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.] A muscle that turns the palm of the hand upward. SUT'URE. [L. _suo_, to sew.] The seam or joint that unites the bones of the skull. SYN-O'VI-A. [Gr. +syn+, _sun_, with, and +oon+, _oon_, an egg.] The fluid secreted into the cavities of joints for the purpose of lubricating them. SYN-O'VI-AL. Pertaining to synovia. SYS'TEM. An assemblage of organs composed of the same tissues, and intended for the same functions. SYS-TEM'IC. Belonging to the general system. SYS'TO-LE. [Gr. +systello+, _sustello_, to contract.] The contraction of the heart and arteries for expelling the blood and carrying on the circulation. TAR'SAL. Relating to the tarsus. TAR'SUS. [L.] The posterior part of the foot. TEN'DON. [Gr. +teino+, _teino_, to stretch.] A hard, insensible cord, or bundle of fibres, by which a muscle is attached to a bone. TEN'DI-NA, -AE. Pertaining to a tendon. TENS'OR. A muscle that extends a part. TEN-TAC'U-LA, -AE. [L. _tento_, to seize.] A filiform process or organ on the bodies of various animals. TEN-TO'RI-UM. [L. _tendo_, to stretch.] A process of the dura mater which lies between the cerebrum and cerebellum. TE'RES. [L. _teres_, round.] An epithet given to many organs, the fibres of which are collected in small bundles. THO'RAX. [Gr.] That part of the skeleton that composes the bones of the chest. The cavity of the chest. THO-RAC'IC. Relating to the chest. THY'ROID. [Gr. +thureos+, _thureos_, a shield.] Resembling a shield. A cartilage of the larynx. TIB'I-A. [L., a flute.] The large bone of the leg. TIB-I-A'LIS, TIB'I-AL. Relating to the tibia. TIS'SUE. The texture or organization of parts. TON'SIL. [L.] A glandular body in the throat or fauces. TRA'CHE-A. [Gr. +trachus+, _trachus_, rough.] The windpipe. TRA'CHE-AL. Belonging to the trachea. TRANS-VERSE', TRANS-VER-SA'LIS. Lying in a cross direction. TRA-PE'ZI-US. The name of a muscle, so called from its form. TRI'CEPS. [L. _tres_, three, and _caput_, head.] Three. A name given to muscles that have three attachments at one extremity. TRI-CUS'PID. [L. _tres_, three, and _cuspis_, point.] The triangular valves in the right side of the heart. TROCH'LE-A. [Gr. +trochalia+, _trochalia_, a pulley.] A pulley-like cartilage, over which the tendon of a muscle of the eye passes. TROCH-LE-A'RIS. The name of a muscle of the eye. TRUNK. The principal part of the body, to which the limbs are articulated. TU'
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