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Apex. The point or top of a thing. 

 Artery. A vessel conveying blood from the heart. 

 A re hi form. Having the form of an arch. 

 Areolar. Containing areola; or small spaces. 



Aponeurosis. Expansion of a tendon or tendons into a fibrous membrane. 

 Anastomosis. The communication of branches of vessels with each other, 

 Albuminous. Having, or of the nature of albumen. 

 Antiphlogistic. Treatment intended to subdue inflammation. 

 Aeupuneture. Puncturing with needles. 

 Antiseptic. Preventing putrefaction. 



Analysis. The process of separating a compound substance into its con- 

 stituents. 



B 



Brachial. Belonging to the arm. 



Bursa. A bag, or purse. 



Bursa Mucosa. A serous bag for secreting a substance (Synovia), to lubri. 



cate tendons and joints rendering their motion easy. 

 Basement membrane. The undermost or fundamental membrane. 



Calcareous. Belonging to lime. 



Caliber. The diameter of a tube. The compass of mind. 



Capillary. Belonging to hair. Hair-like. Applied to a minute system of 

 vessels which connects the arteries and veins. 



Caries. An ulceration of bone. 



Carpus. The knee joint. 



Cartilage. Commonly called gristle. 



Centre of gravity. That point of a body, by which, if it were freely sus- 

 pended, all the parts would be equally balanced. 



Centre of motion. The same. 



Centre of rotation. The same. 



Cervical. Belonging to the neck. 



Circulus Arteriosus. The artery which runs round the foot. 



Circumferent. The line including and surrounding a thing, and forming 

 a circle. 



Chorion. A membrane involving the foetus. 



Chronic. Long-continued ; opposed to acute. 



Co-arctation. A straightening, or pressing together. 



Commissure, Applied to the fissures of the frog. 



Compressioti. Flattening in a lateral direction. 



