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Concussion. A violent shaking. 



Conformation. The natural form of a part. 



Congener. Belonging to the same kind or race. 



Congenital. From birth ; born with. 



Congestion. An unnatural accumulation of the usual contents of any ves- 



sels or ducts. 

 Cohesive. Sticking together. 

 Constitution. The general habit of the body. 

 Contraction. The act of contracting, drawing together, or shrinking, the 



state of being contracted. 

 Concavity. An internal rounded surface. 

 Convex. Bent down on every side of a body. 

 Connective tissue. Tissues that connect the different muscles, etc. 

 Conical. Cone-shaped. 

 Coronal. Resembling a crown. 



Coronary. Applied to a ligament that encircles a part like a crown. 

 Corneous. Horny. 



Correlative. Having, or indicating a reciprocal relation. 

 Cranial. Belonging to the cranium or skull. 

 Cuboid. Resembling a cube. 

 Cuticle. The epidermis, or scarf-skin. 



D 



Depletion. The use of means acting through the constitution in checking 



inflammation. 

 Diametrically. Directly opposite. 



Diagnosis. The recognition of a disease by its symptoms. 

 Diathesis. A particular state or disposition. 

 Dilatation. An enlargement or expansion. 

 Dilation. The same. 



Dilatator. Applied to instruments that enlarge or expand. 

 Dilator. The same. 



Disease. Any departure from the state of health. 

 Dislocation. Displacement of a bone of a movable articulation from its 



natural place. 



I 



Disintegration. Breaking down of structures, or destruction of function. 

 Dorsal. Pertaining to the back. 



E 



Economy. System. 



Emollient. Softening. 



Empirical. Belonging to an empiric or quack. 



Empiricism. Quackery. 



