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on motor nerves (or third pair of cranial nerves) which supply many of the muscles of the orbit. -- n.

A suffix used in medical terms to denote a morbid condition of some part, usually some kind of tumor; as in fibroma, glaucoma.

To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect. Her father omitted nothing in her education that might make her the most accomplished woman of her age. Addison.

The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect. Shak.

The supraorbital point.

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as the ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and forehead. Ophthalmic region (Zoöl.), the space around the eyes.

Of or pertaining to vision or sight. The moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. Milton.

e revolution of balls moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic motions, positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar system.

Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture; by extension, any difficulty of breathing.

The morbid phenomena produced by dwelling among marshes; malarial disease or disposition.

The caoutchouc obtained from the South American euphorbiaceous tree Hevea brasiliensis, hence called the Pará rubber tree, from the Brazilian river and seaport named Pará; also, the similar product of other species of Hevea. It is usually exported in flat round cakes, and is a chief variety of commercial India rubber.…

ishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; -- sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte.

Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues. Passive congestion (Med.), congestion due to obstruction to the return of the blood from the affected part. -- Passive iron (Chem…

A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.

The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for something due or hoped for; forbearance. Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Matt. xviii. 29.

Forbearing; long-suffering. Be patient toward all men. 1 Thess. v. 14.

Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. Bacon.

voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural cavity.

ge of a current. Heat generated by the passage of the current in one direction will be absorbed if the current is reversed.

he framing of an open timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the roof.