A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene Part 76

TARSUS. [L.] The posterior part of the foot.

TENDON. [Gr. +tein+, _teino_, to stretch.] A hard, insensible cord, or bundle of fibres, by which a muscle is attached to a bone.

TENDI-NA, -. Pertaining to a tendon.

TENSOR. A muscle that extends a part.

TEN-TACU-LA, -. [L. _tento_, to seize.] A filiform process or organ on the bodies of various animals.

TEN-TORI-UM. [L. _tendo_, to stretch.] A process of the dura mater which lies between the cerebrum and cerebellum.

TERES. [L. _teres_, round.] An epithet given to many organs, the fibres of which are collected in small bundles.

THORAX. [Gr.] That part of the skeleton that composes the bones of the chest. The cavity of the chest.

THO-RACIC. Relating to the chest.

THYROID. [Gr. +thureos+, _thureos_, a shield.] Resembling a shield. A cartilage of the larynx.

TIBI-A. [L., a flute.] The large bone of the leg.

TIB-I-ALIS, TIBI-AL. Relating to the tibia.

TISSUE. The texture or organization of parts.

TONSIL. [L.] A glandular body in the throat or fauces.

TRACHE-A. [Gr. +trachus+, _trachus_, rough.] The windpipe.

TRACHE-AL. Belonging to the trachea.

TRANS-VERSE, TRANS-VER-SALIS. Lying in a cross direction.

TRA-PEZI-US. The name of a muscle, so called from its form.

TRICEPS. [L. _tres_, three, and _caput_, head.] Three. A name given to muscles that have three attachments at one extremity.

TRI-CUSPID. [L. _tres_, three, and _cuspis_, point.] The triangular valves in the right side of the heart.

TROCHLE-A. [Gr. +trochalia+, _trochalia_, a pulley.] A pulley-like cartilage, over which the tendon of a muscle of the eye pa.s.ses.

TROCH-LE-ARIS. The name of a muscle of the eye.

TRUNK. The princ.i.p.al part of the body, to which the limbs are articulated.

TUBER-CLE. [L. _tuber_, a bunch.] A small push, swelling, or tumor, on animal bodies.

TU-BER-OSI-TY. The state of being k.n.o.bbed or protuberant.

TYMPAN-UM. [L.] The middle ear.

ULNA. [L.] A bone of the forearm.

ULNAR, UL-NARIS. Relating to the ulna.

URIC. [Gr. +ouron+, _ouron_, urine.] An acid contained in urine, and in gouty concretions.

U-VEA. [L. _uva_, a grape.] Resembling grapes. A thin membrane of the eye.

UVU-LA. A soft body, suspended from the palate, near the aperture of the nostrils, over the glottis.

VACCINE VIRUS. [L. _vacca_, a cow, _virus_, poison.] Pertaining to cows; derived from cows.

VALVE. Any membrane, or doubling of any membrane, which prevents fluids from flowing back in the vessels and ca.n.a.ls of the animal body.

VALVU-LA, -. A valve.

VASCU-LAR. [L. _vasculum_, a vessel.] Pertaining to vessels; abounding in vessels.

VASTUS. [L.] Great, vast. Applied to some large muscles.

VEINS. Vessels that convey blood to the heart.

VENOUS. Pertaining to veins.

VENTRI-CLE. [L. _venter_, the stomach.] A small cavity of the animal body.

VEN-TRICU-LAR. Relating to ventricles.

VER-MICU-LAR. [L. _vermiculus_, a little worm.] Resembling the motions of a worm.

VERM-I-FORMIS. [L. _vermis_, a worm, and _forma_, form.] Having the form and shape of a worm.

VERTE-BRA, -. [L. _verto_, to turn.] A joint of the spinal column.

VERTE-BRAL. Pertaining to the joints of the spinal column.

VESI-CLE. [L. _vesica_, a bladder.] A little bladder, or a portion of the cuticle separated from the cutis vera and filled with serum.

VESTI-BULE. [L.] A porch of a house. A cavity belonging to the ear.

VILLI. [L.] Fine, small fibres.

VIRUS. [L. poison.] Foul matter of an ulcer; poison.

VITAL. [L. _vita_, life.] Pertaining to life.