A glossary of biological, anatomical, and physiological terms / by Thomas Dunman.
- Dunman, Thomas, 1849-1882.
- Date:
- 1879
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A glossary of biological, anatomical, and physiological terms / by Thomas Dunman. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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![Aor'ta (perhaps from Gr. aeiiv, I take up, suspend, or carry).— The main artery which springs from and suspends the heart. Apha'sia (Gr. not j phash, speech).—Loss of the mental faculty of speech as distinguished from paralysis of the organs concerned in speech. Apnce'a (Gr. a, not; pneo, I breathe).—A condition in which, owing to an abnormally large supply of oxygen to the blood, the respiratory movements are temporarily sus- pended. Sometimes used j)athologically as the exact opposite of this, viz., as almost synonymous with asphyxia. Apo'da (Gr. a, -not; potis, podos, a foot).—A group of the Cirripedia, the sole representative of which has neither thoracic nor abdominal limbs. A'podemes (Gr. apodemeo, to go away, travel).—Processes which in the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth somites of the cephalothorax of the crayfish, project inwards and unite with one another in the thorax. Apo'lar (Gr. a, not; polos, a pole).—A term applied to those nerve corpuscles which have no radiating processes. Aponeiiro'sis (Gr. apo, from; 7ieuro7i, a sinew).—White fibrous tissue spread out in a sheet, which envelopes and binds down the muscles of different regions. Apo'physis (Gr. apopJmo, I grow from).—A process or pro- tuberance of bone. Appen'dices epiploi'cse (L. appendix, an appendage; Gr. epiploon, the omentum).—Projections from the serous coat of the large intestine containing fat. Appendi'cular (L. appendix, an appendage).—Applied to that part of the skeleton (the limbs) which is attached to the axial skeleton. Appen'dix vermifor'mis (L. worm-like appendage).—A narrow tapering process of the caecum. Appen'dix vesfcae (L. appendage of the bladder).—An ab- normal protrusion of a part of the mucous coat of the bladder through the muscular coat. Aproc'ta (Gr. a, not] proktos, the anus or seat).—A group of the Turbellaria in which there is no anal aperture. Apte'ria (Gr. a, not; pteron, a feather).—The spaces between the contour feathers in a bird. Aptery'gidsB (Gr. a, not ; pteron, a wing).—A subdivision of the Ratitse in birds, which comprises the extinct wingless bird of New Zealand.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21442976_0019.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
