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SKEPTICAL, doubtful; not believing. 



SLOUGHING, rotting or mattering away. 



SOCKET, a depression or hole for an organ 

 to work in. 



SPASMODIC, relating to cramps, fits and 

 spasms. 



SPECIOUS, pleasant to the view. 



SPECIES, the same class of animals, plants, 

 etc. 



SPONTANEOUS, a plentiful growth; not 

 planted. 



STRANGURY, stopping; choking any pas- 

 sage; holding tight. 



STRICTURE, stoppage, or tightening of any 

 of the passages of the body by morbid 

 or spasmodic action. 



STRUCTURE, the formation of any thing. 



STUPOR, dullness; sleepiness; senselessness. 



STERNUM, the breast-bone. 



STYPTICS, articles in medicine which stop 

 bleeding. 



SUBSEQUENT, since a certain period of 

 time. 



SUBSIDE, to sink ; go down quick ; quit 

 swelling. 



SUBTILE, crafty ; tricky. 



SUPERFICIAL, the upper or outside view. 



SUPERIORITY, exceeding another in any 

 way. 



SUPPURATION, mattering. 



SUSCEPTIBLE, easily influenced; capable 

 of receiving. 



SUSTENANCE, food; support; keeping. 



SUTURES, stitches; fastenings; joinings. 



SYMMETRY, well built ; stout; well pro- 

 portioned. 



SYMPATHY, affection ; a nervous connec- 

 tion between different parts of the same 

 body. 



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TEMPORARY, only for a time. 



TENDON, the small end of a muscle near a 

 joint; the back sinews of the leg, etc. 



TENT, a plug tent or pledget. 



TESTICLES, the stones of the stallion. 



THORAX, the chest. 



TIBIA, a bone of tlie hind-leg above the 

 Iiook: liii-ih-bone. 



TONICS, medicines that add strength and 



vigor. 

 TRANSMITTED, passed from one to another, 



as from parent to offspring. 

 TRANSPARENT, clear; that can be seen 



through. 

 TRAPEZIUM, one of the bones of the knee. 

 TREAD, to tramp on; the part of the hoof 



that rests on the ground. 

 TUBERCLE, a small tumor ; a forerunner of 



consumption. 

 TUMEFACTION, a puffy swelling of any 



part. 

 TUMOR, a swelling or enlargement. 

 TURBINATED, having a round crown or 



top. 

 TURRET, a tower; the rings of a barnesa 



through which the lines pass. 



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ULCERS, running sores. 



ULNA, a bone of the arm. 



ULTERIOR, beyond any line or division ; a 



last result. 

 UNCIFORM, shaped like a finger-nail. 

 URETER, the tube conveying the water from 



the kidneys to the bladder. 

 UTERUS, the womb. 



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 VACANTLY, thoughtlessly; foolishly. 

 VASCULAR, highly organized, or furnished 



with blood-vessels. 

 VENTILATE, to supply with pure air. 

 VERMIFUGES, medicines that destroy 



worms. 

 VILLI, small, fine fibers, like hairs. 

 VIRUS, poisonous ; contagious, or infecting 



matter. 

 VISION, the sight ; the art of seeing. 

 VITAL, having or containing life. 

 VIVIFYING, bringing to life. 



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WITHERS, the high process of the vertebras 

 between the neck and the back. 



ZOOLOGIST, one who examines and de- 

 scribes animals. 



