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coming hard and dry, it is in- 

 capable of digestion, and the 

 animal shortly dies ; the stomach 

 staggers. 



impari-pinnate, a., im'par-i-pin' 

 ndt (L. impar, unequal ; pin- 

 natus, winged), unequally pin- 

 nate ; a pinnate leaf ending in an 

 odd leaflet. 



Impatiens, n., tm-pa'sM-Zm (L. 

 impdtiens, that will not endure, 

 impatient), a genus of very beauti- 

 ful and singular plants, Ord. 

 Balsaminaceae, so named from the 

 elastic valves of the capsules 

 bursting when touched, and 

 throwing out the seeds with great 

 force. 



mperf orate, a., im-per'-for-at (L. 

 in, into ; per, through ; fordtus, 

 bored), not bored or pierced 

 through ; without a terminal 

 opening. 



impetigo, n., tm'-ptt'lg'-o (L. im- 

 petigo, a scabby eruption from 

 impeto, I attack), a skin disease, 

 characterised by clusters of pus- 

 tules which run into a crust ; 

 pustular eruptions: impetiginous, 

 a., tirfp&t-fdf'fa-tis, having the 

 nature of or pert, to impetigo. 



impregnation, u.Jm'preg'nd'shun 

 (L. im, in ; prcegndtus, preg- 

 nancy), the act of impregnating 

 or rendering fruitful ; fertilisa- 

 tion. 



impressio colica, im-pres'st-o ktil'- 

 ik'd (L. impressio, an impression; 

 colicus, of or pert, to the colic), 

 the colic impression ; a shallow 

 impression in front on the under 

 surface of the right lobe of the 

 liver. 



inanition, n., tn'an-isli'un (L. 

 indnis, empty), starvation ; a 

 condition brought about by bad 

 food, or food deficient in quan- 

 tity. 



inarching, n., in-drtsh'-tng (L. in, 

 into ; arcus, a bow ; arcuo, I 

 bend like a bow), a mode of 

 grafting by bending two growing 

 plants towards each other, and 



causing a branch of the one to 

 unite to a branch of the other. 



inarticulate, a., m'-dri-ik'-til-at (L. 

 in, not ; articulatus, furnished 

 with joints), in bot., without 

 joints or interruption to con- 

 tinuity. 



incanescent, a., Mfeff**8ffoiitt (L. 

 incanescens, becoming grey or 

 hoary), in bot. ,. having a grey or 

 hoary appearance. 



incised, a., m'Sizd' (L. inclsus, 

 cut into from in,, into ; ccedo, I 

 cut), in bot., cut down deeply : 

 incision, n., in-sizhf-un, a division 

 of several tissues of the body, 

 generally by a sharp-cutting in- 

 strument : incisive, a., in'Sl^w 

 having the quality of cutting; 

 situated near the incisor teeth, or 

 relating to them : incisors, n. 

 plu., in'Slz'*drs, the four front 

 teeth both in the upper and lower 

 jaws, for cutting, dividing, or 

 tearing the food before chewing 

 or masticating it : incisura, n., 

 m r -siz-ur'>a, a cut, gash, or 

 notch. 



included, a., m-kldd'-Zd (L. in- 

 cludo, I shut up or in), in bot., 

 having the stamens enclosed 

 within the corolla, and not pushed 

 out beyond its tube. 



incompatibles, n.^m^kdm-pat'i-bls 

 (L. in, not ; Eug. compatible), 

 in med., remedies which when 

 mixed together destroy each 

 other's effects, or materially alter 

 them. 



inconspicuous, a., Wktin-spik'-u- 

 us (L. in, not ; Eng. conspicu- 

 ous), in bot., small in size ; not 

 easily observed. 



incontinence, n., fa>lcon'tito'$M 

 (L. in, not ; continens, keeping 

 within bounds), want of restraint 

 in the sexual appetite ; inability 

 to restrain natural discharges. 



incrassate, a., m-krds'sdt (L. in, 

 into ; crassus, thick, dense), 

 thickened : incrassation, n., 

 in'kraS'Sd'shun, the act of thick- 

 ening. 



