(iLOSSARY 



Ab du' cens {ah, from; duccns, leading): the sixth cranial nerve. 



Ab due' tor (<//>, from; diico, I lead): a muscle drawing a part outward. 



Ac e tab' u lum (small cup): cavity of the innominate bone for articulation with 



tin.' femur. 

 A cro' mi on (summit of shoulder): name of certain parts at the shoulder. 

 Ad: a Latin prefix of words; signifying to, toward or at. 

 Ad due' tor {ad, to; diico, I draw): a muscle drawing a part inward. 

 Af' fer ent {ad, to; f cro, I carry): the name of a nerve carrying an impulse to 



the brain or cord, and also applied to a vessel conveying fluid to the organ 



in which a physiologic process is to occur. 

 An aes thet' ic (want of feeling): any drug which when used externally or inter- 

 nally causes loss of feeling. 

 Al i sphen' oid {ala, wing; sphcn, wedge; old, like): the wing-like part of the 



sjihcnoid bone. 

 Al ve' lar {alveolus, small hollow) : relating to the sockets of the teeth. 

 Al ve' lus : the socket of a tooth. 

 Am' bu la tory : slow-moving, walking. 

 Am phi ar thro' sis {am phi, around; arthron, a joint): a joint in which there is 



limited movement in every direction. 

 Am phib' i ans {am phi, both; bios, like): a class of vertebrates including frogs 



which spend part of the life in water and part on land. 

 A nas to mo' sis: the intercommunication of vessels. 

 An chy lo' sis (stiff joint) : a firm union of the bones forming a joint. 

 An' nu lar (annulus, a ring): a name given to the encircling ligaments at the 



wrist and ankle. 

 Ap o neu ro' sis {apo, from; nctirou, a tendon): a membranous expansion of a 



tendon. 

 A rach' noid (like a spider's web) : the delicate middle membrane enveloping the 



brain and spinal cord. 

 Ar bo re' al : tree-climbing. 



A re' o lar (open space) : relating to connective tissue loosely woven. 

 Ar ti dac' ty la (cven-fingered) : those ungulates having an even number of digits 



on each foot. 

 A ryt' e noid {arylaina, pitcher; oid, like): the name of a pair of cartilages of the 



larynx. 

 Au ric' u lar {auricula, outer ear): relating to the ear. 



Au' dit o ry {and ire, to hear): pertaining to the act or the organs of hearing. 

 Ax il' la {axilla, armpit). 



Ax' ilia ry: a name given to several structures in the region of the armpit. 

 Ax' one : the process which carries the impulse away from a nerve cell. 



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