GLOSSARY 
E. 
Ecraseur. — An instrument used for castrating. 
Emetic. — A medicine the effect of which is vomiting. 
Emulsion. — A mixture containing oil. 
Epidemic. — Prevalence of disease. 
Epsom Salts. — Common salts. 
Epidermis. — The outer skin. 
Eruption. — Disease affecting the skin. 
Essences. — Liquids containing the extracted virtues of a drug. 
Evaporation. — Going off in the form of a vapor. 
Excrement. — The refuse from the bowels, dung, manure. 
Expansion. — Becoming larger. 
Exhalation. — A breathing out. 
Expiration. — Exhalation. 
F. 
Fermentation. — Decomposition. 
Fetid. — Bad smelling. 
Fibrin. — A constituent of muscle and of the blood. 
Fistula. — An abscess. 
Flexibility .-"-Bending without breaking. 
Flatulence. — Presence of gas or wind. 
Flushing. — Cleansing by rinsing with water. 
Foetus. — The young in the womb. 
Fodder. — Horse and cattle food. 
Fomentation. — An outward application to ease pain. 
Follicle. — A small cavity. 
Foramen. — A small opening. 
Forceps. — A pincers. 
Function. — The particular use of an organ. 
Fungus. — A mosslike growth. 
G. 
Gas. — Commonly used for airlike formations in the stomach, bowels, 
etc. 
Gargle. — Any liquid used for washing out an organ, particularly the 
throat. 
Gastric. — A digestive fluid. Pertaining to the stomach. 
Genital. — Pertaining to the organs of generation. 
Gestation. — Carrying the young in the womb. 
Gizzard. — An organ in the digestive system of a fowl in which the 
food it ground into pulp. 
Gland. — An organ secreting a fluid. 
Glutinous. — Sticky. 
Grit. — Hard, gravelly substances fed to fowl. 
Gullet.— The throat. 
H. 
Hair. — A growth on the skin as distinguished from wool. It affords 
warmth and acts as a medium for carrying off refuse from the 
body. 
Hemorrhage. — Bleeding. 
Hereditary. — Being transmitted from parent to offspring. 
Hernia. — Rupture. 
Hypodermic. — Inserting under the skin. 
