Or, Explanation Of Some Technical Words Not Explained In The Body Of The Work

Abdomen. The belly.

Acute. Applied to describe the severe character, rapid progress,and short duration of some diseases.

Alimentary Canal. The entire passage from mouth to anus along which the food passes. Alveolar means a small trough; applied to the sockets of the teeth.

Anti-peristaltic. An action of the bowels contrary to the natural one.

Arachnoid. The cobweb-like membrane of the brain.

Articulation. A joint.

Asexual. Absence of male and female characteristics.

Asphyxia. Literally, want of pulse; but generally used to express the consequences of interrupted respiration.

Assimilation. The conversion of food into nutritious materials.

Atrophy. Wasting from defective nutrition.

Cachexia. Bad habit of body.

Calculus. A "stone." Calculi. Stones.

Cartilage. Gristle.

Catarrh. A cold.

Cerebral. Belonging to the brain.

Cerebro-spinal. The brain and spinal marrow.

Chloroform. The vapour is inhaled to produce insensibility to pain.

Chyle. The nutritious part of the food, absorbed from the bowels to be converted into blood.

Chymification. The process whereby food is converted into chyme, which is food changed in the stomach.

Chronic. Long-standing, as opposed to acute.

Cicatrix. The mark left after healing of a wound, or of an ulcer.

Coma. Drowsiness.

Comminuted. Broken into several pieces.

Congenital. Applied to diseases or malformations existing at the time of birth.

Conception. The first stage of female generation.

Contusion. A bruise.

Convalescence. The state of recovering.

Cornea. The front clear portion of the eyeball.

Coryza. Cold in the head.

Dental. Belonging to the teeth.

Dentition. Teething.

Depilation. Shedding the hair.

Diaphragm. The midriff muscle.

Digestive System. The organs for digesting food.

Duodenum. The first portion of the small intestines.

Dura Mater. The fibrous and outermost membrane of the brain.

Dyspncea. Difficulty of breathing.

Eczematou8. Relating to a class of skin disease.

Efflorescence. A condition of the skin in which there is general redness, etc.

Embryo. The rudimentary state of animals or of vegetables.

Enema. An injection. Enemata, injections.

Epidermis. The outermost layer of the skin.

Erythematous. A superficially inflamed state of the skin.

Expectoration. The act of discharged matters from the chest; or the matters themselves.

Expiratory. Expelling air from the lungs.

Extravasation. The passage of blood from the bloodvessels into the surrounding tissues.

Exudation. Liquid flowing from the surface of the skin, or of membranes.

Fauces. The gullet.

Flatus. Wind.

Furfuraceous. Scaly; bran-like.

Gangrene. The first stage of mortification.

Helminthological. Appertaining to worms.

Hepatic Region. The part where the liver is situated.

Hepatized. Liver-like in density and appearance.

Haemorrhage. Flow of blood from ruptured bloodvessels.

Hereditary. Transmissible from parents to offspring.

Hernia. The protrusion of an internal organ from its natural cavity.

Hygienic. Relating to the preservation of health.

Hypertrophy. Increased size of tissues, or of organs, from excessive nutrition.

Hypochondria. The right and left regions of the belly, under the last ribs.

Incarceration. Imprisonment. Inflammation. A state in which a part, if external, is hot, swollen, red, and painful.

Influenza. Epidemic catarrh.

Integumentary System. The skin.

Iris. A movable membrane in the interior of the eye.

Jejunum. The upper portion of the small bowels.

Larynx. The upper part of the windpipe.

Ligature. Thread, silk, wire, etc., to tie arteries or strangulate tumours, etc.

Lumbar Region. The loins.

Mastication. The act of chewing.

Membrana Tympani. The drum of the ear.

Meningeal. Belonging to the membranes of the brain.

Meningitis. Inflammation of the membranes of the brain.

Mother Tincture. The strongest tincture prepared.

Muco-purulent. A mixture of pus and mucus.

Mucous Membrane. A membrane that secretes mucus.

Necrosed. Mortified.

Nervous System. The brain, spinal marrow, nerves, etc.

Nucleus. A kernel.

Organs of Circulation. Tho heart and bloodvessels, etc. Œstrum. The function of "heat".

Osseous. Bony.

Oviducts. The tubes containing eggs.

Papule. A pimple.

Parasitic. Applied to diseases caused by animals which feed upon their host; such as worms, etc.

Paroxysmal. Occurring in fits and starts.

Pathological. Relating to the investigation of the nature of diseases.

Pathology. The investigation of the nature of disease.

Parenchyma. The proper substance of the lungs, liver, etc.

Parturition. The act of bringing forth young.

Percussion. The act of striking upon the chest, abdomen, etc., to produce sounds whereby the state of the subjacent parts may be ascertained.

Peristaltic. The worm-like contraction of the bowels.

Pharyngitis. Inflammation of the back of the mouth.

Pharynx. The back part of the mouth.

Pia Mater. One of the membranes of the brain.

Plethoric. Full habit of body.

Post-Mortem. After death.

Predisposing Cause. A state which renders the body susceptible of disease.

Premonitory. Warning.

Prepuce. The foreskin.

Puriform. Mattery.

Pus. Matter.

Pulmonary. Appertaining to the lungs.

Purulent. Consisting of matter.

Pustule. An elevation of the outermost layer of the skin from the presence of pus.

Rectum. The last portion of the large bowel.

Respiration. The function of breathing.

Respiratory Murmur. The sound caused by the ingress and egress of air, as regards the lungs.

Respiratory System. The windpipe, lungs, etc.

Salivation. Increased secretion of saliva.

Sanious. Thin, serous, offensive discharge.

Scalp. The covering of the head.

Sclerotic. The fibrous membrane of the eyeball.

Serous Membrane. A membrane that secretes serum.

Spasm. Cramp; firm muscular contraction.

Sterterous. Snoring.

Strangulation. Strangulated Hernia. Protrusion of gut from abdomen, unreturnable and constricted.

Stethescope. An instrument for conducting sounds from the chest, etc., to the ear of a listener.

Suppuration. The process whereby matter is formed.

Symptom. A sign, or mark of disease.

Thoracic Cavity. The cavity of the chest.

Trituration. Reducing, or reduced to powder.

Traumatic. Belonging to, or caused by, wounds.

Tympanitic. Drum-like.

Tympanum. The drum of the ear; the cavity beyond the drum.

Ulceration. The process by which an ulcer is formed.

Ureter. The tube from the kidney to the bladder.

Urethra. The tube from the bladder outwards.

Urinary Passages. The passages for the conveyance of urine.

Uterus. The womb.

Vagina. The passage leading to the womb.

Vascular. Relating to bloodvessels.

Vesicle. A small bladder-like elevation of the skin, containing fluid.

Viscus. "Any organ which has an appropriate use".

Viscera. Plural of viscus.

Visual. Relating to seeing.

Volition. The act of willing.