PERTAINING TO MEDICINES AND DISEASES con và lĕs' çent, recovering from dis-ĕr y sip' e las, a febrile disease of the ease; improving in health. skin. erē' o sōte, wood-tar oil used as an ē'ther, a drug used to produce insenantiseptic and deodorizer. eroup, a disease of the throat, espe cially prevalent among children. eu' běb, small spicy berry used medicinally. dăn' druff, a scurf on the head. sibility. flu' id, not solid; capable of flowing. fôr' çeps, surgical tongs or pincers. fôr' mu là, a recipe for the prepara tion of medicine; a prescription. frǎe' ture, the breaking of a bone. di ăğ nō' sis, determining disease by glyç' er ine, a softening, healing symptoms. diz' ză ness, giddiness; vertigo. drop' sy, an abnormal collection of serous fluid in the tissues of the body. dys pěp' si ȧ, indigestion. liquid. head' ache, pain in the head. hem' or rhage (-rěj), discharge of blood. hō me op' à thy, a school of medical practice. ē lix' ir, a cordial; a compound tinc- hy' dro gen, a gaseous element withture of medicine. out color, odor or taste. ē mā' çi āte (-shi-), to waste away in hy' ġi ene, 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. climate. LESSON 140 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' fà mous, base; disreputable. ae cus' tom, to make familiar by use; in vol' un tâ rì ly, not intentionally to inure. or willingly. ǎr is toe' ra çy, nobility; government | ir ră' tion al, void of reason; absurd. of nobles; chief persons. mo not' o noŭs, wearisome; without au' to erat, a despot; a supreme ruler. change or variety. mỹr' 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 lique' (-leek'), slanting. çärte blänche', unlimited authority; ôr' de al, a severe trial or test. with no restrictions. eon' ffiet, strife; contest; struggle. pär tie' û lar ly, in a particular manner; distinctly. pěn' e trate, to pierce; to discern. que' ry, a question; to inquire about. ree' re ate, to divert; to create anew. coun' te nançe, the face; to approve. sôught, did seek. LESSON 141 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 as çend' en çy, influence. beach, shore; strand. be něv' o lĕnçe, charity; love to mankind. con' scious (-shŭs), having the power of knowing one's own thoughts. děg rå dā' tion, baseness; the act of being lowered in rank. děs' ti tute, entirely lacking. ea' ger, zealous. en' er gy, inherent force. é 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. ō' à sis, fertile spot in the desert. Ŏb liv' i ous, lost in thought; abstracted; forgetful. pǎl' pi tāte, to pulsate or beat quickly. I phe nom' e non, a prodigy; an un- sçen' er y, a landscape view. sew' er (sō'-), one who stitches. 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' diçe, 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. mer'eu ry, a metallic salt. loz' ĕnge, a small cake of medicine or môr' phïne, a narcotic. confectionery. lymph, pure fluid; serum. môr' tar, a vessel in which drugs, etc., are crushed. mål å dy, sickness; a living disor- mỹrrh, a strong oriental perfume. der. må la' rì à, miasma; noxious exhalations giving rise to fever and ague. må lig' nant, tending to produce death. na' sal, pertaining to the nose. nerve, accompanied by acute pain. nie' o tïne, the essential element of tobacco. LESSON 143 MISCELLANEOUS "Good order is the foundation of all good things.-Burke. ǎn' ȧlyze, to resolve into its ele- Ŏs' trȧ çīze, to banish from society; to ments. ǎp păr' el, garments; dress. exile by popular vote. pro trude', to project or stick out. ěv o lu' tion, development; act of un- qual' i fied, fitted by accomplishments or endowments; limited. ment; relief. folding. ĕx 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. hẹi' noŭs (hā-), atrocious; very ro sette', a bunch of ribbons. wicked. im pär' tial, fair; just. im' pe tus, momentum; impulse. in tēr spērse', to scatter among. neu' tral, not engaged on either side; noise' less, silent; without noise. rouge (roozh), a cosmetic for the face. Schuyl' kill (skōōl'-), a river in Pennsylvania. un veil', to disclose; to remove the veil from. u těn' sil, a tool; a vessel. wres' tle (res'l), to grapple and try to throw down. zē nith, point in celestial sphere directly overhead. LESSON 144 PERTAINING TO MEDICINES AND DISEASES ni' trō gen, an odorless gas. o běs' ĭty, excessive fatness. på rǎl' y sis, palsy; the loss of power of voluntary muscular motion. ō' pi ate, a narcotic; a medicine in- păr e gor' ie, a medicine that mitiducing sleep. gates pain. ō' pĬ ùm, a powerful, sleep-producing păr' Ŏx ysm, a convulsion; a fit. drug. Ŏs te Ŏp' å thy, a system of medical practice. Ŏx' ǎ 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 rheu' må tĭşm, a painful inflammapain, etc. tory disease. LESSON 145 SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS NOTE: The second word in each pair is opposite in meaning to that of the first. rol' liek ing, frolicksome. se date', staid; calm. dis' eôrd, clashing; dissonance. här',mo ny, concord; melody. ǎe ela mā'tion, loud applause. de nun çi a' tion, arraignment. çès sā' tion, a stop; a rest. con tin u ā' tion, a constant succession. di min' ish, to lessen; to reduce. măg' ni fy, to enlarge; to extol. per di' tion, ruin; loss of the soul. săl va' tion, deliverance; redemption. glutinous loose lineament pěr ni' çious, malicious; harmful. săl' u ta ry, healthful; wholesome. vā' ri á ble, inconstant; changeable. un change' à ble, unwavering. nǎt' u ral, not acquired; regular. ar ti fi' cial, not real; made by art. in çès' sant, unceasing; constant. Ŏe ea' ṣion al, casual; incidental. eon sol' i date, condense; incorporate. diş şõlve', to sunder; to melt. in ģēn'ious (-yŭs), skillful; clever. un skill' ful, awkward; bungling. stationary ineligible Write a word nearly synonymous with: intrepid statue principle intrigue |