GLOSSARY. 391 



Chyle (kll). The milk-white fluid absorbed by the lacteals during di- 

 gestion. 



Chyme (klni). Food that has undergone gastric digestion, and has not 

 yet been acted upon by the biliary, pancreatic, and intestinal 

 secretions. 



Cilium (siT-i-wm), pi. cilia. The eyelashes ; also the hair-like appen- 

 dages of certain epithelial cells, whose function is to propel fluid 

 or particles along the passages that they line. 



Ciliary (sil'-i-a-ri). Pertaining to the eyelid or eyelash ; also by ex- 

 tension to the ciliary apparatus or the structure related to the 

 mechanism of accommodation. Pertaining to the cilia. 



Circumvallate (sir-kum-val'-at*). Surrounded by a wall or prominence, 

 as the circumvallate papillae on the tongue. 



Clavicle (klav'-i-kl). The collar-bone. 



Coccyx (kok'-siks). The last bone of the spinal column, formed by the 

 union of four rudimentary vertebrae. 



Cochlea (kok'-le-a}. A cavity of the internal ear, resembling a snail- 

 shell. 



Conjunctiva (kon-jungk-tl'-va}. The mucous membrane covering the 

 anterior portion of the globe of the eye, reflected on, and extending 

 to, the free edge of the lids. 



Corpus Arantii (kor'-pus). The tubercles, one in the center of each 

 segment of the semilunar valves. 



Corpuscle (kor'-pus-l}. A name loosely applied to almost any small, 

 rounded or oval body, as the blood corpuscles. 



Cortex (kor'-teks*). Bark. The outer layer of gray matter of the brain ; 

 the outer layer, cortical substance, of the kidney. 



Cricoid (krl'-koid}. Ring-shaped, as the cricoid cartilage of the 

 larynx. 



Dentine (deri-tin}. The ivory-like substance constituting the bulk of 

 the tooth, lying under the enamel of the crown and the cement 

 of the root. 



Diabetes (dl-a-be' -tez} . The name of two different affections, diabetes 

 mellitus, or persistent glycosuria, and diabetes insipidus, or polyu- 

 ria, both characterized, in ordinary cases, by an abnormally large 

 discharge of urine. The former is distinguished by the presence 

 of an excessive quantity of sugar in the urine. 



Dialysis (di-al'-i-sis). The operation of separating crystalline from 

 colloid substances by means of a porous diaphragm, the former 



