Atrophy. Wasting away; diminution in size.
Auditory nerves. The nerves connecting the brain with the ears and employed in exercising the sense of hearing.
Auscultation. Diagnosing diseases by listening, either with or without instruments.
B
Balanitis. Gonorrhea of the mucous surface of the head of the penis.
Benign. Harmless; a term applied to tumors.
Beverage. A liquor for drinking.
Bile. A yellow bitter fluid secreted by the liver. Defined on [page 80].
Bilious. Disordered in respect to bile. Relating to bile.
Bilious temperament, Volitive temperament. See [page 173].