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GLOSSARY 



Luxate (Lat. luxo, I loosen). To put 

 out of joint. 



Luxation (Lat. luxo, I loosen). A 

 putting out of joint ; a dislocation. 



Lyenceph'ala (Gr. Avo>, luo, I loosen; 

 e'7/ce</>aAos, enkeph'alos, the brain). 

 Loose-brained : a term proposed by 

 Professor Owen to denote the lowest 

 group of mammalia, in which the 

 hemispheres of the brain are com- 

 paratively loose and disconnected, as 

 in the monotremes and marsupials. 



Lymph (Lat. lymph a, water). A 

 transparent and nearly colourless 

 fluid, which is conveyed into the 

 blood by the lymphatic vessels. 



Lymphatic (Lat. lympha, water). 

 Belonging to lymph : applied to the 

 vessels which convey lymph. 



Lyrate (Lat. lyra, a lyre). In botany, 

 applied to leaves of which the apex 

 consists of a large rounded lobe, 

 and the divisions become gradually 

 smaller towards the base. 



Mac'erate (Lat. macer, lean). To 

 make lean or thin; to soften and 

 dissolve away by steeping in a 

 fluid. 



Maeera'tion (Lat. macer, lean). The 

 act of softening and dissolving away 

 by steeping in a fluid. 



Macro- (Gr. paKpos, makros, long). 

 A prefix in compound words signi- 

 fying length. 



Macrocephalous (Gr. juawpo j, makros, 

 long ; /c0aA.i7, keph'ale, the head). 

 Having a long head ; applied in 

 botany to embryos of which the two 

 cotyledons grow together. 



Macrodactyl'ic (Gr. ncwpos, makros, 

 long; ScucTuAoy, dak'tulos, a finger 

 or toe). Having long toes. 



Macrom'eter (Gr. /ia/cpoy, makros, 

 long; Aierpoj/, metron, a measure). 

 An instrument for measuring in- 

 accessible heights and objects. 



Macrop'odous (Gr. ,uaKpos, makros, 

 long; TTOVS, pous, a foot). Having 

 long feet; applied to a family of 

 crustacean invertebrate animals. 



Macrou'rous (Gr. /uo/cpos, makros, 

 long ; ovpa, oura, a tail). Long- 

 tailed ; applied to a tribe of crusta- 

 ceans of which the lobster and 

 shrimp are examples. 



Mac'ula (Lat. a spot). A spot : the 

 name is given in the plural (maculce) 

 to an order of diseases of the skin. 



Mad'repore (Fr. madre, spotted ; 

 pore) A kind of coral. 



Maestrieht Beds (Maestricht, a town 



in the Netherlands). In geology, 

 the upper layers of the chalk form- 

 ation, consisting of a soft yellowish 

 limestone. 



Mag'deburg Hemispheres. An ap- 

 paratus for illustrating atmospheric 

 pressure, consisting of two hollow 

 brass hemispheres fitting together, 

 which, when the air is withdrawn 

 from their interior, cannot be 

 separated. 



Magellan'ic Clouds (Magal'haens or 

 Magellan, a Portuguese navigator). 

 A name given to two nebulous 

 patches of stars in the southern 

 hemisphere. 



Magma (Gr. navo-co, I knead). A 

 mass of matter worked up into a 

 paste. 



Magne'sian Limestone. A limestone 

 containing magnesia ; in geology, 

 the term characterises a portion of 

 the Permian system, or new red 

 sandstone. 



Magnet (Gr. jucryvrjs, magnes; from 

 Magnesia in Asia Minor, where 

 first observed). The loadstone ; 

 an ore consisting of protoxide or 

 sesquioxide of iron, which has the 

 property of attracting small pieces 

 of iron and of pointing to the poles; 

 a piece of iron to which these pro- 

 perties have been imparted. 



Magnetic (Gr. ^071/775, magnes, a 

 magnet). Belonging to or having 

 the properties of the magnet. 



Magnetic Battery. A battery formed 



