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Receptaculum Chyli. The expanded portion of the thoracic duct. 

 Resilience. The act of springing or leaping back. 

 Reticular. Like a net. 

 Rationale. Explanation of causes. 



Sebaceous. Fatty glands that secrete fat. 



Secerning. Separating or dividing. 



Secretion. The same. 



Secretaries. Organs that secrete. 



Sentient. Susceptible to sensation. 



Sensory. Imparting sensation. 



Sequela. A consequence, or sequel. 



Serous. Having, or full of serum. 



Serum. The watery portion of the blood. 



Silicious. Having silicia in its composition. 



Sinus. A cavity, hollow, or depression. 



Sine qua non. A necessary condition. 



Solar. Relating to the sole of the foot. 



Solution of continuity. Division of the skin or other textures by a blow, a 



cutting instrument, or ulceration. 

 Spinal. Belonging to the back bone. 

 Squamous. Scaly. 



Stellate. Pointed, or radiated, like the emblem of a star. 

 Sthenic. Having strength, a robust condition of body. 

 Stimulus. That which rouses or excites the energy of a part. 

 Strictuxg. Term for contraction. 

 Styptic. Having power to stop bleeding. 

 Sub-acute. Less acute. 

 Sub-cutaneous. Lying under the skin. 

 Sub-structure, The under structure. 



Suffraginis os. The suffraginis bone. Large pastern bone. 

 Sui generis. Of its own kind. 

 Sulcus. A groove, furrow, or trench. 

 Suppuration. A gathering of matter, festering. 

 Sympathy. That intimate connection between one part of a body and the 



rest. 

 Synovia. Commonly called joint-oil. 



