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Ingesta [in-jes / -tah) [ingerere, to carry into]. Sub- 

 stances introduced into the body, especially for pur- 

 poses of alimentation. 



Ingestion [in-jes / -chun) [ingestio, ingestion], i. The 



introduction of food or nutrition into the mouth or 

 stomach. 2. The process by which a cell takes up 

 foreign matters, such as bacilli or smaller cells. 



Ingluvial [in-glu' '-ve-al ') [ingluvies, the crop]. Per- 

 taining to the ingluvies. 



Ingluvies [in-glu* '-ve-ez) [in, in ; glutire, to swallow ]. 

 In biology, tin- most anterior dilatation of the alimen- 

 tary canal, as the crop or craw in birds, the paunch or 

 rumen in mammals, the sucking-stomach of insect- 



Ingluvin [in' -glu-vin) [ingluvies, crop or craw of a 

 bird]. A preparation obtained from the gizzard of the 

 fowl, Pullus gallinaceus, used as a substitute for pep- 

 sin and pancreatin. It is very efficient in the vomit- 

 ing of pregnancy. Dosegr. x-xx. 



Ingot [ing / -got) [ME., ingot, & mold for molten metal]. 

 A bar of gold, silver, or other metal, cast in a 

 mold. 



Ingrassias, Processes, or Wings of. The lesser 

 wings of the sphenoid bone. 



Ingravescent [in-grav-es f -ent) [i / igr a vescere, to become 

 heavy]. Increasing in weight or in severity. I. 

 Apoplexy. See Apople \ 1 . 



Ingravidation [in-grav-id-a'-shun). See Impregna- 

 tion. 



Ingredient [in-gre* '-de-ent) [ingredi, to step into]. Any 

 substance that enters into the formation of a com- 

 pound. 



In- growing Nail. See Onychogryphosis. 



Inguen {iug' -given) [L.]. The groin, </. v. 



Inguinal [in' '-gwin-al) [inguen, the groin]. Pertaining 

 to the groin. I. Arch, the crural arch. I. Canal, 

 the canal transmitting the spermatic cord in the male, 

 and the round ligament in the female. It is situated 

 parallel to and just above Poupart's ligament. I. 

 Glands, the superficial and the deep glands of the 

 groin. I. Hernia. See Hernia. See, also, Liga- 

 ment, Region, Rhi^. I. Plague. Synonym of Plague. 



Inguino- [in'-gwin-o-) [inguen, the groin]. In com- 

 position, pertaining to the groin. I. -abdominal, 

 pertaining conjointly to the groin and the abdomen. 

 I. -crural, relating to the groin and the thigh. I.- 

 cutaneous, relating to the integument of the groin. 



Ingurgitation [in-gur-jit-a' 'shun) [ingurgitatio, a swal- 

 lowing]. 1. The act of swallowing; deglutition. 2. 

 Excess in eating or drinking. 



Inhalation [in-ha-la' -shun) [inhalatio ; inhalare, to 

 draw in]. The in-breathing of air or other vapor. 

 I. -diseases, those due to the inspiration of air contain 

 ing dust or any finely divided matter. See Grinders 

 Disease. I. of Medicines, the introduction into the 

 air-passages or lungs of medicinal substances in the 

 form of vapor or fine spray. 



Inhale [in-hal') [inhalare, to breathe in]. To inspire 

 or draw air or other vapor into the lungs. 



Inhaler [in-ha'-ler) [inhalare, to breathe in]. An in- 

 strument for inhaling a gas or the vapor of a liquid 

 medicine. I., Nitrous-oxid, a breathing-tube for the 

 inhalation of nitrous-oxid gas; it is constructed of 

 vulcanized rubber or metal. See Anesthetic. 



Inherent [in-he* '-rent) [inharere, to cleave to]. Con- 

 stitutional; innate; natural to the organism; not 

 casual or derivative. 



Inheritance [in-her* -it-ans) [F. , inheriter, to inherit]. 

 The act of inheriting. I., Particulate, the reappear- 

 ance of single peculiarities in the offspring. I., Use, 

 the inheritance of acquired characters ; the acquisition 

 by the offspring of changes in the body cells of the 

 parent. 



