Ad'enoids

Ad'enoids: spongy growths at the back part of the nose.

Albu'min

Albu'min: the largest part of the solid matter in lean meat and white of egg.

Al'cohol

Al'cohol: a substance formed by yeast growing in a sweet solution.

Al'coholism

Al'coholism: a disease caused by using much strong drink.

Anat'omy

Anat'omy: the study treating of the parts of the body.

Antitox'in

Antitox'in: a substance which prevents certain poisons given off by bacteria from harming the body.

Aorta

Aorta: the chief artery in the trunk. It is in front of the backbone.

Ap'oplexy

Ap'oplexy: sudden loss of motion and fainting caused by the clogging or bursting of a blood vessel in the brain.

Asy'lum

Asy'lum: a place for the care of the insane.

Au'ricle

Au'ricle: either of the upper cavities of the heart.

Bacillus

Bacillus: a rodlike bacterium such as the germ of consumption.

Bacte'ria

Bacte'ria: tiny one-celled plants often called germs.

Bron'chi (Bron'ki)

Bron'chi (Bron'ki): the two branches of the windpipe entering the lung.

Bron'chial

Bron'chial: a name given to the small tubes in the lungs.

Cap'illary

Cap'illary: the smallest blood tube.

Cat'aract

Cat'aract: a growth in the lens of the eye.

Catarrh'

Catarrh': a common name for a cold in the head.

Cerebellum

Cerebellum: the little brain.

Cer'ebrum

Cer'ebrum: the large part of the brain.

Chol'erainfan'tum

Chol'erainfan'tum: a dangerous disease causing the deaths of about 100,000 children yearly in the United States. It is usually caused by impure milk or dirty milk vessels.

Chyle (Kile)

Chyle (Kile): the digested food in the intestine.

Chyme (Kime)

Chyme (Kime): the partly digested food leaving the stomach.

Cil'ia

Cil'ia: tiny hairlike parts of cells lining the nose and air tubes. They catch dust and mucus and move them outward by constantly waving.

Circula'tion

Circula'tion: the flow of the blood through the vessels in the body.

Clav'icle(Klav'ik'l)

Clav'icle(Klav'ik'l): the collar bone.

Co'caine

Co'caine: a narcotic made from coca leaves.

Coc'cyx (Kok'siks)

Coc'cyx (Kok'siks): the small bone at the end of the spinal column.

Constipa'tion

Constipa'tion: a condition in which the refuse part of the food becomes hard and dry in the lower part of the intestine.

Conta'gious (Conta'jus)

Conta'gious (Conta'jus): catching.

Convolu'tions (Convolu'shuns)

Convolu'tions (Convolu'shuns): folds on the surface of the brain.

Cor'nea

Cor'nea: the clear front portion of the outer coat of the eyeball.

Cor'puscle (Cor'puss'l)

Cor'puscle (Cor'puss'l): a blood cell.

Cra'nium

Cra'nium: the bones surrounding the brain.

Di'aphragm (Di'afram)

Di'aphragm (Di'afram): the breathing muscle separating the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen.

Disinfectant

Disinfectant: a substance which kills germs.

Dys'entery

Dys'entery: inflammation of the large intestine with the discharge of some blood.

Dyspep'sia

Dyspep'sia: failure to digest food properly.

Epiglot'tis

Epiglot'tis: the piece of gristle standing in front of the opening to the larynx.

Esoph'agus (Esofagus)

Esoph'agus (Esofagus): the tube known as the gullet taking the food from the throat to the stomach.

Excre'ta

Excre'ta: the natural discharges from the body.

Excre'tions

Excre'tions: any waste matters cast out of the body.

Fermenta'tion

Fermenta'tion: the changing of any substance by the growth in it of bacteria, yeasts or molds.

Fissure (Fishur)

Fissure (Fishur): a natural cleft in any organ such as the liver or brain.

Formal'dehyde

Formal'dehyde: a germ-killing gas which is dissolved in water; the solution is then called formalin.

