Part 60

Di' a phragm (-fram). The muscle dividing the abdomen from the chest.

Di as' to le (diastello, I put asunder). Dilation of the heart.

Dis' lo ca' tion. A putting out of joint.

Dor' sal (dorsum, the back).

Duct. A small tube.

Du o de' num (duodeni, twelve each).

Du' ra Ma' ter (durus, hard; mater, mother). The outer membrane of the brain.

Dys pep' si a is a difficulty of digestion

E lim' i nate. To expel.

Ep' idem' ic. A disease affecting a great number of persons at once.

Ep' i der' mis. The cuticle.

Ep' i glot' tis (epi, upon; glottis, the tongue). The lid of the windpipe.

Ep' i the' li um. The outer surface of mucous or serous membranes.

Eu sta' chi an (u-sta'-ki-an) Tube. So named from its discoverer, an Italian physician.

Ex cre' tion. Waste particles thrown off by the excretory organs.

Fer' men ta' tion. The process by which sugar is turned into alcohol.

Fi' brin (fibra, a fiber).

Fil' a ment (filum, a thread).

Func' tion. See Organ.

Gan' gli on (gang'-gli-on). From ganglion, a knot; plu. ganglia.

Gas' tric (gaster, stomach).

Glands (glandz). From glans, a Latin word meaning acorn. Their object, is to secrete in their cells some liquid from the blood.

Glot' tis. The opening at the top of the larynx.

Hu' me rus. The arm bone.

Hu' mor. A Latin word meaning moisture.

Hy' dro gen. The lightest gas known, and one of the elements of water.

Hy' gi ene. From a Greek word meaning health.

Hyp' o glos' sal. Literally "under the tongue"; a nerve of the tongue.