GLOSSARY. 



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Ad-he-Sive. Sticky, tenacious. A plaster used to stick to the edges 

 of a wound and hold them in position is called an Adhesive 

 Plaster. 



Ad-i-pose. Matter, membrane or tissue. Usually applied to the fatty 



tissues of the body. 

 Ad-ju-vant. a substance added to a prescription to aid the operation 



of the principal ingredient. 

 Al-bu-men. An essential constituent of animal bodies. The white or 



an egg is nearly all pure albumen. 

 Ai-i-MEN-TA-RY Ca-nal. The tube or passage through the body to 

 convey the food. It consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, 

 stomach, (stomachs in ruminants) small and large intestines. 

 Al-ka-i.!. a substance that neutralizes acids by uniting them. An 



alkaline substance will turn red htmus to blue. 

 Al-TER-a-tive. a remedy that changes a morbid condition of the 

 functions into one of health. A medicine that restores healthy 

 functions without sensible evacuations of the bowels, or other sen- 

 sible secretions. 

 Al-ve-O-lar Pro-cess. The part of the maxillary bones into which 



the teeth are inserted. 

 Am-ni-oT-ic lyiQ-uiD. The fluid surrounding the the foetus in the 



womb. The amniotic sac is the sac containing the foetus. 

 An-ES-THET-ic. That which produces insensibility to pain. Chloro- 



roform, ether, opium, etc. 

 An-EU-rism. a soft pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood arising 

 from an enlargement or rupture of the walls of an artery. When 

 in the brain it causes paralysis. 

 An-o-dynE. Any medicine that eases pain, as a narcotic or opiate; 



anything that soothes disturbed functions and feelings. 

 Ant- AC-ID. A substance that neutralizes acids. In medicine a remedy 



for ascidity of the stomach, often called an absorbent. 

 An-thel-min-tic. a medicine used to destroy or expel worms from 



the body. 

 An-thrax. a malignant pustule or carbuncle. It is also used to des- 

 ignate an infectious disease of sheep and cattle. It may be trans- 

 mitted to man by means of sores on his hands or body coming in 

 contact with the spores of the disease. 

 An-ti-dote. a remedy to counteract the effect of poisons, or of any- 

 thing noxious taken into the stomach. 



