GLOSSARY. 



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including insects, myriapods, arach- 

 nides, and Crustacea. 



Artic'ular (Lat. artic'ulus, a joint). 

 Belonging to joints. 



Articula'ta (Lat. artic'ulus, a joint). 

 A division of the animal kingdom, 

 including the invertebrates with 

 jointed bodies. 



Artic'ulate (Lat. artic'ulus, a joint). 

 To join together ; jointed or having 

 joints. 



Articula'tion (Lat. artic'ulus, a joint). 

 A connection by joint ; also speech, 

 because composed of sounds joined 

 together. 



Artiodac'tyle (Gr. dprios, ar'tios, even, 

 SaKTvXos, daVtulos, a finger). Hav- 

 ing an even number of toes. 



Aryte'noid (Gr. dpvraiva, arutai'na, a 

 pitcher; ct'Sos, eidos, shape). 

 Shaped like a pitcher ; applied to 

 two small cartilages at the top of 

 the larynx. 



Asbes'tos (Gr. d, a, not ; <rfievvvfj.i, 

 sbennumi, I extinguish). A fibrous 

 variety of hornblende, capable of 

 resisting heat. 



As'caris (Gr. dtntapifa, askarUzo, I 

 leap). A small intestinal worm. 



Ascen'sion (Lat. ascen'do, I rise). A 

 rising ; in astronomy, right ascen- 

 sion denotes the distance of a 

 heavenly body from the point of the 

 spring equinox, measured on the 

 celestial equator. 



A'scian (Gr. d, a, not ; arKia, skia, a 

 shadow). Having no shadow at 

 noon : applied to the inhabitants of 

 the torrid zone, who, at certain 

 times, have no shadow at noon. 



Ascid'ian (Gr. d<TKos, askos, a leather 

 bottle; ei'Sos, eidos, form). Acepha- 

 lous or headless mollusca, shaped 

 like a leather bottle. 



Aseid'ium (Gr. O.CTKOS, asJcos, a leather 

 bottle). In botany, a form of leaf 

 in which the stalk is hollowed out 

 and closed by the blade as a lid. 



Asci'tes (Gr. daws, askos, a leather 

 bag). A collection of fluid in the 

 abdomen. 



Asex'ual (Gr. a, a, not; Lat. sexus, 

 sex). Without distinct sexes. 



Ashlar. In architecture, the facing of 

 square stones on the front of a 



building; freestones roughly squared 

 in the quarry. 



Asper'ity (Lat. asper, rough). Rough- 

 ness. 



Asper'mous (Gr. d, a, not ; (nrcp/ut, 

 sperm,a, seed). Without seed. 



Asphyx'ia (Gr. d, a, not ; vtyvfa, 

 sphuzo, I beat, as the pulse). 

 Originally, failure of the pulse ; 

 but now applied to the symptoms 

 of suffocation produced by an ac- 

 cumulation of carbonic acid in the 

 blood. 



Assay (Fr. essayer, to try). To try 

 the quality of metals. 



Assimila'tion (Lat. ad, to ; sim'ilis, 

 like). The process by which a sub- 

 stance or thing is rendered similar 

 in form and property to that with 

 which it comes into contact. 



As'sonance (Lat. ad, to ; sonus, 

 sound). Resemblance in sound or 

 termination without making rhyme. 



Astat'ic (Gr. a, a, not ; lcrTr)/j.i, his- 

 te'mi, I fix or make to stand). Not 

 moving ; applied to a magnetic 

 needle which is not affected by the 

 magnetism of the earth. 



Asteracan'thus (Gr. dvr-rjp, aster, a 

 star ; dxavOa, akan'tha, a thorn). 

 A genus of fossil fin -spines of fishes, 

 having star-like tubercles on their 

 surface. 



As'teroid (Gr. dffT-rjp, aster, a star ; 

 eiSos, eidos, form or likeness). A 

 name applied to the small planets 

 of the group which revolves be- 

 tween Mars and Jupiter ; also to 

 star-like echinoderms. 



Asterophyl'lites (Gr. dffr-np, aster, a 

 star ; <pv\\ov, phullon, a leaf). In 

 geology, the fossil remains of some 

 plants found in the coal-measure, 

 lias, and oolite, having leaves ar- 

 ranged in star-like whorls. 



Asthen'ia (Gr. d, a, not ; a-Qivos, 

 sthen'os, strength). Want of 

 strength. 



Asthen'ic (Gr. d, a, not; <r6evos, 

 sthen'os, strength). Characterised 

 by want of strength. 

 j Astneno'pia (Gr. d, a, not; ffdevos, 

 sthen'os, strength ; on//, ops, the 

 eye). Weakness of vision. 



Asthma (Gr. dca, ao, I blow). A difii- 

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