GLOSSARY 



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extinct gigantic lizards, supposed 

 to have lived in the sea. 



Enal'lage' (Gr. eV, en, in ; dAAoTrw, 

 allatfto, I change). A figure in 

 grammar, by which one word or 

 mode of expression is substituted 

 for another. 



Enam'el. A compound of the nature 

 of glass, but more fusible and 

 opaque ; the smooth hard substance 

 covering the crown of a tooth. 



Enarthro'sis (Gr. eV, en, in ; apQpov, 

 arthron, a joint). The ball-and- 

 socket joint, such as is formed by 

 the head of the thigh-bone and the 

 hip. 



Encaustic (Gr. eV, en, in ; KO.KD, Jcaio, 

 I burn). Applied to a kind of 

 painting in which colours are made 

 permanent by being burned in. 



Enceph'ala (Gr. eV, en, in ; /ce^aAr?, 

 keph'ale, the head). Molluscous 

 animals having a distinct head. 



Encephali'tis (Gr. fyK<j)a\ov, en- 

 keph'alon, the brain ; itis, denoting 

 inflammation). Inflammation of 

 the substance of the brain, or of the 

 structures in general within the 

 skull. 



Enceph'alon (Gr. V, en, in ; K^aX-n, 

 keph'ale, the head). That part of 

 the nervous system which is con- 

 tained in the skull. 



Enclit'ic (Gr. eV, en, on; K\IVU, 

 Hind, I lean). Leaning on ; ap- 

 plied to certain words which throw 

 their accent on the word immedi- 

 ately preceding, and thus, as it were, 

 lean on it. 



En'crinite (Gr. eV, en, in ; npivov, 

 krinon, a lily). A fossil radiated 

 animal, resembling a lily. 



Encysted (Gr. tv, en, in ; KVCTTIS, 

 kustis, a bladder or sac). Enclosed 

 in a sac or bag. 



Endeca-. See Hendeca-. 



Endem/ic(Gr. v, en, in ;Srifj.os, demos, 

 people). Among the people ; applied 

 to diseases which habitually pre- 

 vail in any locality. 



Endermafic, or Ender'mic (Gr. fr, 

 en, in ; 8e/j/uo, derma, the skin). 

 A term applied to the administra- 

 tion of medicines by means of the 

 skin. 



Endo- (Gr. evSov, en' don, within). A 

 prefix to words, signifying within. 



Endocar'dial (Gr. &5ov, en' don, with- 

 in ; KapSia, kar'dia, the heart). Re- 

 lating to the lining membrane o* 

 the heart. 



Endocardi'tis (Gr. evSov, en' don, with- 

 in ; KapSta, kar'dia, the heart ; itis, 

 denoting inflammation). Inflamma- 

 tion of the lining membrane of the 

 heart. 



Endocardium (Gr. evtiov, en'don, 

 within; KapSia, kar'dia, the heart). 

 The membrane lining the interior 

 of the heart. 



En'docarp (Gr. eVSoj/, en'don, within ; 

 Kapiros, karpos, fruit). The mem- 

 brane in some fruit, as apples, which 

 lines the cavity containing the seeds. 



Endogen (Gr. eVSoj/, en'don, within ; 

 ytwad}, genna'd, I produce). A 

 plant which grows by deposition of 

 woody matterin the interior, without 

 distinction of pith, wood, and bark. 



Endog'enites (Endogen). Fossilstems 

 exhibiting the endogenous struc- 

 ture. 



En'dolymph (Gr. eVSoj/, en'don, with-, 

 in ; Lat. lympha, water). A watery 

 fluid in the interior of the mem- 

 branous labyrinth of the ear. 



Endophloe'um (Gr. eV8oi>, en'don, 

 within ; <j)\oios, phfoios, bark). 

 The inner layer of the bark of trees. 



Endopleu'ra (Gr. tvtiov, en'don, with- 

 in ; ir\evpa, pleura, a rib or mem- 

 brane). The coat of the nucleus 

 in the seed. 



Endorhi'zal (Gr. eVSov, en'don, with- 

 in ; p"ta, rhiza, a root). Having 

 a root within ; applied to plants of 

 which the root bursts first through 

 the coverings of the seed before 

 elongating downwards. 



Endoskel'eton (Gr. eVSoi/, en'don, 

 within : (r/ceAeroi', skeleton, a frame- 

 work of bone). An internal skele- 

 ton ; such as exists in vertebrate 

 animals. 



Endosmom'eter (Gr. tvSov, en'don, 

 within ; wa^os, dsmos, an impulse ; 

 fjLerpov, metron, a measure). An 

 instrument for measuring the in- 

 tensity of endosmose. 



En'dosmose (Gr. eVSoy, en'don, with- 



