606 GLOSSARY. 



ATROPHY. A wasting or emaciation with loss of strength ; defect of 

 nutrition. 



AURICLE. Ear-like appendage. 



AUSCULTATION. Attending to the sounds in the different parts of 

 the body, in order to form a judgment of the condition of these 

 parts. 



AUTOPSY. Examination after death. 



BIFURCATION. A vessel or nerve bifurcates when it divides into 

 two branches. 



BUCCAL MEMBRANE. The lining membrane of the mouth. 



BUCCINATOR. The muscle of the cheek. 



CACHEXIA. A bad condition or habit of body, known by a depraved 

 or vitiated condition of the solids and fluids. 



CADAVERIC. Belonging to a carcass. 



CANULA. Name of a tubular instrument, introduced by means of 

 a stilette or trochar into a cavity or tumour, in order that, on removing 

 the stilette, any fluid present may be evacuated through it. 



CANTHARIDIS. Spanish flies. 



CARCINOMATOUS. Cancerous. 



CARDIAC. Pertaining to the heart. 



CATALYSIS. Name given to a force or power which decomposes a 

 compound body by mere contact. 



CATHARTIC. A purgative. 



CEREBRAL. Pertaining to the brain. 



CEREBRIFORM. Having an appearance like brain matter ; applied 

 to a form of cancer. 



CERVICAL. Belonging to the neck. 



CHOLOCROME. The colouring matter of bile. 



CHYLOPOIETIC. Belonging to the stomach and intestines. 



CINERITIOUS. Like ashes. Applied to the outer or cortical sub- 

 stance of the brain. 



CCECUM CAPUT COLT. The point of union of the blind gut with the 

 remainder of the large intestines. 



COFFIN-BONE. The last bony segment of the limb, which is enclosed 

 in the hoof. 



COMA. A lethargic drowsiness. 



COMMISSURE. A jointure. Applied to the corners of the lips, to 

 certain parts in the brain which join one lateral half with the other, and 

 to the hoof, when the frog laterally is connected with the sole. 



CONGENITAL. Existing at birth. 



CONJUNCTIVA. The mucous membrane of the eyelids, and front of 

 the eye. 



CORIACEOUS. Tough, leathery. Applied to leaves. 



CORNEA. The clear transparent part on the front of the eye. 



CORTICAL. Belonging to the bark of a plant. Applied to the outer 

 layer of the kidney and brain. 



CRANIUM. The bony cavity which contains the brain. 



CRETACEOUS. Chalky. 



