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GLOSSARY. 



lime. 1 Existing or happening at the 

 sanif.' time. 

 SJDiisuid ( L. Sinus, a cavity and oUl, of 

 ihv nature of .) Like a sinus: (A 

 hollow or cavity or tract.) 

 Slough i.M.E.SIouh. thr skin ol a snake ) 

 A mass of soft tissue clestro>"eLl hy 

 necrosis. 

 Sloiigrhing (M.E.Slouh, skin nf a 



snaki_-. ) The process of becoming a 

 slough. 

 Solii)e<l ( Ij.Snlus. alone and Pi.^s. foot. ) 

 An animal with a singk^ hoof or 

 digit 

 Somatic ( GrSoma. body. J Pertaining to 

 lb<_* bod>-, I ■special 1 J' to the frami--- 

 work as distinguished from the \"is- 

 cera. 

 S|>eciti<' I L. Species, specii-s. ) Of nr per- 

 taining to a spec i us. Produced by a 

 pai'tieular kind of oj-ganism. 

 Specificity i L.^pecies. si)cchs and Face- 

 re. to make. J The quality of bring 

 specific. 

 SperniatogenesiH ( Or.Spfrma. simrn an<l 

 Gmnarin. to pro-luci. ) The d^'Vdop- 

 mrnt of Sprrmatozooa. 

 Spliacelus Mlr.sphakrlns. d. ad, l A mass 

 of sdft tissue (h stniycd by n^'cro- 

 sis, 

 SpireiH (h,Spira, a coil,) Th.- closr or 

 mntlii-r-sk'^'in rif chr.imatin fibrils in 

 indiri't cell division, (Mitosis, J 

 Spongiiiplasni l Gr.Spo^^gns, a siinng«_' and 

 Plasscin. to moId,j Thr fine proto- 

 plasniic threads forming thr reti- 

 culum of a cell, 

 Spontaneous n-,Si)(.ns. will ) Occuring 



witliout external influence. 

 Spore (Gr.Sporos, seed.) A rrproductivr, 

 resting element of low^-r organi.'^nis, 

 Sporulation (Gr,Sporos, seeil and L.Fer- 

 re, to m.&.ke.j Thr production of 

 spores. 

 Stalactite (Gr,Rtalazein. to drop. ) A 

 Pi'ndant cone of calcium salts likr 

 an icicle. 

 Stasis 'T^, Stare to stand.) A standing 

 still or stoppage of motion, rgpr- 

 ciallj- of blood, in a part. 

 Stenosis (Gr, St en OS. narrow, ) A narrow- 

 in;,'- of the ? um r n o f a vesse 1 , 

 Sterile ( I. Sierllis. barren. ) Incapablr of 



leproducing. 

 Sthenic (Gr.Sthenos, strength,) Ghar- 



aetrrized by strength or severity. 

 Strata ( I-. Stratum, stratum.) A series 



of layers. 

 Stroma iGrStroma. a bed.) The tissue 

 forming the ground substance or 

 framework for the essential part of 

 an organ. Interstitial tissue, 

 Suggillatinn (1, SuggiUare. to heat black 



and blue, ) An extensive, capillary, 

 tissue -hemorrhage. 



Suppuration i L.Sub. under and Pus. 

 pus.) The formation of pus. (Sur- 

 face Ol subsurface. J 



Susceptible (L.Sub. under and GipcTe, 

 t<* take. J Having a liability to ac- 

 fiuire a disease. 



Swelling lA.S.Swellan, to .grow larger.) 

 An elevation or elevated area (c,spe- 

 cialb- abnormal. J 



S.Ani|>toni iGr.Sun, together and Ptoma. 

 a falling. ) Seeiuential functional 

 disturbances due to disease. 



S.■^'n<■,^ tiiini (Gr.Sun. togi'ther and Kutos, 

 cell. ) A fusion of several cells into 

 a single Cell. 



Syncope (Gr.Sun, togcth<r and Kop- 

 tein, to strike. J A partial or com- 

 jileti'. temporary- suspension of lieart 

 action. 



Synthesis (Gr.Sun. together and Tithe- 

 nai. to i^ut. ) The formation of a 

 compound b>- putting together its 

 constituents. 



Systole uir.Sun. together and Stellein, 

 to place. I The period of the heart's 

 contraction especially of the ven- 

 trich'S — Opposed to Diastole. 



Telophase fGr.Telos. end and Phasis. 

 Tdiase. ) The fourtb and last sta,ge 

 in indirect cell di\'isinn. CMitosis. ) 



Telangiectatic (Gr.Telos, end A^geion. a 

 vessel and Ektasis. a dilatation.) Of 

 or jiertaining to Telangiectasis. (A 

 permanent dilatation of groups of 

 capillaries aid arterioks. 



Tenable fL.Tenere. to hold.; Able to be 



held or supporti'd. 

 Teratoma (Gr.Teras. monster and Oma, 

 tumor. ) A tumor composed of tis- 

 sues derived from all three germ- 

 layers. 



Tetanic iGr.Tetanos. tetanus.) Pertain- 

 ing to or resembling tetanus. Ghar- 

 actL'rized by tonic muscular spasms. 

 Thermic fGr.Therme. heat.) Of or per- 

 taining to lieat. 

 Thermogenic TGr. Thermos, heat and 

 Gennaein. to produce.) I'ertaining to 

 causing or producing h'^at. 

 Thermogenesis fGiVTherme, heat and 

 Gennaein, to produce.) The genera- 

 tion or production of heat. 



Thermolysis fGr.Therme, heat and Lue- 

 in. to loose.) The loss of lieat. 



Thoracischiopa&ns CGr.Thorax, thorax. 

 Ischion. hip and Pagos, union.) A 

 monster with two heads but with 

 bodies and hips united. 



Thrombosiw (Gr.Thrombos. a clot and 

 osis. a condition of.) A condition of 

 the existence of a thrombus. 



