GLOSSARY OF VETERINARY TECHNICALITIES. 



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Encephalon. — The brain, 



Ensiform. — Sword-like. 



Epididymis. — An appendage to the testicle. 



Epigastrium. — Region of the stomach. 



Epiglottis. — Cartilage at the root of the tongue. 



Epiphysis. — A union of bones by means of cartilage. 



Epithelium. — Atransparent membrane covering various 

 internal parts. 



Erector. — A name given to certain muscles, which raise 

 or erect the parts. 



Eroded. — Rough and jagged. 



Esophagus. — The gullet. 



Ethmoid. — Sieve-Hke. 



Ecito-Motary. — The trae spinal nerves. 



Excretory. — Vessels and ducts are thus named which 

 discharge fluids. 



Expiration. — The act of expelling air from the lungs. 



Extensor. — To stretch out; a name given to several 

 muscles and tendons. 



Extremity. — The end. 



F. 



Facial. — Belonging to the face. 



Falciform. — Scythe-shaped. 



Falx. — The scythe process of the dura mater. 



Fascia. — The tendinous expansion of muscles. 



Fascicular. — Fibres arranged in bundles. 



Fauces. — Posterior part of the mouth. 



Femoral. — Of, or belonging to, the thigh. 



Fenestra. — Part of the internal ear. 



Fibre. — A thread or filament. 



Fibrous. — Composed of fibres. 



Fibula. — A small bone attached to the posterior part of 

 the tibia of the horse. 



Filament. — A minute fibre. 



Filiform. — Thread-like. 



Fimbria. — A fringe. 



Fissure. — A crack or groove. 



Flavus. — Yellow. 



Flexor. — A name given to numerous muscles and ten- 

 dons which bend the limbs. 



Foliatus. — Leaf-form. 



Follicle. — A minute sac or bag. 



Foramen. — An opening. 



Fornex. — Arch or vault ; one of the structures of the 

 brain. 



Fossa. — A shallow cavity or depression. 



Frcenum. — A ligament which restrains motion. 



Frontal. — Belonging to the anterior part of the cranium. 



Function. — Any action by which vital phenomena are 

 produced. 



Fundus. — The base or bottom. 



Funis. — The umbilical cord. 



G. 



Ganglion. — A knot or enlargement in the course of a 

 neiwe. 



Gastric. — Pertaining to the stomach. 



Gastric Juice. — A secretion, peculiar to the walls of the 

 stomach. 



Gastrocnemii. — The tendinous portion of muscles in- 

 serted into the os calcis, or point of the hock, are thus 

 named. 



Gemini. — T^vins : two organs precisely alike arc thus 

 named. 



Gestation. — Pregnancy. 



Gland. — An organ of secretion. 



Glandula. — A small gland. 



Glandular. — Resembling a gland. 



Glenoid. — The name of articulating cavities. 



Glissons Capsule. — The fibrous envelope of the liver. 



Globate. — Globe-like. 



Globules. — Red particles of the blood. 



Glohuline. — Albuminous constituent of the blood. 



Glomerate. — Congregated. 



Glossa. — The tongue. 



Glottis. — Upper opening into the windpipe. 



Gluteal. — Belonging to the haunch. 



Gracilis. — A muscle on the inner part of the thigh. 



Granule. — A small grain. 



Gutteral. — Belonging to the throat. 



H. 



Hepatic. — Belonging to the liver. 



Hiatus. — An aperture or foramen. 



Hippo. — A horse ; a prefix. 



Hippocampus. — Two eminences in the Lateral ventricles 

 of the brain. 



Homo. — A prefix designating similarity. 



Humerus. — The bone beneath the shoulder blade. 



Hyo. — Names compounded with this prefix relate to 

 muscles situated near the root of the tongue. 



Hyoides. — Bone at the root of the tongue. 



Hypochondrium. — A region of the abdomen. 



Hypogastric. — Relating to the hypogastric region of the 

 abdomen. 



I, J. 



Meo. — A prefix, the ileum or bone of the pelvis. 



Ileum. — A portion of the intestinal tube. 



Iliac. — Region of the flanks. 



Incisors. — The twelve front teeth, or nippers, of the 

 horse are thus named. 



Incus. — A bone of the ear. 



Infra. — Under ; aprefix to tiie name of several muscles. 



Infra. — Without. 



Infundibulum. — A funnel or duct. 



Inguinal. — Pertaining to the groin. 



Inguinal Ligament. — Pouparts ligament. 



Innominatum. — Without a name. 



Innominatum Os. — Union of the ileum, ischium, and 

 pubic bones. 



Inosculation. — Union of the extremities of vessels. 



Insertion. — Attachment of a muscle or tendon to the 

 part which it moves. 



Integumeyits. — The skin and sub-tissures. 



Inter articular. — Between the joints. 



Interosseous. — Muscles and ligaments situated between 

 bones are thus named. 



Interseptum. — The uvula. 



Interstitial. — A term applied to substances occupying 

 the spaces between contiguous parts. 



Inter spinales. — Between the spines of bones. 



InteHransver sales. — Muscles located between the trans- 

 verse processes of bones. 



Intervertebral. — The articular cartilages between the 

 vertebras are thus named. 



Intestinal Canal. — The interior of the duodenum, jeju- 

 num, ileum, cajcum, colon, and rectum, comprises the in- 

 testinal canal. 



