POS- 
processes of eae pubis parallel to 
the ischium (zoo 
Sea aes iramiidal) a. 
7 Boras, pyramid. | 
; appl, a cere- 
(post’ skitéltim) . 
a eta a small 
base of the meso a ye, x 
sphenoid (pdstsfé’noid) ~ [L. 
post, after; Gk. sphen, wedge.] The 
of the sphenoid 
posterior part 
“eesti 
poral (pdst-tém’péral) a. [L. 
post a7 oo ae mama 
ind the temporal bon appl. 
on and fossa ‘tae A). 
post-trematic ee — se = bee 
ae seek le.] 
ne "the 
posterior ait of th he: first gill cleft 
to the sree — 
eae ee 
oke ; 
» growth.] An 
at with the succeeding vertebra 
potontia ra Ta shal) a, [L. potens, 
rful.} Latent, as afp/, char- 
cieistics (diol. 
pouch sposch) # To. F, pouche, bag.] 
ike structure; a sac or 
bladder, as the pharyngeal pouches 
(emb.); a cree te pouch (zoo/.) ; 
a pod 
powder-down —those which 
do not develop taoa the early 
h disintegrate at 
(z001.). 
ae jae “bef> I belly.] 
The anterior, ‘broader -pa iat of the 
abdomen of Scorpions ‘4 
praea ar (pra -, préorikealar) a. 
[L. prae, before ; cula, ll 
ear. 
Appi. a sulcus at the mre 
part of the so regia surface of the 
hip-bone Z.). 
ar eg e ak préak’sial) a. [L. 
ore ; axis, axle.] On the 
sintering border o i suislane, 
praecentrum ng présén’ triim) » 
[L. prae, before ; ; centrum, centr ma 
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PRA- 
The anterior part of the vertebral 
centrum of certain lower vertebrates 
(zool.). 
praecoces (pra-, préké’séz) », Plu. 
[L. Brae, before ; coguere, to cook. 
Newly- hatched birds able to pets 
care of themselves; cf altri 
(zool.). 
praecostal (pra-, prékés bw a. fl, 
prae, before; costa, rib.] : 
a-, eg abreaboae ral) @ 
athe crus, leg. the 
anterior side of leg. or thigh anal )s 
= =f. 
re T 
quadrate lobe of the cerebrum 
SS meee 
xilla (pra’-, pré'maksil’i) x. 
a aE prae, before; maxilla, jaw.] 
The anter rior portion ‘a oe upper 
nat. 
aemor it 
irregular an abrept setnioa that 
as if bitten off (4024). 
praeoccipital (pra’-, pré rere ital) < 
pole - the cerebral hemispheres 
nat. 
(a 
praeoral (pra-, préd’ral) a. prae 
cgay “ mouth.] Per? the part 
of t os of a larva anterior to 
appl. —_ ess, loop, 
ubis ; 
rate cubis of certain vertebrates 
2.). 
praepuce (pra’-, pré’piis) 7. [L. prae- 
_— = foreskin.] That part 
of the integument of the penis 
sehiche- leaves the surface at the 
nec becomes folded upon 
itself; the foreskin. 
praeputial (pra-, prépi’shial) a [L. 
pracputium, the foreskin.] /eré. 
are praepuce ; Sot glands, sac 
t.). 
hao te puce. 
pra-, préski’tiim) 
he me before ; scutum, shield. ] 
