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GLOSSARY. 



si-parate. > The discharge by the tis- 

 sui_-s of Avaste products. 



Exfoliate (L.Ex, from and Foliare. to 

 givf forth leaves. ) To sc'parate into 

 thin laytTs. 



Exfoliation (L.Ex. from and Foiiare, to 

 give forth leaves..* The process of 

 separating into tliin layers. 



Exophthalniic (Gr.Ex, out and Oph- 

 thalmos. eye. ) Pertaining to abnor- 

 mal extrusion of the eye-ball. 



Extirpation (L.Ex. out and Stirps. 

 stem, } Complete removal or eradica- 

 . -.L or A pari . 



Extravasation (L. Extra. outside, and 

 Vas, vessel. I The escape of fluid 

 from its containing cavity or ves- 

 sel, (Especially applied to the 

 blood.) 



Extra-uterine (L. Extra, outside of and 

 Uterus, uterus.j Outside of the ute- 

 rus. 



Extrinsic (Extra, without and Secus. 

 otherwise. ) CoTnir.-- from the out- 

 side : Not directly belonging to a 

 part. 



Exudate (Ex, out and Sudare, to sweat.) 

 A portion of the blood that has 

 passed into a tissue from its ves- 

 sels because of inflammatory dis- 

 turbances. 



Exudation (L.Ex, out and Sudare, to 

 sweat.) The production of an exu- 

 date- 



Faceted (Fr.Facette. a little face.) Pro- 

 vided with many small plane sur- 

 faces. 



Facultative ( LFacuItas. capability. ) 



Capable of assuming a part or con- 

 dition (spoken of bacteria.) 



Fever (L. Fibres. ) An abnormally high 

 temperature. 



Fibrin<»puruient (L.Fibra, fibre and Pus, 

 pus.) Composed of fibrin and pus. 



Fibrinous (L Fibra, fibtr, t Of the na- 

 ture of or consisting of fibrin. 



FibrogUa ( I... Fibra, thread and Glia, 

 glue,) The gluc-iike fibres of somd 

 tumors. 



Filamentous (L,Filum, a thread and 

 ous of the natur.' of,) Like a small 

 thread in structure, 



Filaria ( L.Filum, a threajl, j A genus of 

 nematode worms, thread-like, endo- 

 parasitic. 



Filum terminale (L.Filum, a thread and 

 Terminale, terminal. ) The long, 



slender, thread-like termination of 

 the spinal cord, 



Flagella (L,FIagella, a whip.) A motile 

 whip-like process (usually applied 

 to some bacteria ), 



Foci (L, Focus, a fire-place,) The prin- 

 cipal seats of a disease. 



Foetus (L. Foetus, offspring, ) Unborn 



off-spring of viviparous animals iri 

 later developmental stage. 



Follicle (L.FolIis, a bellows and diminu- 

 tive term.) A small sac or gland. 



Fractous (L,Frangere. to break.) Apt 

 to become difficult to control. 



Fracture {L.Frangere, to break. > A 

 break in the continuity of osseous 

 tissue Cbone.) 



Function (L. Fungi, to perform.) The 

 normal action or work of a part. 



Fusiform (L.Fusus, a spindle and For- 

 ma, form, ) Like a spindle in form. 



Galactopherous ( Gr.Gala, milk and Fer- 

 ein. to bear) Producing milk. 



Gangrene (Gr Gangraina, a sore.) That 

 type of nerosis characterized by pu- 

 trefaction of the necrotic tissue. 



Gemmation (L. Gemma, bud. ) The act 

 of budding or reproduction by bud- 

 ding. 



Gestation (L.Gestare. to bear.) The 



period from fertilization of the ovum 

 to its expulsion from the uterus, 



Glia cells (L..Glia, glue) Neuroglia or 

 the supporting-structure cells of 

 nerve-tissue. 



Glioma (Gr.GIia, glue and Oma. tumor.) 

 A tumor composed of neuroglia 

 cells. 



Glycogen (Gr.Glukos, sweet and Gennaein 

 to produce. > A substance formed 

 from carbohydrates in the body and 

 stored up in certain structures: 

 often called animal starch. 



Granulation (L.Granula. a little grain, ) 

 The formation of new tissue in the 

 repair of local loss of tissue and 

 composed of capillary vessels en- 

 closed by groups of connective tis- 

 sue colls, 



Haptopliore (Gr.Haptein, to seize and 

 Phorein. to carry. ) The stable, non- 

 poisonous eh men t i.)f a toxin which 

 enables it to unite with a antitoxin 

 ( Ehrlich's lateral side-chain theo- 

 ry, ) 



Helminths (Gr, Helmins. a worm,} A 

 branch of invertebrates known as 

 worms. 



Hematemesis (Gr,Haima, blood and 

 Emi-sis. vomiting, » The vomiting 

 of blood. Gastric hemorrhage. 



Heniatidrosis (Gr.Haima, blood and Hi- 

 drosis, sweating. ( The swrating of 

 blood or of a blood-like substance. 



Hematin (Gr.Haima, blood.) A product 

 of decomposition of Hemoglobin. 



Hematocele (Gr.Haima, blood and Kele, 

 tumor. ) The extravasation of blood 

 into a cavity, especially the tunica 

 vaginalis testis. 



Hematogenous (Gr.Haima, blood and 



