GLOSSARY 



Key: fate, senate, fat, arm, all, ask; mete, e"vent, met, her; ice, It, sir, 

 old, obey, not, son, h6rse ; use, finite, up; baby; c as in call, 5 as in mice; 

 g as in go, g as in cage ; ti as in motion ; obscure sounds : a, g, i, o, u. Silent 

 letters are italicized. 



ab'stl nenqe, the act of refraining 



from the use of something, 

 ath iSt'Ic, strong ; active. 



bac te'rl a, the smallest living crea- 

 tures. 



car'bon di ox'Id, carbonic acid; a 



gas. 

 car'tl lage, an elastic tissue; 



gristle, 

 cjl'l a, hairlike growths on various 



membranes and organs of the 



body. 

 Qir cu la'tion, the act of moving in 



a circuit or circle, 

 con sump'tion, a name commonly 



given to a disease of the lungs. 



deVmls, the second layer or true 

 skin. 



6p I dem'Ic, common to or affect- 

 ing a great number. 



8p I der'mis,the outer layer of skin, 

 e v&p'6 rate, to pass off in vapor. 



fer mSnt', to turn sour and boil 

 gently. 



gar'bage, any worthless, offensive 



matter, 

 gas 'trie, belonging or pertaining 



to the stomach. 



In tox'I cate, to make drunk. 



m6m r brane, a thin, soft tissue in 

 the form of a sheet or layer 

 covering parts of the body. 



mer'cury, the column of quick- 

 silver in a thermometer. 



mi'crobe, the smallest living crea- 

 ture that can be seen only 

 through a microscope. 



mi'cro scope, an instrument for ex- 

 amining objects too small for 

 the naked eye. 



