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GLOSSARY. 



inci- ?S' in th^. size of the cells 01" a 

 lissu<-'. 

 Hyphae ( i.lr.Hupha. a Wfb. ) Thr lila- 

 nients rtimposing the mycelium of a 

 fungus. 

 Hyphom.\ cetefs ( Or Hupha, a web and 

 :\Iukes. a fungus- ) A group of 

 fungi including the molds. Some ar.' 

 pathogenic. 

 Hypoplasia i Gr.Hupo. under and Plas- 

 is. formation. ) Defective or incom- 

 plet'.' de\''-]<.>pment of a tissut'. 

 Hypothesis (Gr.Hupo. under and Tithe- 

 nai, to put. i A proposition taken 

 for granted in order to draw a con- 

 elusion to aid in explanation of cer- 

 tain facta. 

 Ichorous (Or Ichor, serum or pus.) Of 

 the nature of ichor: An acrid, thin, 

 pur i form discharge. 

 Ichthyosis < Gr.Ichthus. a fish and osis. 

 a condition of.j A condition like 

 the scales of a fish. 

 Icterus iGr.Ikteros, yellow, t Jaundice, 

 a >-ellow jugmentation of the tis- 

 sues with the coloring matter of the 

 bile. 

 Immunity ( L.In. not and Munis, si^rv- 

 ing. I A condition of exemption from 

 a disease. 

 Impacted iL.In. in and Pingere, to 

 drive. ) Dri\'en firmly in or dislodged 

 with difficulti'. 

 Inanition fL.Inanis, empty.) A wasting 

 of the body from lack of food or 

 from inability to assimilate it. 

 Inbreeding (A S. In, and Brodan, to 

 nourish ) The pro<luction of off- 

 spring bj' closely related parents. 

 Incorporated (L.In, and Corpus, body.) 

 Thorough^' united with a body in a 

 compact mass. 

 Indurated '.L. In, and Durus, hard. ) 



Rendered hard. 

 Inert < l-,in, mit and Ars, art. i Withemt 



action. 

 Infarct i L. In. in and Farcire. to stuff- ) 

 I A wedge-shaped ar^a ( hemorrhagic 



(I or anemic.) in an organ produced 



by obstruction of a terminal vessel. 

 Infection i L.In, in anel Fac'r..-. to 

 make. ) The invasion of thr body by 

 I patlioginic micrii-parasites and the 



I sum-total uf the disturbances pro- 



duced by their presence therein. 

 Infectious (L. In, into and Fac(.'re, to 

 make. ) Capable of communicating a 

 disease. 

 Inflammation (L.In, and Flamma. fiame. ) 

 The reaction of a living animal tis- 

 sue to an irritant accompanied by 

 circulatory disturbances and by de- 

 structi\e or proliferative tissue 

 changes. 



Injirested (L.In, in and Oerere, to bring.) 

 Taken into the stomach or alimen- 

 tary tract. 

 Inherited ( L.In, to and Haerere. to 

 clea\'e. ,) Born to or belonging to by 

 birth. 

 InliibitiDi"" (L.In. in and Habere, to 

 hold. } Holding in check or hinder- 

 ing from doing a thing. 

 Inimical ( L.In, not and Amicus, friend. ) 

 Having a hostile tendency. Liable to 

 injure. 

 Inoculating: (L.In. into and Ocultis, a 

 bud. ) The introduction of a virus 

 of a disease into a wound or abra- 

 sion of tlie skin. 

 Inosculation tL.In, into, and Os, mouth.) 

 The joining of blood ^'essels by di- 

 rect communication. 

 Insidious (L.Insidioe, ambush.) (?oming 



on- stealthily or Imperceptibly. 

 Inspissated ( L.In. intensive term and 

 Spissare, to thicken. ) Thickens by 

 remo\'al of fluid. 

 Insusceptibility (L.In, not and Susci- 

 pere. to receive- ) Not having a lia- 

 bility to acquire a disease. 

 Intercellular (L, Inter, between and Cel- 

 la. cell.) Existing between the cells 

 of a tissue. 

 Interfunicular ( L. Inter. between and 

 Funiculus, cord, i Existing between 

 thr bundb'S of tissue. 

 Intermittent ( I j. Inter, between and 



Mitt ere. to send. ) Characterized by 

 i n t e r \' a 1 s b e t w e t.- n . 

 Interstice ( L. Inter, between and Stare, 

 to stand. » Spaces between or to 

 stand between- 

 Interstitial ( L.Inti. r, bi.tween and Sis- 

 tere, to p!ac<'. ) Pertaining to struc- 

 tur(.s bt-twecn the cells of a part, 

 (Stroma. ) 

 Intracellular (L. Intra, within and Cella, 

 cell. ) Existing witliin the cells of 

 a tissue. 

 Intrinsic ( L. Intra. within and Secus, 

 otherwise:', i Situated entirely within 

 or pertaining exclusively to a part. 

 Intussusception ( L.In t us. within and 

 Suscipcre, to receive.) A slipping of 

 one part of an organ (" usually in- 

 testini'. ) into the parts beyond. 

 Invagination (L.In, within and Vagina, 

 a sheath.) The unsheathing of a tis- 

 sue. 

 Involucre (L,In, in and Volvere. to 

 wrap, ) The covering or sheath con- 

 taining the sequestrum of necrosed 

 bone. 

 Irritant ( L.Irritare. to excite, j Anything 

 that produces an excessive action or 

 functioning in a responsive tissue. 



