GLOSSARY 455 



Stratified. (From the Latin word stratum, "a layer;" facere, "to 

 make.") Formed into a layer or layers. 



Stratum Germinatum. The sprouting layer (skin). 



Stratum Granulosum. The granular layer (skin). 



Stratum Lucidum. The clear layer (skin) . 



Stratum Mucosum. The mucous layer (skin). 



Striated. Striped. 



Stroma. The tissue forming the frame-work for the necessary part 

 of an organ or tissue. 



Stylohyoid. Pertaining to the styloid process of the temporal bone 

 and the hyoid bone. 



Styloid. Resembling a pillar. 



Sub. A prefix denoting under or beneath. 



Subaponeurotic. Beneath the aponeurosis. 



Subclavian. Beneath the clavicle. 



Subclavius (muscle). Beneath the clavicle. 



Subcostal. Beneath a rib. 



Subcutaneous. Beneath the skin. 



Subendpthelial. Beneath the endothelium. (See endothelium.) 



Subpubic. Beneath the symphysis pubes. 



Sulcus. A furrow or groove. (From the Latin ) 



Sulcus Pulmonalis. The groove of the lung. 



Superciliary. (From the Latin words super, " above;" cilium, "an 

 eyelash.) Pertaining to the eyebrow. 



Supination. (From the Latin word supinus, "on the back.") The 

 act of turning the palm of the hand upward. The condition of being 

 on the back. Opposite of pronation. 



Supinator Brevis (muscle). The short supinator (assists to turn the 

 palm upward). 



Supinator Longus (muscle). The long supinator (assists to turn 

 the palm upward). 



Supracondylar. Above the condyle. 



Suprapatellar. Above the patella. 



Suprarenal. Above the kidney. 



Sutural. (From the Latin word sutura, "a suture;" from sutere, 

 "to sew or stitch.") Pertaining to suture. 



Suture. A suture. The seam or joint which unites the bones of 

 the skull. 



Symphysis (pubes). The line of junction of two bones Sym- 

 physis pubis: The line of junction of the two bodies of the pubic bones 

 located at the front of the true pelvis. 



Synarthrosis. A form of joint or articulation in which the bones 

 are firmly bound together and are immovable. They have no synovial 

 membrane. 



Synchondrosis. A joint in which the surfaces of bones are connected 

 by a cartilage. 



Syndesmosis. A form of joint in which the bones are held together 

 by ligaments. 



Synovia. The clear, alkaline, lubricating fluid secreted by the cells 

 of a synovial membrane, found within a synovial sac. 



Synovial. Pertaining to the synovia. 



