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division of Siphonophora which includes the Physalia and allied genera; -- called also Pneumatophoræ.

See Pneumonia.

Same as Sauropsida.

A division of holothurians having an internal gill, or respiratory tree.

A chitinous structure which supports the gill in some invertebrates.

The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or rarefied air.

ndition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax.

Having two or more broods in a season.

A person who poses or attitudizes, esp. mentally.

A dish of broth, meat, and vegetables prepared by boiling in a pot, -- a dish esp. common among the French. Grant Allen.

See Purlieu.

An affected woman of polite society, esp. one of the literary women of the French salons of the 17th century.

A kneeling desk for prayers.

Inciting; animating; encouraging. [R.] Johnson.

See Mesenteron.

ans of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver.

nuclei (called male and female pronuclei) which unite to form the first segmentation nucleus of an impregnated ovum.

Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.

The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction.

Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure.