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Vitreous

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Post published:July 24, 2019
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L. vitreus = glassy. Applied to the vitreous humor of the eye. The word comes originally from vitrum = glass; and from this comes the phrase in vitro, meaning in a…

Volar

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L. vola = palm or sole.

Vomer

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L. vomer = ploughshare. The bone named vomer suggests a ploughshare by shape.

Xiphoid

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Gr. xiphos = sword, and eidos = resemblance. The name of the tip of the sternum.

Xylaria polymorpha

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Post published:December 20, 2020
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Gr. xylon = wood, and polymorph = of many forms. Xylaria polymorpha is a saprobic fungus. Due to its strap-like, upright stromata it's also referred to as 'dead man's fingers'.

Zonula

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L. zona = a girdle, belt or zone, and the diminutive suffix -ula.

Zygoma

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Gr. zygoma = bolt or bar, related to zygon = a yoke. Applied to the cheekbone because of its shape.