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The Myxomycetes; -- so called by those who regard them as a class of animals. -- My*ce`to*zo"an (#), a.

That part of anatomy which treats of muscles.

A phylum of the vegetable kingdom consisting of the class Myxomycetes. By some botanists it is not separated from the Thallophyta.

e passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy.

do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy. To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. Milton.

Of or pertaining to neurotomy.

One who skilled in or practices neurotomy.

To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to nurse our national resources.

A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the shoulder or the scapula.

-- Onion fly (Zoöl.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, Anthomyia ceparum and Ortalis flexa. -- Welsh onion. (Bot.) See Cibol. -- Wild onion (Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus Allium.

lly with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.

A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.

Of or pertaining to ornithotomy.

One who is skilled in ornithotomy.

A combining form signifying straight, right, upright, correct, regular; as, orthodromy, orthodiagonal, orthodox, orthographic.

Of or pertaining to orthodromy.

distance between any two points on the surface of the globe; great-circle sailing; orthodromy.

One skilled in osteotomy.

One who performs, or is skilled in, ovariotomy.

To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.] Overgloomed by memories of sorrow. De Quincey.