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GLOSSARY 



Squamous (Lat. sq^iamosiis, scaly, squaviu, a scale), 

 a skin disease in wliich a scaly condition exists. 



Staphyline (Gr. stapht/le, the uvula), pertaining to 

 the u\ ula or tlie palate. 



Staphylococcus (Gr. staphylc, bunch of grapes, and 

 hokk-os, berry), a micrococcus of which for the most 

 part the individual cocci in a culture are solitary. 



Staphyloma (Gr. staphyle, bunch of grapes), a giving 

 way or bulging of the cornea. 



Steapsin (Gr. stcar, fat), a ferment which resolves 

 fats into glycerine and their corresponding fatty acids. 



Stearin (Gr. stcar, fat), a substance contained in 

 fat and composed of stearic acid and glycerine. 



Sterility (Lat. slcrilis, barren), the condition of 

 an animal or plant when it is incapable of reproduc- 

 ing itself. 



Sterilize (Lat. sterilis, barren), to render sterile 

 or barren ; to destroy tlie vitality of germs and pre- 

 vent their reproduction. 



Stertorous (Lat. slertere, to snore), breathing with 

 a snoring sound. 



Stethoscope (Gr. stStlws, breast; shopein, to ex- 

 amine), an instnniient through which the organs of 

 breathing, and the lieart and arteries, are examined as 

 to their sounds. 



Stomatitis (Gr. stoma, mouth; itis, infiamm.ation), 

 infl.ammation of the mouth. 



Strangles (Gr. stmni/ale, a halter), an infectious 

 disease of tlie air passages, especially of the nasal 

 cavities, of the horse, ass, and mule, associated with 

 a suppurative condition of the submaxillary and other 

 glands. 



Streptococcus (Gr. strcptos, twisted ; koklcos, a 

 berry), a genus of microbes in which the cocci are 

 arranged in strings or chaplets. 



Streptothrix (Gr. streptos, twisted ; thrix, the hair), 

 an order of fungi the cells of which unite into simple 

 or branching threads. 



Stricture (Lat. strictura, strinffcre, to compress), 

 an abnormal contraction of a duct or passage from 

 external pressure, or as a result of inflammation or 

 other changes. 



Strumous (Lat. strumosiis, struma, scrofula), 

 ha\ing the nature of scrofula. 



Styloid (Gr. sti/!os, pillar), resembling a slender 

 cylindrical column. 



Suhcarpal (Lat. sub, under; Gr. l-arpos, the wrist), 

 situated under the carpus or wrist: the wrist of the 

 horse is spoken of as the knee. 



Sublohular (Lat. snb, under; lobuhis, a lobule), 

 situated beneath a lobule. 



Submaxillary (Lat. sub, under; maxilla, jaw-bone), 

 lying beneath the lower maxilla or jaw-bone. 



Sudoriparous (Lat. siif/or, sweat ; parerc, to beget), 

 producing or secreting sweat. 



SufTrago (Lat. snffrayo, hock), the hock ; os siiffra- 

 f/inis. tile bone of the hock. 



Supplemental (Lat. snpplcmcntum), applied to the 

 air that can still be exhaled after ordinary expiration. 



Suspensory (Lat. sub. under; pcnderc, to hang), a 

 structure by which another part hangs. 



Symbiosis (Gr. sjin, along with, and bios, life), the 

 intimate association of living organisms, one of which 

 is necessary to the other. 



Symbiotes (Gr. si/n, with, bios, life), a small para- 

 site infestin'4 the legs of horses. 



Sympathetic (Gr. sympathetik-os, sympathetic), effect- 

 ing sympathy or consentaneous activity. 



Symphysis (Gr. syn, together, and phyein, to grow), 

 a growing together, a union ; especially, line of union 

 of the two pubic bones, symphysis pubis. 



Synarthrosis (Gr. syn, together, and arthron, joint), 

 a form of joint in which the bones are immovably 

 united together. 



Syncope (Gr. synkope, a cutting short), a swooning 

 or fainting, a temporary suspension of the functions 

 of respiration and circulation. 



Synovial (Gr. syn, together, and Lat. ovum, egg), 

 relating to the synovia, which is a lubricating liquid 

 connected with a joint. 



Synthesis (Gr. synthesis — syn, with; tithcnai, to 

 place), in chemistry, the formation artificially of a 

 compound by combining its component elements. 



Systole (Gr. systole, contraction), the contraction of 

 the heart and arteries, by which the blood is propelled 

 along the vessels. 



Taenia (Gr. tuinia. a band), a flat parasite composed 

 of a numl.)er fif flat segments ; a tape-worm. 



Taenia echinococcus (Gr. tuinia, a band; echinos, 

 a hedgehog; kokkos, a berry), a tape-worm ^ in. in 

 length. 



Taenia perfoUata (Gr. tainia, a band; Lat. per. 

 through ; folium, a leaf), a tape-worm composed of 

 consecutive segments, increasing in size posteriorly, 

 measuring 2 in. long and § in. wide. 



Taenia plicata (Gr. tainia, a band ; Lat. plieare, 

 to fold), a tape-worm about Sh in. long and |[ in. 

 wide. 



Tarsus (Gr. tarsos, tarsus), the instep of man, the 

 hock tif the horse. 



Taxis (Gr. taxis, order ; tasscin. to arrange), the 

 returning of a prolapsed structure, as a hernia or the 

 uteru.s, by the hand. 



Telegony (Gr. tele, afar; gone, offspring), the in- 

 fluence of a previous sire on the offspring of a sub- 

 sequent one through the same dam. 



Temperament (Lat. tcmpcramentum), di.sposition, 

 general character as regards acting and feeling; the 

 predominsince of one group of constitutional functions 

 over others in an individual. 



Tendo Achillis, the tendon of the gastrocnemius 

 muscle connected with the heel; tlie tendon that is 

 cut in hamstringing. 



Tenotomy (Gr. tenon, tendon ; tcmncin, to cut), an 

 operatimi of cutting a tendon to correct some de- 

 formity of tlie limb. 



Tetanus (Gr. tetanos, tcinein, to stretch), a con- 

 tinuous spasmodic contraction of muscles. 



Tetrad (Gr. tctra, four), a group of four; a micro- 

 .scopic organism divided into four elements. 



Therapeutic (Gr. thcrupcutikos, curing), pertaining 

 to therapeutics or the art of healing ; curative. 



Thoracic (Gr. thorax, thorax), pertaining to the 

 chest and to certain org,ans contained within it. 



Thrombosis (Gr. thrombos, clot), a clot of blood 

 formed within the heart or blood-vessels, and causing 

 an olistruction to the circulation. 



Thrush, a parasitic stomatitis presenting diffuse 

 white patches, also called ajihthae ; a dise:ised con- 

 dition of the horse's foot attended with a foul-smelling 

 discharge. 



Tidal air, the quantity of air taken in during quiet 

 breathing. 



Tourniquet (Fr. toumcr, to turn), an instrument 

 for controlling the circulation of blood in a blood- 

 vessel by means of compression. 



Toxic (Gr. toxikon, poison), poisonous, due to 

 poisoning. 



Trachea (Gr. tracheia, a windpipe), the windpipe, 

 a Ciirtilagiiious and membranous tube extending from 

 the larynx to the lungs. 



Tracheotomy (Gr. tracheia, trachea, and tome, cut- 

 ting), removal of a portion of the trachea, or incision 

 into the trachea. 



