GLOSSARY. 



Ab du' cens (ab, from; ducens, leading) : the sixth cranial nerve. 



Ab due' tor (ab, from; duco, I lead) : a muscle drawing a part outward. 



Ac e tab' u him (small cup) : cavity of the innominate bone for articu- 

 lation with the femur. 



Aero' mi on (summit of shoulder): name of certain parts at the 

 shoulder. 



Ad : a Latin prefix of words ; signifying to, toward or at. 



Ad due' tor (ad, to ; duco, I draw) : a muscle drawing a part inward. 



Afferent (ad, to; fero, I carry) : the name of a nerve carrying an 

 impulse to the brain or cord, and also applied to a vessel conveying 

 fluid to the organ in which a physiologic process is to occur. 



An aes thet' ic (want of feeling) : any drug which when used exter- 

 nally or internally causes loss of feeling. 



Alisphen'oid (a/a, wing; sphen, wedge; old, like): the wing-like 

 part of the sphenoid bone. 



Al ve' o lar (alveolus, small hollow) : relating to the sockets of the 

 teeth. 



Al ve' o lus : the socket of a tooth. 



Am phi ar thro' sis (amphi, around; arthron, a joint) : a joint in which 

 there is limited movement in every direction. 



Amphib'ians (amphi, both; bios, life) : a class of vertebrates includ- 

 ing frogs which spend part of the life in water and part on land. 



A nas to mo' sis : the intercommunication of vessels. 



An chy lo' sis (stiff joint) : a firm union of the bones forming a joint. 



An'nular (annulus, a ring) : a name given to the encircling ligaments 

 at the wrist and ankle. 



Ap o neu ro' sis (apo, from ; neuron, a tendon) : a membranous expan- 

 sion of a tendon. 



A rach' noid (like a spider's web) : the delicate middle membrane en- 

 veloping the brain and spinal cord. 



A re' o lar (open space) : relating to connective tissue loosely woven. 



Ar ti o dac' ty la (even-fingered) : those ungulates having an even num- 

 ber of digits on each foot. 



Aryt'enoid (arutaina, pitcher; old, like) : the name of a pair of car- 

 tilages of the larynx. 



Auric'ular (auricula, outer ear) : relating to the ear. 



Au' dit o ry (audire, to hear) : pertaining to the act or the organs of 

 hearing. 



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