Inherited [in her'-it-ed) [in. in, t<> ; keres, heir]. I).- 

 rived from an ancestor. I. Disease, a disease that 

 has been transmitted to a child b) it- parent. 



Inhibit [in-hib f -it) [inhibere, to check]. To check, 

 restrain, or suppn 



Inhibition [in-hib-ish' -un) [inhibitio, restraint]. The 

 aet of checking, restraining, or suppressing ; any in- 

 fluence tint controls, retards, or restrains. Inhibitory 

 nerve- and centers are those intermediating a modifi 

 cation, stoppage, or suppn ssionol a motoi "i secretory 

 act already in progress. I., Mental, the involuntary 

 1 train) that active mental states exercise over bodily 

 functions, normal or otherwise. I., Vasomotor, an 

 intlucncc exerted on the < ontrai tile wall- of the bl< 

 vessels, that causes their dilatation by a diminution of 

 their ton.-. I., Voluntary, the checking or temporary 

 restraint of a reflex by force of will. 



Inhibitive [in-hib'-it iv). See Inhibit 



Inhibitory [in-hib' -it-o-re) [inhibitorius, inhibitory] 

 Having the power to restrain or hold m check. I. Cen- 

 ter of Setschenow, a cerebral center in the optii lobes 

 of the brainof the frog, the stimulation of which c h 

 spinal reflexes. I. Nerves of the Heart, those of 

 the vagus supplied by the cardio-inhibitorj center, 

 through the spina] accessory nerve. I. Nerves of 

 Respiration, certain afferent fibers in the laryngeal 

 branches of the vagus nerve, that exert an inhibitory 

 action on the inspiratory act of respiration. I. Cen- 

 ters, nerve-centers that inhibit, restrain, or even 

 arrest the action of other centers. I. Fibers, centri- 

 fugal nerve-fibers that affect other centers so as to 

 moderate or nullify their action. 



Inhumation [in-hu-ma' '-shun) [inhumare, to put in the 

 ground]. Burial of the dead in the ground. See 

 limitation. 



Iniad {in'-e-ad) [Iviov, the occiput]. Toward the 

 inial aspect. 



Inial [in'-e-al) [iviov, occiput]. Pertaining to the inion. 

 I. Aspect, the posterior aspect of the head. 



Inien [in'-e-en) [Iviov, occiput]. Belonging to the inion 

 in itself. 



Iniencephalus (in-e-en-sef r -al-us) [iv'mv, occiput ; 

 i] hi oti'/ or, brain]. A variety of single autositic mon 

 sters of the species Exeneephalus in which there is the 

 same deformity of the skull as in notencephalus, with 

 the addition of a spinal fissure involving the cervical 

 and thoracic vertebra?. 



Iniodymus [in-e-od'-im-us) [iviov, occiput ; rf/rfw//of, 

 double]. A teratism with one body and two heads 

 joined at the occiput. 



Inio-glabellar \in' -e-o-gla-bel'-ar) [iviov, occiput; 

 glaber, smooth]. Relating to or joining the inion and 

 the glabella. 



Inion [in'-e-on) [Iviov, occiput]. The external protu- 

 berance of the occipital bone. SeeCraniometric Points. 



Iniops (in'-e-ops) [Iviov, occiput ; bip, face]. A cata- 

 didymous monstrosity with the parts below the navel 

 double, the thoraccs joined into one, and one head 

 with two faces, the one incomplete. 



Inirritative [in-ir* -it-a-tiv) [///.not; irritare, to irri- 

 tate]. Not irritant; soothing. 



Initial (in-ish'-al) [///.into; ire, to go]. Beginning or 

 commencing. I. Cells, germ cells. I. Sclerosis, the 

 primary induration of a hard chancre. I. Stage of 

 Labor. See Labor, Stages 



Initis (in-i'-tis) [tf, muscle, liber; trie, inflammation]. 

 Inflammation of fibrous or muscular tissue. 



Inject [in-jekf) [in, into ; iacere, to throw]. To effect 

 the introduction of a liquid into any cavity of the body, 

 natural or artificial, by means of a syringe or similar in- 

 strument. In pathology, to produce a condition of 

 distention of the capillaries with blood. 



