GLOSSARY 



Ab-do'men (Latin abdere, to conceal), the large cavity of the body 

 just below the diaphragm. It contains the stomach, the liver, 

 the spleen, the kidneys, the pancreas, and the intestines, as its 

 principal organs. 



Ab-sorp'tion (Latin ab, from, and sorbeo, sorptus, I drink), the process 

 of taking up fluids into the blood vessels or lymphatics. 



Ad'e-noid (Greek aden, gland, and -oid, like), an abnormal growth of 

 connective tissue in the upper part of the pharynx, often found 

 in children. 



Ad'i-pose (Latin adeps, fat), the form of animal tissue that contains 

 fat. 



Ad-re'nal (Latin ad, to, and renes, kidneys), a small gland at the 

 upper end of each kidney. 



Af'fer-ent (Latin ad, to, and ferens, bringing), conducting to an 

 organ, as an afferent nerve or blood vessel. 



Al-bu'min (Latin albus, white), a kind of proteid found in some 

 foods, as eggs. It occurs in plant and animal tissues. 



Al-i-men'ta-ry (Latin alimentarius, from alere, to nourish), a long 

 tube that extends from the mouth to the end of the large in- 

 testine, in which the digestion of food takes place. 



A-mce'ba (Greek amoibe, change), one of the lowest forms of animal 

 life, found in fresh water. It consists of a single cell and 

 has the power to change its form and shape as it moves about. 



A-nae'mi-a (Greek anaimia, want of blood), a condition in which the 

 blood is deficient in the quantity or the quality of the red 

 corpuscles. 



A-nat'o-my (Greek anatome, dissection), the science of structure. 



An'ti-tox'in (Greek anti, against, and toxicon, poison), a substance 

 capable of producing immunity from certain diseases or of 

 counteracting the poisonous effect of disease germs. 



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