836 GLOSSARY. 



Ma-la-ri-a. Bad air; air which tends to cause disease supposed to arise from 



decayed vegetable matter. 

 Mal-for-ma-tion. Irregular formation or structure of parts. 

 Ma-lig-nant. Violent; dangerous; liable to produce death. 

 Mar -row. A soft substance in the bones. 

 Mas-ti-ca-tion. The act of chewing. 

 Mas-tur-ba-tion. Self-abuse. The most injurious, self-destroying of aU 



habits. 

 Ma-te-ri-a Medica. The science of medicine. 

 Ma-trix. The womb. 



Mat-u-ra-tion. The formation of pus or matter in any part of the body, 

 Me-dul-la Oblongata. A nervous mass in the lower part of the brain. 

 Men-ses, Menstruation. The monthly sickness of women. 

 Men-stru-um. A liquid used to dissolve solid substances. 

 Me-phit-ic. Suffocating; noxious; pestilential. 



Met-a-car-pus, That portion of the hand between the wrist and fingers. 

 Me-tas-ta-sis. A change of disease from one location to another. 

 Met-a-tar-sus. The part of the foot between the ankle and the toes. 

 Mi-as-ma, Miasmata. Malaria; exhalations from swamps, lowlands and 



decaying matter. 

 Morbid. Unhealthy; deseased; corrupt. 

 Mor-bif-io. Producing disease. 

 Mor-bus. A disease of the bowels; cholera morbug. 

 Mu-ci-lage. A glutinous, watery solution of gum. 

 Mu-cus. Animal mucilage secreted by the mucous membrana 

 Mus-cles. A bundle of fibres; the organs of motion; they constitute the flesiL 

 Nar-cot-ies. Medicines that produce sleep, relieve pain, or stupefy. 

 Nau-se-a. Sickness at the stomach; may increase until vomiting takes placa 

 Na-vel. Center of the abdomen. 



Ne-g'IS. A liquid made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon Juice. 

 Ne-phr-it-is. Inflammation of the kidneys. 

 Neph-ros. The kidney. 



Ner-vine. A medicine that soothes a nervous excitement. 

 Neu-ral-gia. Pain in the nerves. 

 Neu-ras-the-nia. Nervous exhaustion. 

 Noc-tur-nal. Occurring in the night. 

 Nor-mal. Natural and healthy condition. 

 Nos-trum, A patent medicine. 

 Nu-tri-tious. A substance possessing nourishmeoL 

 Obtuse. Dull, not acute. 

 CE-de-ma, A watery swelling. 

 Ol-fac-tory Nerves. The nerves of smell. 

 O-men-tum. The covering of the bowels. 

 Oph-thal-mi-a. Disease of the eye. Inflammation of the eyes. 

 O-pi-ates. Medicines which promote sleep. 

 ©p-tie Nerve. The nerve which enters the back part of the eje. 



