478 GLOSSARY 



Co'rium. [Lat. the " skin."] The deep layer of the skin ; the derma. 

 Cor'nea. [From the Lat. cormi, a " horn."] The transparent anterioi 



portion of the eyeball. 

 Cor'onary. [From the Lat. corona, a " crown."] A term apphed to 



vessels, ligaments, and nerves which encircle parts like a crown, as 



the coronary arteries of the heart. 

 Cor'pora Aran'tii. [From the Lat. corpus, the " body."] Fibro-cartilagi- 



nous nodules situated one in the centre of the free edge of each of 



the segments of the aortic and pulmonary valves. Named from 



Aranzi, an ItaUan anatomist. 

 Cor'pus Callo'sum. [Lat.] " Callous body," or substance. A name 



given to the hard substance uniting the cerebral hemispheres. 

 Cor'tex. [Lat. " bark."] External or surface layer of an organ, such 



as the kidney or brain. 

 Cos'tal. [From the Lat. costa, a " rib."] Pertaining to the ribs. 

 Cox'a, pi. Coxae. [From the Lat. coxa, " hip."] The hip bone, os coxae 



or OS innominatum. 

 Crena'ted. [From the Lat. crena, a " notch."] Notched on the 



edge. 

 Crib'riform. [From the Lat. cribrum, a " sieve," and forma, " form."] 



Perforated like a sieve. 

 Cri'coid. [From the Gr. kri'kos, a " ring."] A cartilage of the larynx 



resembling a seal-ring in shape. 

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



pillars, of the cerebrum. 

 Crypt. [From the Gr. knjpto, to " liide."] A secreting cainty ; a folUcle, 



or glandular cavity. 

 Cune'iform. [From the Lat. cunetis, a " wedge," and forma, " shape."] 



Having the shape or form of a wedge. Name given to two carpal 



and six tarsal bones. 

 Cu'ticle. [From the dim. of Lat. cutis, the " skin."] A term apphed to 



the upper, or epiclormal, layer of the skin. 

 Cu'tis Ve'ra. [Lat.] The true skin; that underneath the epidermal 



layer. 

 Cys'tic. [From the Gr. kustis, the " bladder."] Pertaining to a cyst, — 



a bladder or sac. 

 Cy'toplasm. [From the Gr. kidos, a " cell," and plasso, to " form."] 



The name given by Kolliker to the contents of a cell; same as pro- 

 toplasm. 



