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THE CENTURY BOOK OF FACTS. 



Carnivora. Flesh-eating animals. 



Cartilage, cartilaginous. A wbite, elastic solid part 



of the body. Gristle. Gristly. 

 Caseous. Like cheese. 

 Castration. Removing the testicles. 

 Catamenial. Relating to the monthly flow. 

 Cathartics. Agents that produce evacuation of the 



bowels. 

 Catheter. A tube with an eyelet near its end, used 



for conveying fluids. 



Caustics. Corrosive or burning substances. 

 Celibate. A bachelor. 

 Cell. The smallest particle of living matter. The 



body and all of its parts are made up of cells. 

 Cellular tissue. The tissue uniting all parts of the 



body. 



Cerebellum. The small or lower brain. 

 Cerebrum. The great or upper brain. 

 Cerumen, ceruminous. Ear-wax. Waxy. 

 Cholesterine. A crystallizable substance formed in 



the bile. 



Chronic. Long standing, seated. 

 Chyle. The milky fluid formed from digested food, 



and which is emptied directly into the blood vessels. 

 Chyme. Digested food. 



Cicatrix, cicatrices. The scar from a wound. Scars. 

 Circulation. The flow of blood from the heart to the 



extremities and back again. 

 Circumcision. The act of cutting off the foreskin or 



prepuce of males. 



Clonic. Rigid, with occasional relaxation of the mus- 

 cles. 

 Coagulate. To harden, as the white of an egg, by 



boiling. 



Coitus. Sexual connection. 

 Collapse. Complete prostration or inaction. 

 Colliquative. Exhaustive. 

 Coma. Comatose, profound sleep. 

 Conception. Being with child in the womb. 

 Congenital. Dating from birth. 

 Congestion. The flow of blood to a part. Stagnant 



circulation. 

 Conjunctiva. The membrane covering the ball of the 



eye and inner surface of the eyelids. 

 Contagion. Communication of disease from one to 



another by touch, food, drink, or the atmosphere. 

 Continence. Abstinence from sexual congress. 

 Convalesce, convalescence. To recover health and 



strength. Period of recovery. 

 Convulsions. Spasms. 

 Cornea. The tough transparent membrane in the front 



of the eyeball. 



Corpuscle. A minute body. A particle. 

 Corroborant. A remedy which gives strength ; tonic. 

 Corrosive. Burning. 

 Cortical. The bark or external portion. 

 Costiveness. Irregular and delayed motion of the 



bowels. Constipation. 

 Counter-irritation. Irritating one part to relieve 



irritation in another. 



Cramps. Sudden and painful contractions of muscles. 

 Cranial. Belonging to the skull. 

 Crisis. The period of change ; it may be to worse or 



to better. 



Cul-de-sac. A pouch. 



Cupping. Drawing blood by lancing, and the applica- 

 tion of a heated cup. 



Decussate. To cross each other. 



Defecation. Evacuation of the bowels. 



Dejections. Matter voided from the bowel. 



Delirium. Mental aberration. 



Deltoid muscle. A muscle passing over the shoulder 



and terminating at the center and outer part of the 



upper arm. 



DepuratiTe. Purifying. Removing impurities. 

 Dextrine. A substance obtained from starch. 

 Diagnosis. Discovery of a disease by its symptoms; 



discriminating between a disease and others with 



which it mary be confounded. 



Diaphoretic. Inducing perspiration; sweating. 

 Diaphragm. The muscle separating the chest and its 



contents from the abdomen and its contents. 

 Diastaltic. Reflex action induced by the spinal 



marrow. 

 Diathesis. Tendency of the constitution to a particular 



disease. 



Diathetic. Relating to predisposition to disease. 

 JDietic, dietetic. Relating to the food and drink. 



Digestion. Conversion of the food into form suitable 

 for nourishment and into refuse or excrement. 



Disinfectant. Purifying or cleansing from infection. 



Diuretic. Increasing by secretion the quantity of 

 urine. 



Dram. One-eighth of an ounce, or a teaspoonful of 

 fluid. 



Drastic. Very powerful cathartic action. 



Due. Canal. 



Duodenum. The first part of the intestines. 



Dysmenorrhffia. Painful menstruation. . 



I ) yspini-ii . Difficult breathing. 



Economy. The parts constituting the body or the 

 laws governing them. 



Effete. Worn out ; useless. 



Effusion. Escape of a fluid. 



Elimination. Ejection by stimulating the secreting 

 organs. 



Eliminatives. Agents which expel substances from 

 the body, as by the skin, kidneys, etc. 



Emaciation. . Loss of flesh. 



Embryo. The animal in its earliest existence in the 

 uterus. 



Emesis. Vomiting. 



Emission. A discharge. 



Emulsion. A pharmacal compound of oil and water. 



Emunctory. Any organ of the body acting as the 

 outlet of effete and worn-out matter. 



Enciente. Pregnant. 



Encephalon. The head ; all within the head. 



Encysted. Covered with a membrane or sac. 



Endosmosis. Fluids passing through membranes into 

 structures. 



Enema. Liquid injections into the bowel. 



Enervation. Weakness. 



Enteric. Intestinal. 



Entozoa. Worms. 



Epidemic. A disease attacking many individuals in 

 a locality at the same time. 



Epithelial. Relating to the thin covering to the eyes, 

 lips, mouth, intestines, and the like. 



Erosion. Corrosion ; eating away. 



Erosis. Amatory passion. 



Eructations. Wind or gases raised from the stomach 

 with some noise. 



Essence, essential. The active principle of plants. A 

 diluted oil. 



Eustachian tube. A canal about two inches in length 

 connecting the ear and back of the mouth (pharynx). 



Exacerbation. Increase in fever. 



Exanthematous. Attended with fever and skin erup- 

 tions. 



Excito-motory. Reflex nervous action. 



Excito-nutrient. Affecting nutrition by reflex ner- 

 vous action. 



Excito-secretory. Affecting secretion by reflex ner- 

 vous action. 



Excrement, excrementitious. Matter ejected from 

 the bowel. 



Excretion, excretive. The faculty of selecting and 

 discharging from the system fluids, as in sweating 

 and in urine, useless matter as in feces, and im- 

 purities by either. 



air-passages, 



relieve oppressed breathing. 

 Expectorate. To discharge mucosities by coughing 



and spitting. 



Expiration. Exhaling air by the lungs. 

 Extravasate. To escape from the containing vessel 



and permeate the surrounding textures. 

 Exudation. Escaping or discharging through pores. 



Farinaceous. Containing farina or flour. 



Fascicles. Little bundles of fibers. 



Fauces. The back of the mouth and upper part of the 



throat. 

 Feces, fecal. That part of the food remaining after 



digestion and which is ejected at intervals f rom the 



bowels. 



Feculent. Foul. 

 Fermentation. Chemical action and combination by 



which new substances are formed. 

 Fiber, fibrous. The hard, elastic, organic particle 



which, aggregated, forms muscle and other tissues. 

 Fibrine. An organic substance, fluid, coagulable, 



found in the blood, lymph, etc. 



