GLOSSARY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL TERMS. 577 



Hepatized — Turned into a substance resembling liver. 



Hereditary — Acquired from ancestors; transmitted from parent to ofFspring. 



Humerus — The upper bone of the fore-leg. 



Ileum — The lower portion of the small intestine. 

 Incision — A cutting into; a cut. 



Infection — The communication of disease by means of the miasma or emana- 

 tion from a diseased body. 

 Ingested — Things taken in. Applied to food. 

 Inject — .To throw in. " 



Induration — Hardening. 



Interstice — A small space between the particles of a body. 

 Intestines — The alimentary canal from the stomach to its termination. 



Jejunum — A part of the small intestine. , 



Lachrymal — ^Pertaining to tears. 



Lacteal — Conveying milk, or a fluid like milk. Applied to the vessels which 

 take up the chyle from the alimentary canal and convey it to the thoracic 

 duct. 



Laryngitis — Inflammation of the larynx. 



Larynx — The enlarged upper part of the windpipe extending into the throat. 



Laxative — Loosening; mildly purgative. 



Lesion — Any hurt or injury; disease of structure. 



Ligament — That which bends together; a fibrous structure connecting bones. 



Ligature — A band; the act of binding; a cord or string used for tying blood- 

 vessels. 



Lobe — A part or division of an organ, as of the brain, lungs, or liver. 



Lymph — A transparent and nearly colorless fluid which is conveyed into the 

 blood by the lymphatic vessels. 



Malady — Disease, distemper, ailment. 

 Malar — Pertaining to the cheek bone. 

 Mediastinum — The partition formed by the meeting of the pleura dividing the 



chest into two lateral parts. 

 Membrane — An animal tissue expanded into a thin layer. 

 Mesentery — The fold, or membrane, which attaches the intestines to the spine. 

 Metastasis — A transference of diseases from one place to another. 

 Molar — Grinding. Applied to the large double-teeth with which the food is 



ground. 

 Morbid — Relating to disease ; diseased. 

 Mucus — The slimy substance eff'used on the surface of the membranes covering 



the inner surface of the body. 

 Muscle — An organ by which the active movements of the body are produced; 



the lean meat 



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