AMPHIBIOUS (Bios, life). Living

under two different conditions.
AMPHORIC (amphora, a pitcher).
Applied to a peculiar sound,
like one speaking into an
empty pitcher.
AMPULLE. The dilated portions
of the semi-circular canals in
the ear, 385; the dilated lac-
tiferous ducts in the mamma.
180.
AMYLACEOUS SUBSTANCES (a-
mylum, starch). Bodies re-
sembling starch, 42-diges-
tion of, 84.
AMYLOID. Resembling starch.
ANEMIA (a not; aiua, blood).

Want of blood. 420.
ANESTHESIA (à not; aiolavoμai,
I feel). Loss of feeling or
sensation.

ANALOGY (avaλoyia, an agree-
ment). Functional similarity.
ANASARCA (ava, through; σapέ,
flesh). Effusion of serum into
the general cellular tissue of
the body.
ANASTOMOSIS (σтoμa, a mouth).
A direct communication be-
tween vessels as by open
mouths. 141.
ANATOMY (ava, asunder; Teμvw,

I cut). The science which
treats of the structure of or-
ganized beings.
ANCHYLOSIS (aукuλew, I bend).

An immovable state of a joint.
ANENCEPHALIC (ά, not; eуke-
paλov, the brain). Without
brain.
ANEURISM (ava, through; eupv-
vw, I widen). A dilation of
an artery from disease or injury
of its coats.
ANEURISM by anastomosis. 467.

ANFRACTUOSITY (anfractus, a
winding). Irregularities of
surface usually applied to
brain. 283.

ANGINA PECTORIS. A painful
chest disease.
ANHYDROUS (à, not; idwp,

water). Without water.
ANGIOLEUCITIS (άyyelov, a ves-
sel; Aeukos, white). Inflam-
mation of the lymphatics or
white vessels.
ANIMAL, characters of an, 51-
food, 54-heat, 168.
ANODYNE (& not; oduvn, pain).
A medicine which relieves pain.
ANOMALOUS (ouaλos, equal).
Irregular, a departure from a
general rule.
ANOPLOTHERIUM (à, not; dπλov,
a weapon; Onpiov, a beast).
A pachydermatous fossil ani-
mal without organs of de-
fence. 20.

ANOREXIA (ope&is, desires). Loss
of appetite.

ANTERIOR pyramids of medulla
oblongata. 274.
ANTHELMINTIC (avr, against;
ἑλμινς, a worm. Capable of
destroying entozoa or internal

worms.

ANTHROPOID (avēρoños, a man).

Resembling man. 18.
ANTHROPOLOGY. The science
which concerns itself with
mankind. 17.
ANTIPERISTALTIC ACTION. 90.
ANTISEPTIC (σnπw, I separate).

Preventing putrefaction.
ANTISPASMODIC (σraw, I draw).
Preventing or stopping spasm.
Aorta (άelow, I carry). The
vessel which carries arterial
blood from the heart. 141.

The

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AQUEDUCTUS FALLOPII.
passage for the transmission
of the portio dura nerve.
AQUEDUCTUS VESTIBULI.
canal transmitting a vein from
the vestibule. 394.
AQUEOUS HUMOUR. The fluid
occupying that portion of the
eyeballin front of the lens.366.
AQUEOUS FOOD. 52.
ARACHNOID (apaxvn, a spider's

web). The serous membrane
covering the brain. 259.
ARBOR-VITA. 277.
ARCHENCEPHALA (apxos, chief;
EyKepaλos, the brain). The
highest sub-class of mammalia
according to Owen, including
man only. 17.
ARCHETYPE (αoxn, a beginning;
TUTOS, a type). A model. 25.
ARCIFORM (arcus, a bow).
Curved, applied to some fi-
bres in the medulla oblon-
gata. 274.

Part of the

409.

The con-

AREA PELLUCIDA.
germinal vesicle.
AREOLAR TISSUE.
nective tissue, consisting of
interlaced fibres of white and
yellow fibrous tissues. 299.
ARTERY (anp, air; Tηpew, I
keep). A vessel carrying red
blood from the heart. 138.
ARTERIAL BLOOD, properties of.
118.

