GLOSS AKy 



1673 



Lacuna, a hollow or cavity. 

 Lacunar, pertaining to a hollow 



or gap. 

 Lamella, a small plate. 

 Lamina, a plate. 

 Lateral, external. 

 Latissimus, broadest. 

 Latum, broad. 

 Lemniscus, a ribbon. 

 Leptorhine, having small narrow 



nostrils. 

 Levator, a lifter or raiser. 

 Lien, the spleen. 

 Lieno-, pertaining to the spleen. 

 Ligament, a band. 

 Ligula, a little tongue. 

 Limbous, pertaining to a border. 

 Limbus, a border. 

 Limen, a threshold. 

 Linea, a line. 



Lingual, pertaining to the tongue, 

 Lingula, a little tongue. 

 Longissimus, longest. 

 Lumbar, pertaining to the 



loin. 

 Lumbricalis, pertaining to an 



earth-worm. 

 Lunar, pertaining to the moon. 

 Lunula, a little moon. 

 Luteum, muddy, like clay. 

 Lymphatic, from lympha, pure or 



spring water ; lymph. 

 Lyra, a lyre. 



Macula, a spot. 



Malar, pertaining to the cheek. 



Malleolus, a small hammer or 



mallet. 

 Malleus, a hammer or mallet. 

 Mamma, a breast or pap. 

 Mammilla, a little breast or pap. 

 Mandible, the chewing bone. 

 Manubrium, a handle or hilt. 

 Masseter, the chewing muscle. 

 Mastoid, breast- or pap-like 



(nipple-like). 

 Maxilla, jaw. 

 Meatus (pi. meatus), a passage 



or canal. 



Mediastinum, standing in the 

 middle. 



Medulla, marrow. 



Megacephalic, having a large head. 



Megaseme, great index. 



Meninges, membranes. 



Meniscus, a crescent. 



Mental, pertaining to the chin. 



Mesaticephalic, pertaining to a.i 

 intermediate head. 



Mesencephalon, the mid-brain. 



Mesentery, middle intestine. 



Mesial, internal. 



Meso-, middle. 



Mesocephalic, pertaining to an 

 intennediate head. 



Mesogastrium, middle belly. 



Mesognathion, middle jaw. 



Mesometrium, middle of womb. 



Meso-nephros, mid-kidney. 



Mesorhine, pertaining to an in- 

 termediate nose. 



Mesosalpinx, middle of trumpet 

 or tube. 



Mesoseme, intermediate index. 



Meta-, after or beyond. 



Meta-nephros, hind-kidney. 



Metencephalon, the after-brain. 



Metopic, pertaining to the fore- 

 head. 



Metopism, persistence of the 

 metopic or frontal suture. 



Microcephalic, pertaining to a 

 small head. 



Microseme, small index. 



Millimetre (mm.), slightly less 

 than -^ of an English inch. 



Minimae^ least, smallest. 



Mitral, resembling an Asiatic 

 head-dress. 



Modiolus, the nave of a wheel. 



Molar, pertaining to a mill, or to 

 grinding. 



Montanum, pertaining to a 

 mountain. 



Monticulus, a smaD mountain. 



Morbus, a disease. 



Muliebris, pertaining to a 

 woman, feminine. 



