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(Gr. exo, without ; theke, a case), 

 in hot., the outer coat of the 

 anther. 



exotic, a., Zgz-otf-ik (Gr. exotikos, 

 foreign, strange from exo, out- 

 side ; L. exoticus, foreign), 

 foreign ; not native : n., a 

 shrub or tree introduced from 

 a foreign country ; indigenous, 

 the opposite of exotic, means 

 belonging naturally to a country j 

 native. 



expectorant, n., eks-pe'kt'o'r-ant 

 (L. expectordtus, driven from the 

 breast from ex, out of; pectus, 

 the breast), any medicine supposed 

 capable of promoting the expulsion 

 of fluid or phlegm from the air- 

 passages or lungs : expectoration, 

 n., -6r'af-shun, the act of discharg- 

 ing matter from the air-passages 

 or lungs. 



exserted, a., 8ks-sert'-8d (L. ex- 

 sertus, thrust forth), in bot., 

 projecting beyond something else, 

 as stamens beyond the corolla ; 

 proceeding from a common base : 

 exsertile, a., Vks-sert'tl, capable 

 of being thrust out or excluded. 



exsiccation, n., e^ks'sik-kd'shun 

 (L. exsiccdtus, made quite dry 

 from ex, out of; siccus, dried up), 

 the expulsion of moisture from 

 solid bodies by heat, pressure, or 

 by any other means. 



exstipulate, a., ^ks-stip'-ul-dt (L. 

 ex, without ; stipula, a stalk or 

 stem), in bot. , having no stipules. 



extension, n., eks- ten' shun (L. 

 extensus, stretched out), the 

 pulling strongly a fractured or 

 dislocated limb in order to reduce 

 it : extensor, n., Zks-t$ns''8r, a 

 muscle which extends or stretches 

 out a part. 



extensor carpi radialis brevior, 

 Zks'ttns'-dr kdrp'-i rdd f -i-aV4s 

 brev'i-or (L. extensor, that which 

 stretches out ; carpus, the wrist ; 

 radius, the small bone of the 

 fore-arm ; brevior, shorter), the 

 shorter radial extensor of the 

 wrist ; the muscle at the wrist 



which extends and brings the 

 hand backwards ; e. carpi radi- 

 alis longior, I6ri-jl-or (L. longior, 

 longer), the longer radial extensor 

 of the wrist ; the muscle which 

 assists in extending and bringing 

 the hand backwards : e. carpi 

 ulnaris, ul-ndr'-w (L. ulna, the 

 large bone of the fore-arm), the 

 ulnary extensor of the wrist ; the 

 muscle at the wrist : e. communis 

 digitomm maims, kom-mun'ts 

 didf*it'dr''um mdn'iis (L. corn- 

 munis, common ; digitus, a finger 

 or toe ; mantis, the hand, mantis, 

 of the hand), the common ex- 

 tensor of the fingers of the hand ; 

 the muscle which extends all the 

 joints of the finger : e. longus 

 digitorum pedis, Iting'us didf-it- 

 or'-urn ped f -is (L. longus, long ; 

 digitus, a finger or toe, digitorum, 

 of the fingers ; pes, a foot, pedis, 

 of a foot), the long extensor of 

 the toes of the foot ; the muscle 

 which extends all the joints of 

 the four small toes : e. proprius 

 pollicis pedis, pr8p f -ri-us pol'-lis-is 

 ped f -is(\j. proprius, proper ;pollex, 

 the great toe of the foot, pollicis, 

 of the great toe ; pes, a foot, 

 pedis, of the foot), the proper 

 extensor of the great toe of the 

 foot ; the muscle which extends 

 the great toe. 



extine, n., eks'-im (L. exter, on the 

 outside), in bot,, the outer cover- 

 ing of the pollen-grain. 



extra-axillary, a., Zks'tra-aks'il'- 

 dr-i (L. extra, on the outside ; 

 axilla, arm-pit), removed from 

 the axil of the leaf, as some buds ; 

 growing from above or below the 

 axils. 



extract, n. , eks'-trakt (L. extractus, 

 drawn out or forth from ex, out 

 of ; tractus, drawn), an infusion, 

 decoction, or tincture of a med- 

 icine evaporated to a paste. 



extravasation, n. , eks trav'-as - d'- 

 shun (L. extra, without ; vasa, 

 vessels of any kind), in med., 

 the unnatural escape of a fluid 



