250 GLOSSARY. 



Colos'trum. First milk secreted after labour. 



Colum'nae Car'neae. [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 mitto, 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'dyle. [From the Gr. kondylos, a "knob," or "knuckle."] An articu- 

 lar eminence. 



Conjunct!' 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. [From 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 Y^hich 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 small 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 sieve. 



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

 of the cerebrum. 



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

 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, * 

 bladder or sac. 



Decussa'tion. [From the Lat, decusso, decussatum, to "cross."] The cross- 

 ing or running of one portion athwart another. 



Del'toid. Having a triangular shape ; resembling the Greek letter A (delta}. 



)ex'trm. A soluble substance obtained from starch. 



Diabe'tes Mel'litus. [From the Gr. dia, "through," baino, "to go," and 

 meh, " honey."] Excessive flow of sugar-containing urine. 



