GLOSSARY. 89 
Conoid tubercle.—A process on the posterior border 
of the clavicle in man. 
Coracoid (Gr. korax, a crow ; ezdos, shape).—One of 
the bones of the pectoral girdle in most 
vertebrates ; represented in man by the 
coracoid process of the scapula. 
Cornicula (L. cornzculum, a little horn)—A term 
sometimes applied in human anatomy to the 
cerato-hyals. 
Coronoid (Gr. sorone, a crow ; ezdos, shape).—Crow- 
shaped ; applied to a process of the lower 
jaw (coronotd process). 
Costal (L. costa, a rib)—Connected with or relating 
to the ribs, as the costal cartilages. 
Cranium (Gr. £ranzon, the skull).—The skull. 
Cribriform (L. cvzbrum, a sieve; forma, shape).— 
Perforated like a sieve. Applied to the 
perforated portion of the ethmoid bone 
through which the fibres of the olfactory 
nerve pass. 
Cricoid (Gr. £rzkos, a ring ; ezdos, shape).—Ring-like. 
Applied to a series of cartilages surrounding 
the larynx. 
Crista galli (L. crasta, a crest ; gallz, of a cock).— 
Applied to a ridge of the ethmoid bone. 
Crista ilii (L. crzs¢a, a crest ; 2/77, the ilium).—A pplied 
to one of the borders of the iliac bone. 
Crus (L. the leg)—Applied to parts of the body 
resembling a leg. That portion of the lower 
extremity lying between the femur and 
tarsus, 
