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The TsC OF IS OiS cither common ro all p risti Colour, and almost cransparent. Ic serves
che Bones, irhose Temper it prelerres and lceps nor oulr as a common Bas co the Mulcles, and
ihem from beins r0o bricle: Or more peculiar helps keep chem in their proper Places; buralso
tor che foinrs; Where it is verr scrriceable,
1. Po Lubricare che Fxtremicies ot che Bones
to moisten them, and ro belinear cheir Pendons
vich a Mucilasinous Liguor, which lubricares
chac chey mas more ihe more calils and chem and Forwatds cheir Mocion and Action.
trects
MEMBRANA Adiposa. Sec Adiposa Mem-
2. FOKCex che ends oF phe Articulared Bones brana.
trom roo great an Incalescence ox heat.
3. Ic prelerres che soines. also trom vearins b
Aetrition, or sxarins one against anocher. And
4. Ic prelerres che Lisaments of the foinci
From Drinels and Rigidier; and lubricates chole
Parrs oF them also thac Aide upon che Bones, and
Ic hccps che Carrilages wrhich are joined EO any
ot che Bones in a Aexible condirion.
MEDALLIONS, are larse Medals Coined
NOE aS CUFTeNE MOneY, buc on some special ex
Eraordinaer OCCasiOn.
NELA is a Chirurseons Instrumen, called
also Speculum, che Vulsar call ic Tentam a Tent
From Errins. Je is made FOr the most parr et
Silver, or lrorr, and is Vse isro probe Icere
Or t0 drav a Stone oue oF the Yard, (9c. L
is OF disteren Strapes, accordins 25 it is diffe.
renely desienedco beuled.
MELANAOOGDES are Medicines chat ex.
Pel black Choler, or Melancholy, a5 the Anci
enes uled to exprels chemlelres.
MELANCHIOLT, is a Doacins, Wwichoue a
Fever Or Rarins; Or a Delirium proccedins
From a Kind oE Sadness oF che Patiene, Whereby
the Animal Spirirs leem ro be moredmore Now.
ly chan ther ivere Wont. Blanchard.
MEMBRANA Carnosa, che lame chac ParniL
culus Carnosus.
MEMBRADA Nictitans. Sec Nictitans.
MEMBRANA Vrinaria, the Came wich allan-
+015.
NIEMBRANOSOS, Is a MuICle OE che LeS.
(0 called trom che large Membranous Fxpansion
ic is Continuous wich, inclosins all the Muscles
OF che Tibia and Tarsus; Whence it is al(o cal
red Fascia Lata: Ic hach an acure Aesty Begin-
nins from the forepare oE the Spine oF the Os Ili-
um, berreen che Orisinarion ot che Sartorius
and Tendinous beginning oF the Clutaeus Mag
nus; and beins dilaced 1o a Aesty Belly wtich
Alls che Incerstice made by che ArIE OF the ENO
last named Muscles and upper parr oE che Re-
Etus and FOrC PATE OF the Clutaeus Medius, in
irs Oblique descene becomes Tendinous, Four
Finsers breadih Delou che great Trochanter
Wvhience ic passes directlr over che Vastus exter-
nus FOIES PFOPeF Termination, at che CuperiOE Ap
pendix oF the Fibula; buc in its Progrels chicher
it is conjorned wich the Tendinous Lxpansion of
the Glutaus Maenus wrtich ariserh Erom the
pine oF the Ilium, corerins the external part OF
the Cluraeus Medius, and alt the externat Mus
MIELTCFRTA, called alsO Fydaribrus, and cles oF the Tibia, 25 wvell a5 those of rhe Thigh-
Tehor, and Comerimes Hydrops Articularis, 18 2
Tumor Muc up wichin a Tunick, proccedino
Trom Macer dikre Honer, vrichoue Pain, round
sicldins il pressed, buc quictly recurnins 2gain
It seems ro procced From the Lympharick Parri
cles irhich do noc circulace righe; and whieh.
vhen che Moisture is craporared, leare a hons.
im Lind oE substance. Blanchard.
bone; and descendins orer the Patella, compre-
hends the Nuscles oF the Tarsus, and joins writtr
the Lieamentum Annulare, wrtrich recains che
Tendons of che Toes and Fecc: Wrhen chis MuI
cle acteth, the Leg and Thigh are drawon out
Warcs.
MEMBRFD, in Hleraldry chose Birds which
are cicher hole foored, or erhich have no Tal-
MELICRATOM, is a Drink made onc pare lons, are rermed by chis Word Membred.
oF Eloner, and cisht parrs oF Rain Water
MEMORY, is that Faculer oF che Goul, which
MELTOS inguirendo, is a WVrit chat lieth For repears chines perceired by formex Esenlarions
a second Inquir of wrhac Lands and Tenements or is the callins to mind ot tnovn and past
a Man dicd scized, where Parrialier vas suspe.
cted upon che Wric oE Diem clausit extre
mum.
NELOPES, Vibices, Finchymoma, sueillatio.
nes, aIl signitie che lame chins; and are red (pOrs
(like thole irhich remain in the Stin atter beat
thinos; as When e conceire FPeat Or L ighe, Y el
lon or Siveet, (90. the Object beins removed;
and is asic vere the Store houle ot oux Ideas.
MESDOSA Sutura, er Squammea, 15 a Scaly
Connexion of the Bones oF che Scull; 25 may
be seen in the Bonc of the Temples, and the
ins) in Malignanc and Pestilential Ferers. Blan- Bone oC chetore part of therlead.
chard.
MELOS, a Diseale os the FYe, wolien chere
is (o grear an Pruprion of che Dvea Funicle;
thac it scems likce an ApplC. Blanchard
MIEMBRANA, is a RCrrOUS, SbrOUS, broad
plain, wrtrire, and dilacable Substance, Which
coversthe Borels, che srear Carities ot the B0
ay, che Myleles, C90. and is endoved vich an
exquilice seme
Common lembrane, ar Lorelus oi ine esul
cles, is spred over all the Body, excepe the Scuil
and is Hnic by Fibres Comethins loosely to che
Membrana Carnosa, lyins above ic; and eo che
Proper Membrane oF cach Mulele wrhich lico
MIENTTNGES, are rhe chin Stcins thac enurax
the Brain, and Which are called Marres By chic
Arabians; a5 it all the Membranes oF the Body
vere proxasared br and from rhem. They lie
immediarels wichin chescull, and are Tuo in
Number, viz. the Dura mater, Or Crassa meninx:
and che Piamater, Ot Tenuis meninx; Which lec
MIEHTTNTOOPEITLAZ, is chac which pre
serres rhe MeninZ or Membrane oF che LPead
25 chin (0d or Silver Plares, Wrhich are applied
Wvhen che Scullis opened. Blanchard.
MEHINZ. Sce Mater dura Co renuis.
MIEHISCOS Classes, are chole which are
Conrex on one side, and Concare on the orher
e sneine ohe Lasus et à proriseris, aue terte
under ic; ic is rery chin, buc Arons, ot a utii- lis cis:
MEMBRANTA Musculorum Communis, thc