772 DEFINITION OF WORDS AS USED IN THIS VOLUME. 



Generated— Begotten ; engendered; produced; forme L 

 Glands— Small, fleshy tubes for the passage of fluids. \^ 



Glandular — Consisting of, or pertaining to glands. 

 Gnarly— Crabbed ; misshapen ; as a gnarly apple. 



Grade An animal having a portion of the blood of some distinct 



Immutable — Unaltering. [breed. 



Infection That which taints or corrupts by communication from 



Jugular A large vein of the neck. [one to another. 



Lubricate — To make smooth or slippery. 



Ligament — A strong, compact substance serving to bind one 



bone to another. 

 Larynx — The enlarged upper part of the windpipe extending 

 Larvae — Insects in the grub state. [into the throat. 



Luscious — Very sweet ; delicious. 

 Longitudinal — Lengthwise. 

 Laxative — Loosening ; mildly purgative. 

 Miniature — Small ; on a small scale. 

 Neurotomy — The dissection of a nerve. 

 Normal — According to rule. 

 Neutralize — To destroy or limif the effect of. 

 Ovaries — The depositor}' of the eggs in the female body. 

 PriospiiATE — A salt. 



Purgative — Having the power of cleansing the intestines. 

 Pustules — An inflamed spot on the skin underneath which is pus. 

 Pus — Matter coming from the blood in consequence of inflammation. 

 Progeny — Off'spring ; descendants. 

 Parturition — The act of bringing forth young. 

 Purulent — Consisting of pus or matter. 

 Pupa — The third state of the insect or grub. 

 Propagation — The increase by generation. 

 Pomology — The art of raising fruit. 

 Pomological — Pertaining to fruit culture. 

 Parasitic — Gi'owing from or living upon some other body. 

 Pistillate — Blossoms having no stamens, and therefore incapa- 

 Ruminating — Chewing.the cud. [ble of fertilization 



^e.iuvenate — To make 3'oung again. 

 Lemittant — Having an increase and then diminishing. 

 [<PHATE — A salt. 

 Sinuses — Long cavities containing pus. 

 SAibOHARiNE — Having the qualities of sugar. 

 StAjMens — Organs of fruitfulness in plants. ^ 



T^JIiNiCAL — Pertaining to the arts. [abdomen. 



Thorax — The chest or part of the body between the neck and 

 Terminal — Growing at the end of a branch or stem. , 

 Vice Versa — The circumstances reversed. 

 Virulent — Extremely active in doing injury. 

 Vinous — Having the sparkling qualities of wine. 

 Veneer — A thin leaf of superior wood for overlaying an inferior one. 



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