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GLOSSARY OF VETERINARY TECHNICALITIES. 



Cauda. — The tail. 



Cara. — The largest vein in the body of the horse. 



Cavity. — A hollow part; the abdominal cavity, for 

 example. 



Cellular . — Composed of cells. 



Centrum Ovale. — The appearance of the brain, when a 

 horizontal section is made on a level with the corpus cal- 

 losum. 



Centrum Tendinosum. — Tendinous centre of the dia- 

 phragm. 



Cephalic. — Pertaining to the head. 



Cerebellum. — Inferior lobe of the brain. 



Cerebrum. — Superior lobe of the brain. 



Cerebral. — Relating to the brain. 



Cerebrospinal. — Pertaining to both the brain and spinal 

 cord. 



Cervical. — Pertaining to the neck. 



Cervix. — The neck or contracted portion of an organ. 



Choree Tending. — Part of the internal structure of the 

 heart. 



Choroid. — The inner tunic of the eye. 



Chyle. — A fluid found in the thoracic duct and lacteals. 



Chyme. — A name given to the food after it has passed 

 the pylorus. 



Cilia. — The eyelids, hair of the same, etc. 



Cineritious. — A term applied to that part of the brain 

 which is of an ash color. 



Circulus. — A ring. 



Clitoris. — A part of the pudendum of the mare corres- 

 ponding to the glans penis of the horse. 



Coccyx. — The bones of the tail. 



Cochlea. — The spiral cavity of the car. 



Caecum. — (Sometimes spelt cajcum.) The blind gut. 



Ccdiac. — Prolongation of the solar plexus, an artery 

 and vein of the abdomen. 



Colon. — The largest and most dilated portion of the 

 intestines. 



Columnar Carna. — A muscular arrangement within the 

 cavity of the heart. 



Commisure. — A suture, junction, or joint. 



Complexus. — To embrace or surround. 



Concha. — External cavity of the ear. 



Conduit. — A canal. 



Condyle. — An irregular process or enlargement. 



Condyloid. — A tubercle, ■\vart-like. 



Conglobate. — Ball-shape. 



Conglomerate. — An assemblage of glands. 



Conjunctivia. — External coat of the eyeball, and inter- 

 nal lining of the eyelids. 



Conoid. — Cone-like. 



Constrictor. — Muscles that are bound together ai'e thus 

 named. The office is to close an outlet. 



Continuity. — Identity of parts, having direct connection. 



Convolute. — Rolled up. 



Coracoid. — Like a crow's beak ; a process of the 

 scapula. 



Cornea. — Anterior coat of the eye. 



Cornu. — A horn. 



Corona. — A crown, the superior pastern is thus named : 

 OS coronte. 



Coronal Suture. — The uniting medium between the 

 frontal and parietal bones. 



Coronary. — Arteries and veins, proper to the heart, are 

 thus named 



Coronoid. — Processes of bones arc thus named when 

 they form an eminence. 



Corpora. — A term applied to numerous prominences in 

 the brain and elsewhere. 



Corpus. — A body. 



Corpora Striata. — Striped eminences in the brain. 



Corpuscle. — A minute body. 



Corrugator. — A muscle which wrinkles the surrounding 

 parts. 



Cortical. — Resembling bark. 



Costa. — A rib. 



Costal. — Pertaining to the region of the ribs. 



Costalis Pleura. — That portion of the pleura which 

 lines the interior of the chest. 



Cotyloid. — Cup-shaped. 



Cranium. — The skull. 



Crassamentum. — The clot, or red globules, of the blood. 



Cremaster. — A muscle of the testicle. 



Crest of the Ileum. — The anterior, superior parts of the 

 pelvis. 



Cricoid. — Ring-like. 



Crista. — A crest. 



Crucial. — In the form of a cross. 



Crural. — Relonging to the thigh. 



Crystalloid. — Resembling a crystal. 



Cuboides. — One of the bones of the knee, which resem- 

 bles a cube, or die. 



Cuneiforme. — A bone of the knee, in form resembling a 

 wedge. 



Cuspidata. — The tushes of the horse are thus named. 



Cutaneous. — Belonging to the skin. 



Cuticle. — The scarf skin. 



Cyst. — A bladder or sac. 

 D. 



Dartos. — A name given to the muscle which corrugates 

 the scrotum. 



Defei-ens. — The excretory canal of the testes. 



Dentatus. — A tooth-like process on the second cervical 

 vertebra. 



Denies Incisors. — The twelve front teeth of the horse. 



Dentes Molares. — The twenty-four grinders. 



Depressor. — A muscle is so named when it depresses 

 the part on which it acts. 



Diaphragm. — The muscle which separates the thorax 

 from the abdomen. 



Diastole. — Periodic dilation of the heart. 



Dilator. — A name given to muscles which dilate certain 

 parts. 



Diploe. — The cellular structure, which separates bony 

 tablets. 



Diverticulum. — A blind tube, diverging from the course 

 of a larger one. 



Dorsal. — Pertaining to the back. 



Ducts. — Orifices of various canals. 



Ductus. — A canal for conveying fluids. 



Duplicate. — Doubled. 



Duplicature. — Reflection of a membrane upon itself. 



Dura Mater. — The outermost tunic of the brain. 



Efferent. — Vessels are thus named which convey fluids 

 from glands. 



Elevator. — A muscle is so called when it lifts or elevates 

 the parts to which it is attached. 



