GLOSSARY. 



seeds which are attached by the 

 middle. 



Amphoric (Lat. amphora, a pitcher). 

 Belonging to a pitcher ; in medi- 

 cine, applied to a sound resembling 

 that produced by speaking into an 

 empty pitcher. 



Ample x'icaul (Lat. amplexor, I em- 

 brace ; caulis, a stem). Embra- 

 cing or surrounding a stem. 



Amplitude (Lat. amplus, large). Size, 

 extent. 



Ampulla (Lat. a pitcher). In botany, 

 applied to a leaf in which the petiole 

 is dilated and hollowed out in the 

 shape of a hollow vessel, open at 

 the upper end ; in anatomy, to the 

 diluted part of the membranous 

 semicircular canals in the ear. 



Amputation (Lat. amputo, I cut or 

 lop off). A cutting off a limb, or 

 some part of the body. 



Amy'elous (Gr. a, a, not; uve\os, 

 mu'elos, marrow). Without a spinal 

 cord. 



Amyg'daloid (Lat. amyg'dala, an al- 

 mond ; Gr. el8os,eidos, form). Like 

 an almond : applied in geology to 

 igneous rocks containing small al- 

 mond-shaped cavities filled with 

 some mineral of a different nature 

 from the mass of the rock. 



Amyla'ceous (Lat. amylum, starch, 

 from Gr. d, a, not ; p.v\r], mule, a 

 mill). Belonging to or containing 

 starch. 



Ani'yloid (Lat. amylum, starch ; Gr. 

 et'Sos, eidos, shape). Resembling 

 starch. 



Anaeh'ronism (Gr. ava, ana, implying 

 inversion ; XP OVOS ) chronos, time). 

 An error in stating dates. 



Anae'mia (Gr. d, a, not; a!/j.a, haima, 

 blood). Want of blood. 



Anae'mic (Gr. d, a, not; alpa, haima, 

 blood). Bloodless ; having a very 

 insufficient quantity of blood. 



An8esthe'sia(Gr. d, a, not ; alo-eavouai, 

 aisthan'omai, I feel). Loss of feel- 

 ing or sensation.' 



Anaesthetic (Gr. d, a, not ; alardavo/j-ai, 

 aisthan'omai, I feel). Producing loss 

 of feeling or sensation. 



A'nal (Lat. anus, the excretory ori- 

 fice). Belonging to or like the 



anus ; applied to certain fins in 

 fishes, from their position. 



Analep'tic (Gr. ava\au0av(a, analam'- 

 band, I take up or restore). Re- 

 storing health and strength. 



Anallan'toid (Gr. a, a, not;allaritois). 

 A term applied to the vertebrate 

 animals, of which the foetus is not 

 provided with an allantois, in- 

 cluding batrachians and fishes. 



Analogous (Gr. ava, ana, with ; 

 Aoyos, logos, ratio). Having a 

 degree of similarity, but not iden- 

 tical ; applied to parts which per- 

 form a similar function, but are 

 not identical in structure. 



An'alogue. That which bears a great 

 resemblance to something else ; a 

 part or organ in an animal which, 

 though anatomically different, has 

 the same function as another part 

 or organ in a different animal. 



Anal'ogy (Gr. ava\oyia). An agree- 

 ment in some characters, not in all. 



An'alyse (Gr. ava, ana, back ; Auo>, 

 luo, I loosen). To separate any- 

 thing into the parts or elements of 

 which it is composed. 



Anal'ysis (Gr. ava, ana, back ; Auw, 

 luo, I loosen). Separation of any- 

 thing into its component parts or 

 elements. 



Analytical (Analysis). Pertaining 

 to or performed by analysis. 



Anamnes'tic (Gr. ava, ana, back ; 

 fj.vaojj.ai, mna'omai, I remember). 

 Calling to remembrance. 



An'apsest (Gr. ava, ana, back ; TTCUW, 

 paid, I strike). In vwsification, a 

 foot consisting of three syllables, 

 the first two short, the last long. 



Anasar'ca (Gr. dva,, ana, through; 

 <rap, sarx, flesh). Dropsy of the 

 parts lying beneath the skin. 



Anas'tomose (Gr. dva, ana, through ; 

 ffro/j-a, stoma, a mouth). To unite 

 as if by open mouths, as blood- 



Anastomo'sis (Gr. dva, ana, through ; 

 <TTOfj.a, stoma, a mouth). A com- 

 munication as if by mouths. 



Anat'omy (Gr. dva, ana, apart ; 

 reuvca, temno, I cut). The science 

 which teaches the structure of ani- 

 mals and plants, as learned by dis- 



