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Tem'poro-fa'ciaL - The name of a division of the facial nerve. 



Tem'poro-ma'lar. A small branch of the second, (superior 

 maxillary,) division of the fifth pair of cerebral nerves. 



Tem'poro-maxil'lary. The name of one of the veins of the 

 head, also termed common facial ; also the name of the 

 articulation of each ramus of the lower jaw with the skull. 



Tem'poro-pari'etal. The name given to the suture which joins 

 the temporal and parietal bones of the skull. 



Ten'do Achil'lis (L. the tendon oi Achilles). The thickest and 

 strongest tendon in the body, formed by the union of the 

 tendons of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles, and 

 attached to the heel-bone ; so named because the Grecian 

 hero Achilles was only vulnerable in the heel. 



Ten'do palpebra'rum (L. tendon of the eyelids). A small ten- 

 don of the orbicularis muscle of the eyelids. 



Ten'don (L. tendo, I stretch). The name given to the bands 

 of connective tissue by which muscles are attached to 

 bones, &c. 



Ten'dril (L. tendo, I stretch out, extend). The filaments by 

 which climbing plants attach themselves to their supports. 



Ten'sor pa'lati (L. tightener of the palate). One of the muscles 

 of the palate. 



Ten'sor tar'si (L. tightener of the tarsal cartilage of the eye). 

 One of the small muscles of the eyelids. 



Ten'sor troch'leae (L. tightener of the pulley). A small occa- 

 sional muscle of the eyelids. 



Ten'sor vagi'nae fe'moris (L. tightener of the sheath of the 

 femur). A muscle passing from the ilium to the femur. 



Ten'tacle (L. tentdre, to touch, feel). The name given to the 

 long finger-like processes which surround the mouth in some 

 Invertebrata, and which are used in feeling and touch. 



Tentaculi'fera (L. fero, I bear, and tentacle). A group of the 

 Infusoria possessing tentacles. 



Tentaculfferous lobes (L. fero, I bear, and tentacle}. The 

 lobes which bear the tentacles in the Tetrabranchiate 

 Cephalopoda. 



Tento'rium cerebel'li (L. tent of the cerebellum). The name 

 given to the process of dura mater which separates the 

 cerebellum from the cerebral hemispheres. 



Terebra'tulidae (L. tercbrdtio, a boring). A family of the 

 Brachiopoda. 



Te'res ma'jor (L. teres, rounded ; major, greater). A muscle 

 passing from the scapula to the humerus. 



