1268 CYCLOPEDIA OP UVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



Tractile — That which may be drawn out. 



Transfusion — The introducing of blood from one living being into 



another. 

 Tread — Tramping upon, as the tread of one hoof upon the other. The 



part of the hoof resting on the ground. 

 Trichina spiralis — A minute entozoon (parasitic mite), which burrows 



in the muscles, and which, before becoming encysted, sometimes causes 



the death of the animal. They are principally generated in swine, 



fowls, rats and other omnivorous feeders. 

 Tuber — A rounded projection, especially of a bone. 

 Tuhercle — A small tumor, as tubercles in the lungs. 

 Tumor — A swelling or enlargement, generally applied to those which are 



permanent. 

 Tympanum — The drum of the ear. 

 Ulcer — A r inning sore. 



JJlna — The larger of the two bones of the arm. 

 Ulterior — Remoter ; yet to come ; last or final. 

 Umbilicus — The navel. 



Ungulata — Animals having the toes (digits) enclosed in hoofs. 

 Unciform — Curved or crooked, as a clam or the finger nail. 

 Ureter — One of the two canals or ducts which convey the urine from the 



kidneys to the bladder. 

 Urea — ^The principal characteristic constituent of urine. It is white, 



transparent and crystallizable. 

 Urinary — Pertaining to the urine. 

 Urine — The saline secretion of the kidneys. 

 Uterus — The womb. 



Vagina — The canal, in female animals, from the vulva to the uterus. 

 Varicose veins — Veins, most commonly in the legs, which are permaneLtl}/ 



dilated, knotted and irregular. 

 Vascular — Pertaining to the vessels or animal and vegetable bodies, as 



the vascular functions. The arteries, veins, lacteals, and the liKe, 



compose the vascular system. Animal flesh is vascular. 

 Venesection — Letting blood by opening a vein, 

 Fewows— Pertaining to the veins, or contained in the vein. 

 Ventral — Pertaining to the abdomen or belly. 

 Ventricose — A swelled appearance, making the object look bellied. 

 Vermicular — Worm-like in shape or appearance. 

 Vermifuge — A medicine or agent to kill or expel worms. 

 Vertebra — A division or separate bone of the spinal column. 

 Vertex — The top of the head 



