26o ELEMENTS OF MAMMALIAN ANATOMY 



Gas' trie ii^oslrr, stomach) : relating to the stomach. 



Gas troc ne' mi us {giislrr, stomach; kncma, leg): large muscle in the calf of the 



leg. 



Gen' e ra: plural of genus. 



Ge nic u la' tiun {gcuicularc, to bend the knee) : a name applied to certain bodies 

 in the brain. 



Gen' us: a species or collection of species marked by one or more common char- 

 acteristics distinguishing them from other groups. 



Ging' ly mus {ginglymos, a hinge) : a kind of joint having free motion in two 

 directions. 



Glen' Did {glctia, a cavity; oid, like): pertaining to a shallow cavity. 



Glis' sant: gliding as in flying squirrel. 



Glos' sa: the tongue. 



Glu' te al : pertaining to the buttocks. 



Glu' te us {gloutos, buttock) : one of several muscles, gluteus maximus, etc. 



Gly' CO gen (gltikos, sweet) : animal starch. 



Grac' i lis (slender) : the name of a muscle in the leg. 



Gy' ri : plural of gyrus. 



Gy' rus {gyros, a circle) : a convolution of the brain. 



Hal' lu cis (from hallux, the great toe). 



He pat' ic (Jtepar, liver) : pertaining to the liver. 



Het' er o dent {hcteros, other; odous, tooth) : having teeth of more than one kind. 



Ho moi o ther' mal : preserving a uniform temperature, as in warm-blooded 



animals. 

 Horn' o dent {homos, the same; odous, tooth): having teeth all of one form. 

 Hy' oid : the name of the bone at the root of the tongue. 

 Hy' po : under. 



Hy po gas' trie : under the stomach. 

 Hy po glos' sus : under the tongue. 



In' fra: below. 



In fra or' bit al : under the orbit. 



II' e um {cilo, twist) : the last part of the small intestine. 



II' i ac {ilia, the flanks) : pertaining to the region of the ilium or hip bone. 



In' guin al {in' gwin al) : pertaining to the groin or ventral region where the 



pelvic limb joins the body. 

 In' ter: a Latin prefix meaning between. 

 In ter cos' tal : between the ribs. 

 In ter os' se ous : between the bones. 

 In ter ver' te bral : between the vertebrae. 

 Is' chi um {is' ki um) : the middle part of the innominate bone. 



Je jun' um {jcjunus, empty) : the two-fifths of the small intestine extending 

 between the duodenum and ileum. 



