- century
- A period of 100 years.
- country surgeon
- A doctor who did his own operations.
- cuckoo
- A bird that lays its egg in other bird's nests.
- dairymaid
- A woman who milks cows.
- disease
- A dangerous illness.
- experiment
- A scientific test to see what happens, and is often repeated to see if the same thing happens again.
- fossil
- The hard remains of a plant or animal preserved in the ground.
- germs
- Very tiny living things that can cause diseases.
- inoculation
- Giving people a mild dose of a disease, to protect them from getting it badly.
- naturalist
- A person interested in nature and wildlife.
- Parliament
- A group of people elected to make laws for Britain.
- Pharaoh
- Ancient Egyptian ruler.
- pus
- Yellow liquid that escapes from a sore on the body.
- specimen
- A sample for study (such as a plant or animal).
- surgeon
- A doctor who does operations.
- vaccination
- To give someone cowpox (not serious) to protect them from smallpox (dangerous).
- vicar
- A Christian priest in charge of a church.
