Pseudopodium Pseu`do·po"di·um noun ; plural Pseudopodia [ New Latin ] Same as Pseudopod .

Pseudopupa Pseu`do·pu"pa noun ; plural Latin Pseudopupæ , English Pseudopupas . [ New Latin See Pseudo- , and Pupa .] (Zoology) A stage intermediate between the larva and pupa of bees and certain other hymenopterous insects.

Pseudorhabdite Pseu`do·rhab"dite noun [ Pseudo- + Greek ... a rod.] (Zoology) One of the peculiar rodlike corpuscles found in the integument of certain Turbellaria. They are filled with a soft granular substance.

Pseudoscope Pseu"do·scope noun [ Pseudo- + -scope .] (Opt.) An instrument which exhibits objects with their proper relief reversed; -- an effect opposite to that produced by the stereoscope. Wheatstone.

Pseudoscopic Pseu`do·scop"ic adjective (Opt.) Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a pseudoscope; having its parts appearing with the relief reversed; as, a pseudoscopic image.

Pseudoscorpiones Pseu`do·scor`pi·o"nes noun plural [ New Latin See Pseudo- , and Scorpion .] (Zoology) An order of Arachnoidea having the palpi terminated by large claws, as in the scorpions, but destitute of a caudal sting; the false scorpions. Called also Pseudoscorpii , and Pseudoscorpionina . See Illust. of Book scorpion , under Book.

Pseudosphere Pseu"do·sphere` noun [ Pseudo- + sphere .] (Geom.) The surface of constant negative curvature generated by the revolution of a tractrix. This surface corresponds in non-Euclidian space to the sphere in ordinary space. An important property of the surface is that any figure drawn upon it can be displaced in any way without tearing it or altering in size any of its elements.

Pseudospore Pseu"do·spore` noun [ Pseudo- + spore .] (Botany) A peculiar reproductive cell found in some fungi.

Pseudostella Pseu`do·stel"la noun ; plural -læ . [ New Latin , from Greek pseydh`s false + Latin stella star.] (Astron.) Any starlike meteor or phenomenon. [ R.]

Pseudostoma Pseu·dos"to·ma noun ; plural Pseudostomata . [ New Latin See Pseudo- , and Stoma .] (Anat.) A group of cells resembling a stoma, but without any true aperture among them.

Pseudotetramera Pseu`do·te·tram"e·ra noun plural [ New Latin See Pseudo- , and Tetramerous .] (Zoology) A division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute and obscure, so that there appear to be but four joints. -- Pseu`do*te*tram"er*al adjective

Pseudotinea Pseu`do·tin"e·a noun ; plural Pseudotineæ . [ New Latin See Pseudo- , and Tinea .] (Zoology) The bee moth, or wax moth ( Galleria ).

Pseudoturbinal Pseu`do·tur"bi·nal adjective [ Pseudo- + turbinal .] (Anat.) See under Turbinal .

Pseudovary Pseu·do"va·ry noun ; plural Pseudovaries . [ Pseudo- + ovary .] (Zoology) The organ in which pseudova are produced; -- called also pseudovarium .

Pseudovum Pseu·do"vum noun ; plural Pseudova . [ New Latin See Pseudo- , and Ovum .] (Zoology) An egglike germ produced by the agamic females of some insects and other animals, and by the larvæ of certain insects. It is capable of development without fertilization. See Illust. of Pædogenesis .

Pseudæsthesia Pseu`dæs·the"si·a noun [ New Latin See Pseudo- , and Æsthesia .] (Physiol.) False or imaginary feeling or sense perception such as occurs in hypochondriasis, or such as is referred to an organ that has been removed, as an amputated foot.

Pshaw Pshaw interj. [ Of imitative origin.] Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc. [ Written also psha .]

Pshaw Pshaw intransitive verb To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation " Pshaw !"

The goodman used regularly to frown and pshaw wherever this topic was touched upon.

Sir W. Scott.

Psilanthropic Psi`lan·throp"ic adjective [ see Psilanthropist .] Pertaining to, or embodying, psilanthropy. "A psilanthropic explanation." Coleridge.

Psilanthropism Psi·lan"thro·pism noun Psilanthropy.

Psilanthropist Psi·lan"thro·pist noun [ Greek ... bare, mere + ... a man.] One who believes that Christ was a mere man. Smart.

Psilanthropy Psi·lan"thro·py noun The doctrine of the merely human existence of Christ.

Psilology Psi·lol"o·gy noun [ Gr ... mere + - logy .] Love of empty of empty talk or noise. Coleridge.

Psilomelane Psi·lom"e·lane noun [ Greek ... bare + ..., ..., black.] (Min.) A hydrous oxide of manganese, occurring in smooth, botryoidal forms, and massive, and having an iron-black or steel-gray color.

Psilopædes Psi`lo·pæ"des noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... bare + ..., ..., offspring.] (Zoology) birds whose young at first have down on the pterylæ only; - - called also Gymnopædes .

Psilopædic Psi`lo·pæd"ic adjective (Zoology) Having down upon the pterylæ only; -- said of the young of certain birds.

