GLOSS AEY. 561 



Narcotic — A medicine which stupefies. . 



Necrosis — Mortification or death of bone. 



Nitro(jcn — One of the gases in the atmosphere. 



NoxioKS — Injurious. 



Ni/mphoiiiaiiia — Extreme desire for sexual intercourse in the femaJe. 



Obesity — Excessive fatness. 



Obstetrical — Pertaining to midwifery. 



Ocular — Pertaining to the eyes. 



Omentum — A fold of the peritoneum. 



Oi)tic — Pertaining to sight. 



Osseous — Formed of or resembling bone. 



Ossifij — To form bone; to become bone. 



Os Iteri — Mouth of womb. 



Ovary — The female organ in which the ovum is formed. 



Orygcn — A vital gas in the atmospheric air. 



Pabulum — Food. 



Palliatice — A remedy which relieves, but does not cure. 



Palate — The roof of the mouth. 



Papilhi — Small nipple-shaped prominences found on tongue and skin. 



Pancreas — The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine. 



Parasite — An animal which lives in, or on, the body of some other 

 animal. 



Parenchyma — The soft cellular substance of the tissues of plants and 

 animals. 



Parojysm — A periodical attack. 



Parturition — The act of bringing forth young". 



Patella — The knee-pan. 



Patholoyy — The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, etc. 



Pedicle — The narrow part of a tumor. 



Penis — The male organ of generation. 



Pectoral — Of or pertaining to the breast. 



Peptic — Promoting digestion. 



Pericardium — The double bag-like fold of serous membrane which en- 

 closes the heart. 



Perichondrium — The membrane covering the cartilages. 



Pericranium — The membrane lining the bones of the skull externally. 



Periosteum — The fibrous membrane which covers bone. 



Peritoneum — The serous membrane which lines the cavity of the 

 abdomen. 



Permeate — To pass through without rupture. 



Pharyn.r — The muscular tube at the back part of the mouth which 

 leads to the gullet. 



Phlegmon — An inflammatory exudation in the connective tissue. 



Phlegmonous — Relating to or of the nature of a phlegmon. 

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