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Coch'lea (kok f le ah) (kochlos, a conch-shell) : the coiled canal of the 



internal ear. 

 Cce'liac (se r le ak) (koilia, belly): a name applied to a large artery 



and a nerve plexus in the abdomen. 

 Cce' lorn (se r lum) : the body cavity. 

 Con' dyle (kondulos, a knuckle) : a paired rounded eminence of a bone 



for articulation. 



Cor' nu (a horn) : a name given certain structures resembling a horn. 

 Cor' nu a : the plural of cornu. 

 Cor'onoid (corona, crown; old, like). 

 Cor' por a (corpus, body): a name given to certain parts having a 



rounded or ovoid shape. 

 Cor' pus : singular of corpora. 

 Cos' ta (costa, rib). 

 Cos' tal : pertaining to the ribs. 

 Cot' yl old (kotula, a cup; old, like): relating to the articular cavity 



in the innominate bone. 

 Cra' ni ad : toward the plane in front of the cranium and perpendicular 



to the spinal axis. 



Cra' ni al : pertaining to the cranium. 

 Cra'nium: those bones of the skull encasing the brain. 

 Cru' ra : plural of crus. 

 Crus (crus, a leg)-: the part of the leg between the knee and ankle. It 



is also applied to structures resembling the leg. 

 Cu' bold (like a cube) : one of the tarsal bones. 

 Cunea'tus (kuneus, a wedge) : a fiber tract in the spinal cord. 

 Cune'iform (wedge-shaped) : bones of the ankle and wrist. 

 Cuta'neous (cutis, the skin) : relating to the skin. 



De cus sa' tion (decussatus, crossed) : an oblique crossing of the nerves. 



Demifac'et (demi, half; facette, little face) : the articular surface on 

 the body of a vertebra for the articulation of half the head of a rib. 



Den' drites (dendron, a tree) : the processes of a nerve cell which 

 transmit the impulse toward the cell-body. 



Di aph' y sis (dia, between ; phuein, to grow) : the shaft of a long bone. 



Diaste'ma (diastema, a distance) : a space between any two consecu- 

 tive teeth. 



Di ar thro' sis (dia, throughout ; arthrosis, articulation) : a form of 

 articulation giving much freedom of motion. 



Di del' phi a (dis, twice; delphus, uterus): an order of mammals in- 

 cluding the kangaroos and opossums in which a paired uterus is 

 present. 



Di en ceph' a Ion (dia, between; egkephalos, the brain): the tween 

 brain formed largely by the optic thalami. 



Di gas' trie (dis, double ; gaster, belly) : the muscle depressing the 

 lower jaw. 



