632 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 



Impotence. — Applied when the power of generation is lost. 

 Incision. — A cut. 



Incubation. — Development of the life germ in an egg. 

 Incisor. — A front tooth. 

 Inorganic. — Not possessing organs. 

 Infection. — The transmitting of disease. 



Inflammation. — A condition indicated by redness and swelling. 

 Inflate. — To charge with air or gas. 

 Inhalation. — A breathing in. 



Inoculation. — Transmitting disease by injecting under the skin. 

 Intermittent. — Taking place at intervals. 



Intussusception. — The slipping of one part of a tube into another. 

 Iodine. — See Part VI. 



Impaction. — A packing of large quantities of food in some part of 

 the digestive canal. 



Larva. — The undeveloped insect. 



Lactic Acid. — The acid of sour milk. 



Labia. — The lips. 



Lacrymal. — Pertaining to the tears from the eye. 



Larynx. — The upper portion of the windpipe. 



Laxative. — A medicine which causes the bowels to move. 



Lice. — Wingless parasites. 



Ligament. — A binding for the joints. 



Lime. — The oxide of calcium. 



Linseed. — Flaxseed. 



Liniment. — An ointment for bathing bruises, strains, etc. 



Lumbar. — Pertaining to the loins. 



Loins. — The lower part of the back. 



Lymph. — A colorless, nutritive fluid. 



M. 



Mammal, Mammalia. — Animals that suckle their young. 

 Mammary. — Pertaining to the milk glands. 

 Maxilla. — The jawbone. 

 Maximum. — The greatest. 

 Membrane. — A thin, transparent tissue. 

 Minim. — A drop. 

 Minimum. — The least. 

 Morbid. — Unhealthy. 

 Mortification. — Decay, purification. 



Mucous.— The membrane lining ^such cavities in the body that com- 

 municate to the outside. 

 Mucus. — A fluid secreted by the mucous membrane. 

 Muscle. — Fleshy fibre. 



N. 



Nasal.— Pertaining to the nose. 

 Narcotic. — A medicine to relieve pain. 

 Normal. — Natural, healthy. 

 Nutritive. — Having nourishment. 

 Nutrition. — Nourishment. 



