(JLOSSAKY. 



Latifl'simus Dor'si. [Lat. superlative of A////..S-, " broad," " wide," and florxum, 



I In- " back."] The //vV/r.s/ muscle of the /;a<?&. 

 Lec'ithin. [Froin the (Jr. /<//!///, the "yellow of gg."] A complex, fatty 



substance found in MM-. brain; in I .In- //"// of rf/(/s. 

 Leu'cocyte. [From the (Jr. leu/con, "white," and /:///ox, a "cell."] A term 



used l,o denote the w/iih- or pale corpuscles in the Mood and lymph. 

 Lig'ament. [From the hat. ligo, liyatum, to " bind."] Anything thai, hhn/n 



or unites. 



Lin'ea Alba. [Lat.] The while. Him formed by the crossing of the sipo- 

 neurotic fibres in the, middle line ,,f the abdomen. 



Lin'ea Ilio-pectine'a. [Lat.] A line forming the brim of the pc.lv is, so 

 named from subjacent bone and muscle. 



Litre. [From the Gr. litra."] The unit of the measure of capacity of MM- 

 MHrie System. It is equivalent to M.HI fluid ounces, United States 

 pharmacopeia, ami ''>>. 1W! imperial fluid ouncen, liritish pharm:r:opeia. 



Lob'ule. [From the dim. of Lat. /o/W, a "lobe."] A mnal.l. l.nln-. 



Lum'bar. [From th- L:i.t. ///////m.s, the " loin."] Pertaining to the loins. 



Lymph. [From the Lat. lympha, " water."] A rolourless fluid, rosembli up; 

 water in appearance. 



Lymphat'ic. rertaining to lymph; a vessel or tube, containing lymph. 



Lymphoid. [From the Lat. /////*/*////., "water," ami (ir. r/V/o.s-, "form," "re- 

 semblance."] Having reiiemblance to lymph. 



Mac'ula Lute'a. [Lat.] Yellow pot. 



Ma'lar. [From the Lat. miffi, the "r-heek."] Pertaining to the cheek. 

 Malle'olus, pi. Malle'oli. [Dim. <-! Lai. -i/ml/cns, a "liammer."] A natne 

 giv(-n to the pointed firojections formed by the bones of the leg at I he 



ankle-joint 



Malpig'hian Bod'ies. [So calle,d in honor of Al<i.lpi(/hi, a c,ele.bral-e,d Italian 



anatomist.] A t^rm applied to small bodies or corpuscles found in tho 



kidney and spleen. 



Manu'brium. [Lat. a "haft," a " handle."] Name given to the. upper por- 

 tion of the. breast bone. 



Mar'garin. One of the. three chief c.on .tituents of fat. 

 Mas'seter. [From the (ir. mamtaomai, to " chew."] One, of the muscles of 



mastication. 

 Mas'toid. [From the (ir. ///a.s7o.s-, the " breast," and <>.iilox, "form," " resem- 



blanee."] Shapeil ///>: the Itrc.ast. 



Ma'trix. [Lat.] The womb. Producing or containing substance. 

 Max'illary. [From the Lat. maxilla, a " jaw."J Pi-.rtaining to the -nninlfir 



or jams. 

 Mea'tus. [From the Lat. mw, 7n.efit.um, to "pass."] A pasmif/f >r 



canal. 

 Medul'la Oblonga'ta. [Lat.] The "oblong marrow"; that portion of the 



bra,in which li(!S within the, skull, upon the, basilar process of the occip 



ital bone. 

 Meibo'mian. A term ap plied to the .small ghuids between the conjunctiva 



a,nd tar.a.l ca i l-i la.-.M-s, discove,red by Mi'iliniinu .. 



