GLOSSARY. 



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flower ; KVO.VOS, ku'anos, blue). 

 Blue colouring matter of plants. 



Anth'olites (Gr. dvQos, anthos, a 

 flower ; \i6os, lithos, a stone). The 

 fossil impressions of flowers. 



Anthology (Gr. avdos, anthos, a 

 flower ; \oyos, logos, discourse). A 

 description of flowers. 



Anthoxan/thine (Gr. avdos, anthos, a 

 flower ; av0os, xanthos, yellow). 

 Yellow colouring matter of plants. 



Anthozo'a (Gr. avQos, anthos, a flower ; 

 fyov, zoon, an animal). Animal 

 flowers ; the class of polypes in- 

 cluding the actinia and allied 

 species, which resemble flowers. 



Anth'racite (Gr. dv8pa, anthrax, a 

 coal). A peculiar shining kind of coal. 



Anthracothe'rium (Gr. avQpaj-, an- 

 thrax, coal ; 6r)piov, therion, a 

 beast). A fossil pachydermatous 

 animal found in the coal-formation. 



Anthro'poid(Gr. avOpuwos, anthropos, 

 a man, i.e. human being; et'Sos, 

 eidos, form). Resembling man. 



Anthropol'ogy (Gr. avepwTros, an- 

 thropos, a man ; \oyos, logos, dis- 

 course). A description of the human 

 body or of the human species. 



Anthropomorphous (Gr. ttv8pcoiro?, 

 anthropos, a man ; /nop^rj, morphe, 

 form). Resembling man. 



Anthropoph'agous (Gr. avOpcairos, 

 anthropos, a man ; <pay~a>, phayo, 

 I eat). Eating men ; cannibal. 



Anthropos'ophy (Gr. avdpcairos, an- 

 thropos, a man ; ffofyia, soph'ia, 

 wisdom). The knowledge of the 

 nature of man. 



Anti (Gr. avn, anti). A Greek pre- 

 position used in composition, signi- 

 fying against. 



Antiarthrit'ic (Gr. dvri, anti, against; 

 apQpiris, arthritis, gout). Curing 

 gout. 



Antiasthmat'ic (Gr. avn, anti, 

 against ; asthma). Curing or pre- 

 venting asthma. 



Antibra'chial(Lat. antibra'chium, the 

 forearm). Belonging to the fore- 

 arm. 



Antibra'chium (Lat.). The forearm, 

 from the elbow to the wrist. 



Anticli'nal (Gr. avn, anti, against ; 

 K\IVW, klino, I bend). Inclining in 



opposite directions, like the ridge of 

 a house. 



An'tidote (Gr. avn, anti, against ; 

 StSw/ij, didiimi, I give). A remedy 

 to counteract poisons or anything 

 noxious. 



Antife'brile (Gr. O.VTI, anti, against ; 

 Lat. febris, fever). Removing 

 fever. 



Antilith'ic (Gr. O.VTL, anti, against ; 

 Ai0oy, lithos, a stone). Prevent- 

 ing the formation of calculi. 



Antipathy (Gr. dvri, anti, against ; 

 iraQos, pathos, suffering or passion). 

 A strong dislike or repugnance. 



Antiperiod'ic (Gr. dvn, anti, against; 

 periodic). Preventing or curing 

 diseases which recur at regular 

 periods, as ague. 



AntiperistaVtic (Gr. dvri, anti, 

 against; irepi, peri, around; (TreAAw, 

 stello, I send). A term applied to 

 an unnatural or reversed action of 

 the alimentary canal. 



Antiphlogistic (Gr. dvri, anti, 

 against ; <Ao, phlox, flame). 

 Diminishing inflammation. 



Antip'odes (Gr. avri, anti, against ; 

 TTOU?, pous, a foot). The inhab- 

 itants of the opposite side of the 

 globe, whose feet are, as it were, 

 applied against ours. 



Antis'cians (Gr. dvri, anti, against ; 

 ffKia, skia, a shadow). The in- 

 habitants of the earth on different 

 sides of the equator, whose shadows 

 at noon are cast in contrary direc- 

 tions. 



Antiscorbu/tic (Gr. dvri, anti, against; 

 Lat. scorbiltuS) scurvy). Prevent- 

 ing or curing scurvy. 



Antisep'tic (Gr. dvri, anti, against ; 

 (TTjTTw, sepo, I make putrid). Pre- 

 venting putrefaction. 



Antispasmod'ic (Gr. dvri, anti, against; 

 TTraoa, spao, I draw). Preventing 

 spasms or convulsions. 



Antithesis (Gr. dvri, anti, against ; 

 riQriiJ.i, tithemi, I place). Opposi- 

 tion or contrast, especially of words 

 or ideas. 



Antit'ragus (Gr. avn, anti, opposite ; 

 tragus). A projecting part of the 

 outer ear opposite the tragus. 



Antit'ropous (Gr. dvri, anti, opposite; 



