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Concretion Act of growing together. 



Conspicuous Plainly visible. 



Constituents Elements, or component parts. 



Constitutional Inherited disease; those that are general or that pervade the 



whole system. 

 Contributory Pertaining to giving jointly in common with others for a 



common purpose. 



Convalescence The period of recovery after disease. 

 Copulation Sexual connection. 

 Correlation A mutual or reciprocal relation, as of part to part, or of parts 



to a whole. 



Corrosion Eating away. 



Corrosive A substance that eats away or destroys. 

 Costive Constipated. 



Cropping To cut off the tops or tips of; to reap. 



Culms Jointed stems of grass which are usually hollow except at the nodes. 

 Curbs An inclosing frame, border or edging. An edging of upright stone 



along the outer limit of a sidewalk. 

 Cuspidor A spittoon. 

 Cylinder Long tube. 



Debilitant An agent allaying excitement ; weakening. 



Debris Ruins ; rubbish. 



Decomposition Decay; the analysis of a body; disintegration. 



Delirium A temporary state of mental disturbance, manifested by irrita- 

 tion and confusion. 



Demarcation The limit boundary, or lines so fixed or determined. 



Depleted Reduced, lessened or emptied. 



Desquamation The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in 

 the form of flakes or scales. 



Dilator An instrument for stretching a cavity; also a dilating muscle. 



Distillation Vaporization of a liquid with subsequent condensation. 



Diuretic A medicine increasing the flow of urine. 



Dividends The profits apportioned among shareholders. 



Dolomite A marble-like substance consisting of calcium-magnesium car- 

 bonate. 



Dropsical Diseased with dropsy; tending to dropsy. 



Ecraseur A wire loop or chain for amputating. 

 Effusion Pouring out of liquid. 



