The A to Z of Anatomical Histological and Medical terms
A
cisterna: Lt. = a cistern.
B
claustrum: Lt. clausum = closed, hence a barrier.
clavicle: diminutive of Lt. clavis = key - old Roman keys were
C S- shaped.
cleid- clavicle (klyde-)
D
cleido: Gk., cleis = key, a combining form denoting relationship to
E
the clavicle.
cleist- closed (klyst-)
F
clinoid: adj.Gk. kline = bed, eidos = shape or form, hence, like a
G
bed-post.
clist- closed
H
clivus: Lt. = slope (c.f. declivity).
I
co- with, together (koh)
coccyx: Gk. kokkyx = cuckoo, whose bill the coccyx resembles.
J Cochlea (KOK-lee-ah) the portion of the inner ear which contains the
receptors of hearing -the organ of Corti.
K
cochlea: Lt. = snail, hence the spiral cochlea, adj.- cochlear.
L
coeliac: adj.Gk. koilia = belly. (AS celiac)
coen- general , common
M
col-with, together
N
coli: Lt. = of the colon.
Collagen (KOL-a-jen) a protein that is an abundant component of CT.
O
collateral: adj.Lt. con = together, and latus = side, hence,
P
alongside.
colli: genetive (possessive case) of collum, Lt. = neck
Q colliculus: diminutive of Lt. collis = hill.
collum: Lt. = neck (cf. collar).
R
Colon (KOH-lun) the large intestine, containing the ascending,
S
transverse, descending & sigmoid sections.
colon: Gk. kolon = large intestine.
T
colp- vaginal (kohlp)
U
columna: Lt. = column, or pillar.
com- together, with
V
comitans: adj.Lt. = accompanying.
W
commissure: Lt. con = together, and missum = sent, fibres which
cross b/n symmetrical parts.
X communicans: adj.Lt. = communicating.
Compact bone one of 2 types of bone tissue, it is characterized by a
Y
dense EC matrix filled with mineral salts and collagen arranged in
Z
lamellae that surround a central osteonic (Haversian) canal. (=dense
bone).
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