GLOSSARY 499 



Splanch'nic. [From the Gr. splagchnon, an " entrail."] Of or pertain- 

 ing to the viscera. 

 Squa'mous. [From the Lat. squama, a " scale."] Scale-like. 

 Sta'sis. [From the Gr. stao, to " stop."] Stagnation of the blood 



current. 

 Steap'sin. An enzyme of the pancreatic juice which has the power of 



decomposing fats. Same as lipase. 

 Stereogno'sis. [From the Gr. stereos, "solid," and gnosis, "knowledge." 



The faculty of recognizing the form or outline of an object by touch- 

 ing it. 

 Stim'ulus, pi. Stim'uli. [Lat. a "goad."] Anything that excites to 



action. 

 Sto'ma, pi. Sto'mata. [From the Gr. stoma, stomatos, a " mouth."] A 



mouth; a small opening. 

 Stom'ach. [From the Lat. stomachus, the " throf-t," " gullet," also the 



" stomach."] A more or less sac-like part of the body where food 



is partially digested. 

 Strat'ified. [From the Lat. stratum, a " layer," and facio, to " make."] 



Formed or composed of strata, or layers. 

 Stri'ated. [From the Lat. stria, striatum, to " make furrows."] That 



which has strioe, furrows or lines. 

 Stro'ma. [From the Gr. stroma, a " bed."] The foundation, or bed, 



tissue of an organ. 

 Styloglos'sus. [From the Gr. stylos, a " pillar," and glossa, the " tongue."] 



A muscle connected with a pointed style-like process of the temporal 



bone and the tongue. 

 Sty'loid. [From the Gr. stylos, a "pillar," and eidos, "form."] A long 



and slender process from the lower side of the temporal bone. 

 Suc'cus Enter'icus. [From the Lat. succus, "juice, moisture," and 



enteron, " intestine."] Intestinal juice, secreted by the intestinal 



glands. 

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



to " bear."] A term appUed to the glands secreting sweat. 

 Sul'cus. [From the Lat. sulcus, a " furrow," " trench," " ditch," 



" wrinkle."] A fissure between two convolutions of the surface of 



the brain. 

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



to " place on the back."] The turning of the hand with the palm 



upward. 



