pyriform Shaped like a pear.

radius Bone of the forearm on the thumb side. (See ulnar)

ramus A branch, as of a nerve, or blood vessel.

raphe Seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ.

ratiocination Logical reasoning.

sacculated Formed with or having saclike expansions.

scirrhus Hard dense cancerous growth usually arising from connective tissue.

septa Thin partition dividing two cavities or soft masses of tissue.

sternum Bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.

stricture Abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage.

subclavian Beneath the clavicle.

submaxillary Pertaining to the lower jaw.

sui generis The only example of its kind; a class of its own; unique

superficies Outward appearance.

sutural Junction of two bones.

symphysis Growing together, or the fixed or nearly fixed union, of bones.

taxis Replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia, by manipulation without cutting.

tegument (tegumentary, integument) Natural outer covering.

thorax (thoracic) Trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, containing the heart, lungs, etc.; chest.

trachea (tracheal) Tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs. Windpipe.

trephine (trephining) Small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft, used to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.

trocar Sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.

tunica vaginalis Pouch of serous membrane covering the testis and derived from the peritoneum.

venesection (venisection, phlebotomy) Opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood as a therapeutic treatment.

viz. Contraction of the Latin "videre licet" meaning "it is permissible to see," The -z- is not a letter, but originally a twirl, representing the symbol for the ending -et. Usually read as "namely."

ulnar Bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. (See radius)

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SURGICAL ANATOMY

BY JOSEPH MACLISE

FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.

WITH SIXTY-EIGHT COLOURED PLATES.

PHILADELPHIA: BLANCHARD AND LEA. 1859.

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