GLOSSARY 



Abrus (Gr. abros, pretty), Indian liquoi-ice, the seeds 

 of Afj7'us prccaiorius or wild liquorice. 



Abscess (Lat. ahsccssus, a separation of matter), a 

 collection of pus in some of the organs or parts of 

 the body, the result of local inflammation. 



Absorbent (Lat. ahsorhcrc, to suck in), a drug or 

 medicine that produces absorption of diseased tissue. 



Acetabulum (Lat., a small cup), the cavity into 

 which the head of the femur or thigh-bone fits and 

 in which it moves. 



Actinomyces (Gr. aHis, a ray, and myi:es, mush- 

 room), a rayed fungus. 



Acute (Lat. acutus, .sharp), pertaining to disease 

 having a rapid and severe onset, progress, and ter- 

 mination. 



Adenoid (Gr. aden, gland, and ddos, appearance), 

 resembling a gland. 



.£strum (Gr. oistros, gadfly), the heat or rut of ani- 

 mals ; the sensation occurring at the time of coition. 



Afferent (Lat. affirens, carrying to), carrying some- 

 thing to a centre ; hence, applied to those nerves which 

 conduct influences to the central nervous system. 



Ala (Lat., a wing), a name of various wing-shaped 

 parts. 



Alveolus (Lat.), the bony socket of a tooth. 



Amaurosis (Gr. amaui'os, dark), partial or total loss 

 of vision. 



Amide {ammonia), a white crystalline solid often 

 capable of combining with both acids and bases. 



Amphiarthrosis (Gr. aiuphi, around, and nrfhron, 

 a joint), a joint in which there is a disc of tibro- 

 cartilage between the ends of the bones; it enjoys a 

 limited movement. 



Amylolytic (Gr. amylon, starch, and luais, solution), 

 effecting the digestion of starch. 



Amylopsin (Gr. amtflon, starch, and opsis, appear- 

 ance), a ferment .said to exist in pancreatin. 



Ansemia (Gr. an, priv., and haima, blood), de- 

 ficiency or thinnes-s of blood. 



Ansestbeaia (Gr. anaisthesia), want of feeling, a 

 nervous disease. 



Anaesthetic (Gr. an, priv., and aisthesis, feeling), 

 a substance that produces insensibility to feeling or 

 acute jjain. 



Anchylosis, Ankylosis (Gr. anhjlos, a stiff joint), 

 union of the bones forming a joint, resulting in a stiff 

 joint. 



Aneurism (Gr. anenrysina, widening), a dilatation 

 or widening in the course of an artery. 



Animalcule (Lat. animalcidmn, a minute animal), 

 a niicroscojiic animal. 



AnodjTie (Gr. an, priv., and odyne, pain), a medicine 

 that relieves pain. 



Antbrax (Gr. anthrax, a coal, or carbuncle), a fatal 

 disease due to the bacillus of anthrax. 



Antidote (Gr. anti, against, and didomi, to give), a 

 drug that prevents or counteracts the action of poisons. 



Antipyretic (Gr. anti, against, and pyrctos, fever), 

 an agent whicli reduces the temperature in fever. 



Antiseptic (Gr. anti, against, and septos, putrid), 

 an agent which prevents putrefaction. 



Antispasmodic (Gr. anti, against, and spasmos, a. 

 spasm), an agent that relieves spasm. 



Anus (Lat.), the fundament, the posterior opening, 

 of the large bowel. 



AortE!, (Gr. aorte), the largest artery of the body. 

 It arises from the heart, and divides into the anterior 

 and posterior aorta. 



Apbtbae (Gr. aphthai, an eruption), small white 

 spots or \esicles occurring in the mouth, more espe- 

 cially seen in young animals. 



Aponeurotic (Gr. apo, from, neuron, tendon), per- 

 taining to a broad fibrous membrane or tendon pro- 

 ceeding from a muscle, or used to bind down tendons. 



Apophysis (Gr. apo, from, and pliy^is. growth), a 

 process of bone produced from a separate centre of 

 growth. 



Apoplexy (Gr. apoplexia, a striking down), loss of 

 consciousness from breakage of vessels in the brain. 



Aqueduct (Lat. aqva, water; ditctvs, a leading), 

 applied to ducts and canals in various parts of the 

 body. 



Arthrodia (Gr. arthrOdia, a kind of joint), a joint 

 permitting a gliding movement. 



Ascites (Gr. asiitHs, a kind of dropsy ; aaios, a 

 bag), an abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the 

 cavity of the belly; dropsy of the belly. 



Ascococcus (Gr. asl-os, a leather bag ; l-okkos, a 

 kernel), micro-organisms made up of round colonies- 

 surrounded by tough, thick, gelatinous envelopes. 



Aseptic (Gr. a, priv., and septos, putrid), free from 

 patliogenic bacteria or septic matter, 



Aspergillus (Lat. asperycre, to scatter), a genus of 

 fmigi. 



Asphyxia (Gr. a, priv., and sphyxis, the pulse), 

 sutfncatinn, the effect produced by depriving the lungs- 

 of air. 



Assimilation (Lat. assimilare, to make like), th& 

 transformation of food into a condition in which it 

 may be used up in the nutrition of the body. 



Astragalus (Gr. astraytdos, a die), the bone upon 

 which the tibia rests. 



Astringent (Lat. ad, to; strinrjere, to bind), an 

 .agent which, by contracting organic tissue, arrests- 

 h.'emorrhage or diarrhcea. 



Atavism (Lat. atavus, a forefather), the reappear- 

 ance of an anomaly in an individual whose more or 

 less remote progenitors were sinn'Iarly affected, but in 

 whose immediate ancestors it had not been shown. 



