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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



(Edematous Swollen. 



Opaque Not transparent. 



Os calcis Bone of the heel. 



Osseous Bony. 



Ovoid In the form of an egg. 



Palatine Relating to the palate. 



Panzootic An epidemic affecting animals generally. 



Parasite An animal which lives on another. 



Parotid Largest salivary gland. 



Pathology The study of the body in disease. 



Pedicle Narrow part of a tumor. 



Petechial Resembling flea-bites. 



Phthisis Wasting away. 



Pituitary Membrane Lining of the nostrils. 



Pseudo-Membranous Relating to false membranes. 



Pus Matter. 



Pylorus Entrance into intestines. 



Bale A watery sound heard in sounding the chest 



in some diseases. 

 Sanative Health-giving. 



Schneidcrian Membrane The lining of the nostrils. 

 Sebaceous Of the nature of suet. 

 Sedatives Medicines which produce sleep. 

 Serous Watery. 



Serum Watery part of the blood. 



Solvent That which dissolves. 



Sporadic Scattered. 



Submaxillary Beneath the jaw. 



Sudamina Small eruptions. 



Supra-renal Above the kidney. 



Thoracic Relating to the chest. 



Thyroid Shaped like a folding door. 



Tonics Medicines which give tone and strength to 



the body. 

 Tubercular Relating to tumors in the structure of 



an organ. 



Tumefaction Swelling. 

 Turbinated Bones Bones of the nose shaped like a 



top. 



Turgescence Great amount of humors in any part. 

 Vascular Full of blood-vessels. 

 Ventricle Cavity. 

 Virus Poison. 



Vis a IPronte Force from the front. 

 Vis a Tergo Force of propulsion. 

 Viscous Sticky. 

 Voice-box Larynx. 



