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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Phthi'sic-al, a. p. 982Having, or belonging to, the phthisic; breathing hard; as, a phthisical consumption.Phthīs'ic-y, a. p. 982Having, or pertaining to, the phthisic.Phthĭs'i-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 982(Med.) A treatise upon phthisis. Dunglison.Phthīs'ip-neū-mō'ni-ā, n. p. 982(Med.) Pulmonary consumption. Dunglison.Phthis'ip-neū'mo-ny, n. p. 982(Med.) Phthisipneumonia.Phthĭ'sis, n. p. 982(Med.) Consumption of the lungs; formerly applied, also, to many wasting diseases.Phthon-gōm'e-ter, n. p. 982A measure of vowel sounds. Smart.Phȳ'co-mā'ter, n. p. 982(Bot.) The gelatine in which the sporules of algaceous plants first vegetate. Brande.Phy-lăc'ter, n. p. 982The same as PHYLACTERY. See PHYLACTERY. [Obs.]Phy-lăc'tered, a. p. 982Wearing a phylactery; dressed like the Pharisees. [Obs.]Phȳl'æ-tēr'ie or Phȳl'æ-tēr'ie-al, a. p. 982Pertaining to phylacteries. Addison.Phy-lac'ter-y, n. p. 982Any charm, spell, or amulet, worn as a preservative from danger or disease. 2. (Jewish Antiq.) A slip of parchment on which were written certain passages of the Pentateuch; as Exodus xiii. 1-10, and…Phy'lăreh, n. p. 983(Gr. Antiq.) The chief, or governor, of a tribe or clan.Phy'lar-chy, n. p. 983The office of a phylarch; government of a tribe or clan.Phȳle, n. p. 983A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a tribe.Phÿl'lite, n. p. 983(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of alumina, iron, and manganese, and occurring in thin scales or leaves. Dana.Phŷ'lode, n. p. 983The same as PHYLLODIUM.Phyl-lō'di-ŭm, n. p. 983(Bot.) A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, as in the Australian acacias.Phyl-lōph'a-gan, n. p. 983(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of marsupial animals, including the phalangers. Brande. 2. (Entom.) One of a family of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants; chafer. Brande.Phyl-lŏph'o-roŭs, a. p. 983Leaf-bearing; producing leaves.Phyl'lo-pŏd, n. p. 983(Zool.) One of a tribe of crustaceans whose feet have a flattened form, like that of a leaf.Phȳl'lo-sō'mă, n. p. 983(Zoöl.) A genus of crustaceans having the body transparent, and remarkable for being very much flattened; the glass shrimp or glass crab.Phŷl'lo-stōme, n. p. 983(Zool.) One of a family of bats which have the nasal disk expanded into a distinct leaf.Phŷl'lo-tăc'tic, a. p. 983Pertaining to phyllotaxy.Phyl'lo-täx'is or Phyl'lo-täx'y, n. p. 983(Bot.) The order, or arrangement, of leaves on stems; the science of the relative position of leaves.Phy-sē'ter, n. p. 983The sperm whale; the cachalot. See CACHALOT. 2. A kind of machine, or apparatus, used in filtering.Phys'i-ăn’thro-py, n. p. 983The philosophy of human life, or the doctrine of the constitution and diseases of man, and the remedies.Phys'ic, n. p. 983The art of healing diseases; the theory or practice of medicine. It is a goodly art, a wholesome kind of exercise, and much commended in physic. Latimer. 2. A specific internal application for the…Phys'ic, v. t. p. 983To treat with physic; to evacuate the bowels with a cathartic; to purge. 2. To treat with remedies; to cure.Phys'ic-al, a. p. 983Pertaining to nature, as including all created existences; obeying the laws of nature; also, relating to natural or material things, as opposed to things mental, moral, spiritual, or imaginary…Phys'i-cal-ist, n. p. 983One who holds that human thoughts and acts are determined by the physical organization of man.Phys'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 983In a physical manner; according to the laws of nature. I am not now treating physically of light or colors. Locke. 2. According to the art or rules of medicine. [Obs.] He that lives physically must…Phy-sĭ'cian, n. p. 983A person skilled in physic or the art of healing; one whose profession is to prescribe remedies for diseases. 2. Hence, one who heals moral diseases; as, a physician of the soul.Phy-si'cianed, a. p. 983Educated or licensed as a physician. [Obs. and rare.] “One Dr. Lucas, a physicianed apothecary.” H. Walpole.Phy̆s'i-cist, n. p. 983One versed in physics.Phys'i-co-lōg'ic, n. p. 983Logic illustrated by natural philosophy.Phys'i-co-lōg'ic-al, a. p. 983Pertaining to physico-logic. [Rare.] Swift.Phys'i-co-măth'e-măt'ics, n. sing. p. 983Mixed mathematics. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Phys'i-co-phi-lōs'o-phy, n. p. 983The philosophy of nature. Dana.Phys'i-co-the-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 983Theology or divinity illustrated or enforced by physics or natural philosophy.Physics, n. sing. p. 983The science of nature or of natural objects, comprehending the study or knowledge of the material world; especially, that department of natural science which treats of the general properties of…Phy̆s/i-ŏg'no-mer, n. p. 983The same as PHYSIOGNOMIST.Phys'i-og-nŏm'ie or Phys'i-og-nŏm'ie-al, a. p. 983Pertaining to physiognomy.Phys'i-og-nōm'ies, n. sing. p. 983The same as PHYSIOGNOMY. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Phys'i-ōg'no-mist, n. p. 983One who is skilled in physiognomy. Dryden. 2. One who tells fortunes by scrutiny of the face.Phy̆s'i-ōg'no-mōm'ie, a. p. 983Physiognomic. [Obs.]Phy̆s'i-ŏg'no-my, n. p. 983[Gr. φυσιογνωμονία, from φύσις, nature, and γνώμων, one who knows or examines, a judge, from γνῶναι, γιγνώσκειν, to know; Fr. physiognomonie, physionomie, It. fisonomia, fisionomia, Sp. fisonomia. 1.…Phys'i-ŏg'no-type, n. p. 983An instrument or apparatus used in taking impressions or casts of the human countenance.Phȳs'i-ŏg'o-ny, n. p. 983Birth of nature. [Rare.] Coleridge.Phys'i-o-graph'ie or Phys'i-o-graph'ie-al, a. p. 983Of, or pertaining to, physiography.Phys'i-ŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 983The science which treats, first, of the system in the earth's exterior physical features, climate, life, &c.; and secondly, of the system in the physical movements or changes on the earth's surface…Phÿs'i-ōl'o-ger, n. p. 983A physiologist. See PHYSIOLOGIST.Phy'si-o-lōğ'ic or Phy'si-o-lōğ'ic-al, a. p. 983Pertaining to physiology; relating to the science of the properties and functions of living beings.Phys'i-o-lōj'ĭ-cal-ly, adv. p. 983In a physiological manner.Physi-ōl'o-gist, n. p. 983One who is versed in the science of living beings, or in the properties and functions of animals and plants. 2. One who treats of physiology.Physi-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 983That department of natural science which treats of the organs and their functions, in animals and plants. Mental physiology, the science of the functions and phenomena of the mind, as distinguished…Physique, n. p. 983The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.Phy's'no-my, n. p. 983Physiognomy. [Obs.] Spenser.Phy̆s'o-grāde, n. p. 983(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of zoöphytes, which swim by means of air-bladders.Phȳ's'y, n. p. 983A fusee. See FUSEE. Locke.