604 GLOSSARY. 



Carpus. Kapnos ; the wrist. 



Clavicula. The clavicle or collar bone, a diminutive of clavis 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 K\ivn a bed. and ti Jo? likeness ; from their supposed resemblance to a couch. 

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



/cXeiw to enclose or hide. 

 Colon. The first of the large intestines ; from KU\OV, quasi KOI\OV, from KOI\OS 



hollow. 

 Coracoid. From Kopai- a crow, and ei Jo? resemblance ; shaped like the beak of a 



crow. 

 Coronary. From corona a crown. The vessels of the heart, stomach, &c., are 



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

 Cotyloid. From KOTV\T) the name of an old measure, and etSos resemblance : re- 

 sembling the kotule. 



Cranium. The skull ; upavtov, quasi, xapaviov from Kapa the head. 

 Cremaster. A muscle so called j from /cjj/ma> 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 icpiKos a ring, andstJoj likeness. 

 Cuboides. A bone of the foot ; from xvSos a cube, and etJoj 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 stSos resemblance. 



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

 Sta^payrat to divide. 



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



Digastric. From Jtj twice, and yawp a belly ; having two bellies. 



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

 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 fa&us ; from e^pow to bud forth. 



Enarthrosis. An articulation of bones ; from t v, in, and ap6pov a joint or articula- 

 tion. 



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



Epidermis. The scarf or outermost skin ; from eiu upon, and Sepsis the skin. 



Epididymis. The small oblong body which lies above the testicles ; from CTTI 

 upon, and SiSvpos a testicle. 



