Anatomical Terms and their Derivation (136 pages)

Terms Important in the Upper LimbNerve.Neural.Neuralgia.Neuron.Node.Norma.Olecranon.Opposition.Os.Osseous.Ossicle.Ossification.Osteology.Palma.Paramedian.Parasternal.Parasympathetic.Paraxial.Pectoral.Phalanges.Pisiform.Platysma.Plexus (pl. -us).Pollex.Pronator.L. nervus, G.neuron, cordlike structure, nerve,tendon.G. neuron, nerve.G. neuron, nerve, + algos, pain.G. neuron, cordlike structure, sinew, tendon;equivalent of L. nervus, hence, nerve.L. nodus, knot.L. norma, rule, square used by carpenters,hence standard viewpoint.G. olene, elbow, + kranion, head.L. ob, inthewayof,+ positus, placed.L. os, bone.L. os (pl. ossa), bone.L. ossiculum, small bone.L. os, bone, + facere, tomake.G. osteon, bone, + logos, treatise.L. palma, the (open) hand.G. para, alongside of, + mesos, middle.G. para, alongside of, + sternon, chest.G. para, alongside of, + sympathetikos,sympathetic.G. para, alongside of, + L. axis, axle.L.pectoralis (pectus), belonging to the breast.G. phalanx, band of soldiers; singular phalanx,originally denoted whole set of bones of adigit not just one bone.L. pisum, pea, + forma, shape.G. platysma, plate.L. plexus, plaiting, braid.L. pollex, thumb.L. pronare, to turn face downward.25