zoöl.) An extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms.

6144

Myopathia

‖My′o‐pa‐thi″a (?), n.(Med.) Any affection of the muscles or muscular system.

6145

Myopathic

My′o‐path″ic (?), a.(Med.) Of or pertaining to myopathia.

6146

Myopathy

My‐op″a‐thy (?), n. Same as Myopathia.

6147

Myope

My″ope (?), n. A person having myopy; a myops.

6148

Myophan

My″o‐phan (?), n. [Myo- + Gr. � to show.] (Zoöl.) A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria.

6149

Myopia

My‐o″pi‐a (?), n. [NL. See Myope.] (Med.) Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reac...

6150

Myopic

My‐op″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.Myopic astigmatism, a condition in which the eye is affected with myopia in one meridi...

6151

Myops

‖My″ops (mī″ŏps), n. See Myope.

6152

Myopsis

‖My‐op″sis (?), n.(Med.) The appearance of muscæ volitantes. See Muscæ volitantes, under Musca.

6153

Myopy

My″o‐py (?), n. [F. myopie.] (Med.) Myopia.

6154

Myosin

My″o‐sin (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous body present in dead muscle, being formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis; the clot formed in the ...

6155

Myosis

‖My‐o″sis (?), n.(Med.) Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.

6156

Myositic

My′o‐sit″ic (?), a.(Med.) Myotic.