GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



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small intestines, about twelve 

 fingers' breadth long. 

 Dys-pep'si-a (Gr. 5&r-, difficult, and 

 irtiTTi.v, to digest). The name 

 given to certain diseases of the 

 digestive organs. 



Ef-flu'vi-a (Lat. effluere, to flow 

 out). Offensive odors coming 

 from the body, and from decay- 

 ing animal or vegetable sub- 

 stances. 



Ere-ment One of the simplest 

 parts of which anything consists. 



E-lim'i-na'tion (Lat. e, out, and 

 limen, a threshold). The act of ex- 

 pelling waste matters. Signifies 

 literally " to throw out of doors." 



E-met'ic (Gr. ^eTi/c6$, causing vomit- 

 ing). An agent which causes 

 vomiting. 



E-muTsion (originally milky juice 

 from almonds bruised in water; 

 from Lat. emulgere, to milk out). 

 A preparation consisting of a 

 liquid, usually water, containing 

 an insoluble substance, as fat, in 

 suspension. 



E-nam'el (Fr. en, in, and email, 

 enamel). Dense material cover, 

 ing the crown of a tooth. 



Ep'i-dem'ic (Gr. tirl, upon, and 

 STJ/XOS, the people). A disease 

 which affects large numbers, or 

 which spreads over a wide area. 



Ep'i-glot f tis (Gr. tirl, upon, and 

 7\wTT*s, the entrance to the wind- 

 pipe). A leaf -shaped lid which 

 covers the top of the larynx dur- 

 ing the act of swallowing. 



Ep'i-lep'sy (Gr. t-rrl, upon, and \af3eiv, 

 seize). A nervous affection ac- 

 companied by fits and sudden 

 loss of consciousness. 



E'ther (Gr. aW-fip, the pure upper 

 air). A narcotic poison. Its chief 

 use is as an anaesthetic in surgi- 

 cal operations. 



Eu-sta'chi-an tube (from an Italian 

 anatomist named Eustachio). 

 The tube which leads from the 

 throat to the middle ear. 



Ex-cre'ta (Lat. excernere, to sepa- 

 rate). The refuse matter which 

 is passed from the body in any 

 form. 



Ex-cre'tion (Lat. excernere, to sepa- 

 rate). The separation from the 

 blood of the waste matters of 

 the body; also the materials 

 excreted. 



Fas'ci-a (Lzt. fascia, a band). The 

 areolar tissue forming layers be- 

 neath the skin or between muscles. 



Fau'ces (Lat.). The part of the 

 mouth which opens into the 

 pharynx. 



Fe-nes'tra o-valis and fenestra ro- 

 tun'da (Lat. fenestra, a window). 

 The oval and the round window ; 

 two apertures in the bone between 

 the tympanic cavity and the laby- 

 rinth of the ear. 



Fer/ment (Lat. fermentum, leaven). 

 Any substance which in contact 

 with another substance is capable 

 of setting up changes (fermen- 

 tation) in the latter, without itself 

 undergoing much change. 



