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A-ryt'e-noid car'ti-lages (Gr. dptrcuva, a ladle). Two small cartilages of 

 the larynx, resembling the mouth of a pitcher. 



As-phyx'i-a (Gr. d, without, and 0-<tfi5, the pulse). Suffocation. The sus- 

 pension of vital phenomena when the lungs are deprived of oxygen. 



As-sim'i-la'tion (Lat. ad, to, and similis, like). The conversion of food 

 into living tissue. 



A-stig'ma-tism (Gr. d, without, and (rrfywct, a point). Irregular refraction 

 of the eye, producing a blurred image. 



At'ro-phy (Gr. d, without, and rpo^, nourishment). Wasting of a part 

 from lack of nutrition. 



Ba-cirius (Lat. dim. of baculum, a staff). Microscopic, rod-shaped form 



of bacteria. 



Bac-te'ri-a (Gr. fiaKT-ripiov, a little staff). A microscopic, vegetable organism. 

 Bac-te'ri-cide (bacterium and Lat. caedere, to kill). An agent that destroys 



bacteria. 



Bi-oro-gy (Gr. filos, life, and \6yos, a discourse). The science of life. 

 Blad'der (Saxon bleddra, a bladder, a goblet). A bag, or sac, serving as a 



receptacle of some secreted fluid, as the gall bladder, etc. 

 Blight's dis-ease'. Disease of the kidneys, first described by Dr. Bright, an 



English physician. 



Bron-chi'tis. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes. 

 Bur/sa. A small sac interposed between parts that move upon one another. 



Callus (Lat. callus, hardness). An excessive hardness of the skin caused 



by friction or pressure ; the tissue which unites parts of a broken bone. 

 Cap'il-la-ry (Lat. capillus, hair). A minute vessel, as those that connect 



by a network the arteries and veins. 



Cap'sule (Lat. capsula, a little chest). A receptacle, or bag. 

 Car'bon di-ox'ide. A gas produced in the respiration of animals, and in 



the decay or combustion of organic matter. Often called carbonic acid. 

 Car'di-ac or/i-fice (Gr. KapSia, the heart). The orifice of the stomach, near 



the heart. 



Car'ron oil. A mixture of equal parts of linseed oil and lime water. 

 Car'ti-lage. Gristle. A tough but flexible connective tissue forming a 



part of the joints, air passages, nostrils, ears, etc. 

 Car'un-cle (lach'ry-mal) (Lat. caro, flesh). The small, red, conical-shaped 



swelling at the inner angle of the eye. 

 Ca'se-in (Lat. caseus, cheese). A proteid substance found especially in 



milk. The principal ingredient in cheese. 

 Ca-tarrh'. Inflammation of a mucous membrane. 



