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Organism: An individual animal, plant, or germ. 



Ossification: The formation of bone. 



Oxygen: A gaseous element of the air. 



Parasite: A plant or animal which lives upon or within another 

 plant or animal. 



Parotid region: The region below the ear and back of the jaw. 



Pastern: The region between the fetlock and the hoof. 



Phalanx: A bone of the foot. 



Phenol: Carbolic acid. 



Hgment: Any coloring matter of the body. 



Plantar: Pertaining to the sole of the foot. 



Poll: The top of the neck immediately behind the ears. 



Posterior: Situated behind or toward the rear. 



Process: A projecting point. 



Pulmonary: Pertaining to the lungs. 



Pungent: Sharp or biting. 



Pus: The creamy looking fluid resulting from suppuration. 



Putrefaction: Rot, decomposition. 



Pyramidal: Shaped like a pyramid. 



Rectal: Pertaining to the rectum. 



Retention; The keeping within the body of matter normally ex- 

 creted. 



Rump: The hinder parts. 



Saliva: The fluid secreted by the glands in the mouth; spittle. 



Sand cracks: Same as quarter cracks. 



Scurf: Dandruff; a branny substance on the skin. 



Serum: The liquid part of the blood. 



Sheath : A double fold of skin which contains the penis. 



Shoulder: That part of the fore limb which occupies the side and 

 front region of the chest. 



Sinus: A cavity or hollow space, as of bone. 



Skull: The bony framework of the head. 



Shipping fever : A general term applied to strangles, influenza, and 

 contagious pneumonia occurring during or shortly after shipment. 



Slough : A mass of dead tissue in or cast out of the body. 



Solution: A liquid containing dissolved matter. 



Spine. A slender process of bone. 



Stifle: The joint between the hip and the hock. 



Streptococcus: A germ. 



Stupor: Partial or nearly complete unconsciousness. 



Suppuration: The formation and discharge of pus. 



