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THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 
I. 
Impotence. — Applied when the power of generation is lost. 
Incision. — A cut. 
Incubation. — Development of the life germ in an egg. 
Incisor. — A front tooth. 
Inorganic. — Not possessing organs. 
Infection. — The transmitting of disease. 
Inflammation. — A condition indicated by redness and swelling. 
Inflate. — To charge with air or gas. 
Inhalation. — A breathing in. 
Inoculation. — Transmitting disease by injecting under the skin. 
Intermittent. — Taking place at intervals. 
Intussusception. — The slipping of one part of a tube into another. 
Iodine.— See Part VI. 
Impaction. — A packing of large quantities of food in some part of 
the digestive canal. 
L. 
Larva. — The undeveloped insect. 
Lactic Acid. — The acid of sour milk. 
Labia. — The lips. 
Lacrymal. — Pertaining to the tears from the eye. 
Larynx. — The upper portion of the windpipe. 
Laxative. — A medicine which causes the bowels to mov^,. 
Lice. — Wingless parasites. 
Ligament. — A binding for the joints. 
Lime. — The oxide of calcium. 
Linseed. — Flaxseed. 
Liniment. — An ointment for bathing bruises, strains, etc 
Lumbar. — Pertaining to the loins. 
Loins. — The lower part of the back. 
Lymph. — A colorless, nutritive fluid. 
M. 
Mammal, Mammalia. — Animals that suckle their young. 
Mammary. — Pertaining to the milk glands. 
Maxilla. — The jawbone. 
Maximum. — The greatest. 
Membrane. — A thin, transparent tissue. 
Minim. — A drop. 
Minimum. — The least. 
Morbid. — Unhealthy. 
Mortification. — Decay, putrification. 
Mucous.— The membrane lining such cavities in the body that com- 
municate to the outside. 
Mucus. — A fluid secreted by the mucous membrane. 
Muscle. — Fleshy fibre. 
M. 
Nasal. — Pertaining to the nose. 
Narcotic. — A medicine to relieve pain. 
Normal. — Natural, healthy. 
Nutritive. — Having nourishment. 
Nutrition. — Nourishment. 
