DOMESTIC ECONOMY, HYGIENE, DIETETICS. 



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Filaments. A thready fiber. 



Flagellation. Flapping the body with the corner of 

 a wet towel or the snap of a whip. 



Flatulence. Wind in the stomach and bowels. 



Foetus, foetal. The young of any animal during ute- 

 rine existence. Pertaining to the unborn. 



Follicle. A little depression throwing off moisture to 

 keep the contiguous part soft and supple. 



Foreskin. The prolonged skin of the penis, which 

 covers the glans or head. 



Fumigation. Disinfection by gas, smoke, or vapor. 



Function. The normal or healthy action of an organ. 



Fundament. The seat; anus. 



Fungus. Parasitical plant. 



Ganglion. Masses of nerves resembling brain. 



Ganglionic. Composed of ganglia. 



Gangrene. Mortification ; local death. 



Gastric juice. The digestive fluid secreted by the 

 stomach. 



Generative. Productive. 



Genetic. Pertaining to the genital organs. 



Genitals. The generative organs. 



Germ theory. The theory of the propagation of disease 

 by germs floating in the atmosphere. 



Gestation. The period of carrying the young in the 

 womb. 



Glands, Glandular. Organs of the body, each pos- 

 sessing vital properties peculiar to itself, as secre- 

 tion of tears, milk, saliva, urine, excretion, etc. 



Glans. The conical end of the penis, covered by the 

 foreskin. 



Gluten. The ingredient in flour (farinae) which gives it 

 adhesiveness. 



Grain. One sixtieth of a drachrn. 



Graminivora. Grain-eating animals. 



Granular. Consisting of little grains. 



Granules. Little grains. 



Griping. The pains of colic. 



Gullet. The canal for food leading from the throat to 

 the stomach. 



Gynaecology. That part of the science of medicine 

 devoted to the diseases of women. 



Hectic. Debilitated; exhausted. 



Hereditary. Transmitted from parent to child. 



Hibernate, hibernation. A partial suspension of ani- 

 mation. Animals that sleep through the winter 

 hibernate. 



Histogenetic. Tissue-forming. 



Hydragogues. Medicines producing copious, watery, 

 alvine discharges. 



Hydrocarbons. Starch, sugar, and oils. 



Hydrogen. A light, inflammable gas, forming, by 

 chemical combination, water and animal and vege- 

 table matter. 



Hygiene, hygienic. The science of the preservation of 

 nealth.- 



Hymen. A fold of membrane at the outer orifice of 

 the vagina, found sometimes, but not always, in 

 virgins. 



Hypertrophy. Increased nutrition and consequent 

 growth. 



Hypnotic. Producing sleep. 



Hypochondriasis. Belief in the possession of an 

 imaginary disease. 



Hypodermic. Under the skin. 



Hypodermic syringe. An instrument for injecting 

 liquid remedies under the skin. 



Ileum. The convoluted portion of the intestines. 

 Impotence. Loss of sexual power; inability to 



copulate. 

 Indications. The symptoms or conditions needing 



medication. 

 Infection, infecting. The communication of disease 



by touch, food, drink, or the breath. 

 Infecundity. TJnfruitfulness. 

 Infiltrate. To penetrate the pores of a part. 

 Inflammation. A condition attended with heat, pain, 



redness, and swelling. 

 Injection. Passing a liquid into a cavity of the body, 



through and by means of a syringe. 

 Innocuous. Harmless. 

 Inoculation. Taking a disease by contact with an 



abraded surface. 

 Insolation. Sunstroke. 

 Insomnia. Inability to sleep. 

 Inspiration. Inhaling air by the lungs. 

 Inspissated. Thickened by evaporation. 



Instinct. An inborn principle directing to health and 



self-preservation. 

 Intercostal. Between the ribs. 

 Intestine, intestinal. The canal from the stomach to 



the anus ; the bowels. Relating to the intestines. 

 Invermination. Infested with worms. 

 Iris. The colored membrane seen in the eyeball ; it is 



blue in blue eyes, gray in gray eyes, etc. 

 Irritation. Local excitement, or excess of vital action. 



Kidneys. Two organs, one on each side of the spine, 

 m internally and above the small of the back, which 

 secrete the urine from the blood. 



Lachrymal gland. Organ for forming tears. 



Lachrymation. Weeping. 



Lacteal. Milky. Vessels containing chyle. 



Larynx. The Adam's apple of the neck ; the upper p_art 

 of the windpipe which contains the organs of voice. 



Lancinating. A deep and sudden pain, compared to 

 the stab of a lance. 



Leeching. Removing blood by the application of a 

 leech. 



Lesion. A diseased change. 



Leucocytes. White corpuscles of the blood. 



Leucorrhoea. Whites. 



Liquor sanguinis. The fluid part of the blood, hold- 

 ing in solution fibrine, albumen, etc. 



Liver. The great assimilating gland of the body. It is 

 situated below the diaphragm or midriff, and above 

 the stomach, bowels, and kidney, and extends from 

 the base of the chest to the spine, and from side to 

 side. 



Lobe. A rounded, projecting part. 



Loins. The small of the back, between the ribs and 

 pelvis. 



Lungs. Two organs situated in the chest, one on each 

 side, with the heart between ; the organs of respi- 

 ration. 



Lymph, lymphatic. The fluid secretion of the lym- 

 phatic glands, which is emptied into the circulation. 



Mackintosh. Cloth covered with waterproof material. 

 Malaria. Poisoning emanations in the air, producing 



disease. 



Mammary gland. The female breast. 

 Mastication. Chewing the food. 

 Masterbation. Personal excitement of the sexual 



organs. 

 Median line. An imaginary line dividing the body 



into the right and lef r side. 

 Medulla oblongata. An organ, marrow-like, lying at 



the base of the skull. 

 Medullary. Pertaining to the marrow. 

 Membrane, membranous. A thin, web-like struc- 

 ture covering parts and organs, and lining cavities. 

 Meninges. Coverings of the brain and spinal cord. 

 Mensis, menses. The monthly uterine flow during the 



middle age of women. 



Menstrual. Pertaining to the monthly flow. 

 Mesentery. The folds of the peritoneum which hold 



the intestines in place. 

 Metamorphosis. Transformation. 

 Metastasis. Change in the seat of a disease. 

 Miasm, miasmatic. The germs of disease floating in 



the air, which produce infection. 

 Microscope. An instrument for magnifying minute 



objects. 



Micturate. To evacuate the bladder. 

 Molar teeth. The sixth, seventh, and eighth teeth 



from the center of the lips. 

 Molecule. A little portion of any body. 

 Morbid. Diseased. 

 Motor. Moving. 



Mucilages. The gummy principle of plants. 

 Mucoid. Like mucus. 

 Mucus, mucous. A viscid fluid, which in health keeps 



the membranes in their proper condition. 

 Myopic. Near-sighted. 



Narcotic. A stupefying remedy; in large doses de- 

 stroying life. 



Nausea. Sickness at the stomach; ineffectual effort 

 to vomit. 



Navel. The round .scar at the center of the abdomen, 

 marking the place of attachment of the cord pre- 

 vious to and at birth. 



Neuralgia. Nerve- pain. 



Neurine. The substance of which the brain is com- 

 posed. 



