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GLOSSARY. 



section. Vegetable anatomy teaches 

 the structure of plants ; human 

 anatomy, that of man ; compara- 

 tive anatomy, that of all animals, 

 with the object of comparing them 

 with each other ; microscopic ana- 

 tomy teaches the appearances of 

 structures as seen under the micro- 

 scope ; pathological anatomy, the 

 changes in position and appearance 

 produced by disease ; surgical ana- 

 tomy describes regions of the body 

 in reference to surgical operations. 



Anat'ropous (Gr. dva, ana, back ; 

 rpcirw, trepo, I turn). In botany, 

 applied to a seed or ovule which is 

 curved down and grown to the 

 lower half. 



Ancliylo'sis(more properly Ancylosis ; 

 Grr. dyKvXfw, ankv!leo, I bend). An 

 irnmoveable state of a joint, from 

 union of the surfaces which should 

 move on each other. 



Ancone'us (Grr. ayKcav, ankon, the 

 elbow). A name applied to a 

 muscle situated over the elbow. 



Anco'noid (Grr. ayicuv, ankon, an 

 elbow ; ei'Sos, eidos, shape). Like 

 an elbow. 



Androgynous (Or. av-r^p, arior, a man ; 

 yvvi], gune, a female). Having 

 two sexes : applied to plants of 

 which some flowers have stamens 

 only, and others pistils only, on the 

 same plant. 



Anelec'trode (Grr. wo, ana, up ; 

 electricity; 65os, hodos, a way). 

 The positive pole of a galvanic 

 battery. 



Anella'ta (Lat. annellus, a little ring). 

 See Annulata. 



Anemog'raphy (Grr. dvepos, an'emos, 

 wind ; ypatpu, grapho, I write). A 

 description of the winds. 



Anemol'ogy (Gfr. dv^os, an'emos, 

 wind ; \oyos, logos, discourse). The 

 doctrine of winds. 



Anemom'eter (Gr. dve/j-os, an'emos, 

 wind ; perpov, metron, a measure). 

 An instrument for measuring the 

 direction and force of wind. 



Anem'oscope (Gr. dvefios, an'emos, 

 wind ; (TKo-rrew, slcopeo, I look). 

 An instrument for showing the 

 direction of the wind. 



Anencephal'ic (Gr. d, a, not ; fy/cc- 

 q>a\ov, enkeph'alon, the contents of 

 the skull). Without brain. 



Anen'terous (Gr. a, a, not ; evrepov, 

 en'teron, an intestine). Without in- 

 testines. 



An'eroid (Gr. d, a, not ; or?p, aer, air ; 

 et'Sos, eidos, form). Without air : 

 applied to a peculiar kind of baro- 

 meter, consisting of a small box 

 from which air is exhausted. 



An'eurism (Gr. dva, ana, through ; 

 fiipww, euru'nd, I widen). A dis- 

 eased state of an artery, in which 

 it is widened at any part (generally 

 from injury) so as to form a pouch 

 or bag. 



Aneuris'mal ( Aneurism). Pertaining 

 to an aneurism. 



Anfractuos'ity (Anfractuous). A 

 turning or winding ; in anatomy, 

 applied to the windings on the sur- 

 face of the brain. 



Anfrac'tuous (Lat. anfracftus, a wind- 

 ing). Winding ; in botany, applied 

 to the lobes of an anther which are 

 folded back on themselves, and 

 doubled and bent, as in the cu- 

 cumber. 



Angien'chyma (Gr. 077640*', angei'on, 

 a vessel ; eyxv/*a, en'chuma, any 

 thing poured in). The vascular 

 tissue of plants. 



Angi'na (Gr. dyxu, ancho, I strangle). 

 Quinsey ; a choking. 



Angiocar'pous (Gr. 0776*01', angei'on, 

 a vessel ; Kapiros, Tcarpos, a fruit). 

 In botany, applied to seed-vessels 

 inclosed in a case which does not form 

 part of themselves, as the filbert. 



Angiol'ogy (Gr. 0776101', angei'on, a 

 vessel ; Ao7os, logos, discourse). A 

 description of blood-vessels. 



Angiomonosper/mons (Gr. o^cio^, 

 angei'on, a vessel ; novas, monos, 

 single ; ffTrep/jut, sperma, a seed). 

 Having one seed only in a pod. 



Angiosper'mous (Gr.oYyeioi', angei'on, 

 a vessel ; o-wep/ia, sperma, a seed). 

 Applied to plants the seeds of which 

 are enclosed in a vessel. 



Angle of contact. The angle which a 

 circle, or other curve, makes with 

 a tangent at the point of contact. 



Angle of depression, The angle at 



