Synepy to Syphilis
Synepy
(Syn"e*py) n. [Gr. sy`n with + a word.] (Rhet.) The interjunction, or joining, of words in uttering
the clauses of sentences.
Syneresis
(Syn*er"e*sis) n. Same as Synæresis.
Synergetic
(Syn`er*get"ic) a. [Gr. fr. to work together; sy`n with + 'e`rgon work.] Working together; coöperating; as,
synergetic muscles.
Synergism
(Syn"er*gism) n. [See Synergetic.] (Theol.) The doctrine or theory, attributed to Melanchthon,
that in the regeneration of a human soul there is a coöperation, or joint agency, on the part both of God
and of man.
Synergist
(Syn"er*gist) n. [Cf. F. synergiste.]
1. One who holds the doctrine of synergism.
2. (Med.) A remedy which has an action similar to that of another remedy, and hence increases the
efficiency of that remedy when combined with it.
Synergistic
(Syn`er*gis"tic) a.
1. Of or pertaining to synergism. "A synergistic view of regeneration." Shedd.
2. Coöperating; synergetic.
Synergy
(Syn"er*gy) n. [Gr. . See Synergetic.] Combined action; especially (Med.), the combined
healthy action of every organ of a particular system; as, the digestive synergy.
Syngenesia
(||Syn`ge*ne"si*a) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with, together + generation, birth.] (Bot.) A
Linnæan class of plants in which the stamens are united by the anthers.
Syngenesian
(Syn`ge*ne"sian Syn`ge*ne"sious) a. (Bot.) Having the stamens united by the anthers; of
or pertaining to the Syngenesia.
Syngenesis
(Syn*gen"e*sis) n. [Pref. syn- + genesis.] (Biol.) A theory of generation in which each
germ is supposed to contain the germs of all subsequent generations; — the opposite of epigenesis.
Syngnathi
(||Syng"na*thi) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + jaw.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of lophobranch fishes
which have an elongated snout and lack the ventral and first dorsal fins. The pipefishes and sea horses
are examples. — Syng"na*thous a.
Syngraph
(Syn"graph) n. [L. syngrapha, Gr. sy`n with + to write.] (Law) A writing signed by both or
all the parties to a contract or bond.
Synizesis
(||Syn`i*ze"sis) n. [L., fr. Gr. fr. to sit together; sy`n with + to sit.]
1. (Med.) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.
2. (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.
Synneorosis
(||Syn`neo*ro"sis) n.; pl. Synneuroses [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + a sinew, ligament.] (Anat.)
Syndesmosis.
Synocha
(||Syn"o*cha) n. [NL., fr. Gr. a holding together. See Synechia.] (Med.) See Synochus.
[Obs.]
Synochal
(Syn"o*chal) a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to synocha; like synocha. [Obs.]
