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BACTERIA. The microscopic organisms that cause putrefaction ; microbes ; bodies similar to bacilli, but differing in form.
BANEFUL. Harmful, poisonous.
BARRENNESS. The state of being incapable of producing offspring.
BILE. The yellow, bitter liquid secreted by the liver.
BIO-CHEMISTRY. The chemistry of living tissues.
BOLUS. Medicine made into the form of a pill.
BOUGIE. A slender cylindrical instrument, solid or hollow.
BOWEL. The intestine.
BLADDER. The membranous receptacle of the urine.
BRONCHIAL. Pertaining to the Bronchi or main branches of the Trachea.
BUOY. To support a person or his hopes.
BUTTOCKS. The rump, the protuberant part behind.
CALIBRE. The internal diameter of a rod or tube.
CANAL ALIMENTARY. The digestive tube and accessory glands.
CANCER. A malignant growth having a tendency to spread.
CANKER. An eating sore, especially in the mouth.
CAPILLARY. A minute blood vessel.
CAPSULE. A soluble shell for administering medicine.
CARBOHYDRATE. A compound of carbon with hydrogen and oxygen, the latter gases being in proportion to form water.
