LIVER. The largest glandular organ of the body, secreting bile.
LOBE. A rounded division of an organ.
LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA. A peculiar form of apparent paralysis with unsteady and disorderly muscular movements.
LONGEVITY. Long life.
LUBRICANT. A substance producing slipperiness, usually an oil or a grease.
LUMEN. The caliber of a tube, afs of the bowels or blood-vessels.
LUNGS. The organs of respiration.
M
MALIGNANT. Virulent; fatal.
MALNUTRITION. Poor nutrition.
MAMMALS. Animals who suckle their young.
MANDATORY. Containing an order or command.
MANIA. Delirium or madness.
MANIPULATION. Treatmentwith the hands ; handling.
MASSAGE. Manipulation; methodic pressure, friction,
and kneading of the body. MASTICATION. The process of chewing. MASTURBATION. The production of the sexual orgasm
in a manner other than natural. MAXIMUM. The greatest quantity. MEDIUM. That in which anything lives; surrounding
conditions.
MELANCHOLIA. Depression of spirits ; gloominess. MEMBRANE. A thin enveloping or lining substance. MENOPAUSE. The end of the menstrual life; the
change of life.
