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Fer'ment (Latin fermentum, yeast), a substance causing fermenta- 

 tion, as yeast. 

 Fi'ber (Latin fibra, a fiber), a fine, slender, threadlike substance in 



the tissues of the body. 

 Flex' or (Ln&n fleeter e, flexus, to bend), a muscle that bends the part 



of the body to which it belongs. 

 Fol'li-cle (Latin follis, a bag), a glandlike tube or a little cavity, as 



a hair follicle. 

 Fu-mi-ga'tion (Latin fumigarc,fumigatus, to smoke), the cleansing 



of infected rooms or clothing by burning certain substances, 



as formaldehyde. 

 Fun'dus (Latin, bottom), the bottom of a hollow organ, as the fundus 



of the stomach. 

 Gan'gli-on, pi. ganglia (Greek, tumor or knot), a collection or knot 



of nerve cell bodies. 



Gas'tric (Greek gaster, stomach), belonging to the stomach. 

 Germ (Latin gennen, sprout, bud), a name applied to organisms 



which give rise to certain diseases. 

 Germ'i-cide (Latin germen, germ, and cczdere, to slay), a substance 



that has power to destroy disease germs. 

 Gland (Latin glanSj acorn), an organ that manufactures a fluid 



that may be used in the body or that may be eliminated 



from it. 



Glottis (Greek, windpipe), the opening at the top of the windpipe. 

 Goi'tre (Latin guttnr, the throat), a swelling of the glands of the 



neck. It is most common in mountainous regions, especially 



in Switzerland. 



Gul'let (Latin gula* throat), the throat or oesophagus. 

 Hab'it (Latin habere, habitus, to keep), a fixed mode of action. 

 He-pat'ic (Greek hepar, liver), pertaining to the liver. 

 Hu'me-rus (Latin), the large bone between the shoulder and elbow. 

 Hy'gi-ene (Greek Hygeia. the goddess of health), that branch of 



physiology which treats of the laws of health. 

 In-ci'sor (Latin incidere, incisus, to cut into), a fore tooth which is 



used in cutting or biting food. 

 In-oc-u-la'tion (Latin inoculare, inoculatus, to bud), the practice of 



communicating a disease to a person by putting contagious 



matter into his blood. 

 In-som'ni-a (Latin /;/-, not, and soinnus, sleep), sleeplessness. 



