DICTIONARY. 



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INTESTINES, the bowels; the guts. 



INTERFERING, cutting oae foot with an- 

 other in passing it. 



INJECT, to throw into; also to cause dis- 

 ease by injection. 



INVERT, to turn round, or upside down. 



INVIGORATING, strengthening. 



JETS OR SPURTS, a name given to the 

 bleeding of arteries. 



JUGULAR, the large neck vein. (See "An- 

 atomy.'") 



LACERATE, to tear; to drag asunder. 



LAMELLA, small plates. (See "Anatomy 

 of the Foot.") 



LANGUOR, weakness; faintness. 



LATERAL, to the one side. 



LENS, a part of the eye. 



LEVER, any thing stiff used to raise 

 weights at one end, with a force ap- 

 plied to the other. 



LIGAMENTS, strong bands about the joints. 



LOCAL, near; in a certain place. 



LUBRICATE, to moisten; to oil, such as the 

 joints are by the joint-oil. 



LUCRATIVE, profitable. 



LUNAR, relating to the moon. 



LYMPHATIC, vessels containing lymph. 

 (See article on the " Lymphatics.") 



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MACERATE, to soak in fluid, such as wa- 

 ter, etc., before dissecting. 



MALADY; a disease or ailment is so called, 



MALFORMATION, an unnatural shape of 

 structure. 



MALIGNANT, severe; low; dangerous. 



MASTICATE, to chew; the act of chewing. 



MATERIA MEDICA, medical materials. 



MATERIALLY, importantly; that which 

 concerns. 



MATURE, full grown; ripe. 



MEDIUM, midway; middle-sized; the cen- 

 ter of the whole. 



MEDULLARY, the marrow of the bone 



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MEMBRANE, a thin covering; one covers 

 the brain, others the bones and differ- 

 ent organs. 



MENTAL, relating to the mind. 



MIASMA, poison in the air, causing disease. 



MIGRATORY, changing from place to place. 



MODERN, new; of late date. 



MORAL, discreet; just and peaceably minded. 



MORBID, unhealthy; there are morbid sores, 

 secretions, etc. 



MORTIFICATION, the death of any part of 

 the animal diseased by sore or wound, 

 called gangrene. 



MUCILAGE, a jelly-like fluid. 



MUCUS, the secretion of the nose, and all 

 mucus surfaces of the animal, 



MUSCLES, the fleshy portion of the animal. 



MYSTERIOUS, hard to understand. 



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NAUSEATE, to sicken the stomach. 



NAUSEANTS, medicines that nauseate. 



NARCOTICS, medicines which stupefy or 

 cause sleep. 



NERVOUS, relating to the nerves; weak- 

 nerved animals are called nervous. 



NEUTRALIZE, to destroy the force or effect. 



NITRATE OF SILVER, lunar caustic. 



NUTRITIVE; strong, healthy food is sc- 

 called. 



OBEDIENCE, submission ; tameness. 



OBLIQUE, slanting; crooked. 



OBVIATE, remedied; avoided. 



OBVIOUS, clear; plain; certain. 



OPTIC, relating to the eye or sight. 



OPPROBRIUM, reproach. 



ORGANIC, composed of organs. 



ORGANISM, the living body. 



ORGANIZED, composed of organs; complete:. 



ORIGIN, the first existence, or beginning. 



OSSIFICATION, turning into bone. 



OS, the technical name of bone. 



OS CALSIS, the tip of the hock. 



OVAL, round; egg-shaped. 



OXYDATION, converting into air (oxyd);-. 

 the process performed on the blood in 

 the lungs by contact with the Bir. 



