664 GLOSSARY. 



TiNCT-URE. A solution o£ medicinal substances in alcohol, usually 

 more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in so- 

 lution. Alcobolic solutions of volatile substances are usually called 

 "Spirits." 



Tra-Che-a. The windpipe; the passage for the breath from the larynx 

 to the lungs. 



Trb-mor. a trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibra- 

 tory motion; as the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, 

 or old. 



Ui,-CER. A sore in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging pur- 

 ulent matter, found on the surface, especially one of the natural 

 surfaces of the body; a sore discharging pus. 



Um-bil-ic-al. The cord which connects the foetus with the placenta, 

 and contains the arteries and veins through which the blood circu- 

 lates to the young; the naval -string. 



Urea. A very soluble crystalline substance extracted from the blood 

 by the kidneys and the chief constituent of the urine of mam- 

 mals. 



U-RE-TER. The duct that conveys the urine from the kidney to the 

 bladder. 



U-RE-THRA. The duct that conveys the urine from the bladder to the 

 surface. 



U-TER-us. The organ of a female mammal in which the young are de- 

 veloped previous to birth; the womb. 



Va-Gi-na. The canal which leads from the uterus to external orifice of 

 the genital canal or tb the cloaca. 



Ver-mi-fuge. a medicine or substance that expels worms from animal 

 bodies; an anthelmintic. 



Ves-i-CA-Ting. Raising little bladders or blisters upon the surface; in- 

 flaming and separating the cuticle; blistering. 



ViR-u-LENT. That which is extremely poisonous or venomous; very 

 active in doing injury. 



Vi-RUS. Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite 

 of snakes, etc. The virus of diseases is now regarded as a micro- 

 scopic living vegetable organism which multiplies (within the body) 

 and, either by its own action or by the associated development of a 

 chemical poison, causes the disease. 



ViS-CE-RA. Especially used with reference to the organs contained in 

 the abdomen, or below the diaphragm. 



