APPENDIX A 



PRONUNCIATION AND DERIVATION OF TECHNICAL WORDS 



Some compound words and names combined of two or more words are given under their 

 components. Some common prefixes are also given. (L, Latin; G, Greek; F, French.) 



A (G prefix, without) 



Ab (L prefix, away from) 



Abdomen, abdominal ab dough' men, ab dom' i 



nal (L, of uncertain origin) 



Abducens ab due' senz (L, ab, from; duco, lead) 

 Acanthias a kan' the as (G, acantha, thorn) 

 Acentrous a sen' trous (G, a, without; kentron, 



center) 

 Acetabulum ass i tab' yu lum (L, name of a kind 



of cup) 



Acipenser ass i pen' ser (L, a sturgeon) 

 Acromion a krow' me on (G, akros, top; omos, 



shoulder) 

 Actinopterygii ak' ti nop' ter yg'ee eye (G, ak- 



tinos, ray; pterygion, whig, fin) 

 Acustico a kous' ti koh' (G, akoustikos, related 



to hearing) 



Ad (L prefix, toward, upon) 

 Adductor a duck' tore (L, ad, to; duco, lead) 

 Adrenal add ree' nal (L, ad, upon; renes, kid- 

 neys) 



Afferent aff err ent (L, ad, to; fero, bear) 

 All al' ee (L prefix, ala, wing) 

 Allantois a Ian' toe iss (G, alias, sausage; eidos, 



form) 

 Alveolar, alveolus, alveoli al vee' oh lar, -lus, -lie 



(L, a little cavity) 



Amia ami' ee ah (G, a kind of fish) 

 Amnion, amniota, amniote am' nee on, am' nee 



oh' tah, am' nee oat (G, a membrane of the 



embryo) 

 Amphibia am fib' ee ah (G, amphi, double; bios, 



life) 

 Amphicoelous am' fee see' lous (G, amphi, double; 



koilos, hollow) 

 Amphioxus am' fee ox' us (G, amphi, both; oxys, 



sharp) 

 Amphiplatyan am' fee pla' tee an (G, amphi, 



both; platys, flat) 

 Ampulla, ampullae am pull' ah, am pull' ee (L, 



flask) 

 Anamnia an am' nee ah (G, an, without; amnion, 



embryonic membrane) 



Anastomosis a nass' toh mow' sis (G, an opening) 

 Anconeus an' ko nee' us (L, ancon, the bend of 



the arm) 

 Ankylosis an' kee lo' sis (G, ankylos, bent) 



Ansa ann' sah (L, a handle) 



Anura a new' rah (G, an, without; our a, tail) 



Anus ay' nus (L, ring) 



Aorta, aortic ay or' tah, -tik (G, aorte, to lift) 



Aponeurosis ap oh' new row' sis (G, apo, from; 



neuron, tendon) 



Apophysis a poff' y sis (G, an outgrowth) 

 Aqueduct ak' we duct (L, aqua, water; duco, 



lead) 



Aqueous ay' kwee us (L, aqua, water) 

 Arachnoid a rack' noid (G, arachne, spider) 

 Archenteron ar ken' ter on (G, archos, chief, 



first; enter on, intestine) 

 Arcualia ar' kiu ale' ee ah (L, arcus, bow) 

 Arteriosus ar teer' ee oh' sus (L, arteria, artery) 

 Arytenoid ar' ee tee' noid (G, arytaina, pitcher, 



funnel) 



Astragalus ass trag' a lus (G, an ankle bone) 

 Atlas at' lass (G, tlao, to bear) 

 Atrium ay' tree um (L, a court) 

 Auditory-yaw' di toe ry (L, auditorius, pertaining 



to hearing) 

 Auricle, auricular aw' ree kal, aw rik' yu lar (L, 



auricula, a little ear) 

 Aves ay' veez (L, birds) 

 Axilla, axillary axe ill' ah, axe' i lay ree (L, axilla, 



a little axis) 

 Azygos az' ee gos (G, a, without; zygon, yoke) 



Balanoglossus bahl' an oh gloss' us (G, balanos, 



acorn; glossa, tongue) 

 Basalia bah sail' ee ah (L, basis, the base) 

 Basi base' ee (L, prefix, at the base of) 

 Basilar bass' ee lar (L, basis, the base) 

 Biceps buy' seps (L, bi, two; caput, head) 

 Blastocoel bias' toe seal (G, Uastos, germ; koil- 



los, hollow) 

 Blastoderm bias' toe derm (G, Uastos, germ; 



derma, skin) 



Blastula bias' tiu lah (L, a little germ) 

 Brachial, brachialis, brachium bray' kee al,-kee 



ay' lis, -kee um (L, brachium, arm) 

 Brachiocephalic bray' kee oh se phal' ik (L, bra- 

 chium, arm; cephalicus, pertaining to the head) 

 Branchia, branchiae, branchial bran' kee ah, -kee 

 ee, -kee al (G, branchia, gills) 



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