GLOSSARY OF VETERINARY TECHNICALITIES. 



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Orbicular. — Spherical-circular. 



Orbicularis Oris. — Muscle of the lips. 



Orbicularis Palpebrarum. — Muscle of the eyelids. 



Orbiculare. — The smallest bone of the internal ear. 



Orbit. — The bony socket of the eye. 



Orbitar. — Pertaining to the orbit. 



Organ. — A part having a distinct office to perform. 



Organism. — Vital organization. 



Organized. — Possessed of organs ; endowed with life. 



Orijice. — An apeiture. 



Origin. — The fixed point or commencement of a muscle. 



Os. — A bone. 



Osseous. — Bony. 



Ovaria. — The female testes. 



Ovum. — An egg. 



P. 



Palatine. — Relating to the palate. 



Palate. — The roof of the mouth. 



Palate Os. — Bone of the palate. 



PalpebrcE. — The eyelids. 



Paries. — A wall. 



Parietes. — The walls of the abdomen and thorax, etc. 



Parotid. — Name of the gland beneath the ear. 



Parotid Duct. — Opening into the cheek from the parotid 

 gland. 



Patella. — The stifle bone. 



Pectinated. — Shaped like the teeth of a comb. 



Peduncle, — A stalk. 



Pellicle. — A thin membrane. 



Pelvis. — The cavity formed by the innominata and 

 sacrum. 



Penis. — The principal organ of generation in the male. 



Perforans. — Perforating ; the name of part of the flexor 

 tendons. 



Perforatus. — Perforated for the transmission of the 

 preceding tendon. 



Peri. — Around an envelope. 



Pericardium. — The sac containing the heart. 



Pericranium. — The membrane investing the skull. 



Perineum. — The part between the anus and organs 

 of generation. 



Periosteum. — Membrane investing bones. 



Periphery. — The circumference. 



Peritoneum. — The serous membrane which lines the in- 

 terior of the abdomen and is reflected on its contents. 



Peroneal. — Relating to the fibula. 



Petaloid. — Shaped like a petal. 



Petrosum Os. — Rough portion of the temporal bone. 



Peyer's Glands. — Clustered mucous glands of the in- 

 testines. 



Pharyngial. — Relating to the pharynx. 



Pharynx. — Superior part of the gullet. 



Phrenic. — Belonging to the diaphragm. 



Pia Mater. — A thin membrane investing the brain. 



Pigmentum Nigrum. — Black pigment upon the choroid 

 coat of the eye. 



Pilus. — Hair. 



Pineal. — Shaped like the fruit of the pine. 



Pisiform. — Shaped like a pea. 



Pituitary Membrane. — The sclmeiderian membrane of 

 the nostrils. 



Placenta. — The afterbirth. 



Plantar. — Relating to the feet. 



Pleura. — The serous membrane which lines the cavity 

 of the chest, and is reflected on the contents of the same. 



Plexus. — A network of nerves or vessels. 



P^zca. — A fold. 



Pons. — A bridge. 



Pons Varolii. — A part of the brain. 



Popliteal. — Muscles, nerves, and vessels in the region 

 of the hock. 



Pores. — Extremities of the exhalents of the skin. 



Porta. — A door or gate. 



Portio. — A portion or branch. 



Posterior. — Behind. 



Posticus. — Situated behind. 



Pracordia. — The anterior part of the chest. 



Primce Vice. — First passages of the alimentary canal. 



Process. — The projecting eminence on a bone. 



Profundus. — Deep-seated. 



Pronatus. — Muscles of the foi*e limbs. 



Prostate. — A gland near the neck of the male bladder. 



Pseudo. — False ; a term applied to spurious membranes. 



Psoce. — The loins. 



Psoas. — Belonging to the loins. 



Pterygoid. — Shaped like a ^sing. 



Pubes. — The junction of the pelvic bones at their in- 

 ferior parts. 



Pubic. — Pertaining to the pubes. 



Pudendum. — The external parts of the female organs 

 of generation. 



Pudic. — Belonging to the pudenda. 



Pulmonary. — Belonging to the lungs. 



Puncta. — Lachrymalia. The tear-ducts within the eye- 

 lids. 



Punctum. — A point. 



Pylorus. — The outlet of a horse's stomach. 



Pyriforrfl. — Shaped like a pear. 



Q- 



Quadratus. — Square in form or figure. 



R. 



Radial. — Belonging to the radius. 

 Radiated. — Diverging from the centre like the sun's rays. 

 Radicles. — Germs of the roots. 

 Radius. — Bone of the fore extremity. 

 Ramify. — To branch out, or from. 

 Ramose. — Branched. 

 Ramus. — A branch. 

 Ranine. — Vessels under the tongue. 

 Rapce. — The central line of the scrotum. 

 Rectum. — The posterior termination of the intestines. 

 Rectus. — Straight. 



Recurrent. — Running in a backward ditection. 

 Reflection. — A duplicature. 

 Regions. — Divisions of the body. 

 Renal. — Belonging to the kidneys. 

 Rete. — Net-work. 

 Retiform. — Net like. 

 Retina. — Expansion of the optic nerve. 

 Retractor. — Muscles thus named draw backwards. 

 Retrahens. — Drawing back. 

 Rima. — An opening or fissure. 



Rotator. — A name given to muscles that rotate or re- 

 volve a part. 

 Rotundus. — Circular, round. 



