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Can'cellated. [From the Lat. cancelli, " lattice-work."] A term used to 



describe the spongy lattice-work texture of bone. 

 Can'thus. [(ir. Kanthos, the " angle of the eye."] The angle formed by the 



junction of tlie eyelids, the internal being the greater, the external the 



lesser, canthus. 

 Cap'illary. [From the Lat. capilhis, "hair."] A minutely fine vessel, resem- 

 bling a hair in size. 

 Car'bon. An elementary body, one of the principal elements of organized 



bodies. 

 Carbon Di-ox'ide. COg. Carbonic acid. 



Car'dio-inhib'itory. [From the Lat. kardia, " heart," and inhibeo, to " re- 

 strain."] An agent which restrains the heart's action. 

 Carot'ids. [Perhaps from the Gr. karos, "stupor," because pressing on them 



produces stupor.] The great arteries conveying blood to the head. 

 Ca'sein. [From the Lat. caseus, " clieese."] The albumin of milk; the 



curd separated from milk by the addition of rennet, constituting the 



basis of cheese. 

 Caud'a Equi'na. [Lat.] "Horse-tail." A term applied to the termination 



of the spinal cord, which gives off a large number of nerves which, when 



unravelled, resemble a horse's tail. 

 Cel'lulose. Basis of vegetable fibre. 

 Cerebel'lum. [Dim. of Lat. cerebrum, the "brain."] The hinder and lower 



part of the brain ; the little brain. 

 Cer'ebrum. [Lat. the "brain."] Chief portion of brain. 

 Ceru'minous. [From the Lat. cerumen, "ear-wax."] A term applied to the 



glands secreting cerumen, ear-wax. 

 Choles'terin. [From the Gr. xule, "bile," and stear, "fat."] A tasteless, 



inodorous, fatty substance found in the bile, blood, and nervous tissue. 

 Chon'drin. [From the Gr. chondros, "cartilage."] A kind of gelatin 



ol)tained by boiling cartilaf/e. 

 Chor'dae Tendin'eae. [Lat.] Tendinous cords. 



Cho'roid. [From the Gr. chorion, "skin," and eidos, "form" or "resem- 

 blance."] A skin-like membrane : the second coat of the eye. 

 Chyle. [From the Gr. t?//os, "juice."] Milky fluid of intestinal digestion. 

 Chyme. [From the Gr. kymos, "juice."] Food that has undergone gastric 



but not intestinal digestion. (Both chyle and chyme signify literally 



liquid or juice.) 

 Cica'trix. [Lat. a " scar."] The mark or scar left after the healing of a 



wound. 

 Cil'ia. [Lat. the "eyelashes."] Hair-like processes of certain cells. 

 Cil'iary. Pertaining to the cilia. 

 Cil'iated. Provided with cilia. 

 Circumval'late. [From the Lat. circumvallo, " to surround with a wall."] 



Surrounded by a wall. 

 Clav'icle. [From the dim. of Lat. clavis, a "key."] The collar-bone, so 



named from its shape. 

 Coc'cyx. [Lat. the " cuckoo."] The lower curved bone of the spine, 



resembling a cuckoo's bill in shape. 



