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GLOSSARY OF VETERINARY TECHNICALITIES. 



Ruga. — A wrinkle. 

 Rugose, — "Wrinkled. 



S. 



Sac. — A bag or cyst. 



Saculated. — Encysted. 



Sacral. — Belonging to the sacrum. 



Sjgittah — Arro-sv-shaped. 



Saliva)-!/. — Eclating to the saliva 



Sanguis. — Blood. 



Saphena. — A vein of the hind extremities. 



Scaphoid. — Shaped like a boat. 



Scapula. — Shoulder blade. 



Scrotal. — Relating to the scrotum. 



Scrotum. — The sac in ■which the testicles are con- 

 tained. 



Sebaceous. — Resembling suet. 



Secernent. — Secretory. 



Semen. — Secretion peculiar to the testes. 



Semi. — One-half. 



Septum. — Apartition or division. 



Serrated. — Resembling the teeth of a saw. 



Serum. — The fluid portion of the blood. 



Sessamoid. — Like seeds. 



Sigmoid. — Flexure. 



Sineio. — A tendon. 



Sinus. — A long cavity. 



Spermatic. — Belonging to the testicles. 



Sphenoid. — Wedge-like. 



Sphenoidal. — Belonging to sphenoid bono. 



Sphincter. — Curcular muscles, which close an opening, 

 are thus named. 



Spinal. — Belonging to the spine. 



Spinal Marrow. — Medulla spinahs. 



Spine. — The vertebral column. 



Spinus. — Thorn-like. 



Splanchic. — Belonging to the intestines. 



Squamous. — Resembling scales. 



Stapes. — A stirrup ; bone of the ear. 



Sternal. — Belonging to the breast bone. 



Sternum. — Breast bone. 



Striated. — Marked with long lines. 



Styloid. — Shaped like a pointed pencil. 



Sub. — Under; beneath. 



Sublimus. — This term is applied to a muscle when 

 ceated more superficially than another of the same kind. 



Sublingual. — Beneath the tongue. 



Submaxillar)/. — Under the inferior jaw. 



Subscapular. — Liner side of the shoulder blade. 



Super. — Above. 



Superficial. — Upon or near the surface. 



Superior. — The upper part. 



Suture. — Jimction or union. 



Sympathetic. — Associated in function. 



Symphysis. — A connection of bones by an intervening 

 substance. 



Synovia. — The lubricating fluid of joints, sometimes 

 called joint-oil. 



Systole. — Contraction of the heart. 



T. 

 Tabula. — An extended surface. 

 Tarsus. — The hock. 

 Tegumentary. — Relating to the skin. 

 Temporal. — Relating to the temporal regions of the 

 cranium. 



Tendon. — The extremity of a muscle. 



Tcndo Achillis. — The tendon of the gastrocnemii, in- 

 serted into the hock. 



Tensor. — A name given to muscles which stretch or ex- 

 tend parts. 



Toitorium. — A membranous partition of the brain. 



Teres. — Round ; cylindrical. 



Testes. — The testicles. 



Thalami Nervorum Opticorum. — Supposed origin of 

 the optic nerves. 



Thalamus. — A bed or origin of certain parts. 



Theca. — A sheath. 



Thoracic. — Belonging to the thorax or chest. 



Thoracic Duct. — The ti-unk of the absorbents. 



Tliorax. — The chest. 



Thjro. — Names compounded with this word belong 

 to muscles which are attached to the thyroid cartilage. 



Thyroid. — Resembling a shield. 



Tibia. — The bone beneath the femur. 



Tibial. — Belonging to the tibia. 



Tinea. — The name of a fish ; the tench. 



Tissue. — An organized structure. 



Trachea. — The windpipe. 



Tmcheal. — Pertaming to the windpipe. 



Trachelo. — Names compounded with this word belong 

 to muscles located in the region of the neck. 



Transversalis. — Having a transverse direction. 



Transversus. — Placed across. 



Trapezium. — A four-sided-figure, bone of the horse's 

 knee. 



Trapezoides. — A bone which in figure somewhat re- 

 sembles the preceding ; it also enters into the composition 

 of the horse's knee. 



Trapezius. — Four square ; a muscle placed over the 

 region of the withers. 



Triangularis. — Triangular. 



Triceps. — Three-headed. 



Tricuspid. — Having three points ; a name applied to 

 a valve in the right ventricle. 



Trifid. — Three-cleft. 



Trigastric. — Having three bellies. 



Trisplanchic Nerve. — The great sympathetic or gan- 

 glionic nerve. 



Trochanter. — Eminences or tuberosities on the bones. 



Tuba. — A tube. 



Tuber. — A solid roundish substance. 



Tuberosity. — Protuberance or projection. 



Tubular. — Tube-like. 



Tunic. — A membranous covering. 



Turbinated. — Shaped like a sugar-loaf. 



Turgid. — Swollen. 



U. 



Ulna. — Bone of the fore extremity, termed point of 

 the elbow. 



Ulnar. — Pertaining to the ulna. 



Unibilicus. — The navel. 



Unciform. — Shaped like a hook. 



Ureter. — A tubular connection between the kidneys 

 and bladder. 



Urinal. — Pertaining to the urine. 



Uterine. — Relating to the womb. 



Uterus. — The womb. 



Uvula. — A pendulous body, posterior to the soft palate. 



