223, GLOSSARY. 
Axil’/la (axilla, armpit). 
Ax’illary: a name given to several structures in the region of the 
armpit. 
Ax’ one: the process which carries the impulse away from a nerve cell. 
Bi’ ceps (bis, twice; caput, head): a term applied to muscles having 
two origins. 
Brach (brachium, arm). 
Brach’ial: a name given to several structures in the upper arm region. 
Bron’ chi: plural of bronchus. 
Bron’ chus (brogkos, windpipe) : the two tubes into which the trachea 
divides. 
Buc’ cal (bucca, cheek): pertaining to the cheek. 
Cz’ cum (blind): first part of large intestine. 
Calca’neum (calcaneum, the heel): the os calcis or heel-bone. 
Callo’sum (callosus, thick-skinned): the largest commissure of the 
brain. 
Canalic’ uli: the small canals opening into the lacunz of bone. 
Can’ nula (canna, a tube): a small tube. 
Ca pit’ ulum (capitulum, a small head): the enlarged terminal portion 
of an organ. 
Car’ diac (kardia, the heart): pertaining to the heart. 
Ca rot’id: the chief artery lying on either side of the windpipe. 
Car’ pal (karpos, wrist) : pertaining to the wrist. 
Cau’ dad: toward the tail. 
Cau’ dal (cauda, tail) : relating to the tail. 
Cen’ trum: the body of a vertebra. 
Ceph’ alic (kephala, head): relating to the head. 
Ceratohy’al: a part of the hyoid apparatus. 
Cer’ vic al (cervix, neck): a name applied to structures in the region 
of the neck. 
Cer’ vi dz: the name of the deer family. 
Chev’ ron bones: the bones on the underside of some of the caudal 
vertebre. 
Chi’ asm (ki! azm, mark crosswise) : the optic commissure. 
Chirop’ tera (cheir, hand; pteron, wing): an order of mammals in- 
cluding the bats. 
Cho an’ 2: the posterior nares. 
Cho’ roid: the middle lining of the eyeball. 
Cir cum val’ late (circumvallere, to surround with a wall): the name 
of the large papillae at the base of the tongue. 
Clit’ oris: a small erectile organ occupying the same relative position 
in the female as the penis occupies in the male. 
Coc’ cyx (kokkux, the cuckoo, resembling the bill) : the several united 
vertebre forming the tail in man. 
