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in number and length, arising 

 from the inner surface of one rib, 

 and inserted into the inner surface 

 of the first, second, or third rib 

 below: inf r a -maxillary, a., -males'- 

 ll'lar-l (L. maxilla, the jaw), 

 situated under the jaw,, as certain 

 nerves : infra-orbital, a. , -drb'-it - dl 

 (L. orbitum, the orbit), situated 

 underneath the orbit, as an 

 artery: ihfra-scapularis, a. , -skap'- 

 ul'CLr f 'is (L, scapula, the shoulder- 

 blade), situated underneath the 

 shoulder-blade : infra-spinatus, 

 a., -spin*at f 'US (L, spindtus, the 

 spine from spina, a thorn), 

 situated underneath a spinous 

 process ; designating a muscle 

 situated beneath the spine of the 

 scapula, and inserted into the 

 humerus. 



infundibulum, n., tn'fun*dib'- 

 til-urn, infundibula, n. pin., 

 -dib'Ul'd (L. infundibulum, a 

 tunnel or funnel), in anat., a 

 name given to various parts of 

 the body which more or less re- 

 semble a funnel ; in zool. , a tube 

 formed by the coalescence or 

 apposition of the epipodia in the 

 Cephalopoda ; known also as the 

 ' siphon ' or ' funnel ' : infundib- 

 uliform, a., in-fun'-dib-ul'-i-form 

 (L. forma, shape), funnel-shaped. 



infusion, n., in-fuzli'-un (L. in, 

 into ; fusus, poured, infusift, a 

 pouring into), the operation of 

 steeping a substance in hot or 

 boiling water in order to extract 

 its medicinal or other qualities. 



infusoria, n. plu., m'-fuz-or'-i-a (L. 

 infusus, poured into, crowded 

 in from in, into ; fusus, poured), 

 very minute animal organisms, 

 or animalcules, inhabiting water 

 containing decaying vegetable or 

 animal matter, so named from 

 their being obtained in ' infusions ' 

 of vegetable matter that have 

 been exposed to the air ; a class 

 of Protozoa: infusorial, a., m'fuz- 

 or'-i-al, pert, to the infusoria ; 

 obtained by infusion : infusory, 



a., tn-fuz'-ftr-i, applied to a class 

 of animalcules obtained in in- 

 fusions ; containing infusoria. 



ingesta, n k plu., in-fcstf-a (L. 

 ingestus, poured or thrown into), 

 things taken in> as food into the 

 stomach; substances introduced 

 into the digestive organs. 



inguinal, z.^ng'-gwin-alCL. inguen, 

 the groin, ingumis^ of the groin), 

 pert, to the groin ; connected with 

 the groin or situated upon it. 



inhumation, n., in'-hum^d'shUn 

 (L, in, in or into ; humus, the 

 ground), the act of burying or 

 placing in the ground ; a method 

 of digesting a substance by bury- 

 ing the vessel containing it among 

 dung or warm earth. 



inject, v., in-jekt' (L. injectus, 

 thrown or cast into from in, in- 

 to ; jactus, thrown), to throw 

 into: injected, a., m'jekt'ed, 

 applied to a dead body, or a part, 

 whose vessels have been filled by 

 a composition forced into them : 

 injection, n., in-j%k'-shun, the 

 act of throwing or forcing a liquid 

 into the vessels of a dead body ; 

 the coloured liquid so thrown or 

 forced into such vessels; a clyster, 

 or method of administering rem- 

 edies of various kinds, and of even 

 feeding the patient by injecting 

 medicinal or nutrient fluids into 

 the lower bowel : hypodermic 

 injection, a method of injecting 

 various medicinal solutions 

 beneath the skin by means of a 

 syringe to which a hollow needle 

 is attached. 



innate, a., m'-nat (L. inndtus, in- 

 born, natural from in, into ; 

 ndtus, born), in bot. 9 adhering to 

 the apex ; attached to the top of 

 the filament, as anthers : innato- 

 fibrillose, In-natd-ftb'-ril-lfa' (L. 

 fibra, a filament), clad with ad- 

 herent fibrils. 



inner aspect, in anat., the inner 

 appearance of a bone or a part. 



innervation, n., m'nerv-d'shun 

 (L. in, into; nervus, a nerve), that 



