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ter-trans'vers'dl'-ez (L. inter, 

 between ; transversus, lying 

 across, transverse), small muscles 

 situated between the transverse 

 processes of the vertebrae, devel- 

 oped most in the cervical region : 

 inter- transverse, a., trdns-vers, 

 applied to a few, thin-scattered 

 fibres, interposed between the 

 transverse processes. 



intertrigo, n., m'-ter-trlg'-o (L. 

 intertrlgo, a fretting or galling of 

 the skin from inter, between; 

 ttro, I rub), a local condition 

 of the skin, called 'chafe' or 

 * fret, ' consisting in redness and 

 excoriation of a part of the skin, 

 caused by friction. 



interval, n., in'ter-val (L. inter, 

 between ; vallum, a wall), the 

 period of time comprised between 

 the beginning of one paroxysm 

 of ague and the next, that is, the 

 intermission and the preceding 

 fit. 



intervertebral, a., m'ter-vert'-eb- 

 ral (L. inter, between ; Eng. 

 vertebral), in anat., situated 

 between the joints of the ver- 

 tebrae or spine. 



intestines, n., tn-test'inz (L. 

 intestlnus, inward, hidden from 

 intus, within), the long canal or 

 tube which extends from the 

 stomach to the anus, different 

 portions of it having different 

 names (1) part nearest the 

 stomach, the * duodenum, ' about 

 twelve inches long ; (2) the 

 'jejunum,' about two feet long ; 

 (3) the 'ileum,' several feet in 

 length which three portions 

 make up the small intestines ; 

 the large bowel or large intestine, 

 as the continuation of the small 

 intestines, commences in the 

 right iliac region of the abdomen, 

 as the ' caecum, ' and after a large 

 curve it ends at the anus. 



intextine, n., in-teks'-tin (L. intus, 

 within ; Eng. extine), in lot, , one 

 of the inner coverings or mem- 

 branes of the pollen grain, 



situated between the extine and 

 the exintine. 



intine, n., In'-tm (L. intus, within), 

 in bot. , the inner covering of the 

 pollen grain. 



intrafoliaceous, a., tn'-tra-fol'i-a'- 

 shus (L. intra, within ; folium, a 

 leaf), in bot., situated within the 

 axil of a leaf so as to stand 

 between the leaf and the stem. 



intralobular, a., m'tra-lob'-ular 

 (L. intra, within ; Eng. lobular), 

 situated within lobules or little 

 lobes. 



intrarious, a., m'trdr'-i-tis (L. 

 intra, within), in bot. , applied to 

 the embryo when it is surrounded 

 by the perisperm on all sides 

 except its radicular extremity. 



introrse, a., tn-trtirs' (L. intror- 

 sum, within), in bot., turned 

 inwards or towards the axis of the 

 part to which it is attached ; 

 opening on the side next the 

 pistil, as some anthers. 



intussusception, n., tn-tus'-sus- 

 sep'-shun (L. intus, within ; 

 susceptus, taken or catched up), 

 an invagination of a portion of 

 the bowel, somewhat resembling 

 the finger of a glove half turned 

 inside out ; the act of taking 

 foreign matter into a living 

 body. 



Inula, n., m'-ul-a (L. inula, the 

 plant elecampane), a genus of 

 plants, Ord. Composite, Sub- 

 ord. Corymbiferae, which are 

 generally bitter, and some have 

 an aromatic odour : Inula Helen- 

 ium, Ml-en'-i-ftm (after the 

 celebrated^-ZTefe/i of ancient Troy), 

 elecampane, whose root has 

 stimulant and expectorant qual- 

 ities : Inulin, n., m'-ul-m, a 

 white amylaceous matter, analo- 

 gous to starch, found in the roots 

 and tubers of I. Helenium. 



inunction, n., m-ungk^sJiUn (L. in, 

 in ; unctus, smeared), the act of 

 rubbing into a part of the surface 

 of the body an ointment con- 

 taining some remedial agent. 



