GLOSSARY OF SCIENTIFIC TERMS. 1265 



Ringbone — ^Exostosis, or formation of bony matter, on the coronet bone 

 and pastern bone of a horse's foot. 



Roaring — A disease or constriction of the wind-pipe, producing a roar- 

 ing noise in the expulsion of the breath. 



Rumination — The act or habit of chewing the cud. 



Rupture — ^The act of breaking or bursting, or the state resulting there- 

 from. The common name for hernia. 



Saccharine — Containing, or having the qualities of, sugar. 



Sacral — Belonging to the os sacrum. 



Saline — Containing salt in solution ; tasting saltish. 



Saliva — The secretion of the salivary glands, which moistens the food 

 in chewing, and also keeps the mouth and tongue moist. 



Salivation — An excessive secretion of saliva. White clover will some- 

 times produce it in horses, or it may be produced by certain medicines, 

 especially calomel. 



Sanguine — Full of blood. Abounding with blood. 



Sanguinification — The process of producing blood from chyle. 



Sanitary — Relating to the preservation of health ; tending to health. 



Sarcoma — A fleshy tumor. 



Saturate — ^To soak so full of liquid or fumes that no more can be held. 



Scab — The incrustation on a sore. A verminous disease of sheep. 



Scaphoid — Shaped like a boat, as the navicular bone. 



Scapula — The shoulder-blade. 



Sclerotic — The thick, hard, white outer coat of the eye. 



Sciatica — A rheumatic or neuralgic affection of the hip. 



Sear — To burn Avith a hot iron ; actual cautery. 



Secretion — The separation of various substances from the blood. 



Sedatives — Soothing medicines ; remedies to depress nervous power, or 

 lower circulation. 



Semen — The male generative product :ecreted in the testicles. 



Senile — Old, or belonging to old age. 



Sensorium — The seat of sensation. An organ which receives impressions. 



Sensitive — Having feeling. Sensitive lamellae : lamellae of the coffin-bone. 



Septic — Causing or hastening putrefaction. Antiseptic : arresting putre- 

 faction. 



Serum — T^e yellowish, watery portion of the blood remaining after 

 coagulation. 



Seton — An artificial passage made under the skin, by means of a seton 

 needle, and kept open with tape, silk or the like, which is thereby 

 drawn in, and is moved backward and forward daily, to keep up irri- 

 tation, with a view to reducing inflammation elsewhere. 



Shank — ^The bone of the leg from the knee to the ankle. 



