LIST OF TECHNICAL TERMS. 299 



sac'-cu-la-ted (^Lat. sacculus, dim. of saccus, a sack), bearing little sacs. 

 sa'-crum, the Latin name for the anchylosed human sacral vertebrae, 

 sal'-i-va-ry (Lat. saliva, spittle), pertaining to the saliva, 

 sar'-code (Gr. sarx, flesh, and eidos, form). 



scap'-u-la, pi. scapulce (Lat. scapula}, shoulder blade. 



sci-at'-ic (Lat. sciaticus), pertaining to the hip. 



scle-rot'-ic (Gr. skleros, hard). 



scu-tel'-la, pi. scutellce (Lat. fem. dim. of scutum, a shield). 



scu'-tel-late (Lat. scutella, a dish or plate), covered with scutella, over- 

 lapping plate-like scales. 



sec'-ond-a-ries, pi. of secondary (Lat. secundarius, second). 



seg-men-ta' -tion (Lat. segmentum, segment, from secare, to cut). 



seg'-ment (Lat. segmentum, from secare, to cut off), somite ; ring ; joint. 



sep'-tum, pi. septa (Lat. septum, a fence or partition), a partition. 



ser'-ra-ted (Lat. serra, a saw), toothed, like a saw. 



ses'-a-moid (Gr. sesamon, a kind of seed, and eidos, form), seedlike (?) 

 bones formed in the tendons. 



ses'-sile (Lat. sessum, seated, from sedere, to sit). 



se'-ta, pi. setce (Lat. seta), a bristle. 



sin'-is-tral (Lat. sinister, the left hand), pertaining to the left-hand 

 side ; turning toward the left. 



si'-nus, Eng. pi. sinuses (Lat. sinus), a curve ; a hollow. 



si'-phon (Lat. sipho, Gr. siphon, a bent tube for the transference of 

 water). 



skel'-e-ton (Gr. skeleton, a dried body). 



sperm (Lat. sperma, seed), spermatozoa ; the male reproductive element. 



sper'-ma-ry (Lat. sperma, seed), testicle. 



sper-mat'-ic (Lat. spermaticus, pertaining to spermatic fluid). 



sphe'-noid (Gr. sphen, a wedge, and eidos, form). 



spic'-ule (Lat. dim. of spica, a dart). 



spir'-a-cle (Lat. spirare, to breathe). 



spleen (Gr. splen}. 



spu'-ri-ous (Lat. spurius), false; whence the spurious quills constitute 

 what is sometimes called the " false wing." 



squa-mo'-sal (Lat. squama, a scale). 



ster'-num (Lat. from Gr. sternon, breast). 



stri'-a-ted (Lat. stria, a channel), marked with fine grooves or lines. 



strid-u-la'-tion (Lat. stridulare, to creak). 



sty'-let (Lat. stylus, a style [writing instrument]). 



sub-cla'-vi-an (Lat. sub, under, and clavicle, a little key), beneath the 

 clavicle. 



sub-cos' -tal (Lat. sub, under, and costa, a rib). 



