604 GLOSSARY. 



Carpus. Kapnos ; the wrist. 



ClavicuJa. The clavicle or collar bone, a diminutive of davis a key ; so called 



from its resemblance to an ancient key. 

 Clinoid. Four processes of the sella turcica of the ethmoid bone are so called, 



from (cXivj? a bed, and ci&oq likeness ; from their supposed resemblance to a couch. 

 Clitoris. A part of the female pudenda ; enclosed by the labia raajora ; from 



K^tit,! to enclose or hide. 

 Colon. The first of the large intestines; from (cojXoi', quasi koiXov, from KoiXoi 



hollow. 

 Coracoid. From Kopa^ a crow, and tiJos resemblance ; shaped like the beak of a 



crow. 

 Coronary. From corona a crown. The vessels of the heart, stomach, (fee, are 



so called because they surround the parts in the manner of a crown. 

 Cotyloid. From Korv^n the name of an old measure, and eiSos resemblance : re- 

 sembling the kotule. 

 Cranium. The skull ; Kpaviov, quasi, Kapaviov from Kapa the head. 

 Cremaster. A muscle so called ; from Kpcpaw to suspend, because it suspends 



the testicles. 

 Cribriform. From cribrum a sieve, it being perforated like a sieve. 

 Cricoid. Annular, round, like a ring ; from KpiKog a ring, and siJos likeness. 

 Cuboides. A bone of the foot ; from Kv6oi a cube, and siSoi likeness ; because it 



resembles a cube. 

 Cuneiform. Some bones are so called ; cuneus a wedge, and forma likeness, being 



shaped like a wedge. 



D. 



Deltoid. A muscle resembling the Greek letter A : from A, and tiSoi resemblance. 

 Diaphragm. The muscle which separates the thorax from the abdomen ; from 



ita<ppayroi to divide. 



Diarthrosis. A movable connexion of bones ; from StapOpou to articulate. 



Digastric. From 6is twice, and yasvp a belly ; having two bellies. 



Diploe. The spongy substance between the two tables of the skull ; from SiirXou 

 to double. 



Duodenum. The first portion of the small intestines ; so called because the an- 

 cients supposed that it did not exceed the breadth of twelve fingers ; from 

 duodenus, consisting of twelve. 



Dura Mater. The outermost membrane of the brain ; called dura, because it is 

 much harder than the other membranes, and mater, from the idea of the an- 

 cients that it was the source of all the other membranes. 



E. 



Embryo. The child in the womb is so called before the fifth month, after which, 

 it is termed /ixiws ; from £^/?potj to bud forth. 



Enarthrosis. An articulation of bones ; from tv, in, and apQpov a joint or articula- 

 tion. 



Enteric. Belonging to the intestines ; from tvrtpov an entrail or intestine. 



Epidermis. The scarf or outermost skin ; from m upon, and Stppii the skin. 



Epididymis. The small oblong body which lies above the testicles ; from t-ai 

 upon, and StSvpoi a testicle. 



