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Penes' tra (a window). 



Fil'iform (filum, thread; forma, form) : name of papillae on tongue. 



Fo ra' men (forare, to pierce) : a passage or opening, usually in bone, 

 for the transmission of nerves or vessels. 



Fo ram' i na : the plural of foramen. 



For mal' de hyde : an excellent disinfectant. 



For' mal in : a 40 per cent, solution of formaldehyde in water. 



For' nix (an arch) : the projecting bundle of fibers from the gyrus hip- 

 pocampus, beneath the corpus callosum. 



Fos' sa (a ditch) : a depression or furrow. 



Funic'ulus (funis, a cord) : applied to various cord-like structures. 



Gas' trie (gaster, stomach) : relating to the stomach. 



Gas troc ne' mi us (gaster, stomach; knema, leg) : large muscle in the 

 calf of the leg. 



Gen' e ra : plural of genus. 



Ge nic u la' turn (geniculare, to bend the knee) : a name applied to cer- 

 tain bodies in the brain. 



Gen' us : a species or collection of species marked by one or more com- 

 mon characteristics distinguishing them from other groups. 



Ging'lymus (gigglumos, a hinge) : a kind of joint having free motion 

 in two directions. 



Glen' oid (glena, a cavity; old, like) : pertaining to a shallow cavity. 



Glos' sa : the tongue. 



Glu' te al : pertaining to the buttocks. 



Glu' te us (gloutos, buttock). 



Gly' co gen (glukos, sweet) : animal starch. 



Grac'ilis (slender) : the name of a muscle in the leg. 



Gy' ri : plural of gyrus. 



Gy' rus (guros, a circle) : a convolution of the brain. 



Hal'lucis (from hallux, the great toe). 



He pat' ic (hepar, liver) : pertaining to the liver. 



Het' er o dont (heteros, other; odous, tooth): having teeth of more 



than one kind. 

 Horn' o dont (homos, the same; odous, tooth) : having teeth all of one 



form. 



Hy' oid : the name of the bone at the root of the tongue. 

 Hy' po : under. 



Hy po gas' trie : under the stomach. 

 Hy po glos' sus : under the tongue. 



In' fra : below. 



In fra or' bit al : under the orbit. 



