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, wing, 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) 

 Ali — al' ee (L prefix, ala, wing) 

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



form) 

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



(L, a little cavity) 

 Amia — aim' 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) 

 Ampbicoelous— 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; oura, 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, arylaina, 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 — aw' 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, blastos, germ; koil- 



los, hollow) 

 Blastoderm — bias' toe derm (G, blastos, 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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