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Odontoid o don' toid (G, odous, tooth) 

 Olecranon oh' lee kray' non (G, olene, ulna; 



kranion, skull) 



Olfactory ol fak' toh ree (L, olfacere, to smell) 

 Omentum oh men' turn (L, fat skin) 

 Omo, om oh' mow, ohm (G prefix, omos, shoul- 

 der) 

 Opercular, operculum o per' kiu lar, -him (L, 



operculum, lid) 



Ophidia o fid' ee ah (G, ophis, serpent) 

 Ophthalmic off thai' mik (G, ophthalmos, eye) 

 Opisto, opist o pis' tho, o pist' (G prefix, opis- 



then, behind) 



Oral oh' ral (L, os, mouth) 

 Orbicularis or bik' yu lay' riss (L, orbiculus, a 



little circle) 

 Orbital, orbito or' bi tal, or' bi toe (L, orbita, 



orbit) 



Ostium oss' tee um (L, mouth or entrance) 

 Otic oh' tik (G, otikos, pertaining to the ear) 

 Otolith oh' toe lith (G, ous, ear; lithos, stone) 

 Ovarian, ovary o va' ree an, oh' va ree (L, ovum, 



egg) 

 Oviduct oh' vi duct (L, ovum, egg; ductus, duct) 



Palatal, palate, palatine pal' a tal, pal' ate, pal' a 



tiyn (or -tin) (L, palatum, palate) 

 Pallium pahl' ee um (L, cloak) 

 Palpebra pahl' pe brah (L, eyelid) 

 Pancreas, pancreatic pan' kree ass, pan' kree at' 



ik (G, pas, all; kreas, flesh) 

 Papilla, papillae pa pill' ah, -ee (L, nipple) 

 Para par' ah (G prefix, beside, near) 

 Paraphysis pa raff' ee sis (G, para, beside; phyo, 



produce) 



Parietal pa rye' ee tal (L, paries, wall) 

 Parotid pa rot' id (G, para, beside; ous, ear) 

 Patella pa tell' ah (L, a small pan or dish) 

 Pecten pek' ten (L, comb) 

 Pectineal pek'ti nee' al (L, pecten, comb) 

 Pectoral, pectoralis pek' toe ral, -ray' liss (L, pec- 



toralis, referring to the chest) 

 Pellucidum pe liu' see dum (L, translucent) 

 Pelvic, pelvis pell' vik, -viss (L, pelvis, basin, the 



pelvis) 



Penis pee' nis (L, male external sex organ) 

 Peri perr' ee (L or G prefix, around) 

 Pericardial, pericardium per' ee kar' deeal,-um 



(G, peri, around; kardia, heart) 

 Perineum perr' i nee' um (L, perineon, origin 



uncertain) 



Peripheral pe riff' er al (G, peri, around; phero, 



bear) 

 Peritoneal, peritoneum perr' i toe nee'al, -um (G, 



peri, around; teino, stretch) 

 Peroneal, peroneus perr oh nee'al, -us (G, perone, 



pin of a brooch, referring to the fibula) 



Petrosal, petrous pe trow' sal, pee' trous (L 



petrosus, rocky) 

 Phalanges, phalanx fay Ian' gees, fay' lanks (G, 



phalanx, battle-line) 

 Pharyngeal, pharynx fa rin' jee al (or far' in jee' 



all) far' ynks (G, pharynx, throat) 

 Phrenic fren'ik (G, phren, diaphragm) 

 Phylum fye' lum (G, phylon, race, tribe) 

 Pia pie' ah (L, pious, kind) 

 Pineal pin' ee al (L, pinea, pine cone) 

 Pinna pin' ah (L, feather) 

 Pisces piss' ees (L, fish) 

 Pituitary pi tiu' i tay ree (L, pituita, mucus) 

 Placenta, placentalia pla sen' tah, plass' en tay' 



lee ah (L, placenta, cake) 

 Placoid plak'oid (G, plax, plate) 

 Plantaris plan tay' riss (L,planta, sole of the foot) 

 Plantigrade plan' ti grade (L, planta, sole; 



gradus, walk) 



Plastron plass' tron (F, a breastplate) 

 Platysma pla tiz' mah (G, flat plate) 

 Pleura, pleural plew' rah, -ral (G, pleura, rib, side) 

 Plexus picks' us (L, interweaving) 

 Plumulae plew' miu lee (L, little feather) 

 Pneumatic niu mat' ik (G, pneuma, breath, 



spirit) 

 Polyodon po lee' oh don (G, polys, many; odous, 



teeth) 



Polypterus po lip' ter us (G, polys, many; pteron, 



wing) 



Pons ponz (L, bridge) 

 Portal pour' tal (L, porta, gate) 

 Post (L prefix, behind, after) 

 Pre pree (L prefix, before) 

 Prepuce pree' pyuse (F, probably from L, pre, 



before; and G, posthion, penis) 

 Primate pry' mate (L, primus, first) 

 Pro proh (L or G prefix, before) 

 Precocious prob'seelous (G, pro, before; koilos, 



hollow) 

 Proctodaeum prok' toe dee' um (G, proktos, 



anus; daio, divide) 

 Prostate press' tayte (G. prostates, in the front 



rank) 

 Proventriculus proh' ven trick' yu lus (L, pro, 



before; venter, belly) 

 Pseudo sue' do (G prefix, pseudes, false) 

 Pterygium te ryg' ee um (G, pterygion, a little 



wing or fin or projection, from pteron, wing) 

 Pterygo, pterygoid terr' i go, -goid (G, pteron, 



wing) 

 Pterylae terr' y lee (G, pteron, feather, wing; 



hyle, wood) 

 Pubic, pubis piu' bik, -bis (L. pubes, hair, by 



inference, maturity) 



Pulmonary pull' mow nay' ree (L, pulmon, lung) 

 PuJviuar pul vine' ar (L, pulvinus, cushion) 



