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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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Voirct Ader, aud lo called From che Word, the Spirrle, Erom che Inferior Salival Ducts in
Asuritus, Naimd, or Impertect, Decause ches cheMouch. Hence it is e imploy chele MuI.
reprelent the ends oF che Raliers wrhich are
cles (a5 in the aAction oF Declutition) When vc
crocked or bene; in like manner, a5 the Beams, Wane saliva ro moisten the Mouth: And in chac
Or Toints are represented by che Prislyphs in the Action alto cher supply ir wich Frem Saliva, 10
Frize oF che lame Oide
jorn wich chole Aliments erhere Mastication is
MXDRTASIS, is 2 200 great Dilatation DE noc required; wrhich Arritice oE Nacure deserres
the Pupit ot che Fiye, wtich makes the Sight oux Admiration. Comper
Dim, because r0o much Ligtc is then admirred
into che Rye.
AVLPHTA, accordins Eo Tome, ehe Fallins ON,
Ot the Flairs oF the Pye-lids; and wich orters
MXETOS, theMarro oF the BOneS, Or OE Medicines against the Fallins oH oF che Hair.
the Brain, Or Spinal MarrOW.
HITOLOSSETM, is a pair oF Wulcles whicl
arile abour rhe backside oF the Grindins TCcrH,
and arc interred inro the Ligament ot che
Foneue, and are Caid to turr che Ponoue up.
Wards. Blanchard.
These From cheir DCC, I Suppose are the lame
rhich OuE N. Y. Comper Calls Seyloglessus, a MuIc:C
erhich arisins Charp and Relty frem che Processus
Styloides, descends obliquelr forvard, and is
Interted co che Roor ot thie Pongue immediarel
belon che Implancarion oE the Ceratog lossus:
This purs the Tongue invard, and rurns iE uP.
Wards.
IATLOTIDIDEOS, is a Muscle wrhich Fallop
Blanchard.
MTOCEPHTAEOTT, is che Falline oF a CmalI
Porrion of the Tunica Dvea, just begun likeche
Head oF a Fly; Whence ichas irs Name. Blan-
chard.
MYODES Platysma, iS a Bread Muscutous
Fixpansion in the Neck, procceding there FrOm a
POrF OF a Fac Membrane. Blanchard.
MTOLOGIA, is a Descriprion OF he MuF
cles oF an Animal Body.
MZOPTA, Purblinaness, is a cerrain Dimriese
Or Centusion of Sistc in distane Objects, and
ver a Perspicacier in chings near ac trand: TFIS
occationed by che Cilobe oF the Ryes Being 100
COnVeK, (O aS FO unire the RayS Betore they
pius malses double, but Mr. Comper chinks ic a come rothe Retina: Wheretore since the Distinet
Finoleone, nor being to be divided withour great Base Falls noc on the Rerina, but perhraxs in etie
Violence: Trpossesses all chat Space which is bc- Vitrious FTumour, che Vision in such an Fye Can-
ercen the Lorver saw, and cheos sorides; ari- nor be distinct, unless oF Objects very near. BuF
sins Rechy From boch sides oF the Mandible Incer-) all such Personsmax be helped by Concave Cla(-
nallY, near M Dentes Molares; Whence march.
inis Wvich a aoure order ot Fleshy Fibres, the
outaramose Wieh pals directlr ro cheir Im
plancation lche Os Iroides; and chemidalerun
Transrectely orer che follorvins Muscles, bein8
insepatabs) Joied ro cach ortier wvich a Mus
Pes, Or Spectacles.
MTRACHI. an Arabian Word, sienityins che
Pame evic Fpicastrium.
MXRINZ, che lame wich P mpanum, Or rhC
Deum oF the Par.
MXRMECTA, iS a TOTE OE WarE; they are
Line, as is well exprest by Bidloo, (Tab. 14.) Be- harder and lover chan thole Flecy Fumors cal
(ides the ses commontr ascribed co chis Muscle led Thrmi, tatee deeper Roor, and occasion prea-
in morins che Os Fyoides, Tongue, and Largna, ter Pain; brond below, and linall at roP, and
uxvards, and forwards, and to cicher side; its emir less Blood. They are scarce ever bieger
last described Transverse Order oF Fibres, hare than a Porr of Pulse called Lupines: They breed
Aill a Furcher use in Compretins che Clandulae in che Palms ot the Fland, Ox the Sole oF etie
Sublinguales, wtich lie immediarely under chem FOOr. Blanchard.
on cach side; Wwhereby cher hasten che Lorels oF