248 GLOSSARY. 



Car'ti-lage (Lat. cartilagd). The technical name of gristle; an elastic flexible ma- 

 terial found in the skeleton. 



Ca'se-ine (Lat. caseus, cheese). An albumen found in milk. When milk turns 

 sour the caseine curdles, and when the whey is squeezed out of the curd, it re- 

 mains as cheese. 



Cell (Lat cella, a room or cellar). The name of the tiny microscopic elements 

 which, with slender threads or fibres, make up most of the body: they were once 

 believed to be little hollow chambers, hence the name. Most animal cells are 

 not hollow. 



Cem'-ent. The substance which forms the outer part of the fang of a tooth. 



Cer-e-bel 1 lunt (Lat. dim. ot cerebrum^ brain). The hinder and lower division of 

 the brain. The small brain. 



Cer'e-bro spi'nal. Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord. 



Cer'e-br&m (Lat.). The chief division of the brain. The large brain. 



Cho'roid (Gr. chorion^ a membrane, and eidos, form). The middle membrane or 

 coat of the eyeball. 



Chyle (Gr. chulos, juice). The digested nutritious part of the food prepared in and 

 absorbed from the intestines. 



Chyme (Gr. chumos). The name of the partly digested food which passes from 

 the stomach to the intestine. 



Cldv'i-cle (Lat. clavicula, a small key). The collar-bone: so named because it 

 somewhat resembles in form an ancient key. 



Co-dg-ttla'tion (Lat. coagulatio). The act of turning from a liquid to a semi- 

 solid state. The clotting of blood. 



Coc'fyx (Gr. kokkux^ a cuckoo). The lowest bone of the spinal column, named 

 from a fancied resemblance in form to the bill of a cuckoo. 



Coch'le-a (Lat. cochlea, a screw). A coiled or twisted portion of the internal ear. 



Con'cha (Lat. a shell). The portion of the ear which projects from the side of the 

 head. 



Con-gen* 'tion (Lat. congestio, the act of gathering into a heap). An unhealthy ac- 

 cumulation of blood in any part of the body. 



Con-nect'ive tissue. A tough stringy material used for binding together the parts 

 of the body. 



Con-junc' ti-va (Lat. conjunctivus, serving to unite). The name of the thin mem- 

 brane which lines the inner side of the eyelids and covers the front of the eye- 

 balls. 



Con-trac'tion (Lat. contract, a drawing together). The shortening of muscles 

 when they work. 



Con-vo-lu'tion (Lat. cenvolutus^ twisted together). The winding ridges on the 

 surface of the brain. 



Cer'ne-a (Lat. corneus^ horny). The transparent membrane in front of the eye. 



Cor'pus-cle (Lat. corpusculutn^ dim. of corpus, body). The name given to the 

 minute particles which float in the blood-liquid. 



Cr$s 'tal-llne (Gr. krustallinos, ice-like, or resembling transparent crystal). The 

 name of the lens of the eye. 



Cu'ti-cle (Lat. cuticulus, dim. of cutis, skin). The outer layer of the skin; the epi- 

 dermis. 



De-gen-er-a'tion (Lat. degenerare, to grow' worse; to deteriorate). A change in 

 the structure of any organ which makes it less fit to perform its duty or func- 

 tion. 



De^-lu-ti'tion (Lat. deglutire, to swallow down). The actor process of swallowing. 



Den'ttne (Lat. dentis, of a tooth). The hard substance which forms most of a 

 tooth. Ivory. 