Psilosopher Psi·los"o·pher noun [ Greek ... bare, mere + ... wise.] A superficial or narrow pretender to philosophy; a sham philosopher.

Psitta-co-fulvine Psit`ta-co-ful"·vine noun [ Greek ... a parrot + Latin fulvus yellow.] A yellow pigment found in the feathers of certain parrots.

Psittaceous, Psittacid Psit·ta"ceous, Psit"ta·cid adjective [ Latin psittacus a parrot, Greek ...: confer French psittacide .] (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the parrots, or the Psittaci. -- noun One of the Psittaci.

Psittaci Psit"ta·ci noun plural [ New Latin ] (Zoology) The order of birds which comprises the parrots.

Psoas Pso"as noun [ Greek ... a muscle of the loin: confer f. psoas .] (Anat.) An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebræ and inserted into the femur. In man there are usually two on each side, and the larger one, or great psoas, forms a part of the iliopsoas.

Psora Pso"ra noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] (Medicine) A cutaneous disease; especially, the itch.

Psoriasis Pso·ri"a·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... psora.] (Medicine) (a) The state of being affected with psora. [ Obsolete] (b) A cutaneous disease, characterized by imbricated silvery scales, affecting only the superficial layers of the skin.

Psoric Pso"ric adjective [ Latin psoricus , Greek ...: confer French psorique .] (Medicine) Of or pertaining to psora.

Psorosperm Pso"ro·sperm noun [ Greek ... itching + ... seed.] (Zoology) A minute parasite, usually the young of Gregarinæ, in the pseudonavicula stage.

Psychagogic Psy`cha·gog"ic adjective [ Greek .... See Psychagogue .] Attractive; persuasive. J. Morley.

Psychagogue Psy"cha·gogue noun [ Greek ...; ... the soul + ... to lead.] A necromancer. [ R.]

Psychal Psy"chal adjective [ See Psychical .] Of or pertaining to the soul; psychical. Bayne.

Psychanalysis Psy`cha·nal"y·sis noun [ Psycho- + analysis .] A method or process of psychotherapeutic analysis based on the work of Dr. Sigmund Freud (1856- --) of Vienna. The method rests upon the theory that hysteria is characteristically due to repression of desires consciously rejected but subconsciously persistent; it consists in a close analysis of the patient's mental history, stress being laid upon the dream life, and of treatment by means of suggestion. -- Psy*chan`a*lyt"ic adjective -- Psy`cha*nal"y*sist noun

Psyche Psy"che noun [ Latin , from Greek PSychh` Psyche, from psychh` the soul.] 1. (Class Myth.) A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the personification of the soul.

2. The soul; the vital principle; the mind.

3. [ French psyché .] A cheval glass.

Psychian Psy"chi·an noun (Zoology) Any small moth of the genus Psyche and allied genera (family Psychidæ ). The larvæ are called basket worms . See Basket worm , under Basket .

Psychiatria, Psychiatry Psy·chi`a·tri"a, Psy·chi"a·try noun [ New Latin psychiatria , from Greek ... the mind + ... healing.] (Medicine) The application of the healing art to mental diseases. Dunglison.

Psychiatric Psy`chi·at"ric adjective (Medicine) Of or pertaining to psychiatria.

Psychic, Psychical Psy"chic, Psy"chic·al adjective [ Latin psychicus , Greek ..., from psychh` the soul, mind; confer ... to blow: confer French psychique .] 1. Of or pertaining to the human soul, or to the living principle in man.

» This term was formerly used to express the same idea as psychological . Recent metaphysicians, however, have employed it to mark the difference between psychh` the living principle in man, and pney^ma the rational or spiritual part of his nature. In this use, the word describes the human soul in its relation to sense, appetite, and the outer visible world, as distinguished from spiritual or rational faculties, which have to do with the supersensible world. Heyse.

2. Of or pertaining to the mind, or its functions and diseases; mental; -- contrasted with physical .

Psychical blindness , Psychical deafness (Medicine) , forms of nervous disease in which, while the senses of sight and hearing remain unimpaired, the mind fails to appreciate the significance of the sounds heard or the images seen. -- Psychical contagion , the transference of disease, especially of a functional nervous disease, by mere force of example. -- Psychical medicine , that department of medicine which treats of mental diseases.

Psychics Psy"chics noun Psychology.

Psychism Psy"chism noun [ Confer French psychisme .] (Philos.) The doctrine of Quesne, that there is a fluid universally diffused, end equally animating all living beings, the difference in their actions being due to the difference of the individual organizations. Fleming.

Psycho- Psy"cho- A combining form from Greek psychh` the soul , the mind , the understanding ; as, psycho logy.

Psycho-motor Psy`cho-mo"tor adjective [ Psycho- + motor .] Of or pertaining to movement produced by action of the mind or will.

Psychoanalysis Psy`cho·a·nal"y·sis noun -- Psy`cho*an`a*lyt"ic adjective etc. = Psychanalysis , Psychanalytic .

Psychogenesis Psy`cho·gen"e·sis noun Genesis through an internal force, as opposed to natural selection .

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