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Title
Anatomical Terms-I
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Acuworld
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Date
2020-07-15 09:09:07
Anatomical Terms-I
ileum
: Greek eilein = twisted. adjective - ileal.
ilium
: Latin the bone of the flank, adjective - iliac.
ima
: adjective, Latin = lowest, hence artery thyroidea ima.
impar
: Latin = unpaired.
incisor
: Latin incisum = cut up.
incisura
: Latin = notch.
incus
: Latin = anvil, hence the anvil-shaped ossicle of the middle ear.
index
: Latin = a pointer, hence, the fore-finger.
indicis
: genitive of Latin index = a pointer, hence, of the fore-finger.
indusium
: Latin = tunic.
inferior
: adjective, Latin = lower down, hence, farther from the head end.
infra
: Latin = below.
infundibulum
: Latin = funnel.
inguinal
: adjective, Latin inguen = groin.
inhibition
: Latin inhibitus = restrained, hence, reduction of the excitability of a synapse.
innervate
: Latin in = into, and nervus = nerve, hence, to supply a nerve to a part.
innominate
: Lain in = not, and nomen = name, hence, without a name.
insert
: Latin insertio = to join into, implant, hence, to attach; noun - insertion.
inspection
: Latin inspectus = examined, hence, visual examination.
insula
: Latin = island.
integument
: Latin in = on, tegmen = roof, hence the skin coat.
intercalated
: adjective, Latin inter = between, and calatum = inserted, hence interposed.
interdigitate
: Latin inter = between, and digitus = a digit. Hence, to interlock like fingers.
internal
: adjective, Latin internus = inward, hence, nearer the inside.
internuncial
: adjective, Latin inter = between, nuncius = messenger.
interstitial
: adjective, Latin inter = between, and sistum = set, hence, set between.
intestine
: Latin intestinum = the digestive tube beyond the stomach.
intima
: Latin = innermost.
intra
: Latin = within.
intrafusal
: adjective, Latin intra = within, fusus = spindle.
intrinsic
: adjective, Latin = on the inside.
introitus
: Latin intro = within, and ire = to go, hence, an orifice or point of entry to a cavity or space.
inversion
: Lain in = in, and vertere = to turn, hence to turn inward, inside out, upside down.
ipsilateral
: Latin ipsi = self, the same, and latus = side, hence on the same side.
iris
: Latin = a rainbow.
ischium
: Greek ischion = socket, because the ischium contributes more than either the ilium or pubis to the acetabulum.
iso
: Greek = equal.
isthmus
: Greek isthmos - a narrow passage.
*By Dr. M.A. (Toby) Arnold