A first book in organic evolution / by D. Kerfoot Shute.

Date:
1899
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Credit: A first book in organic evolution / by D. Kerfoot Shute. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Ves'i-cle [Lat. vesicula, little bladder ] Synonymous with vacuoles. Ve'naca'va [Lat.] Hollow vein. Either of the two great veins that empty into the right auricle of the heart. Ven'tri-cles [Lat. ventriculus, little belly.] One of the cavi- ties of the heart or brain. Ven'tral [Lat. venter, belly.] Applied to the front (under) side of the body Ver'mes [Lat. vermis, worm.] Ver-te-bra'ta [Lat. vertebratns, jointed.] Ver'te brate [Lat. vertebratus, jointed ] Vi-vip'a-rous [Lat. vivus, alive; pario, bear.] Applied to animals which bring forth their young alive. Vis'ce-ra [Lat viscera, organs.] The internal organs of the body. Vol'vox glo ba'tor [Lat. volvo, roll; globatus, made into a ball.] Wat'ties [AS. watel, hurdle ] Fleshy, naked processes depending from the neck or head of a bird.