Glossaby 135 



Gloss-, glosso-, -glossal. [G. glossa, the tongue.] A word-part meaning tongue, or 



pertaining to the tongue. . 



Glomerulus, uli. [L. glomus, a ball of yarn, ~\- ulus, little.] A small mass of fibers, 



or plexus of minute blood-vessels. 

 Gly'cogen. [G. glycos, sweet ; genes, producing.] A substance which is converted 



into sugar. 

 Gol'gi. Italian pathologist. 

 Grac'illis, [L.] grac'ile ; slender. 

 Gus'tatory. [L. gustus, taste.] Pertaining to taste. 

 Hepat'ic. [G. he-par, the liver.] Pertaining to the liver. 

 Hor'mone. [G. hormaein, to urge, or impel.] An exciting substance. 

 Hy'al-, hy'alo-. [G. hyalos, glass.] A word-part meaning hyaline or hyaloid, i. e., 



glassy. 

 Hyo-. [A word-part meaning pertaining to the hyoid bone, q. v.] 

 Hy'oid. [G. hyoeides, shaped like the letter Y.] The hyoid bone is at the base of 



the tongue. 

 Hypogloss'al. [G. hypo, under ; glossa, the tongue.] 



Hypoph'ysis. [G. hypo, under ; physthei, to grow.] So named because it is an un- 

 dergrowth to the brain. 

 Il'eum. [G. eilein, to wind or turn : through L. ilium, the flank or groin.] The 



lower part of the small intestine ; named from its coils or convolutions. This 



term must be distinguished from ilium, the lateral bone of the pelvis. 

 Ileo-. A word-part meaning, of or pertaining to the ileum : it must be distinguished 



from ilio-, pertaining to the ilium. 

 In"fundib'ulum. [L., a funnel.] The funnel-shaped connection between brain and 



• pituitary body. 

 In"ter ver'tebral. Situated between the vertebrae. 



In"ter-. [L., in the midst of, between.] A word-part meaning always between. 

 In"tra-. [L., within.] A word-part meaning always inside of. Not to be confused 



with inter. 

 Intrafu'sal. [Intra, -f- L. fusus, a spindle.] Inside a muscle-spindle. 

 Ir'idis. [L., iris, iris.] Pertaining to the iris. 

 Is"otro'pic. [G. isos, equal ; trepein, to turn.] Having the same physical properties 



(e. g., transmitting light in the same manner), in all directions. 

 Jeju'num. [L., hungry.] The middle part of the small intestine; so called because 



supposed to be empty after death. 

 Kar"yo-, Kary-. [G. karyon, a nut.] A word-part meaning of, or pertaining to, the 



cell-nucleus; nuclear. 

 Kar"yokine'sis. \Karyo + G. kinesis, movement.] Mitosis. 

 Katab'olism. [G. kata, down ; ballein, to throw.] The breaking down of complex 



substances into simpler. This process is accompanied by the liberation of 



energy. 

 Lam'ina, -inae. [L.] A thin sheet or scale. 

 La'tent. [L. latere, to lie hidden.] Existent, but not manifest, 

 -lemma. [G.] A limit or boundary ; hence the most intimate wrapping of a fiber 



(neural or muscular) ; the inner sheath. 

 Lat"era'lis. [L., pertaining to, lying on, or connected with, the side.] Lateral ; hence, 



lying on one (or both sides) of the median plane. 

 Lac'teal. [L., lac, milk.] Milky, or giving milk. 



