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A genus formerly including the Virginia creeper.

in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.

Sexual generation; amphigony.

The formation of starch.

The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes. -- Am`y*lo*lyt"ic (#), a.

f the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called "The Anabasis." The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey.

A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker.

A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.

A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent."

See Anæsthesia.

The unfolding or dénouement. [R.] De Quincey.

Recovery of strength after sickness.

f a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.

A recalling to mind; recollection.

A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.

An accessory process in many lumbar vertebræ.

The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins.

Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. Dunglison.

A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake.

Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel. --An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic (#), a.