ARTERIES, structure of, 138-

elasticity of, 141-irritability,
142-force of blood in, 135.
ARTHRODIA (ap0pow, I articu-
late). A movable articulation
between bones with flat sur-
faces. 305.
ARTHRITIS. Inflammation of
joints, generally applied to gout.
ARTICULATA (articulus, a joint).
That division of the animal
kingdom consisting of jointed
invertebrate animals.
ARTICULATE SOUNDS. 329.
ARYTENOID CARTILAGE (apu-
Taiva, a pitcher). One of the
cartilages of the larynx. 323.
ASCITES (aσkos, a leather bag).
A collection of fluid in the
abdomen.

ASPHYXIA (& not; opucis, the
pulse). Suffocation; formerly
failure of the pulse. 165.
AsSIMILATION. The process by
which our food is converted
into living tissue. 244.
ASTHENIA (à, not; σbevos,

strength). Weakness, want
of strength.
ASTHMA (aw, I blow). Spas-
modic dyspnoea. 156.

Contracting, binding. 98.
ATAVISM. The transmission of
a peculiarity from grand-pa-
rent to grandchild. 416.
ATELECTASIS (TEλOS, an end;
EKTEIVA, I stretch). Imperfect
expansion. 158.
ATHEROMA (Onpn, porridge).
A pulpy substance found in
diseased arterial coats.
ATROPHY (a not; Tpepw, I
nourish). Wasting or want
of nourishment. 435.
AUDITORY MEATUS, external,
381-internal, 387.

AUDITORY NERVE.

387.

A variety of bile pigment of a
yellow colour. 49.
BIMANA (bis, two; manus,
hand). Two-handed, an or-
der of mammalia including
man only. 17.
BLADDER, Urinary. 203.
BLEPHROSPASMUS (Bλepapov,
eyelid; σπαω, I draw). A
spasmodic closure of the eye-
lids, usually seen in strumous
ophthalmia.

BLENNORRHEA (Bλevva,mucus;
pew, I flow). A mucous dis-
charge, a term used for go-
norrhoea

-of the heart, 127.

AUTOMATIC ACTION. 270.
AXIS CYLINDER of nerve fibre.
249.

AZOTE or NITROGEN. 165.

BALANITIS (Baλavos, the glans
penis). Inflammation of the
glans penis.

BARYTONE (Bapus, heavy). A
variety of male voice inter-
mediate between bass and
tenor. 328.

BASEMENT MEMBRANE. 64.
BASS. The lowest variety of
the male voice. 328.
BICUSPID (bis, twice; cuspis, a
spear). Two-pointed teeth. 66.
BIFURCATION (bis, twice; furca,
a fork.) Binary division.
BILE. Analysis of, 187-quan-
tity of, 187-uses of, 189.
BILIPHEIN (bilis, bile). The bile
pigment or coloring matter. 49.
BILIVERDIN (viridis, green). A
supposed green colouring mat-
ter in the bile. 188.

coagulation of, 118-corpus-
cles, 107-force of, 135-
physical characters, 107-
quantity, 136-velocity, 136
-venous, 118-vital proper-
ties of, 118.

BONE. Structure of, 308-che-
mical composition, 306-mi-
neral matter, 306-repair of,
260.

BRACHIAL (brachium, the arm),
belonging to the arm.
BRAIN. Analysis of, 247-cir-
culation in, 260-fats of, 247
-development, 411.
BRANCHIA, or gills; the ærating
organs of fishes.
BREAD. 58.

BREATHING or Tidal air. 158.
BRONCHIAL TUBES (Bpoyxos.
the windpipe). The second-
ary divisions of the air tubes.
152.
BRONCHOPHONY (povŋ, sound).
The sound produced by the
passage of air through the
bronchi.

BRONCHOTOMY. The operation
of opening the air-passages.
BRUIT MUSCULAIRE. The sound

of muscular contraction. 131.
BRUNNER'S GLANDS. Small
glands in the duodenum. 88.
BUCCAL GLANDS. 71.
BUCCINATOR (buccina, a trum-
pet). The muscle that com-
presses the air in the mouth
when blowing wind instru-
ments. 346.

