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The anatomy or dissection of fishes. [R.]

Ignominy. [R. & Obs.] I blush to think upon this ignomy. Shak.

The act or process of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil.

Equal law or right; equal distribution of rights and privileges; similarity.

See Celotomy.

A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Cæsarean section.

Excision of the larynx.

The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.

The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.

The operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder.

A very singular rodent (Lophiomys Imhausi) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family (Lophiomyidæ), remarkable for the structure of the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in structure and arrangement.

The science of loxodromics. [R.]

One of the three classes into which the fungi are divided in Brefeld's classification. -- Mes`o*my*ce"tous (#), a.

A bird having a mesomyodous larynx.

Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.

The art or process of coloring metals.

Measurement of time by an instrument.

The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the Cæsarean section.

The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with the microtome.

The art of painting or drawing in monochrome.