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G 



Gastric. Belonging to the stomach. 



Gastritis. Inflammation of the stomach. 



Gastro-intestinal. Belonging to the stomach and intestines. 



Gland. An organ for secreting or separating some particular fluid from the 



blood. 

 Globular. Of a round form like a globe. 

 Glutinous. Gluey, adhesive. 



H 



Hallucination. Mental error, or foolish imagination. 

 Haversian Canals. Canals in bones first described by Haver. 

 Hereditary. Transmissible from parents to offspring. 

 Heterogeneous. Opposite by nature. Of different kinds. 

 Hiatus. An opening. 



Hippedopathology. Pertaining to the diseases of horses' feet. 

 Histology. The doctrine of the minute or ultimate structure and composi- 

 tion of organized bodies. , 

 Homologue. The same organ in different animals. 

 Homogeneous. Of the same kind, or quality throughout. 

 Horizontal. On a level. 

 Humeral. Relating to the arm. 

 Hygiene. The science of health. 

 Hyperemia. Excess of blood in a part. 



Hypertrophy . Excessive growth, thickening, or enlargement of an organ. 

 Hypothesis. A supposition. 



I • 



Idiopathic. Arising spontaneously. 



Inflammation. A state of disease characterized by redness, swelling, heat 



and pain. 

 Inflection. Bent, or curved inwards. 



Intermittent. Disappearing and returning again at intervals. 

 Interosseous. Between bones. 

 Interperiosteal. Between periosteal membranes. 

 Intertransposition. Transposition between parts or organs. 

 Intertransmutation. Changes between parts or organs. 

 Ipse Dixit. Dogmatic assertion. 



Lamella. A thin plate of some substance. 

 Lamella:. Plural of lamella. 

 Lamellar. Having thin plates. 



