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out; zugon, a yoke), a general 

 name applied to muscles, arteries, 

 veins, bones, and other parts 

 that have no fellow or corre- 

 spondent part but in anat., the 

 ordinary meaning and application 

 of the term is more or less a mis- 

 nomer : azygous, a., dzf-ig'tis, 

 single ; without a fellow : azygos 

 processus, pro-s^s'-us (L. pro- 

 cessus, a going forward, a pro- 

 gression), a process of the sphenoid 

 bone: A. uvulse, uv'-ul-e (L. uvula, 

 a little cluster, a little grape 

 from uva, a cluster, a grape), a 

 muscle of the uvula, but really a 

 pair of muscles : A. vena, ven'd 

 (L. vena, a vein), a vein formed 

 by the union of the lower inter- 

 costal veins of the left side. 



NOTE. There are two 'azygous veins . ' 

 the greater and the lesser, one on 

 the right side, and the other on 

 the left of the spine, forming a 

 system of communication between 

 the inferior and superior vena 

 cava. There are also two 'azygous 

 arteries,' one to each knee-joint. 

 The term is only strictly applicable 

 to the rostrum or central spine of 

 the sphenoid bone, which is a true 

 'azygous process.' 



bacca, n., ba&a (L. bacca, a berry), 

 in hot. , a unilocular fruit having 

 a soft outer skin which covers a 

 pulp amongst which the seed is 

 immersed: baccate, a., bdk'-dt, 

 designating pulpy fruits in gener- 

 al; fleshy: bacciferous, a., bdk> 

 sif f >$r'US (L. fero, I bear), bearing 

 or producing berries : baccifonn, 

 a., bdk'-si-form (L. forma, shape), 

 having the form or shape of a 

 berry. 



bacilli, n. plu., Ids-iUl (L. 

 bdellium, a small staff or wand), 

 in bot., the narrow plates of 

 diatoms: bacillar, a., bas'-il-ldr, 

 resembling rods ; somewhat club- 

 shaped. 



bacterium, n., bdk'ter'i-tim, bac- 

 teria, n. plu., bak'ter'-t-a (Gr. 

 baktenon, a rod, a walking-stick), 

 microscopic, staff - shaped or 

 pointed filaments which are re- 



garded as one of the earliest forms 

 of organic life, abounding in 

 animal fluids in a state of 

 decomposition, but their real 

 nature has not yet been ascer- 

 tained: bacteroid, a., baMt%r>dyd, 

 resembling the bacteria. 



bactridium, n.> bak-trid'-i-um (Gr. 

 baktron, a cane, a staff; eidos, 

 resemblance), a genus of the Ord. 

 Fungi, found on the horizontal 

 surfaces of old stumps : bacter- 

 idia, n. plu., bak'-ter-id^-a, a 

 term applied to certain straight 

 motionless bodies found in the 

 blood of animals labouring Under 

 malignant pustules. 



baculiform, a., bak-ul^-fdrm (L. 

 baculum, a staff; forma, shape), 

 in bot. , applied to rod-like bodies 

 in the reproductive organs sphser- 

 oplea: baculiferous, a., bak^-ul- 

 if f -ef'US, bearing canes or reeds. 



BalanidaB, n. plu., bal-an<i-de(Gr. 

 balanos, an acorn; and -idee), 

 a family of sessile cifripedes, 

 commonly called 'acorn shells;' 

 balanoid, a., bdl'-dn-ofyd (Gr. 

 eidos, resemblance), having the 

 shape of an acorn. 



Balanophoracea9> n. plu., bal'dn- 

 tif'O'r'd'sZ'e (Gf. balanos, an 

 acorn; phoreo, I bear or carry), 

 the Balanophora order, having 

 root - parasites and peculiar 

 fungus-like stems: Balanophora, 

 n., bal'-an-df-tir-d, a genus of 

 plants. 



balaustia, n., bdlawM-d (Gr. 

 balaustion, a pomegranate flower), 

 the fruit of the pomegranate ; an 

 indehiscent inferior fruit, with 

 many cells and seeds, the seeds 

 being coated with pulp : balaus- 

 tine, n., bdl-dws'-tin, the wild 

 pomegranate tree. 



baleen, n., bdl-en' (L. balcena, a 

 whale), the horny plates which 

 occupy the palate of the true or 

 'whale-bone' whales. 



balm, n., bdm (Fr. baume, balm ; 

 Gr. balsamon, L. balsamum, 

 balsam), a fragrant plant; any 



