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AlisaB (#1)
Trail Guide to the Body (4th Ed.) Etymology words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab | away from |
| abdomen | belly |
| abduct | to lead away, bring apart |
| acetabulum | a little saucer for vinegar |
| acromion | top, shoulder |
| ad | toward |
| adduct | to bring together |
| adipose | fat, copious |
| alaeque (a-le-kwe) | wing |
| anconeus | elbow |
| annular | ringlike |
| annulus | ring |
| anococcygeal | anus + coccyx |
| aponeurosis | from + nerve or tendon |
| appendicular | to hang to |
| arrector pili | lifter; hair |
| artery | windpipe |
| auricularis | little ear |
| axial | axle |
| axilla | armpit |
| basilic | inner |
| biceps | twice + head |
| biceps Brachii | two-headed muscle of the arm |
| biceps Femoris | two-headed muscle of the thigh |
| brachial | relating to the arm |
| brachii | of the arm |
| brevis | short |
| buccinator | trumpeter, proclaimer |
| bulbospongiosus | bulbous root + sponge |
| bursa | a purse |
| calcaneus | heel |
| capillary | hairlike |
| capitate | head-shaped |
| capitis | of the head |
| capitulum | small head |
| carotid | causing deep sleep |
| carpal | pertaining to the wrist |
| carpi | of the wrist |
| cartilage | gristle |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cervical | referring to the neck |
| cervicis | neck |
| chest | box |
| cisterna chyli | resevoir + juice |
| clavicle | little key |
| coccyx | cuckoo |
| collateral | of both sides |
| condyle | knuckle |
| conoid | cone-shaped |
| coracoid | raven's beak |
| coronal | crownlike |
| coronoid | crown-shaped |
| corrugator | together + to wrinklecostal |
| costal | rib |
| coxal | hip |
| cranio- | skull |
| cranium | skull |
| cremaster | to suspend |
| cricoid | ring-shaped |
| cruciate | cross-shaped |
| cuboid | cube-shaped |
| cuneiform | wedge-shaped |
| deltoid | capital letter in the Greek alphabet |
| diaphragm | a partition, wall |
| digastric | double-bellied |
| digit | finger |
| digitigrade | toe-walking |
| dorsalis pedis | back; foot |
| dorsi | of the back |
| dura mater | tough mother |
| epi- | above, upon |
| extrinsic | without |
| facet | small face |
| facial | pertaining to the face |
| fascia | a band, bandage |
| fasciae | plural for fascia |
| fascicle | little bundle |
| femur | thigh |
| fibula | pin or buckle |
| flavum | yellow |
| flex | to bend |
| foramen | a passage or opening |
| fossa | a shallow depression |
| furcula | a little fork |
| gastrocnemius | stomach + leg |
| gemellus | twin |
| geniohyoid | chin |
| glabella | smooth |
| gland | acorn |
| glenoid | eyeball |
| glossus | tongue |
| gluteus | buttocks |
| gracilis | slender, graceful |
| hallux | first toe |
| ham | haunch |
| hamae | hooked |
| hamulus | a small hook |
| humerus | upper arm |
| hyoid | U-shaped |
| hypothenar | under or below |
| iliacus | pertaining to the loin |
| iliocostalis | from hip to rib |
| ilium | groin, flank |
| inferior | below |
| inguinal | of the groin |
| integumentary | something that covers or encloses |
| interdigitate | to interlock, as the fingers or clasped hands |
| interroseus | between bones |
| interstitial | placed between |
| intrinsic | within |
| ischium | hip |
| joint | to join |
| jugular | throat |
| kyphosis | bent, curved or stooped |
| labii | pertaining to the lips |
| labrum | lip |
| lamina | thin plate, leaf |
| latae | broad |
| lateral | to the side |
| latissimus dorsi | widest of the back |
| levator | lifter |
| levator labii superioris alaeque nasi | lifter of the upper lip and of the wing of the nose |
| ligament | a band |
| linea aspera | rough line |
| longissimus | longest |
| longus colli | long muscle of the neck |
| lordosis | bent backward |
| lumbar | loin |
| lumbrical | earthworm |
| lunate | crescent-shaped |
| lymph | pure spring water |
| magnus | large |
| malleolus | little hammer |
| mandible | lower jawbone |
| manubrium | handle |
| masseter | chewer |
| mastoid | breast-shaped |
| maxilla | jawbone |
| medial | middle |
| menisci | plural for meniscus |
| meniscus | crescent-shaped |
