GLOSSARY. 



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Vein (Lat. vena). In anatomy, a 

 vessel which carries -the blood to- 

 wards the heart ; in botany, ap- 

 plied to the midrib and its branches 

 in a leaf ; in geology, a fissure or 

 rent filled with mineral or metallic 

 matter, differing from the rock in 

 which it occurs. 



Velocity (Lat. velox, swift). Swift- 

 ness ; in physics, the measure of 

 the rate at which a body moves. 



Ve'na (Lat.). A vein. 



Ve'na Portae (Lat. the vein of the 

 gate). The large vein which con- 

 veys the blood from the intestines 

 into the liver. 



Ve'nae Ca'vae (Lat. the hollow veins). 

 The large veins which pour the 

 blood collected from the body into 

 the heart. 



Vena'tion (Lat. vena, a vein). In 

 botany, the arrangement of the 

 veins in leaves. 



Venesec'tion (Lat. vena, a vein ; sec'o, 

 I cut). The operation of letting 

 blood by opening a vein. 



Ve'nous (Lat. vena, a vein). Belong- 

 ing to, or contained in the veins. 



Venous System. In anatomy, the 

 collective name for the veins. 



Ventral (Lat. venter, the belly). Be- 

 longing to the belly; in botany, 

 applied to that part of the carpel 

 which is nearest the axis, or in 

 front. 



Ven'tricle (Lat. venter, the belly). A 

 small cavity in an animal body; 

 applied to two cavities of the heart, 

 which propel the blood into the 

 arteries, also to certain cavities in 

 the brain. 



Ven'tricose (Lat. venter, a belly). 

 Distended ; swelling out in the 

 middle or unequally on one side. 



Ve'nules (Lat. ve'nula, a little vein). 

 In botany, the last branchings of 

 the veins of a leaf. 



Verbal (Lat. verbum, a word or 

 verb). In grammar, derived from 

 a verb. 



Vennes (Lat. ver'mis, a worm). 

 Worms ; applied by Linnaeus to 

 all animals which could not be 

 ranged under the heads of verte- 

 brates and insects; but now re- 



stricted to the annelids and entozoa, 

 or parasitic worms. 



Vermic'ular (Lat. ver'mis, a worm). 

 Pertaining to a worm ; resembling 

 the motion of a worm ; shaped like 

 a worm. 



Vermicula / tion(Lat.wr'mw, a worm). 

 The act of moving like a worm. 



Ver'miform (Lat. ver'mis, a worm ; 

 for' ma, shape). Shaped like a 

 worm. 



Ver'mifuge (Lat. ver'mis, a worm ; 

 fu'go, I put to flight). Destroying 

 or expelling worms. 



VenniVorous (Lat. ver'mis, a worm ; 

 vo'ro, I devour). Eating worms. 



Vernac'ular (Lat. ver'na, a bond- 

 slave). Native ; belonging to the 

 country where one is born. 



Ver'nal (Lat. ver, the spring). Be- 

 longing to the spring. 



Verna'tion (Lat. verno, I bud or 

 spring out). The arrangement of 

 the young leaves within the bud. 



Ver'nier. A small portable scale, 

 running parallel with the fixed 

 scale of a graduated instrument, 

 for the purpose of subdividing the 

 divisions of the instrument into 

 more minute parts. 



Verru'ca (Lat.). A wart. 



Verru'cose (Lat. verru'ca, a wart). 

 Warty ; full of warts ; having ele- 

 vations resembling warts. 



Versatile (Lat. verso, I turn). In 

 botany, applied to anthers which 

 are attached to the filament by a 

 point at the back. 



Vertebra (Lat. verto, I turn). A 

 division or separate bone of the 

 spinal column. 



Ver'tebral ( Ver'tebra). Belonging to 

 a vertebra, or to the vertebrae ; 

 consisting of vertebrae. 



Ver'tebrate (Ver'tebra}. Having a 

 vertebral column, or spine com- 

 posed of a number of bones jointed 

 tegether. 



Ver'tebra'ta (Ver'tebra). Animals 

 with a spine ; including mammals, 

 birds, reptiles, and fishes. 



Vertex (Lat. verto, I turn). The top 

 or summit. 



Ver'tical (Lat. vertex, a top). Per- 

 pendicularly over-head, or to the 



