656 GLOSSARY. 



DiS-CU-TiENT. Medicine that serves to disperse morbid matter. Any 

 remedy that serves to scatter a swelling or tumor or any coagulated 

 fluid of the blood. 



DiS-iN-KEC-TANT. An agent that chemically destroys infectious, con- 

 tagious or deleterious matter. 



Di-u-RET-iCS. A medicine that increases the secretion of urine. 



!E-LEC-TU-ARY. A medicine composed of powder or other ingredients 

 mixed with honey or syrups. 



E-MA-ci-A-TED. The state of being reduced to an excessively lean con- 

 dition. Wasted away in flesh. 



Em-bry-o. The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, 

 before its parts are developed and it becomes a foetus. 



Km-men-a-gogue. a medicine that that promotes or hastens the men- 

 strual discharge. 



En-TE-RI-Tis. a inflammation of the intestines. 



Ep-i-GLOT-Tis. a lidlike cartilage that closes over the glottis while 

 food or drink is passing through the pharynx. It is open except 

 when pressed back or down in the act of swallowing. It is only 

 found in mammals. 



Ep-i-The-LI-um. The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary ca- 

 nal and all its appendages, all glands and ducts, blood vessels and 

 lymphatics. It is often used to include the epidermis and it is 

 sometimes restricted to the alimentary canal. 



Ex-uc-TA-TiON. The act of belching or gulping wind or gases from the 

 stomach. 



Es-CHA-ROT-iC. A substance that produces a dry slough, crust or scab 

 which separates from the healthy part of the body, as that produced 

 by a burn or the application of caustics. 



Ex-AC-ER-BA-TiON. A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in 

 remittent or continuous fever; an increased energy of disease and 

 pamful action. 



Ex-CRE-MENT. Matter separated and thrown off from the body; that 

 which is cast out of the animal body by any of the natural organs 

 which serve to carry off waste matter. Used with special reference 

 to alvine discharges; dung. 



Ex-PEC-TO-RANT. A medicine that tends to promote discharges of mu- 

 cus from the lungs or throat. 

 Ex-u-DA-TiON. The act of discharging through pores or incisions; as 

 moisture, sweat or other liquid matter. 



