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

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



kranion, skull) 

 Olfactory — olfak' 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, -lum (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„pert&mmg 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' dee al, -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, pihtila, 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 — pleks' 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— polip'terus (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) 

 Procoelous — proh' see lous (G, pro, before; koilos, 



hollow) 

 Proctodaeum — prok' toe dee' um (G, proklos, 



anus; daio, divide) 

 Prostate — pross' 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) 

 Pulvinar — pul vine' ar (L, pidvinus, cushion) 



