diff --git a/source/threads.tex b/source/threads.tex
index f43a6abf36..bd5f4d8775 100644
--- a/source/threads.tex
+++ b/source/threads.tex
@@ -2483,10 +2483,10 @@
 \item \tcode{memory_order::relaxed}: no operation orders memory.
 
 \item \tcode{memory_order::release}, \tcode{memory_order::acq_rel}, and
-\tcode{memory_order::seq_cst}: a store operation performs a release operation on the
+\tcode{memory_order::seq_cst}: a store operation performs a \defn{release operation} on the
 affected memory location.
 
-\item \tcode{memory_order::consume}: a load operation performs a consume operation on the
+\item \tcode{memory_order::consume}: a load operation performs a \defn{consume operation} on the
 affected memory location.
 \begin{note}
 Prefer \tcode{memory_order::acquire}, which provides stronger guarantees
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@
 \end{note}
 
 \item \tcode{memory_order::acquire}, \tcode{memory_order::acq_rel}, and
-\tcode{memory_order::seq_cst}: a load operation performs an acquire operation on the
+\tcode{memory_order::seq_cst}: a load operation performs an \defn{acquire operation} on the
 affected memory location.
 \end{itemize}