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THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 
Serous. — Like water. 
Scrotum. — The bag containing the testicles. 
Soluble. — That which may be dissolved in water. 
Solution. — Water containing another substance. 
Solvent. — A medicine dissolved in water. 
Speculum. — An instrument by which the mouth is held open. 
Spasms. — Alternate expansion and contraction of the muscles. 
Spaying. — The operation of removing the ovaries. 
Spinal. — Pertaining to the spine or back. 
Stimulant. — A medicine that increases the vitality quickly. 
Strangulation. — Death by choking. 
Stricture. — The contraction or decreasing in size of an organ. 
Submaxillary. — Under the jaw. 
Symptom. — An outward sign. 
T. 
Testicles. — The "stones" of the male. The "nuts." 
Thorax. — The chest. 
Tonic. — A medicine to increase the strength. 
Trachea. — The windpipe. 
Tracheotomy. — Operating on the trachea. 
u. 
Udder. — The milk bag. 
Ureter. — A tube leading from the kidneys. 
Urine. — The "water." The secretion from the kidneys. 
Uric Acid. — The acid contained in the kidney secretion. 
Urinary. — Pertaining to the urine. 
Uterus. — The womb. 
V. 
Vagina. — The passage leading from the womb. 
Vascular Tissue. — Tissue containing vessels or tubes. 
Varicose. — Enlarged veins. 
Venous. — Pertaining to the veins as venous blood distinguished fron 
arterial blood. 
Ventilation. — The supplying of fresh air. 
Vermifuge. — A worm medicine. 
Vertebra. — The back bone. 
Virus. — Poisonous matter. 
Vulva. — The opening to the vagina. 
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