634 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 



Serous. — Like water. 



Scrotum. — The bag containing the testicles. 



Soluble. — That which may be dissolved in water. 



Solution. — Water containing another substance. 



Solvent. — A medicine dissolved in water. 



Speculum. — An instrument by which the month is held open. 



Spasms. — Alternate expansion and contraction of the muscles. 



Spaying. — The operation of removing the ovaries. 



Spinal. — Pertaining to the spine or back. 



Stimulant. — A medicine that increases the vitality quickly. 



Strangulation. — Death by choking. 



Stricture. — The contraction or decreasing in size of an organ. 



Submaxillary. — Under the jaw. 



Symptom. — An outward sign. 



T. 



Testicles. — The "stones" of the male. The "nuts." 



Thorax.— The chest. 



Tonic. — A medicine to increase the strength. 



Trachea. — The windpipe. 



Tracheotomy. — Operating on the trachea. 



u. 



Udder. — The milk bag. 



Ureter. — A tube leading from the kidneys. 



Urine. — The "water." The secretion from the kidneys. 



Uric Acid. — The acid contained in the kidney secretion. 



Urinary. — Pertaining to the urine. 



Uterus. — The womb. 



Vagina. — The passage leading from the womb. 



Vascular Tissue. — Tissue containing vessels or tubes. 



Varicose. — Enlarged veins. 



Venous.— Pertaining to the veins as venous blood distinguished from 



arterial blood. 

 Ventilation. — The supplying of fresh air. 

 Vermifuge. — A worm medicine. 

 Vertebra. — The back bone. 

 Virus. — Poisonous matter. 

 Vulva. — The opening to the vagina. 



