.] 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.
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