Hello Everyone: I would like to "Thank" everyone that came to my aid with medical sites. I have added a list of them at the end. So far, I am now sure that the word starts Epithel???? but I find there are many endings. (ial, ioid, ioma, ium & oid). Think I will now take and enlarge this area on a copier as there is also the word before throat to decipher. Thanks again for all your help. Lorraine Ottawa, Canada P.S. Sure wish this person at the registry office had known I would want this info after more than 100 years. Don't we all. http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/EN/lijst.html http://www.jansdigs.com/Racine/medical.html http://www.gpiag-asthma.org/drpsmith/amt1.htm#e http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hornbeck/disease.htm http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/ (Present day medical dictionary)