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GLOSSARY. 



, trepo, I turn). In 

 applied to the position of the embryo 

 in a seed in which the nucleus is 

 erect, the embryo being consequently 

 inverted. 



Ant'lia (Gr. dvrXia, ant'lia, a baling- 

 out). The spiral apparatus by which 

 butterflies and other insects pump 

 up the juices of plants. 



Ant'orbital (Lat. ante, before; orbit). 

 In front of the orbits. 



A'orist (Gr. o, a, not ; <5piw, hori'zo, I 

 limit or define). In grammar, a 

 tense which expresses past action 

 without reference to duration or time. 



Antrum (Lat. a cave). In anatomy, 

 a term used to designate certain 

 cavities of the body. 



Aorta (Gr. deipw, aei'ro, I take up or 

 carry). The great vessel which, 

 arising from the left ventricle of 

 the heart, carries the blood to all 

 parts of the body. 



Aor'tic (Gr. dopr-rj, aorte, the aorta). 

 Belonging to the aorta. 



Aorti'tis (Lat. aorta ; itis, denoting 

 inflammation). Inflammation of 

 the aorta. 



Ape'rient (Lat. aperio, I open). Open- 

 ing; laxative. 



Ap'erture (Lat. aperio, I open). An 

 opening; in geometry, the space 

 between two straight lines forming 

 an angle ; in optics, the hole next 

 the object-glass of a telescope or 

 microscope through which the light 

 enters the instrument. 



Apet'alous (Gr. o, a, not ; ireTaXov, 

 pet'alon, a flower-leaf or petal). 

 Having no distinction of sepals and 

 petals. 



Apex (Lat.). The top or highest 

 point of anything. 



Aphae'resis (Gr. OTTO, apo, from ; 

 alpeu, haired, I take). In gram- 

 mar, the taking a letter er syllable 

 from the beginning of a word. 



Aphanip'tera (Gr. d, a, not ; fyaivw, 

 2)haino, I show ; Trrepov, pteron, a 

 wing). An order of insects with 

 rudimentary wings only, as the flea. 



Aphe'lion (Gr. OTTO, apo, from ; faios, 

 helios, the sun). The point in the 

 orbit of a planet which is most dis- 

 tant from the sun. 



Aphlogis'tic (Gr. d, a, not ; <t>\oyifa, 

 phlogizo, I set on fire). Flameless; 

 burning without flame. 



Apho'nia (Gr. d, a, not; (pcovrj, phone, 

 voice). Loss of voice. 



Aph'orism (Gr. OTTO, apo, from ; opifa, 

 hori'zo, I limit). A principle or 

 precept expressed in a few words. 



Aphthae (Gr. OTTTW, hapto, I fasten 

 upon). Small white ulcers on the 

 iuside of the mouth. 



Aphyllous (Gr. d, a, not; $v\\ov, 

 phullon, a leaf). Leafless. 



Apical (Lat. apex, a top). Belonging 

 to the top of a conical body. 



Aplanat'ic (Gr. d, a, not; ir\avao/j.at, 

 plana'omai, I wander).' Opposed 

 to wandering ; applied to lenses or 

 combinations of lenses which cor- 

 rect the effects of spherical aberra- 

 tion of light. 



Aplas'tie (Gr. d, a, not; 7rAa<r<rw, 

 plasso, I form). Incapable of being 

 moulded or organised. 



Apnoe'a (Gr. d, a, not ; irix-w, pned, I 

 breath e). Loss of breath ; suffocation. 



Ap'o (Gr. diro, apo). A Greek pre- 

 position in compound words, signi- 

 fying from. 



Apocarpous (Gr. OTTO, apo, from; 

 Kapiros, Tcarpos, fruit). Applied to 

 flo wers and fruits in which the carpels 

 are separate or only partially united. 



Ap'odal (Gr. d, a, not ; irovs, pous, a 

 foot). Without feet. Apodal fishes 

 have no ventral fins, which are the 

 anologues of feet. 



Ap'ogee (Gr. OTTO, apo, from ; 717, ge, 

 the earth). The point in the orbit 

 of a planet which is most distant 

 from the earth or the moon. 



Aponeuro'sis (Gr. OTTO, apo, from ; 

 vtvpov, neuron, a string or tendon). 

 The membranous spreading out of 

 a tendon. 



Apoph'ysis (Gr. diro, apo, from ; Qvw, 

 phuo, I grow). A prominent eleva- 

 tion from the surface of a bone. 



Apoplec'tic (Gr. diro, apo, from ; 

 Tr\i]<T<T(a, plesso, I strike). Rela- 

 ting to apoplexy. 



Ap'oplexy (Gr. diro, apo, from; 

 ir\Tj<7(T(a, plesso, I strike). A dis- 

 ease in which consciousness of the 

 power of voluntary motion is 



