Anatomical Terms and their Derivation (136 pages)

Terms Specific to the Nervous SystemParaxial.Parenchyma.Paresis.Parietal.Parieties.Pedicle.Pedunculus.Pellucida.Perilymph.Perineum.Petrosal.Petrous.Phonation.Photoreceptor.Phrenic.Pia.Piriform.Pituitary.Placode.Plexus (pl. -us).Plica.Pons.Presbyopia.Processus.Prochordal.Profundus.Proprioceptor.Proptosis.Prosencephalon.Pulvinar.Punctum.G. para, alongside of, + L. axis, axle.G. parenchyma, pouring out into the adjacent.G. paresis, relaxation.L. paries, wall.L. paries, wall.L. pes, foot.L. pediculus, a little foot.L. per, through, + lucere, to shine.G. peri, around, + L. lympha, fluid.G. perinaion, perineum.L. petrosus, rocky.L. petrosus, rocky.G. phone, voice.G. phos, light, + recipio, I receive.G. phren, diaphragm.L. pius, delicate.L. pirum, pear, + forma, shape, likeness.L. pituita, slime, phlegm; at one time believedto secrete a mucous material from thebrain into the nose.G. plax, anything flat.L. plexus, plaiting, braid.L. plicare, to fold.L. pons, pontis, bridge.G. presbys, old man, + opsis, sight.L. processus, going forwards.G. pro, in front of, + chorde, cord.L. profundus, deep.L. proprius, special, + capere, totake.G. pro, before, + ptosis, falling.G. pro, before, + enkephalos, brain.L. pulvinar, cushioned couch.L. punctum, point.81