BUFFY COAT of blood. 122.
BURSE. Synovial sacs to ob-
viate friction on prominent
bony points. 304.

or veins spread out like claws;
malignant disease. 473.
CANNULA (dim. for canna, a
reed), a tubular surgical in-
strument introduced with a
trocar or stilette.
CANTHUS. The angle of the
eye. 354.
CAPILLARIES. (Capillus, a hair),
the most minute blood vessels.
143.
CAPILLARY Attraction. 94.
CAPILLARY Force. 146.
CAPSULE of Glisson. 184.
CARDIA. The upper opening of
the stomach. 76.
CARDIAC VALVES. 127.
CAROTID (καрa, the head; oùs,
the ear). The artery which
supplies the head and neck.
CARTILAGE (cartilago, gristle).
A peculiar animal tissue con-
sisting of a gelatinous sub-
stance called chondrin and
lime salts. 301.

CASEIN (caseum, cheese). A
proximate animal principle
derived from milk; one of the
albuminoid bodies. 47.
CATALEPSY (Kaтa, down; λŋyis,
a seizing). Loss of conscious-
ness with fixity of the extre-
mities. 484.
CATALYSIS (Auw, I loosen). A
term applied to certain che-
mical phenomena in which
changes in the composition of
substances are effected by the
presence of another body
which remains unaltered.
CATARRH (Kaтapрew, I flow

down). Inflammation of the
mucous membrane.
CATHARTICS. Medicines which
purge. 98.

into). A tubular instrument
passed into the bladder.
CATOPTRICS (Kатожтρоν, a mir-
ror). The phenomena of re-
flected light.

CATOPTRIC TEST. A test for
the soundness and transpa-
rency of the crystalline lens
by the position of the reflected
images of a candle. 377.
CAUDAL (cauda, atail). Relating
to a tail.
CAUDA EQUINA.

The termina-

tion of medulla spinalis. 264.
CAUCASIAN RACE. 33.
CELL. A simple bag consisting
of cell wall and contents. 13.
CELLULAR TISSUE. More pro-
perly areolar 299.
CELLULOSE. A vegetable prin-
ciple resembling starch. 42.
CENTRIFUGAL (centrum, the
centre; fugio, I fly). Applied
to efferent or motor nerves.
252.

CENTRIPETAL (peto, I seek).
Seeking the centre; applied to
afferent or sensitive nerves.
252.

CENTRUM OVALE. The large

white surface seen on remov-
ing the upper portion of the
cerebral hemispheres.
CEREBELLUM. 277.
CEREBRUM. The brain. 282.
CERUMINOUS GLANDS. Those
that secrete the wax in the
external ear. 381.
CERVICAL. Pertaining to the
neck, -vertebræ, number
of, 27.
CHEMOSIS (Xavw, I gape).
turgid and raised state of the
conjunctiva.

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the optic nerves, so called
from its resemblance to the
Greek letter, x. 371
CHLORIDE of Sodium. 40.
CHLORINE (xλwpos, greenish
yellow). A yellowish ele-
mentary gas. 38.
CHLOROSIS. A disease of the
blood in young females, cha-
racterised by a greenish color
of the skin. 420.
CHOLAGOGUE (xoλn, bile; ayw

I lead). A medicine which
causes evacuation of bile. 98.
CHOLEIC ACID. An acid of bile.
188.

CHOLERA (Xoλn, bile; pew, I

flow). Blood in cholera. 421.
CHOLESTERIN (xoλn, bile; σTE-
peos, solid). The fat of bile. 44.
CHONDRIN. The proximate ani-
mal principle of cartilage. 48.
CHORION (Xwpew, I contain).
One of the membranes of the
fœtus. 410.
CHOROID MEMBRANE. One of
the coats of the eye, con-
sisting mainly of vessels and
pigment. 361.

CHOROID PLEXUS. A network
of vessels in the lateral cere-
bral ventricle.
CHRONIC (Xpovos, time). Long
continued-in diseases, con-
trary of acute.

CHYLE (XUλos, juice). The fluid
part of the food separated from
the chyme by the action of
the bile, to be absorbed by
the lacteals. 100.
CHYLIFICATION. The process
of making chyle. 84.
CHYME (XUμos, juice). The
pulpy mass, formed by diges-