22 GLOSSARY. 



Car'tilage (L. cartllago, gristle). One of the animal tissues, 

 commonly called " gristle." 



Cartila'gines ala'rom na'si (L. cartilages of the wings of the 

 nostrils). The lower lateral cartilages of the nose. 



Cartila'gines latera'les na'si (L. side cartilages of the nose). 

 The upper lateral cartilages of the nose. 



Cartila'gines mino'res vel sesamoi'dese (L. minor, or sesamoid 

 cartilages). The cartilaginous nodules in the membrane 

 which attaches the lower lateral cartilages to the upper 

 maxilla. 



Cartila'go triti'ce'a (L. wheat-shaped cartilage). A cartilagi- 

 nous nodule frequently found in the lateral thyro-hyoid 

 ligaments. 



Camn'cula lachrymalis (L. caruncula, a little piece of flesh ; 

 lacrimci) a tear). The small reddish eminence in the inner 

 corner of each eye. 



Carun'culae myrtifor'mes (L. caruncula, a little piece of flesh ; 

 myrtus, the myrtle ; forma, form). The little elevations 

 of the wall of the vagina which remain after the rupture 

 of the hymen. 



Casna'ridae. The Cassowaries, a group of birds. 



Catallac'ta (Gr. katalatto, to change). A group of the Protozoa, 

 according to Haeckel. 



Cataly'tic (Gr. kataluo, to dissolve). Having the power to in- 

 duce chemical decomposition of a compound by its mere 

 presence. 



Catame'nia (Gr. kata, according to ; ;/;<?, the month). A term 

 applied to the monthly discharges from the uterus ; the 

 menses. 



Catarrhi'ni (Gr. kata, near ; r/un, the nose). One of the fami- 

 lies of the Simiadoe (apes), having the septum of the nose 

 thin, and therefore the nostrils close together. 



Cau'da equi'na (L. horse's tail). The collection of nerve-roots 

 in which the spinal cord ends. 



Cau'dal (L. cauda, a tail). Relating to the tail, as the caudal 

 vertebrae which form the skeleton of the tail. 



Cau'date (L. cauda, a tail). Tail-like. Applied to those 

 ganglionic corpuscles which have radiating processes. 



Cau'dex (L. the stem or trunk of a tree). The stem of palms 

 and tree-ferns. 



Cau'do-tibia'lis (L. cauda, a tail). A muscle which in the 

 Phocida passes from the anterior caudal vertebrae to the 

 tibia. 



