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in autumn, germinating in the 

 following spring (bot.). 



teleutosporiferous (tglu'tosporiferus) 

 a, [Gk. teleute, completion ; sporos, 

 seed ; L. ferre, to carry.] Appl. 

 Rusts bearing teleutospores (bot.). 



teliospore, teleutogonidium. 



teliosporlferous, teleutosporiferous. 



teliostage (tel'iostaj) n. [Gk. telos, 

 end ; L. stare, to stand.] The last 

 summer-stage of certain Fungi in 

 which telia are produced ; the 

 teleutoform stage (bot.). 



telium (te'lium) n., telia (te'lia) plu. 

 [Gk. telos, end.] The teleutosorus, 

 or sorus produced in the last 

 summer stage of certain rust Fungi 

 (hot.). 



teloblast (tei'oblast) n. [Gk. telos, 

 end ; blastos, bud.] A large cell 

 which buds forth rows of smaller 

 cells, as in annelid embryos (emb.). 



telekinesis (tel'okine'sis) n. [Gk. telos, 

 end ; kinesis, movement.] The last 

 stage of mitosis when daughter- 

 nuclei are re-formed (cyt.). 



telolecithal (tel'oles'Ithal) a. [Gk. 

 telos, end ; lekithos, yolk.] Having 

 the yolk accumulated mainly in one 

 hemisphere (emb.']. 



telolemma (teTblem'a) n. [Gk. telos, 

 end ; lemma, skin.] A capsule 

 containing a nerve-fibre termina- 

 tion, in neuromiiscular spindles 

 (anat.). 



telophase (teTofaz) n. [Gk. telos, 

 end ; phasis, aspect.] Telekinesis, 

 which see. 



telotrocha (teTotro'ka, telot'roka) n. 

 [Gk. telos, end ; trochos, wheel.] 

 Trochosphere, which see. 



telson (tel'son) . [Gk. telson, ex- 

 tremity.] The unpaired terminal 

 abdominal segment of Crustaceans 

 (zool.). 



telum (te'lum) n. [Gk. telos, end.] 

 The last segment of insect ab- 

 domen. 



temnospondylous (tem'nospon'dilus) 

 a. [Gk. temnein, to cut ; sphondylos, 

 a vertebra.] With vertebrae not 

 fused but in articulated pieces ; cf. 

 stereospondylous (zool.}. 



temperature (tem'peratur) n. [L. 

 temperatura, proportion.] Body- 

 heat ; most Mammals have approxi- 

 mately the same temperature as Man, 



Birds a higher ; cf. homoiothermal 

 and poikilothermal (pkys.). 



temporal (tem'poral) a. [L. tempor- 

 alts, temporary.] Pert., or in the 

 region of, the temples (anat.). 



temporalis muscle, abroad radiating 

 muscle arising from the whole of 

 the temporal fossa and extending 

 to the coronoid process of the 

 mandible (anat.). 



temporomalar (tem'poroma'lar) a. 

 [L. temporalis, temporary ; mala, 

 cheek.] Appl. a nerve supplying 

 temple and cheek, the zygomatic 

 nerve (anat.}. 



temporomandibular articulation, 

 the hinge of the jaws (anat.). 



temporomaxillary (tem'poromaksil'- 

 ari) a. [L. temporalis, temporary ; 

 maxilla, jaw.] Pert, temporal and 

 maxillary region ; appl. the pos- 

 terior facial vein (anat.}. 



tenaculum (tenak'ulum) n. [L. tenax, 

 holding.] In Teleosts, a fibrous 

 band extending from eyeball to 

 skull (zool.). 



tendinous (ten'dmus) a. [L. tendere, 

 to stretch.] Of the nature of a 

 tendon ; having tendons. 



tendo calcaneus, tendo Achillis, 

 the tendon of the heel (anat.). 



tendon (ten'don) n. [L. tendere, to 

 stretch.] A white glistening fibrous 

 cord connecting a muscle with a 

 movable structure (anat.). 



tendon reflex, contraction of muscles 

 in a state of slight tension by a tap 

 on their tendons (phys.). 



tendril (ten'dril) n. [O.F. tendrillon, 

 a tender sprig.] A specialized 

 twining stem or leaf by which 

 creepers support themselves (bot.\ 



tendrillar (ten'drilar) a. [O.F. ten- 

 drillon, a tender sprig.] Acting as 

 a tendril ; twining (bot.). 



tensor (ten'sor) a. [L. tendere, to 

 stretch.] Appl. muscles which 

 stretch parts of the body (anat.). 



tentacles (ten'taklz) n. plu. [L.L. 

 tentaculum, a feeler.] Slender 

 flexible organs on the head of many 

 small animals, used for feeling, 

 exploration, prehension, or attach- 

 ment, as in Snails, Insects, Crabs 

 (zool). 



tentacular (tentak'ular) a. [L.L. 

 tentaculum, a feeler.] Pert, tentacles ; 



