APPENDIX A 



PRONUNCIATION AND DERIVATION OF TECHNICAL WORDS 



Some compound words and names combined of two or more words are given under their 

 components. Some common prefixes are also given. (L, Latin; G, Greek; F, French.) 



A (G prefix, without) Ansa ann' sah (L, a handle) 



Ab (L prefix, away from) Anura a new' rah (G, an, without; oura, tail) 



Abdomen, abdominal ab dough' men, ab dom' i Anus ay' nus (L, ring) 



nal (L, of uncertain origin) Aorta, aortic ay or' tah, -tik (G, aorte, to lift) 



Abducens ab due' senz (L, ab, from; duco, lead) Aponeurosis ap oh' new row' sis (G, apo, from; 



Acanthias a kan' the as (G, acantha, thorn) neuron, tendon) 



Acentrous a sen' trous (G, a, without; kentron, Apophysis a poff' y sis (G, an outgrowth) 



center) Aqueduct ak' we duct (L, aqua, water; duco, 



Acetabulum ass i tab' yu lum (L, name of a kind lead) 



of cup) Aqueous ay' kwee us (L, aqua, water) 



Acipenser ass i pen' ser (L, a sturgeon) Arachnoid a rack' noid (G, arachne, spider) 



Acromion a krow' me on (G, akros, top; omos, Archenteron ar ken' ter on (G, archos, chief, 



shoulder) first; ew/crow, intestine) 



Actinopterygii ak' ti nop' ter yg'ee eye (G, ak- Arcua i ia _ ar ' kj u ale' ee ah (L, arcus, bow) 



linos, nypterygion wing, fin) Arteriosus-ar teer' ee oh' sus (L, arteria, artery) 



Acustico-a kous' ti koh (G, akoustiko,, related Afytenoid _ ar , ee tee , noid (G arylaina , pitcher> 



funnel) 



Ad (L prefix, toward, upon) Astragalus ass trag' a lus (G, an ankle bone) 



Adductor a duck' tore (L, ad, to; duco, lead) Atlas at' lass (G, tlao, to bear) 



Ad ne n s?~ add reC ' nd (L ' "*' UPOn '' TeneS ' ^ Atriun "y' tree um ( L > a court ) 



,,, , , , > Auditory aw' di toe ry (L, auditorius, pertaining 



Afferent aff'err ent (L, ad, to; fero, bear) tQ hearing) 



Ali-al' ee (L prefix, ola, wing) Auricle,' auricular aw' ree kal, aw rik' yu lar (L, 



Allantois a Ian' toe iss (G, alias, sausage; etdos, auricula a little ear) 



form) Aves ay'Veez (L, birds) 



Alveolar alveolus alveoli-al vee oh lar, -lus, -he axillary-axe ill' ah, axe' i lay ree (L, axilla, 



(L, a htte cavity) a ^ axis) 



Amia-aim ee ah (G, a kind of fish) Azygos-az' ee gos (G, a, without; zygon, yoke) 

 Amnion, amniota, amniote am nee on, am nee 



oh' tah, am' nee oat (G, a membrane of the 



embryo) Balanoglossus bahr an oh gloss us (G, balanos, 



Amphibia-am fib' ee ah (G, amphi, double; bios, acom ' fe**, tongue) 



life) Basalia bah sail ee ah (L, basis, the base) 



Amphicoelous am' fee see' lous (G, amphi, double; Basi base' ee (L, prefix, at the base of) 



koilos, hollow) Basilar bass' ee lar (L, basis, the base) 



Amphioxus am' fee ox' us (G, amphi, both; oxys, Biceps buy' seps (L, bi, two; caput, head) 



sharp) Blastocoel bias' toe seal (G, blastos, germ; koil- 



Amphiplatyan am' fee pla' tee an (G, amphi, I s, hollow) 



both; platys, flat) Blastoderm bias' toe derm (G, blastos, germ; 



Ampulla, ampullae am pull' ah, am pull' ee (L, derma, skin) 



flask) Blastula bias' tiu lah (L, a little germ) 



Anamnia an am' nee ah (G, aw, without; amnion, Brachial, brachialis, brachium bray'kee al,-kee 



embryonic membrane) ay' lis, -kee um (L, brachium, arm) 



Anastomosis a nass' toh mow' sis (G, an opening) Brachiocephalic bray' kee oh se phal' ik (L, bra- 



Anconeus an' ko nee' us (L, ancon, the bend of chium, arm; cephalicus, pertaining to the head) 



the arm) Branchia, branchiae, branchial bran' kee ah, -kee 



Ankylosis an' kee lo' sis (G, ankylos, bent) ee, -kee al (G, branchia, gills) 



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