GLOSSARY, 



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DICTIOMRY OF MEDICAL TERMS 



Used in This Work. 



Ab-do-men. The belly, or the lower front part of the body. 



Ab-lu-tion. Washing of the body externally; cleansing by water. 



Ab-nor-mal. Unnatural; irregular; not according to rule. 



Ab-or-tion. Childbirth before the proper time. 



Ab-ra-sion. A superficial wound caused by bruising the skin. 



Ab-sorb-ent. Glands and vessels which absorb or suck up substances; med- 

 icines which absorb, or combine with acid matter in the stomach or bow* 

 els. 



Ac-couch-eur. A man who attends mothers in childbirth. 



Ac-e-tab-u-lum. The socket that receives the head of the thigh bone. 



A-cho-li-a. Not sufficient of bile. 



A-cid. Sour, sharp, pungent, bitter or biting to the taste. 



Ac-tual Cau-te-ry. Used in surgery; burning or searing with a hot iron. 



Ac-u-punc-ture. Pricking with needles; one of the operations of surgery. 



Ac-ute. Diseases attended with violent symptons; the reverse of chronic. 



Ad-he-sive. Tenacious, sticky; apt or tending to adhere. 



Ad-he-sive Plaster. Sticking plaster. 



Ad-i-pose. Membrane or tissue; fat. 



A-dult Age. Manhood or womanhood; a person who has attained full size 

 and age. 



Af-fec-tion. Disorder, disease, malady. 



Al-bu-men. An element found in both animal and vegetable substances. 

 The white of an egg. • 



Al-bu-mi-nose. A substance produced in the stomach during digestion. 



Al-i-ment. Nourishment, nutrition; anything necessary for the support of 

 life. 



Al-i-ment-a-ry Ca-nal. The entire passage through the whole intestines 

 from the mouth; the passage for the aliments. 



Al-ka-li. A substance which, when united to acids, neutralizes thfim. 



Al-ter-a-tive. A remedy which gradually restores healthy action. 



Al-ve-o-lar. Relating to the sockets of the teeth. 



Al-vine. Relating to the intestines. 



Am-aur-O-sis. A loss or decay of sight, produced by various ( 

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