262 GLOSSARY. 



Subcuta'neous. [From the Lat. sub, " under," and cutis, the "skin."] Under 



the skin. 

 Sudoriferous. [From the Lat. sudor, "sweat," and fero, to "carry," to 



" bear."] A terra applied to the glands secreting sweat. 

 Supina'tion. [From the Lat. supino, supinatum, to " bend backwards," to 



"place on tlie back."] The turning of the hand with the palm up- 

 ward, the posterior surface of the hand being supine. 

 Su'pinators. The muscles which turn the hand with the palm upward. 

 Suprare'nal. [From the Lat. super, "over," and ren, renis, the "kidney."] 



Above the kidney. 

 Su'ture. [From the Lat. suo, sutum, to "sew together."] That which is 



sewn together, a seam; the seam uniting bones of the skull. 

 Sym'physis. [From the Gr. syn, "together," and phyo, to "produce," to 



"grow."] A union of bones, usually of symmetrical bones in the 



median line, as the pubic bones and bones of the jaw. 

 Synarthro'sis. [From the Gr. syn, "together," and arthron, a "joint."] A 



form of articulation in which the bones are immovably joined together. 

 Synchondro'sis. [From the Gr. syn, " together," and chondros, " cartilage."] 



Union by an intervening growth of cartilage. 

 Syndesmo'sis. [From the Gr. syn, " together," and desmos, a " ligament."] 



Union by ligaments. 

 Syno'via. [Supposed to be from the Gr. syn, " together," implying union 



or close resemblance, and don, an "egg."] A fluid resembling the 



white of an egg. 



Syno'vial. Pertaining to synovia. 

 Syn'tonin. [From the Gr. synteino, to "stretch," to "draw," referring to 



the peculiar property of muscular fibre.] A name given by Lehman n to 



a substance obtained from muscular fibre by the action of dilute 



muriatic acid. 

 Sys'tole. [From the Gr. systello, to "draw together," to "contract."] The 



contraction of the heart. 



Tar'sus. [From the Gr. tarsos, the "instep."] The instep: the cartilage of 

 the eyelid. 



Ten'do Achil'lis. [Lat.] " Tendon of Achilles." The tendon attached to the 

 heel, so named because Achilles is supposed to have been held by the 

 heel when his mother dipped him in the river Styx to render him in- 

 vulnerable. 



Thorac'ic. [From the Gr. thorax, a "breast-plate," the "breast."] Pertain- 

 ing to the thorax. 



Thy'roid. [From the Gr. thyreos, an "oblong shield," and eidos, "form," 

 "resemblance."] Resembling a shield. A name given to an opening in 

 the ossa innominata: to the piece of cartilage forming the anterior 

 prominence of the larynx: to the gland placed in front of the larynx. 



Tib'ia. [Lat. a "flute" or "pipe."] The shin-bone, called tibia, f rom its 

 fancied resemblance to a reed-pipe. 



Tibia'lis Anti'cus. [Lat.] The muscle situate at the anterior part of the 

 tibia. 



