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Hy / per-me-tro / pi-a (Gr. virfy, over, ptrpov, measure, and w^, the eye). 



Farsightedness. 

 Hy-per'tro-phy (Gr. inrtp, over, and rpo^, nourishment). Excessive 



growth ; thickening or enlargement of any part or organ. 



Im-mune' (Lat. immunis, free or exempt). Exempt from certain diseases 



by inoculation, by previous attack, or by nature. 

 In-ci'sor (Lat. incaedere, to cut into). Applied to the four front teeth of 



both jaws, which have sharp, cutting edges. 



In'cus. An anvil ; the name of one of the bones of the middle ear. 

 In'di-an hemp. The common name of Cannabis Indica, an intoxicating 



drug known as hasheesh and by other names in Eastern countries. 

 In-fec'tion (Lat. in, in, and facere, to make). The communication of 



disease from one body to another, or from one part to another part of 



the same individual (auto-infection). The material conveying the 



disease ; the disease-producing agent. 

 In-fe'ri-or ve'na ca'va. The vein carrying blood from the lower part of 



the body into the heart. 

 In'flam-ma'tion (Lat. in, in, and flammare, to flame). Tissue changes 



accompanied with redness or swelling of any part of the body, with heat 



and pain. 

 In-oc'u-la'tion (Lat. inoculare, to ingraft). The introduction of the 



germs of disease, generally through the skin, so as to produce the 



disease. 

 In-sari-va / tion (Lat. in, in, and saliva, spittle). The mingling of the saliva 



with the food during the act of chewing. 

 I'ris (Lat. iris, the rainbow). The thin muscular ring which lies between 



the cornea and crystalline lens, giving the eye its special color. 



Jaun'dice (Fr. jaunisse, yellow). A disorder in which the skin, eyes, 

 mucous membranes, and secretions assume a yellowish tint, due to the 

 presence of bile pigments in the blood. 



Ka-tab'o-lism (Gr. Kara^d\\eiv, to throw down). The process by means of 

 which the more complex substances are rendered more simple and less 

 complex. The opposite of anabolism. 



Lab'y-rinth (Gr. Xa^pi^os, a maze). The internal ear, so named from its 



many windings. 

 Lach'ry-mal, or lacrymal apparatus (Lat. lacrima, a tear). The organs 



for forming and carrying away the tears. 



