Ten´do or Ten´don, n. Fibrous cord or band of attachment of muscle to bone or other parts; a “leader.” Tendo achillis, hamstring.
Tenuiros´tral, a. Slender-billed.
Teratol´ogy, n. Science of monsters.
Te´res or Te´rete, a. Cylindrical and tapering; fusiform. Also, name of a muscle.
Ter´gum, n. Lower back, between interscapilium and uropygium. (Not well distinguished, and little used.) (59.)
Ter´minal, a. At the end.
Terminolog´ical, a. Relating to terminology.
Terminol´ogy, n. Science of calling things by their right names according to some determined principle. Nomenclature.
Ter´tials, Ter´tiaries, n. pl. Large inner quills of wing growing from humerus or elbow. The two or three longer inner true secondaries (which see) are often incorrectly called tertials, especially when distinguished by size, shape or color from the rest of the secondaries. (76.)
Tes´tis, n.; pl. testes. Testicles; male organs secreting spermatozoa.