256 GLOSSARY. 



Coch'lea. [Lat. a " snail," a " snail-shell " ; hence, anything spiral.] A 



term applied to a cavity of the internal ear. 

 Coe'liac. [From the Gr. koilos, " hollow."] Pertaining to the abdominal 



caoity. 

 Co'lon. [Gr. kolon.'] That portion of the large intestine which extends 



from the caecum to the rectum. 

 Colos'trum. First milk secreted after labour. 

 Colum'nae Car'ne£B. [Lat.] "Fleshy columns"; muscular projections in the 



ventricles of the heart. 

 Colum'nar. Formed in columns : having the form of a column. 

 Com'missure. [From the Lat. con, "together," and milto, missum, to "put."] 



A joining or uniting together. Something which joins together. 

 Con'cha. [Lat. a "shell."] A term applied to the hollow portion of the 



external ear. 

 Con'dyloid. [From the Gr. kondylos, a "knob," or "knuckle," and eidoSy 



"likeness."] A term applied to joints and processes of bone having 



flattened knobs or heads. 

 Conjuncti'va. [From the Lat. con, "together," and jungo,junctum, to " join."} 



A term applied to the delicate mucous membrane which lines both eye- 

 lids and covers the external portion of the eyeball. 

 Co'rium. [Lat. the "skin."] The deep layer of the skin ; the derma. 

 Cor'nea. [Fi'om the Lat. cornu, a " horn."] The transparent anterior portion 



of the eyeball. 

 Coro'nal. [From the Lat. corona, a " crown."] Pertaining to the crown. 

 Cor'onary. [From the Lat. corona, a " crown."] A term applied to vessels, 



ligaments, and nerves which encircle parts like a crown, as the coronary 



arteries of the heart. 

 Cor'pus Callo'sum. [Lat.] " Callous body," or substance. A name given to 



the hard substance uniting the cerebral hemispheres. 

 Cor'puscle. [From the dim. of Lat. corpus, a " body."] A sinall body or 



particle. 

 Cor'tex. [Lat. " bark."] External layer of kidney : external layer of brain. 

 Cos'tal. [From the Lat. costa, a " rib."] Pertaining to the ribs. 

 Cra'nium. [Lat.] The skull. 

 Crassamen'tum. [From the Lat. crassus, " thick."] The thick deposit of 



any fluid, particularly applied to a clot of blood. 

 Crena'ted. [From the Lat. crena, a "notch."] Notched on the edge. 

 Crib'riform. [From the Lat. cribrum, a " sieve," and /orma, "form."] Perfo- 

 rated like a siei^e. 

 Cru'ra Cer'ebri. [From the Lat. cms (pi. crura), a "leg."] Legs or pillars 



of the cerebrum. 

 Cry'pt. [From the Gr. krypto, to "hide."] A secreting cavity: a folli.^le 



or glandular cavity. 

 Cu'ticle. [From the dim. of Lat. cutis, the "skin."] A term applied to the 



upper or epidermal layer of the skin. 

 Cu'tis Ve'ra. [Lat.] The true skin ; that underneath the epidermal layer. 

 Cys'tic. [From the Gr. kystis, the "bladder."] Pertaining to a cyst, — a 



bladder or sac. 



