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Cell (Latin cella, hiding place), a tiny bit of protoplasm containing 



a nucleus. The cell is the unit of structure. 

 Cer'e-bel'lum (Latin, little brain), the little brain situated at the back 



of and below the cerebrum. 

 Cer'e-brum. (Latin, brain), the front brain, occupying most of the 



skull. 



Ce-ru'men (Latin cera, wax), the wax secreted by the ear. 

 Chlo'ral, a powerful drug used to produce sleep. 

 Cho'roid (Greek chorion, skin, and -oid, like), the second or middle 



coat of the eyeball. 

 Chyle (Greek chylos, juice), the nutritious portion of the food that 



has been digested and is ready to be absorbed. 

 Cil'i-a (pi. of Latin cilium}, little, hairlike projections found on the 



cells of the mucous membrane in some of the organs, as the 



nose and trachea. 



Clav'i-cle (Latin clavicula, a little key or lock), the collar bone. 

 Coc'cus (Greek kokkos, grain, seed), a form of bacteria, spherelike in 



shape. 

 Coc'cyx (Greek, cuckoo), the last four vertebrae of the spinal column, 



consolidated into a single bone ; so named from its fancied 



resemblance to the bill of the cuckoo. 



Coch'le-a (Latin, snail shell), the coiled portion of the inner ear. 

 Con-ges'tion (Latin con-, together, and gerere, gestus, to bring), an 



unhealthy accumulation of blood in any part of the body. 

 Con-sump'tion (Latin con-, with, and sumere, sumptus, to consume), 



a disease of the lungs. 

 Con-va-les'cence (Latin con-, with, and valescere, to get strength), 



the renewal of health and strength after a disease. 

 Cor'pus-cle (Latin corpusculum, a small body), a small particle, as a 



blood disk. 



Cra'ni-al (Latin cranium, skull), pertaining to the skull. 

 Cra'ni-um, skull. 

 Deg-lu-ti'tion (Latin de, down, and glutire, glutitus, to swallow), the 



act of swallowing. 

 Den'drites (Greek dendron, tree), the branches of a nerve cell that 



carry impressions to the cell body of which they are a part. 

 Den'tine (Latin dens, dentis, tooth), the substance composing the 



greater part of teeth . 

 Der'mis (Greek derma, skin), the under layer of the skin. 



