358 GLOSSARY 



windpipe). A leaf -shaped piece of cartilage which covers the top of 



the larynx during the act of swallowing. 

 Ex-cre'tion (L. excer'no, to separate). The separation from the blood of 



the waste particles of the body ; also the materials excreted. 

 Ex-pi-ra'tion (L. expi'ro, to breathe out). The act of forcing air out of 



the lungs. 

 Ex-ten'sion (L. ex, out, and ten'do, to stretch). The act of restoring a 



limb, etc., to its natural position after it has been flexed, or bent ; the 



opposite of Flexion. 

 Fe-nes'tra (L.). Literally, a window ; the opening between the middle 



and internal ear. 

 Fi'brine (L. fibra, a fibre). An albuminoid substance found in the 



blood ; in coagulating it assumes a fibrous form. 

 Flex'ion (L. flecto, to bend). The act of bending a limb, etc. 

 Fol'li-cle (L. dim. of fol'lis, a bag). A little pouch or depression in a 



membrane ; it has generally a secretory function. 

 Fun'gous Growths (L. fun'gus, a mushroom). A low grade of vegetable 



life. 

 Gan'gli-on (Gr. ydyy\iov, ganglion, a knot). A knot-like swelling in the 



course of a nerve ; a smaller nerve-centre. 



Gas'tric (Gr. ya^nf/p, gaster, stomach). Pertaining to the stomach. 

 Gland (L. glans, an acorn). An organ consisting of follicles and ducts, 



with numerous blood-vessels interwoven ; it separates some particular 



fluid from the blood. 

 Glos'so-phar-yn-ge'al Nerve (Gr. y\w<r<ra, glossa, the tongue, and <j>dpvy%, 



pharunx, the throat) . The nerve of taste supplying the posterior third 



of the tongue ; it also supplies the throat. 

 Glu'ten (L.). Literally, glue; the glutinous albuminoid ingredient of 



wheat. 

 Gran'ule (L. dim. of gra'num, a grain). A little grain ; a microscopic 



object. 



Gus-ta'tion (L. gusto, to taste). The sense of taste. 

 Gust'a-to-ry Nerve. The nerve of taste supplying the front part of the 



tongue, a branch of the " fifth " pair. 

 Hem'or-rhage (Gr. afyia, hai'ma, blood, and p-riywfju, regnumi, to burst). 



Bleeding, or the loss of blood. 

 Hem-i-ple'gi-a (Gr. ^KTUS, hemisus, half, and TrXiyo-o-w, plesso, to strike). 



Paralysis, or loss of power, affecting one side of the body. 

 Hem'i-spheres (Gr. o-0at/oa, sphaira, a sphere). Half a sphere, the lateral 



halves of the cerebrum, or brain proper. 



He-pat'ic (Gr. rjTrap, hepar, the liver). Pertaining to the liver. 

 Her-biv'o-rous (L. her'ba, an herb, and vo'ro, to devour). Applied to 



animals that subsist on vegetable food. 

 Hu'mor (L.). Moisture: the humors are transparent contents of the 



eyeball. 



