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The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra. Dunglison.

A midwife. [Recent] Dunglison.

Of or pertaining to the acromion. Dunglison.

tion by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction. Dunglison.

Shaped like a gland; adenoid. Dunglison.

Glandular inflammation. Dunglison.

Incapable of doing either harm or good, as some medicines. Dunglison.

Considerable debility of the vital powers, as in typhoid fever. Dunglison.

Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison.

pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease. Dunglison.

Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine.

Same as Antaphrodisiac. Dunglison.

Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. Dunglison.

Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body. Dunglison.

A remedy nightmare. Dunglison.

s of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc. Dunglison.

A remedy against mephitic gases. Dunglison.

ften with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium. Dunglison.

lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. Dunglison.

An operation by which any part is separated from the rest. [Obs.] Dunglison.