ANEMIA.—A deficiency of some of the constituents of the blood.
ANATOMY.—The science which deals with the structure of the body.
ANTISEPTIC.—Anything which destroys bacteria.
AREOLA.—The colored, circular area about the nipple.
ARTERY.—A vessel through which the blood flows away from the heart.
ASEPSIS.—The exclusion of disease-producing bacteria.
ASEPTIC.—Free from injurious bacteria.
ASPHYXIA.—The extreme condition caused by lack of oxygen in the blood, brought about by interrupted breathing.
ASSIMILATION.—The process by which living creatures digest and absorb nutriment so that it becomes part of the substance composing them.
ATROPHY.—To waste away.