308 VOCABULARY. 



s. 



Sanguiferous, carrying blood. 



S€7isorium, the seat or centre of sensations, to which all the impres- 

 sions made upon the external organs of sense are transmitted, and 

 where they are perceived. 



Spheroid, approaching in form to, or resembling a sphere. 



Spiculae, spines or sharp projections. 



Sternum, the breast bone. 



Stigma, plural, stigmata ; the extremity of the pistil of plants. 



Star gee, the sentiment or instinct of parental affection. 



Stwii, an unfermented mass of liquor. 



Subclavian, a term applied to parts which are situated beneath the 

 clavicle or collar bone as the subclavian artery, &.c. 



Sugescent, employed in sucking. 



tSui generis, of a peculiar kind or character. 



Sutures, the union of bones by their edges, without inoveable joints, 

 as in the flat bones of the skull. The edges in this case are often 

 notched like the teeth of a saw, and the line of union resembles a 

 seam. Whence called a suture. 



Synovia, the liquid which lubricates the internal surfaces of the joints 

 to give facility of motion. 



T. 



Telum imbelle, a harmless weapon. 

 TJiorax, the chest. 



Tibia, the main bone of the leg, extending from the knee to the foot. 

 ' Its projecting extremity forms the inner ankle, and its ends enter into 



the formation of both the knee and ankle joints. 

 Trachea, the wind pipe. 

 Tubercle, a swelling or prominence. 



u. 



Umbilical, proceeding from or relating to the navel or umbilicus. 

 Univalve, consisting of a single valve or shell, such as the snail, cockle. 

 Urachus, a vessel leading from the bladder to the navel before birth, 



which is converted into a ligament after birth. 

 Ureter, the tube conveying the urine from the kidneys to the bladder. 



V. 



Vallisneria, the name of a plant. 



Valvulae conniventes, folds formed by the internal membrane of the 

 intestines, constituting partial valves, and intended to retard the pas- 

 sage of the food. 



Vascular, containing or consisting of vessels. 



Vena cava, one of the great veins which brings the blood from the 

 extremities of the body to the heart. 



Ventral, of or appertaining to the belly. 



Ventricle, a term applied to several small internal cavities in the body, 

 as the ventricles of the brain and of the heart. 



Vertebrae, the sepai-ate bones constituting the back bone. 



Viscus, plural Viscera ; the internal organs of the body, as lungs, 

 heart, stomach, liver, brain, &.c. 



Viviparous, producing or bringing forth young alive. 



Vortex, plural Vortices ; any thing whirled round. The heavenly 

 bodies have been formerly supposed to be carried around in their 

 orbits by certain vortices or whirlpools which were imagined to exist. 