| mentalis | chin |
| meta- | after or beyond |
| mimetic | relating to characterized by or exhibiting mimicry |
| minimi | smallest |
| multifidi | to split |
| muscle | a little mouse |
| mylohyoid | mill |
| myo- | muscle |
| nape | the back of the neck |
| nasal | nose |
| navicular | boat-shaped |
| neck | nape |
| nerve | sinew |
| nuchae | nape of neck |
| nuchal | the back of the neck |
| oblique | diagonal, slanting |
| obturator | obstructor |
| occiput | the back of skull |
| odontoid | toothlike |
| olecranon | elbow |
| omohyoid | shoulder |
| opponens | opposing |
| palpate | to touch |
| panniculus carnosus | small, fleshy garment |
| parietal | wall |
| parotid | beside the ear |
| patella | small pan |
| pectineus | comblike |
| pectoralis | chest |
| pedicle | a little foot |
| pelvis | basin |
| penis | tail |
| perineum | space between anus and scrotum |
| peroneus | pin, buckle |
| pes anserinus | foot, gooselike |
| phalanges | closely knit row, line of battle |
| phalanx | singular for phalanges |
| philtrum | to love, to kiss |
| piriformis | pear-shaped |
| pisiform | pea-shaped |
| plantar | the sole of the foot |
| plantaris | the sole of the foot |
| plantigrade | sole-walking |
| platysma | plate |
| plexus | interwoven |
| pollex | thumb |
| pollicis | thumb |
| popliteus | ham of the knee |
| procerus | slender, elongated |
| process | going forth |
| profundus | deep |
| pronate | bent forward |
| psoas | muscle of the loin |
| pterygoid | wing-shaped |
| pubis | bone of the groin |
| quadratus | squared, four-sided |
| quadratus lumborum | four-sided muscle of the lumbar region |
| quadriceps | four-headed |
| quadruped | four-footed |
| radius | staff, spoke of a wheel |
| ramus | branch |
| rectus | straight |
| retinacula | plural for retinaculum |
| retinaculum | halter, band, rope |
| rhomboid | in geometry, a parallelogram with oblique angles and only the opposite sides equal |
| risorius | to laugh |
| rotatores | plural for rotator |
| sacrum | sacred or holy thing, from the use of the sacrum in Roman animal sacrifice |
| sagittal | arrowlike |
| saphenous | standing; or clearly visible |
| sartorius | tailor |
| scalene | uneven |
| scaphoid | boat-shaped |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| scapulae | plural for scapula |
| sciatic | hip joint |
| sciatica | suffering in the hip |
| semimembranosus | half membranous |
| semispinalis | half spinal |
| semitendinosus | half tendinous |
| septa | plural for septum |
| septum | enclosure |
| serratus | notched |
| sesamoid | resembling a sesame seed |
| skeleton | dried up |
| skull | bow |
| soleus | as in a sole fish |
| sphenoid | wedge-shaped |
| spine | thorn |
| splenius | bandage |
| splenius capitisstapedius | bandage-like muscle of the headstirrup |
| sternum | chest |
| styloid | a pillar |
| supercilii | above-eyelid |
| superficialis | on the surface |
| supinate | bent backward |
| sustentaculum | support |
| suture | a seam |
| symphysis | growing together |
| synovial | joint fluid |
| talocrural | ankle + leg |
| talus | ankle |
| tarsal | wicker basket |
| temporalis | time seen by the graying of hairs in this region |
| tendon | to stretch |
| tensor | a stretcher |
| teres | rounded, finely shaped |
| tertius | third |
| thenar | palm, flat of the hand |
| thoracic | chest |
| thorax | chest |
| thyroid | shield |
| tibia | shinbone |
| trachea | rough |
| tract | drawn out |
| transverse | across, turned across |
| trapezium | little table |
| trapezius | a little table or trapezoid shape |
| trapezoid | table-shaped |
| triceps brachii | three-headed muscle of the arm |
| triceps suraetriquetrum | three-headed muscle of the calfthree-cornered |
| trochanter | to run |
| trochlea | pulley |
| tubercle | a little swelling |
| tuberosity | a swelling |
| ulna | elbow, arm |
| umbilicus | naval, center |
| urethral | relating to the urethra |
| uvula | a little grape |
| vastus | vast |
| vein | vessel |
| vertebra | joint |
| xiphoid | sword-shaped |
| zona orbicularis | girdle + little circle |
| zygomatic | cheekbone |
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