Part 59

Car' ti lage. Gristle.

Cell. A minute sac, usually with soft walls and fluid contents.

Cel' lu lar (cellula, a little cell). Full of cells.

Cer' e bel' lum. The little brain.

Cer' e brum. A Latin word meaning brain.

Cer' vi cal. Relating to the neck.

Chlo' ral (klo) Hy' drate. A drug used to induce sleep.

Cho' roid. The second coat of the eye.

Chyle (kile). A milky juice formed in digestion.

Chyme (kime). From chumos, juice.

Cir' cu la' tion. The course of the blood through the body.

Cil' i a (the plural of cilium, an eyelash). Hair-like projections in the air passages.

Clav' i cle (klav'-i-kl). From clavis, a key.

Co ag' u la'tion. A clotting of blood.

Coc' cyx (a cuckoo). A bony mass below the sacrum.

Coch' le a. A Latin word meaning snail shell. See Ear

Com' pound. A substance composed of two or more elements.

Con ta' gious diseases are those caught by contact, the breath, etc.

Con' trac til' i ty (con, together; traho, I draw).

Con' vo lu' tion (con, together; volvo, I roll).

Cor' ne a (cornu, a horn). A transparent, horn-like window in the eye.

Cor' pus cle (kor'-pus-l). From a Latin word meaning a little body. It is applied to the disks of the blood.

Cra' ni al. Relating to the skull.

Crys'tal line (crystallum, a crystal).

Cu ta' ne ous (cutis, skin). Pertaining to the skin.

Cu' ti cle (ku'-ti-kl). From a Latin word meaning little skin.

Cu' tis, the true skin.

Den' tal (dens, dentis, a tooth).