576 AMERICAN FARMER'S HORSE BOOK. 



Esophagus— The gullet or tube which conveys food to the stomach. 



Evacuate — To empty or free from. 



Excoriate — To strip oflF the skin. 



Excrement — Refuse matter. 



Excrescence — An unnatural or superfluous growth. 



Excretion — A separation of fluids from the body by means of glands. 



Exhalant — Breathing out or evaporating. 



Exostosis — An unnatural growth of or projection from a bone. 



Exude — To discharge through pores. 



Facial — Pertaining to the face. 



FffiCES — Excrement, or refuse matter. 



Farcy — A disease of the lymphatics of the skin of the horse. 



Feculent — Containing dregs or sediment. 



Femur — The thigh bone. 



Fermentation — Commotion owing to decomposition of vegetable substances 1 



souring. 1 



Fetus, or F<btus — The young unborn animal, in which all the parts of the body | 



are formed. | 



Fibrin — An organic substance found in the blood; and composing a great part j 



of the tissues of the body. 

 Fibula — The small or splinter bone of the hind leg above the hock. 

 Fistula — A deep, narrow, callous ulcer. 

 Fistulous — Like a pipe. 



Flatulency — A generation of gases in the stomach and intestines. 

 Flexible — Capable of being bent. 



Flexor — A bender. Applied to the muscles which bend the limbs. 

 Fumigate — To apply smoke or vapor. 

 Fungous — Resembling mushrooms. 



Gangrene — Death of a limited portion of the body or of any of its tissues. 



Gas — A fluid in the form of air. 



Gastric — Pertaining to the stomach. 



Gelatine — Animal jelly. 



Genital — Relating to reproduction or generation. 



Gland— A structure for the purpose of secreting or separating some particular 



• material. 

 Glottis — The narrow opening at the top of the windpipe. 



Habitat — The natural abode or locality of an animaL - 



H^MAL — Relating to blood. 



H^matin — The coloring matter of blood. 



Hemorrhage — An escape of blood from the vessels. 



Haw — An organ in the eye of the horse that throws the washer over the eye. 



Haunch — The hip ; the upper part of the thigh bone. 



Hepatic — Belonging to the liver. 



