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At-O-ny, Debility; defect of muscular power. 



At-ro-phy. A loss of strengtli and wasting of flesh without any sensible 



cause. 

 At-ten-u-ants. Medicines for reducing the weight of the body. 

 Au-ri-cle. A cavity of the heart. 

 Aus-Ctil-ta-tion. The art of detecting disease by listening to the sounds of 



lungs, heart, etc. 

 Axilla. The armpit; hence axillary, pertaining to the armpit. 

 Ax-il-la-ry Glands. Situated in the armpit, secreting a fluid of peculiar 



odor. 

 Bal-sam-ics. Medicines possessing healing properties. 

 Bile or Gall. A secretion from the liver which aids digestion. 

 Blister. A thin watery bladder on the skin. 

 Bougie. A taper body introduced into a passage or sinus to keep it open 



or enlarge it. 

 Bright's Disease. A dangerous disease of the kidneys. 

 Bron-chi-tis. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes; the branches of the 



windpipe in the lungs. 

 Ca-chex-y. A bad state of the body. It may be caused by blood poisons. 

 Cal-cu-lus. Stone or gravel found in the kidneys and bladder. 

 Cal-Ious. Hard or firm. 

 Caloric. Heat. 

 Cap-il-la ry. Fine, hair-like. 

 Capsicum. Cayenne pepper. 



Capsule. A dry, hollow vessel containing the seed or fruit. 

 Carbon ic Acid Gas. A gas of two parts of oxygen and one part oi 



carbon. 

 Ca-ri-es. Ulceration of a bone. 

 Car-min-a-tives. Medicines which allay pain by expelling wind from the 



stomach and bowels; an aromatic medicine. 

 Ca-rot-id Artery. The great arteries of the neck that convey blood to the 



heart. 

 Car-ti-lage. A hard elastic substance of the body; gristle. 

 Ca-ta-me-ni-a. The monthly discharges of women. 

 Cat-a-plasm. A poultice. 



Catarrh. A discharge from the head or throat; a flow of mucus. 

 Cathartic. An active purgative. 

 Cath-e-ter. A curved instrument introduced into the bladder, for drawing 



off the urine. 

 Caus-tic. Burning; a corroding or destroying substance which bums or cop- 



rodes living tissues, as nitrate of silver, potash, etc. 

 Cau-ter-y. A burning or searing any part of the body. 

 Cell. A small elementary form found in vegetable and animal tissue. 

 Cer-e-bel-lum. The lower and back part of the brain. 

 Cefr-e-bral. Pertaining to the brain. 

 CJer-e-brum. The upper and front part of the braia. 