Formalin

Formalin: a good germ killer. A teacupful added to a gallon of water makes a fluid in which any plant or animal may be preserved for years.

Ganglion

Ganglion: a bunch of nerve cells.

Garbage

Garbage: Waste matter from the kitchen and furnace.

Hy'giene

Hy'giene:the study of the care of the body.

Immune'

Immune': safe from disease.

Incis'ors

Incis'ors: the front teeth.

Invol'untary

Invol'untary: unable to control.

Lach'rymal (Lak'rimal)

Lach'rymal (Lak'rimal): the name of the tear gland and its duct into the nose.

Lac'teals

Lac'teals: that part of the lymph system leading from the intestines to the thoracic duct.

Larynx (Lar'inks)

Larynx (Lar'inks): the voice box at the top of the trachea.

Lymphat'ics

Lymphat'ics: small tubes known as lymph vessels which return the escaped blood from all parts of the body to the veins in the neck.

Massag'ing (Massazh'ing)

Massag'ing (Massazh'ing): a kneading and pinching of any part of the body to make the cells work better.

Mi'crobes

Mi'crobes: bacteria or any other tiny form of life.

Morphine

Morphine: a strong sleep-producing powder derived from opium.

Mu'cous Mem'brane

Mu'cous Mem'brane: the skinlike lining of all tubes of the body exposed to the air.

Mu'cus

Mu'cus: the slippery secretion from the mucous membrane.

Narcot'ic

Narcot'ic: a substance which tends to make the organs of the body act more slowly.

Nic'otine

Nic'otine: the chief poison in tobacco.

Oxida'tion

Oxida'tion:the union of oxygen with any substance.

Pan'creas

Pan'creas: an organ in the abdomen which makes an important digestive juice.

Paral'ysis

Paral'ysis: loss of power to feel or move in any part.

Par'asite

Par'asite: any plant or animal which eats the living substance of any other plant or animal.

Pari'etal

Pari'etal: a bone on the side of the head.

Pas'teurizing

Pas'teurizing: heating a substance to about 150 degrees for a half hour or less, sufficient to kill most of the bacteria.

Perios'teum

Perios'teum: the membrane around the bone.

Phalan'ges (Falan'jees)

Phalan'ges (Falan'jees): the bones of the toes and fingers.

Phar'ynx (Far'inks)

Phar'ynx (Far'inks): the cavity of the throat.

Pro'teid

Pro'teid: a substance forming nearly all of muscle after the water is dried out.

Res'piration

Res'piration: the exchanging of carbon dioxide for oxygen.

Ret'ina

Ret'ina: the inner coat of the eye.

Sa'crum

Sa'crum: the bone which forms that part of the spinal column between the hips.

Sali'va

Sali'va: the slippery fluid used in moistening the food in the mouth.

Sew'age

Sew'age: all household waste except the garbage.

Stim'ulant

Stim'ulant: that which hastens the action of an organ without later slowing it.

Thorac'ic

Thorac'ic: belonging to the thorax or chest.

Tib'ia

Tib'ia: the larger bone in the lower part of the leg.

Tra'chea (Tra'kea)

Tra'chea (Tra'kea): the wind pipe.

Tuberculo'sis

Tuberculo'sis: a disease caused by the tubercular germs.

Tym'panum

Tym'panum: the middle ear.

Vac'cine (Vak'siri)

Vac'cine (Vak'siri): a collection of weak germs or a solution containing a weak poisonous product of germs, put into the body beneath the skin to prevent disease. Smallpox vaccine consists of smallpox germs weakened by growing them in the skin of calves.

Ve'naca'va

Ve'naca'va: the chief vein in the trunk.

Ven'tricle

Ven'tricle: either of the two large lower cavities of the heart.

Ver'tebra

Ver'tebra: one of the bones of the spinal column.

Vil'li

Vil'li: the tiny fingerlike growths lining the small intestine.

Vit'reous

Vit'reous: the jelly like humor in the back part of the eye.

Vol'untary

Vol'untary: able to be controlled by the will.