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Lachrymal — Pertaining to tears. 



Lactation— The act of giving suck. 



Lactcals — The vessels whicli convey milk. 



Lamella — A thin plate or scale. 



Lamiiial — Having the form of a thin plate. 



Larynx — The enlarged upper portion of the windpipe extending into 



the throat. 

 Laryngitis — ^Inflammation of the larynx. 

 Laxatiic — A mild purgative. 

 Lesion — Any hurt or injury. 

 Ligament — A fibrous structure uniting bones. 

 Ligature — A cord or catgut to be tied around a blood vessel to arrest 



hemorrhage. 

 Lobe — A round, projecting part of an organ, as of the lungs and liver. 

 Loin — That portion of the body between the hip-bone and ribs. 

 Lymph — A transparent fluid, resembling blood, found in the lymphatic 



vessels. 



Malady — Disease. 



Malar — Pertaining to the cheek-bone. 



Malformation — Irregular in structure. 



Malignant — Applied to diseases which threaten life. 



Mammalia — Animals that suckle their young. 



Manipulation — Examination by the hand. 



Massage — Kneeding, rubbing. 



Meatus — Canal or passage. 



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



dividing the chest into two lateral parts. 

 Membrane — A thin sheet-like structure, usually fibrous, covering or 



lining some part or organ. 

 Meninges — Membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. 

 Menses — Monthly flow. 



Menstruation — The discharge of bloody matter from the womb. 

 Mesentery — The fold or membrane which attaches the intestines to the 



spine. 

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

 Molars — The grinding teeth. 

 Morbid — Diseased. 



Molecule — The smallest portion of matter which can exist alone. 

 Mucus — A mucilaginous fluid found on the surface of certain membranes 



which keeps them soft and pliable. 

 Muscle — An organ which by its contraction produces motion. 

 Myalgia — Muscular rheumatism. 



'Nasal — Belonging to the nose. 



Nausea — Any sickness of the stomach, with inclination to vomit. 



