Mother's Remedies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,684 pages of information about Mother's Remedies.

Mother's Remedies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,684 pages of information about Mother's Remedies.

Exacerbation (eks-as-er-ba’shun).  An increase in the symptoms of a
                                  disease.

Exanthema (ex-an-the’mah).  An eruption upon the skin; An eruptive disease.

Excision (ex-sizh’on).  The cutting out of a part.

Excitant (ek-si-tent).  Stimulating.

Excoriated (ex-ko-re-ated).  Any superficial loss of substance, such as
                            that produced on the skin by scratching.

Excrement (eks-kre-ment).  Fecal matter; matter cast out as waste from the
                          body.

Excretion (eks-kre’shun).  The discharge of waste products.

Excrescence (ex-kres’ens).  An abnormal outgrowth upon the body.

Exfoliate (ex-fo-le-ate).  A falling off in scales or layers.

Exhalation (cx-ha-la’shun).  The giving off of matters in a vapor form.

Expectorate (ex-pec’to-rat).  The act of coughing up and spitting out
                             materials from the lungs and wind-pipe.

Expectorant (ex-pec-to’rant).  A remedy that promotes or modifies
                              expectoration.

Exostosis (cks-os’to-sis).  A bony outgrowth from the surface of a bone or
                           tooth.

Expiration (eks-pi-ra’shun).  The act of breathing out or expelling air
                             from the lungs.

Extravasation (eks-trav-as-a’shun).  The passing of fluid (blood, etc.)
                                    outside of the cavity or part
                                    normally containing it.

Extremities (eks-trem’it-ies).  Pertaining to an extremity or end.

Exudation (eks-u-da’shun).  The passing out of serum or pus in or upon the
                           tissues.

Facial (fa’shal).  Pertaining to the face.

Facet (fa’set).  A small plain surface on a bone or hard body.

Fauces (faw’sez).  The passage from the mouth to the pharynx (throat).

Faeces.  Same as feces.

Fecal (fa’kal).  Pertaining to, or consisting of feces.

Fascia (fa’she-ah).  A sheet or band of tissue which invests and connects
                    the muscles, or the areolar tissue, forming layers
                    beneath the skin or between muscles.

Farinaceous (far-in-a’se-us).  Of the nature of flour or meal.

Febrifuge (feb’rif-ug).  A remedy that allays fever.

Febrile (feb’ril).  Feverish; pertaining to fever.

Femur (fe’mur).  The thigh-bone.  The bone from the hip to the knee.

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Ferruginous (fer-ru’gin-us).  Containing iron or iron-rust.

Fetid (fe’tid).  Having a rank or foul smell. 
Fetor (fe’tor).  Stench or offensive odor.

Fibrin (fib’rin).  A whitish proteid from the blood and serous fluids of
                  the body.

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