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GLOSSARY. 



a tube or duct conveying the bile 

 from the liver. 



Hepati'tis (Gr. ffirap, hepar, the 

 liver ; itis, denoting inflammation). 

 Inflammation of the liver. 



Hepatiza'tion (Gr. vj-rrap, hepar, the 

 liver). A diseased condensation of 

 parts of the body, or the lungs, so 

 that they resemble liver. 



Hepato- (Gr. rjirap, hepar, the liver). 

 A prefix in compound words, signi- 

 fying connection with, or relation 

 to, the liver. 



Hepatoga'stric (Gr. ^imp, hepar, the 

 liver; yacrrrip, gaster, the stomach). 

 Belonging to the liver and stomach. 



Hep tagon (Gr. rra, hepta, seven ; 

 ycavta, gonia, an angle). A figure 

 of seven sides and seven angles. 



Heptagyn'ia (Gr. cirra, hepta, seven ; 

 ywT), gune, a female). ALinnaean 

 order of plants, having seven 

 pistils. 



Heptan'dria (Gr. eirra, hepta, seven ; 

 ai'Tjp, aner, a man). A Linnaean 

 class of plants, having seven sta- 

 mens. 



Heptas'tichous (Gr. eirra, hepta, seven ; 

 (TTixos, stichos, a row). In seven 

 rows ; in botany, applied to the 

 arrangement of leaves in seven 

 spiral rows, the eighth leaf in the 

 series being placed above the first. 



Herba'ceous (Lat. herba, a herb). 

 Pertaining to herbs ; applied to 

 plants which perish yearly, at least 

 as far as the root. 



Herbiv'orous (Lat. herba, a herb; 

 t-oro, I devour). Feeding on vege- 

 tables. 



Herborize (Lat. herba, a herb). 

 To search for plants for scientific 

 purposes. 



Hereditary (Lat. hceres, a heir). 

 Acquired from ancestors ; trans- 

 mitted from parents to children. 



Hermaph'rodite (Gr. 'Epws, Hermes, 

 Mercury ; A(ppo8irrj, Aphrodi'te, 

 Venus). Partaking of both male 

 and female natures in the same 

 individual. 



Hermeneu'tic (Gr. eppeveva), her~ 

 meneu'o, I interpret; from 'Ep^s, 

 Hermes, Mercury). Relating to 

 interpretation or explanation. 



Hermeneu'ties (Gr. Ip/uepeuw, her- 

 meneu'o, I interpret). The art of 

 explaining the meaning of a writ- 

 ing. 



Hermetically (Gr. 'Epws, Hermes, 

 the supposed inventor of chem- 

 istry). Chemically ; a vessel is 

 hermetically sealed, when the neck 

 is heated to melting, and closed by 

 pincers until it is air-tight. 



Her'nia (Gr. epvos, hernos, a branch). 

 A protrusion of any organ of the 

 body from the cavity containing it. 



Herpes (Gr f ep-rrca, herpo, I creep). 

 Tetters or shingles ; an eruptive 

 spreading disease of the skin. 



Herpet'ic (Gr. ep7ro>, herpo, I creep). 

 Relating to, or of the nature of 



Herpetol'ogy (Gr. epTrerov, her'peton, 

 a reptile ; Ao7os, logos, discourse). 

 The description of reptiles. 



Het'ero-(Gr. erepos, het'eros, another). 

 A prefix in many compound words, 

 signifying another, or different. 



Heterocer'cal (Gr. erepos, heteros, 

 another ; Kepitos, kerkos, a tail). 

 A term applied to fishes in which 

 the caudal fin, or tail, is unsym- 

 metrical ; arising from the pro- 

 longation of the vertebral column 

 into its upper lobe. 



Het'eroclite (Gr. crepes, het'eros, 

 another ; K\ivca, klino, I bend). 

 Leaning another way ; applied to 

 words which depart from the 

 ordinary form in declension or con- 

 jugation. 



Heterod'romous (Gr. erepos, het'eros, 

 another ; 8po/j.os, droin'os, course). 

 In botany, applied to the arrange- 

 ment of leaves in branches in a 

 different manner from the stem. 



Heterog'amous (Gr. crepes, het'eros, 

 another ; ya/j.os, gamos, marriage). 

 Having florets of different sexes on 

 the same flower-head. 



Heterogan'gliate (Gr. erepos, het'eros, 

 another ; yayy\iov, gan'glion, a 

 knot or nervous gang! ion) . Having 

 the nervous ganglia scattered uri- 

 symmetrically ; applied to the 

 molluscous invertebrate animals. 



Heteroge'neous (Gr. erepos, het'eros, 

 another ; ywos, genos, kind). Un- 



