GLOSSARY 261 



Ju' gal (njgutn, a yoke) : the malar bone. 



Ju' gu lar (jugulum, throat); the name of the large veins in the neck. 



Lac' er iim (laceros, torn): name of foramina in the skull. 



Lach' ry mal (lachryma, a tear) : pertaining to the lachrymal apparatus. 



Lac' te als {lac, milk): the lymphatics of the small intestine which take up the 

 chyle and carry it to the thoracic duct. 



Lamb doi' dal (after a Greek letter) : pertaining to the suture between the parie- 

 tal and occipital bones. 



Lam' i na (a plate or scale) : a term designating a thin layer of tissue. 



Lar' 3mx: the cartilaginous tube at the cranial end of the trachea. 



Lat' er ad {lalus, side; ad, to): toward one side. 



Lat' er al : pertaining to the side. 



La tis' si mus (broadest) : a name applied to certain muscles. 



Le va' tor (a lifter) : a name given to muscles which raise parts. 



Lin' gual (lingua, tongue): pertaining to the tongue. 



Lum' bar {lumhiis, the loin) : relating to the region of the loins which is the lower 

 part of the back. 



Lym phat ics {lympha, water): the absorbent system. 



Mag' nimi (great). 



Ma' lar {mala, cheek). 



Mal le' lus {malleus, hammer) : a process of bone. 



Mal pigh' i: an Italian anatomist (1628-1694). 



Mam ma' li a {mamma, breast): the highest class of vertebrates. 



Ma nu' bri um (a handle) : the cranial piece of the breastbone. 



Ma' nus (hand) : the hand. 



Mar su pi a' li a {marsupos, a pouch) : a subclass of mammals having a pouch 

 beneath the belly in which they carry the young. 



Ma' ter (mother): one of two membranes covering the brain. 



Mas' toid {mastos, breast; old, like): the process of bone behind the ear. 



Me a' tus (passage) : a channel or canal. 



Me' di ad {medius, middle) : toward the middle. 



Me' di al : pertaining to the middle. 



Me di as ti' ntun (standing in the middle) : the space between the lungs, includ- 

 ing the heart and other organs. 



Me dill' la {medidla, marrow) : the inner portion of an organ; the marrow of bone; 

 a portion of the brain (medulla oblongata). 



Men in ge' al {tncninx, membrane): pertaining to the membranes of the brain or 

 cord. 



Men' tal {mcntum, chin) : pertaining to structures about the chin. 



Mes ati ceph' aly: medium-headed, as in taper. 



Mes en ter' ic {mcsos, middle; cnteron, intestine): pertaining to the mesentery. 



Mes' en ter y : a fold of the peritoneum joining parts of the intestine to the dorsal 

 part of the abdominal cavity. 



