Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 111819 |
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... bones , which assist in grinding and masticating . This species is a coarse fish , and in modern times held in no great esteem , though the ca- price of the ancient Romans set a high value upon such as were fed with the oysters of the ...
... bones , which assist in grinding and masticating . This species is a coarse fish , and in modern times held in no great esteem , though the ca- price of the ancient Romans set a high value upon such as were fed with the oysters of the ...
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... bone - spavin . 1. Blood - spavin is a swelling and dilatation of the vein that runs along the inside of the hock , forming a little soft swelling in the hollow part , and is often attended with a weakness and lameness of the hock . The ...
... bone - spavin . 1. Blood - spavin is a swelling and dilatation of the vein that runs along the inside of the hock , forming a little soft swelling in the hollow part , and is often attended with a weakness and lameness of the hock . The ...
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... Bone - spavin , is a species of spina ventosa , bony excrescence , or hard swelling , growing on the inside of the hock of a horse's leg . Without entering at all into the cause of this disorder , we shall content ourselves with de ...
... Bone - spavin , is a species of spina ventosa , bony excrescence , or hard swelling , growing on the inside of the hock of a horse's leg . Without entering at all into the cause of this disorder , we shall content ourselves with de ...
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... bone . The os sphenoides , or cuneiforme as it is called from its wedge - like situation amidst the other bones of the head , is of a more irregular figure than any other bone . It has been compared to a bat with its wings extended ...
... bone . The os sphenoides , or cuneiforme as it is called from its wedge - like situation amidst the other bones of the head , is of a more irregular figure than any other bone . It has been compared to a bat with its wings extended ...
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... bone , and is called sella turcica , from its resemblance to a Turkish saddle . In this fossa the pitui- tary gland is placed . At each of its four angles is a process . They are called the clinoid pro- cesses , and are distinguished by ...
... bone , and is called sella turcica , from its resemblance to a Turkish saddle . In this fossa the pitui- tary gland is placed . At each of its four angles is a process . They are called the clinoid pro- cesses , and are distinguished by ...
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