330 GLOSSARY 



In'ter-cost'al (Latin inter, between, and costa, rib), between the ribs. 

 In-tes'tine (Latin intus, within), the lower portion of the alimentary 



canal ; the bowels. 

 I'ris (Latin, the goddess of the rainbow), the colored curtain of the 



eye with the pupil at its center. 

 Jaun'dice (Old Fvenclijaumsse, yellow), a disease in which the skin, 



eyes, and the secretions have a yellowish color due to an 



excess of bile pigments in the blood. 

 Kre'a-tin (Greek kreas, flesh), a product derived from the oxidation 



ofproteids. 

 Lach'ry-mal glands (Latin lacrima, tear), the small organs that 



produce the tears. 

 Lac'te-als (Latin lac, lactis, milk), vessels of the small intestine that 



absorb chyle and carry it to the thoracic duct ; so named 



from their milklike color. 



Lar'ynx, the voice box, at the upper end of the windpipe. 

 Le-gu' mi-nous (Latin legumen, pulse), a large family of plants, in- 

 cluding the pea, bean, clover, lupine, lentil, etc. 

 Lens (Latin, lentil), so named from the resemblance of a double 



convex lens to the seed of a lentil), the important refracting 



medium of the eye. 

 Lig'a-ment (Latin ligare, to bind), a band of connective tissue that 



holds bones in place, as at a joint. 

 Lum'bar (Latin lumbus, loin), pertaining to that part of the body 



between the hips and the floating ribs ; the loins. 

 Lymph (Latin lympha, water), a fluid derived from the blood; it 



surrounds all living cells of the body. 

 Lym-phat'ics, the small vessels that carry lymph from the tissues to 



the blood vessels. 



Ma'lar (Latin mala, cheek), the cheek bone. 



Mal'le-us (Latin, hammer), a small bone of the middle ear, resem- 

 bling a hammer in shape. 



Mas'ti-ca'tion (Latin masticare, masticatus, to chew), chewing. 

 Me-dul'la (Latin medius, middle), the enlargement at the upper end 



of the spinal cord. 

 Mem'brane (Latin membrana, skin, covering), a thin tissue used to 



protect organs, either by lining or by covering them. 

 Met'a-car'pal (Greek met a, between, and karpos, wrist), the five 



bones in the palm of the hand. 



