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Ectoderm
(outside + skin)
Ectopic
(outside of + place) - something located in a place it is not supposed to be
Enteron
(intestine)
Epicanthus
(upon + the angle (corner) of the eye)
Epidermis
(upon + skin)
Epigastrium
(upon + belly) - the upper central portion of the anterior abdominal wall
Epiglottis
(upon + tongue)
Epiphysis
(upon + growth) - part of a long bone developed form a separate center of ossification
Epoophoron
(upon + ovary) - tubules in the mesosalpinx and near the ovary
Fascia
(band or bandage) - a collection of connective tissue
Falx
(sickle) - a sickle-like structure
Fauces
(passages) - the passage to the pharynx
Fenestra
(window)
Filum
(thread)
Fimbria
(fringe) - the frimbriated end of the salpinx (tube)
Fontanelle
(small fountain) - soft spot on an infant's skull
Foramen
(aperture or hole)
Fornix
(arch)
Fossa
(trench)
Frenulum
(fold) - a fold of tissue
Fundus
(base)
Fovea
(small pit)
Fusiform
(spindle shaped)
Gall
(bile)
Ganglion
(a knot) - a synovial joint cyst located under the skin or a collection of PNS nerve cell bodies
Gastric
(belly or stomach)
Gastrocnemius
(belly + leg) - a posterior leg muscle
Gastroschisis
(belly + split) - an embryonic defect of the anterior abdominal wall
Genu
(knee) - a bend in a structure
Glenoid
(shallow socket)
Glia
(glue) - binding cells of the CNS
Gubernaculum
(governor) - a cord which "governs" the descent of the testis
Hallux
(great toe)
Hamate
(hooked) - a carpal bone located on the ulnar side
Hepa, hepar, hepat
(liver)
Hernia
(rupture or protrusion) - rupture or protrusion of an organ or structure through the wall of the cavity normally containing it
Hiatus
(a gap)
Hippocampus
(sea horse) - a curved area of the brain
Hyster
(uterus)
Infundibulum
(funnel) - the distal end of the oviduct
Intramural
(within wall)
Isthmus
(a narrow passage or entrance)
Jejunum
(empty)
Kyphosis
(bent + condition)
Labrum
(lip)
Labyrinth
(a maze)
Lacuna
(pit or little lake)
Lambdoidal
(lamda shaped)
Lamina
(thin plate)
Lapara
(the soft part of the body between the ribs and hips)
Ligament
(that which binds or ties)
Lien
(spleen)
Lithiasis
(stone + condition or process)
Lunate
(moon)
Lymph
(transparent water) - the watery fluid found in lymphathic vessels
Macula
(spot)
Malleus
(hammer)
Mediastinum
(middle + to stand in)
Medulla
(marrow) - an inner part
Metaplasia
(a change + form)
Metra
(uterus)
Myocardium
(muscle + heart)
Navicular
(small boat) - the boat shaped scaphoid bone
Nephros
(kidney)
Neuron
the Greeks called nerves and tendons neurons
Nucleus
(nut)
Omphalocele
(navel + hernia) - an umbilical hernia due to failure of the embryonic intestine to return to the abdomen during rotation of the midgut
Oophoron
(egg + bearer)
Orchis
(testicle)
Otos
(ear)