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Biorogy (Gr. hios, life, and logos, a discourse). — That branch 

 of scientific inquiry whicli is concerned with the nature 

 and relations of living bodies. 



Ethnology (Gr. efJuws, a nation, and logos). — The science 

 which treats of the different natural races and families of 

 men. 



Medicine. — See Medicine. 



Mes'merism (from IMcsmer, who first wrote on the subject). 

 — The art of communicating a species of sleep which is 

 supposed to affect the body while the mind or intellectual 

 power is active and intelligent. 



Phonol'ogy (Gr. pho)ie, sound, and logos, a discourse). — The 

 science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the 

 hnman voice in speech, including its various distinctions 

 or subdivisions of tones. 



Physian'thropy (Gr. phusis, nature, and antlirdpos, a man). — 

 The philosophy of human life, or the doctrine of the con- 

 stitution and diseases of man, and the remedies. 



Physiognomy (Gr. phusis, nature, and gnomonikos, knowing). 

 — The art or science of discerning the character of the 

 mind from the features of the face. 



Physiology (Gr. jfhusis, nature, and logos, a discourse.) — That 

 branch of science which treats of the peculiar functions 

 and pi'operties of living bodies, that is, of bodies which 

 grow and produce their kind, — a definition which includes 

 both vegetables and animals. 



Psychol'ogy (Gr. psuche, the soul, and logos). — The science 

 which relates more immediately to the human mind, its 

 powers, and their cultivation. 



Surgery. — See Surgery. 



MAPS. 



Cartog'raphy (Gr. cJiarte, a chart, and graplio, I write). 

 — Tlie art or practice of forming charts or maps of a 

 country. 



Chorog'raphy (Gr. chora, a district, and gmpho, I write). — 

 The art or practice of making a map or description of a 

 particular region or country, in distinction from topog- 

 raphy, which is concerned with minute details, and from 

 geography^ which properly refers to the description of 

 the whole earth. 



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