GLOSSARY. 



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Ischemia (Gr. Ischcin, to ch^x-k and Hai- 

 ma. blood.) A local anmiia. 



(sohiopaKus ( Grischion, hip and Pa- 

 gos. union. J A nionstrr with two 

 heads and with ljodii.'s unitfd at the' 

 hips. 



Kar.vokiiiiesi»> tGr.Karuon, nuck-us and 

 Kinrsis. motion,.) Indir.ct cill -divi- 

 sion with li.rmation of thrrad-lik.:- 

 stru<'tun_s. ( Mitosis.) 



Karyolytiifs (Gr.Karuon, nuclt-us and 

 Luein, to ioosf. ) Th^' morbid de- 

 struction of Ihc cell nucU'US. 



Katabolitsni ( Gr.Katani, down and Ball- 

 ein. to throw, i The transformation of 

 complex tissiU'Clcm<.'nts into simp- 

 ler ones ill the production of en«.'rgy. 



Keratitis (Gr.Kcras. horn or cornea antl 

 It is. intiammation. ) In flam mat ion 

 of the cornea. 



Keratosis (Gr.K<.ras, horn oi- cornea and 

 osis, a condition of. » A disease of 

 the skin characti'rizi.'d b,\' an o\"er- 

 growth of horny tissue. 



Kinetic (Gr. Kineein, to move. ) Pertain- 

 ing to motion. 



Keloid (.Gr.Kele, a claw and Eidos. 

 like.) A raised, cutaneous dense 

 overgrowth of whit^' fibrous con- 

 nective tigsui.' in a cicatrix, Verj" 

 common in the negro. 



Lacerated (L.Lacerare, to tear.) Condi- 

 tion of being torn apart leaving 

 ragged edges. 



Lacunae (.L. Lacuna. a small lake ) 

 Small pits or depressions: Hollow 

 spaces. 



Laminated (L. Lamina, a plate or scale.) 

 Z\Iade up of lamina-.', of thin flat 

 plates. 



Lecithin i Gr.Lekithos, the yolk of an 

 egg. } A complex nitrogenous sub- 

 stance found wic]i. ■;, distributed in 

 the bodj- tissues. 



Leiomj-onia ( Gr.Leios , smooth ivius. 



muscle and Oma. tumor. ) A tumor 

 composed of unstriped muscle tis- 

 sue. 



Lesion (LLaesio, to hurt, i A mor- 

 bid structural change. 



Leuooderina ( Gr. Leukos. white and Der- 

 ma, skin, ) A condition of abnormal 

 whiteness of the skin — Albinism in 

 patches. 



Leucomain (Gr, Leukos. white of egg and 

 Oma.) A product of metabolism 

 of the tissu' s i^f the body and nor- 

 mally present in them. 



Leucocytosis (Gr. Leukos, white, Kutos, 

 cell and osis. a condition of ) An 

 increase in the relative number of 

 leucocytes in the blood. 



Leucoprotasp (Gr.Leukos, white and 

 I'rotos. first..) A ferment. 



Leukemia (.Gr.Leukos, white and Hai- 

 ma, blood.) A condition in whieb 

 there is a nroportinnal increase of 

 leucocytes in the bluod. 



Lobulate (Gr. Lobus, a iube and diminu- 

 ti\-e term. ) Containing small lobes. 



Lumen (L, Lumen. light. ) The cavity 

 surrounded by walls of a tubular 

 vessel. 



Lymph (L.Lympha, water,) That por- 

 tion of the blood which passes 

 through the capillary walls into the 

 perivascular spaces and consists of 

 diluted plasma, leucocytes and 

 usualli' wastu materii-.!. 



Lymphogenous ( L.Lympha. water and 

 Gr. (jennaein, to produce, j Pi-o- 



ducing Ij-mph. 



Lymphocyte ( L, Lympha. water and Gr,- 

 Kutos. Cell,) A variet>- of leucocyte 

 found in lymph glands. They are 

 small, with very large nucleus, 



Lymphorrhag:ia ( L.Lympha, water and 

 Gr.Hragnunai. to burst forth. ) The 

 tlow of li'Tuph from a ruptured 

 lymph-vessel. 



Lysin (Gr, Luein, to loose.) A cell pro- 

 duct with power of cleavage of 

 other ceils or substances. 



Lysis (Gr. Luein, to loose. ) a gradual 

 decline. Generally us^'d in combina- 

 tion to signify destruction or break- 

 ing up, 



3Iacerati<.n ( L.Macerere, to make soft. ) 

 Tlie softening of a solid by soaking 

 in a litiuid. 



Macroscopic i Gr. Makros. long and Sli'>- 

 pein. to view.) Visible with the un- 

 aided eye or without the use of a 

 miscroscoi>e. 



Malformation ( L. Mains, bad and For- 

 ma, form. J An abnormal de\-t.dop- 

 ment of an organ or part. 



Malign (L.Malus, bad.) IJkely to kill. 



Mammalia (L. Mamma, bn.^ast. ) A class 

 of \-ertebrate£ that Suckle their 

 young. 



Margination ( L.Marginase, to furnish 

 with a border, i The act of furnish- 

 ing with a district borcUT. (Th'-' 

 accumulatitnn of leucocytes on the 

 interior of a vessel wall.) 



Mast-cell (Ger. Mast-zellen. food-cell.) 

 A large type of leucocytes filled 

 with basophilic granules, highly 

 stainable. 



Melanin (Gr.Melas, black.) A black pig- 

 ment, natural in some tissues, often 

 pathologic. 



(Melanosis (Gr.Melas. black, osis, a con- 



