PERTAINING TO MEDICINES AND DISEASES

con và lěs' çent, recovering from dis- ĕr y sip' e las, a febrile disease of the ease; improving in health.

skin.

sibility.

erē' o sōte, wood-tar oil used as an e' ther, a drug used to produce insenantiseptic and deodorizer. croup, a disease of the throat, especially prevalent among children. eu' běb, small spicy berry used medicinally.

dăn' druff, a scurf on the head.

flu' id, not solid; capable of flowing. fôr' çeps, surgical tongs or pincers. fôr' mu là, a recipe for the preparation of medicine; a prescription. frǎe' ture, the breaking of a bone.

di ǎg nō' sis, determining disease by glyç' er ine, a softening, healing

symptoms.

diz' zi ness, giddiness; vertigo.

drop' sy, an abnormal collection of serous fluid in the tissues of the body.

dys pěp' sĩ å, indigestion.

liquid.

head'āche, pain in the head.

hem' Ŏr rhage (-rěj), discharge of blood.

hō me op' ȧ thy, a school of medical practice.

ē lix' ir, a cordial; a compound tinc- hy' drogen, a gaseous element withture of medicine.

out color, odor or taste.

ē mā' çi āte (-shi-), to waste away in hy' giēne, science of preservation and flesh.

improvement of health.

ěp í děm' ie, any wide-spread dis- hy po der' mie, application of medi

ease.

cine under the skin.

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MISCELLANEOUS

"There is always a best way of doing everything, even if it be to boil an egg."-Emerson. ae eli' mate, to adapt to a different | däw' dle, to trifle; to saunter. in' få mous, base; disreputable.

climate. ae cus' tom, to make familiar by use; in vol' ăn tâ rì ly, not intentionally to inure.

ǎr is toe' ra çy, nobility; government of nobles; chief persons.

au' to erat, a despot; a supreme ruler.

or willingly.

ir ră' tion al, void of reason; absurd. mo not' o nous, wearisome; without change or variety.

myr' i ad, very many.

Băp' tist, a member of the Baptist non com mit' tal, forbearance or re

church.

beau (bō), a lover; a fop.

fusal to commit one's self.

Ŏb lïque' (-leek'), slanting.

eärte blänche', unlimited authority; ôr' de al, a severe trial or test.

coun' te nançe, the face; to approve. | sôught, did seek.

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MISCELLANEOUS

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it."-Emerson.

an' gěl, a celestial being.

ǎs çend' an çy, power; paramount

Sinfluence.

as çend' en çy,
beach, shore; strand.

be něv' o lĕnçe, charity; love to man-
kind.

eon' scious (-shus), having the power

of knowing one's own thoughts. děg rå da' tion, baseness; the act of being lowered in rank.

děs' ti tute, entirely lacking.

ea' ger, zealous.

ĕn' er gy, inherent force.

ë nun' ci ate (-shi-), to utter with the organs of speech.

e pis' tle, a letter; written communication.

hos' tile, unfriendly.

im pos' tõr, one who deceives by false

pretenses.

in ef fi' cient, not competent.
lu' çid, clear; easily understood.

mǎe ǎd' am ize, to pave with small
broken stone.

ō'à sis, fertile spot in the desert.

Ŏb liv' i ous, lost in thought; abstracted; forgetful.

păl' pi tāte, to pulsate or beat quickly.

phe nom' e non, a prodigy; an un-
usual occurrence.

sçen' er y, a landscape view.
Seine (sāne), a river in France.
sew' er (su'-), a drain.

sew' er (sō'-), one who stitches.
un prin' çi pled, wicked; destitute of
conscientious scruples.

LESSON 142

PERTAINING TO MEDICINES AND DISEASES

in grē' di ent, an element; a constit-mås såġe' (må såzh'), to treat by uent part. rubbing or kneading. in ter mit' tent, periodic; ceasing for mea' sles, an eruptive contagious disa time; recurring.

ease.

i' o dine, an element used in medi- me diç' i nal, healing; having curacine. tive properties.

jäun' díçe, a disease characterized by měd' i çine, anything that cures; a yellowness of the skin.

lăç' er ate, to tear; to mangle.

lau' då num, tincture of opium used as a sedative.

remedy.

měn în gi' tis, inflammation of the membranous covering of the spinal cord or brain.

liquor, any liquid; an intoxicating men' thōl, an extract of peppermint. drink.

loz' ĕnge, a small cake of medicine or môr' phïne, a narcotic.

confectionery.

lymph, pure fluid; serum.

mêr'eu rỹ, a metallic salt.

môr' tar, a vessel in which drugs, etc., are crushed.

mål å dy, sickness; a living disor- myrrh, a strong oriental perfume. der.

mà là' rì à, miasma; noxious exhala

tions giving rise to fever and ague. må lig' nant, tending to produce death.

na' sal, pertaining to the nose.
neu răl gi à, a disease seated in a

nerve, accompanied by acute pain. nie' o tine, the essential element of tobacco.

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MISCELLANEOUS

"Good order is the foundation of all good things.-Burke.

ǎn' à lỹze, to resolve into its ele-Ŏs' trȧ çize, to banish from society; to

ments.

ǎp păr' el, garments; dress.

exile by popular vote.

pro trude', to project or stick out.

ěv o lū' tion, development; act of un- qual' i fied, fitted by accomplishments or endowments; limited.

ment; relief.

folding. ex pō' nent, a representative; an ex- res' pite, a putting off; postponepounder. ex trǎe' tion, the act of drawing out; rē vēre', to regard with respect minlineage. gled with awe.

hei' nous (hā-), atrocious; very ro sette', a bunch of ribbons.

ō'pi ate, a narcotic; a medicine in- păr e gor' ie, a medicine that mitiducing sleep.

gates pain.

ō' pi ŭm, a powerful, sleep-producing păr' Ŏx ysm, a convulsion; a fit.

drug.

Ŏs te op' à thy, a system of medical practice.

Ŏx' y ġen, a gas; vital part of air.

pěp' per mint, a pungent, aromatic herb.

pěr i to ni' tis, inflammation of the peritoneum.

pōul' tice, a soft application to reduce | rheu̟' mà tìṣm, a painful inflammapain, etc.

LESSON 145

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

NOTE: The second word in each pair is opposite in meaning to that of the first.

Write a word nearly synonymous with:
elude
ordinance
plaintive