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GLOSSARY. 



bodies on the under surface of 

 the brain in tishes. 



Hypochondrium, u-n-6 under, and 

 XoV<5pos cartilage ; the upper 

 lateral region of the abdomen, 

 under cover of the costal carti- 

 lages. 



Hypogastrium, VTTO under, and 

 yaarvp the belly ; the lower 

 mesial region of the abdomen. 



Hypoglossal, VTTO under, and 

 yXuHTcra the tongue ; under the 

 tongue; the name of the last 

 cranial nerve. 



Ileum, et\co or f\\w I twist ; the 

 lower three-fifths of the small 

 intestine. 



Ilium, d\eta T twist : the upper 

 division of the os innominatum. 



Imbricated, imbrex a roof-tile ; 

 sloped one over another, like 

 tiles. 



Incisor, incido lent; incisor (dens) 

 a cutting tooth. 



Incus, in and cudo I hammer ; an 

 anvil ; one of the ossicles in the 

 tympanum. 



Infundibulum, a funnel ; a hollow 

 process descending from the 

 third ventricle of the brain to 

 the pituitary body. 



Innominate, nomen a name ; un- 

 named ; innominate artery and 

 innominate bone. 



Intercostal, inter between, and 

 costa a rib ; between two suc- 

 cessive ribs. 



Invagination, vagina a sheath ; 

 the pushing of one part of a hol- 

 low structure into the interior 

 of another part, as may be 

 done with the finger of a glove. 



Involution, volvo I roll ; rolling 

 in ; backward growth, such as 

 the return of the uterus after 

 parturition to its ordinary di- 

 mensions. 



Iris, a rainbow ; the coloured cur- 

 tain in the eye. 



Ischium, Icrxiov the hip ; the lower 

 and hinder division of the in- 

 nominate bone, on which we sit. 



Jejunum, empty; the upper two- 



fifths of the small intestine suc- 

 ceeding the duodenum. 



Jugal, jugum a yoke ; another 

 name for the malar or cheek 

 bone. 



Jugular, jugulum the fore part of 

 the neck ; the name given to 

 certain large veins in the neck. 



Kreatin, Kpias flesh ; a soluble 

 nitrogenous substance contained 

 in flesh, and jirobably a p ro . 

 duct of decomposition of al- 

 buminoid substance. 



Lachrymal, labliryma a tear ; hav- 

 ing to do with the tears ; as 

 lachrymal gland. 



Lacteals, lac milk ; the absorbent 

 vessels of the small intestine, 

 named from the milky appear- 

 ance of the chyle which they 

 convey. 



Lacuna, a wet ditch or hollow ; a 

 microscopic hollow in the mat- 

 rix of bone, occupied in the 

 recent state by a bone cor- 

 puscle. 



Laryngoscope, \apvy and tncov^w 

 I behold ; an instrument con- 

 sisting of a mirror held in the 

 throat, and a reflector to throw 

 light on it, by which the in- 

 terior of the larynx is brought 

 into view. 



Larynx, \dpwy% the upper part of 

 the wind-pipe, extending down 

 to the lower border of the cri- 

 coid cartilage. 



Lenticular, lens or lenticula a len- 

 til; the closed follicles of the 

 stomach are called lenticular. 



Leucocyte, XtvKos white, /CUT-OS a 

 hollow ; a white blood cor- 

 puscle ; an objectionable word, 

 seeing that those corpuscles are 

 not hollow cells. 



Leucocythemia, \eu/co?, K-UT09, and 

 alfjia blood ; a malady in which 

 the number of white corpuscles 

 in the blood is greatly increased. 



Ligament, ligamentum a band, llgo 

 I bind ; a band uniting two 

 structures, usually bones. 



Liquor sanguinis, fluid of the 



