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GLOSSARY OF TERMS. 



The following glossary of terms may be found convenient for reference in connection 

 with the description of diseases, their remedies, etc. 



Abnormal Irregular. 



Absorbents Medicines used for absorbing; also the 

 vessels of the body which suck up. 



Acute Sharp, severe. 



Adipose Fatty. 



Adynamic Debilitated. 



Alw Wings. 



Alteratives Medicines which change a disease for 

 the better. 



Anasarca Dropsy of cellular membrane. 



Anasareous Dropsical. 



Ancemia Bloodlessness. 



Antiseptics Medicines opposed to putrefaction. 



Antispasmodic Remedies opposed to spasms or 

 convulsions. 



Antiphlogistic Opposed to inflammation. 



Aperients Medicines which open the bowels 

 gently. 



Aqueous Watery. 



Aacites Dropsy of the belly. 



Ataxic Disordered. 



Auscultation Examination by sounding and lis 

 tening. 



A utopsy Post-mortem examination. 



Bifurcation Division into two branches. 



Bolus A large pill. 



Buccal Membrane The lining of the mouth. 



Cantlius Corner of the eye. 



Capsule Shell or case. 



Carbonaceous Containing carbon. 



Carminatives Medicines which relieve pain by 

 expelling wind from the bowels. 



Cartilaginous Composed of cartilage. 



CatJtartic Loosening. 

 Cellular Cell-like. 



Cerebellum The brain. 



Cerebrum The brain. 



Chancrous Cancerous. 



Clinical Relating to individual practice. 



Coma Stupor. 



Comatose Stupefied. 



Conjunctival Membrane The membrane which lines 

 the eyelids and covers the eyeball. 



Cornea Transparent coat of the eye. 



Cranial Pertaining to the skull. 



Cranium Skull. 



Crucial Shaped like a cross. 



Decarbonize To purify the air. 



Diagnosis The art of telling the nature of diseases. 



Diaphoretics Medicines which promote perspira 

 tion. 



Diathesis Predisposition to certain diseases. 



Dietetics Regulation of diet. 



Diuretics Medicines which increase the flow of 

 urine. 



Duct Canal. 



Dynamic Relating to the vital forces. 



Emollients Substances used to reduce inflamma 

 tions. 



Emphysema Distention by gas or wind of certain 

 portions of the body. 



Emunctories Organs which carry off waste mat 

 ters. 



Encephalon The brain. 



Enema Injection. 



Enzootic Endemic diseases among animals. 



Epizootic Epidemic among animals. 



Equilibrium Balance. 



Equine Relating to the horse. 



Etiology The doctrine of the cause of diseases. 



Excrementitiou s Useless. 



Excretory Relating to vessels which throw off 

 useless matter. 



Extravasation Escape of a fluid of the body from 

 its vessel into surrounding parts. 



Exudation Oozing through a membrane. 



Fauces The throat. 



Fleam An instrument used in bleeding. 



Graminivorous Feeding on grass. 



Ilemalosine The red coloring matter of the blood. 



Hemorrhage Bleeding. 



Hippiatric Relating to diseases of the horse. 



Histology General anatomy. 



Hydrocephalus Water in the head. 



Hygiene Preservation of health. 



Ichorous Humory. 



Idiopaihic Primary affections. 



Idiosyncrasy Peculiarity of constitution. 



Indurated Hardened. 



Inguinal Belonging to the groin. 



Intercostal Between the ribs. 



Inunction The art of rubbing in. 



Lachrymal Glands Those which secrete tears. 



Lancinating Shooting. 



Laxatives Loosening medicines. 



Lesion Disorder. 



Ligament The substance which joins bones to 

 gether. 



Mamma Breasts. 



Masseters Muscles of the jaws. 



Morbid Diseased. 



Morbific Producing disease. , 



Navicular One of the bones of the foot. 



Neuro-pathology The nervous system in disease. 



Nodulous Like a knot. 



Nosology Classification of diseases. 



