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Trail Guide to the Body (4th Ed.) Etymology words

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