GLOSSARY. 



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scopic canals in bone, in which the 

 blood-vessels run. 



Hu'me-rus. The arm-bone. 



Hy'gi-ene. The science of health. 



Hy'oid. U-shaped. 



In-spi'ra-to-ry (Lat. In spirare^ to 

 breathe in). In-breathing. 



I'ris (Lat., iris, the rainbow). A 

 colored muscular membrane in the 

 anterior chamber of the eye. 



Jaun'dlce. A disease in which the 

 body is colored yellow. 



Ju'gu-lar (Lat.,Jt(/]rufam, the neck). 

 Pertaining to the neck. 



Lach'ry-mal (Lat., lawyma, a tear). 

 Pertaining to tears, 



Lac'te-al (Lat,, lac, milk). A term 

 applied to the lymphatic ducts of 

 the intestine. 



Lig'a-ment (Lat., lie/are, to bind), 

 A fibrous band that binds two parts 

 (commonly bones) together. 



Lymph. The contents of the lym- 

 phatic vessels. 



Mar'rSw. A soft substance con- 

 tained in the cavities of bone. 



Ma'trix. An organ which produces 

 or gives form to any thing, 



Me-dul'la ob-loii-ga'ta. The low- 

 est division of the brain. 



Mei-bo'mi-an. Discovered or de- 

 scribed by Meibomius. 



Met-a-car'pus. The part of the 

 hand between the wrist and the 

 fingers. 



Met-a-tar'sus. The flat of the foot. 



Mi'tral. Like a miter, or bishop's 

 cap. 



Mu'cous mem'brane. A mem- 

 brane lining all the cavities of the 

 body that are connected with the 

 outer world. 



Mu'cus. The fluid which comes 

 from the surface of the mucous 

 membrane. 



Nar-cot'ic. That which benumbs 

 and stupefies. 



Na'sal. Pertaining to the nose. 



Nau'se-a. Sickness at the stomach 



Nu'cle-us. In anatomy, a cell with- 

 in a cell 



GE-soph'a-gus. The gullet. 



Orb'it. The bony cavity in which 

 the eye is situated. 



Os in-ndm-i-ua'tum (nameless 

 bone). The hip-l>one. 



Pal-pi-ta'tion. A hard, rapid beat- 

 ing of the heart. 



Pan'cre-as. An organ of digestion. 

 The sweet-bread in calves. 



Pa-pll'la. A conelike prominence 

 of the skin or mucous membrane. 



Par'a-sfte. A plant or animal that 

 grows or lives on another. 



Pa-rot'id. The name of a large 

 gland under the ear. 



Pa-tel'la. The knee-pan. 



Pec'to-ral (Lat., pectus, the breast). 

 Pertaining to the breast. 



PeTvis (Lat., a basin). The cavity 

 inclosed by the hip-bones and the 

 lower end of the backbone. 



Pep'sin. The active principle of the 

 gastric juice. 



Per-i-car'di-um. A membranous 

 bag inclosing the heart. 



Per-i-6s'te-um. The membrane 

 which covers bones. 



Pha'lanx. One of the small bones 

 of the fingers and toes. 



Phar'ynx. The throat. 



Phys-i-ol'o-gy. The science of the 

 functions of organized bodies. 



Plas'ma. The watery part of the 

 blood. 



Pleu'ra. A sac which covers the 

 lung. 



Pons Va-ro'lii (bridge of Varolius). 

 A division of the brain which con- 

 nects the other main divisions. 



