Selzer Glossary
2. ascetic: a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention
3. possessed: Owning or mastering something. Used with of: one who is possessed of great wealth3. anatomist: an expert in anatomy; a dissector
25. Medusa: In Greek mythology Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as having the face of a hideous human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Gazing directly into her eyes would turn onlookers to stone
26. presumptuous: (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
27. inadvertent: not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning
38. viscera: the internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially those in the abdomen, e.g., the intestines.
39. turgid: swollen and distended or congested42. primordial: existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval
53. dread: anticipate with great apprehension or fear. "Jane was dreading the party"54. estuary: the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream
62. hearth: literally, a fireplace – figuratively refers to the home64. cleft: split, divided, or partially divided into two
67. sluice: wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water67. teem: be full of or swarming with75. assail: attack
85. cilia: Biology. minute hairlike organelles
90. marrow: a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced (often taken as typifying strength and vitality).
90. to madden: make (someone) extremely irritated or annoyed96. lurch: an abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll
42B. compunction: a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad
42C. angst: a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general
42D. prestige: denoting something that arouses respect or admiration43A. infinitive: the basic form of a verb (see in we came to see, let him see)
43E. interior monologue: a piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts
44A. devoid: entirely lacking or free from44B. heretic: a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted
44C. macabre: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
44E. Hippocratic Oath: promise doctors make to “do no harm”45A. sanguinary: involving or causing much bloodshed
45C. province: an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility.
46E. confidant: a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
47E. inefficacy: lack of power to produce a desired effect48A. squeamish: easily sickened or nauseated, as by the sight of blood
48D. fallibility: (of persons) liable to err, especially in being deceived or mistaken49. icon: a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol of something
50C. imperative: giving an authoritative command50C. partake: join in (an activity)
50D. exclamation: a sudden cry or remark, especially expressing surprise, anger, or pain50E. erudite: having or showing great knowledge or learning
51D. topography: the distribution of parts or features on the surface of or within an organ or organism
51E. perilous: full of danger or risk
52A. affinity: a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something
52D. sanctity: the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly
52E. foreshadow: be a warning or indication of (a future event)