98 GLOSSARY. 
Lambdoidal suture (Gr. the letter A, lambda; ezdos, 
shape).—Another name for the occipito- 
parietal suture of the skull. 
Lamina spiralis (L. spiral plate)——The thin, bony 
septum of the cochlea of the ear. 
Limbous (L. /z#zdus, a border).—A term applied to 
such sutures as that between the parietal 
and frontal bones. 
Linea aspera (L. rough line)—A prominent ridge 
extending along the femur. 
Lingula sphenoidalis (L. “xgwa, a tongue).—A small 
bony spicule of the sphenoid bone bounding 
the carotid groove externally, it has a separate 
centre of ossification and corresponds to the 
sphenotic of lower Vertebrata. 
Lophosteon (Gr. /ophos, neck ; osteon, a bone).—That 
portion of the sternum in birds from which 
the keel ossifies. 
Lunare (L. a little moon).—A bone of the carpus, also 
termed the semzlunare or tntermedium. 
Malar (L. salar, the cheek).—The cheek bone, also 
termed jugal. 
Malleolar (L. sa/leolus, a \ittle hammer)—A bone in 
the Ruminantia, articulating below with the 
calcaneum, and above with the astragalus. 
Malleolus (L. a little hammer).—A_ process of the 
tibia and fibula. 
Malleus (L. a hammer).—One of the three movable 
bones of the ear, articulating with the 
tympanic membrane on the one side and the 
incus on the other. 
