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Coagulate: To curdle; thicken; clot. 



Coma: Profound stupor. 



Compress: A pad of any kind, applied so as to make pressure on 

 :any particular part. 



Concave: Hollow, depressed, hollowed out. 



Concussion: A violent jar or shock. 



Conformation: Structiue, form, shape. 



Congestion: An excess of blood in a part. 



Constipation: Infrequent evacuation of the bowel. 



Contagion: The communication of disease by contact, either 

 •direct or indirect; a contagious disease. 



Contagious: Carried from one person or animal to another; catch- 

 ing. 



Contraction: A shortening. 



Convalescence: The stage of recovery following an attack of dis- 



Convalescent : A patient m the stage of recovery following an 

 attack of disease. 



Convex: Bulging, rounding outwardly. 



Coronet: A crown; the crown of the hoof. 



Corpuscles: Small cells which form part of the blood. 



Corrode: Eat away, consume, impair, destroy. 



Corrosive : Destructive to tissue, caustic, eating away. 



Coxa: The hip or hip bone. 



Cranium: The skull or brain pan. 



Croup: That j)ortion of the upper part of the body situated be- 

 tween the loins in front and the tail behind. 



Crystalline: Resembling a crystal. 



Dandruff: Scales found upon the skin. 



DebiUtatin^: Weakening. 



Descend: To go down. 



Decomposition: Decay, rot. 



Depraved appetite: A desire for unnatural articles of food. 



Differentiate: To estabUsh a difference between. 



Digestion: The process of converting food into materials fit to 

 be absorbed. 



Dissolve: To cause a substance to melt away in a liquid. 



Docile: Easy to manage, gentle. 



Dock: The solid part of the tail; also the parts around the anus. 



Elbow: The bony projection at the upper part of the forearm. 



Excrement: The natural discharges of the body — feces and urine. 



