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CSracomor'phae (Gr. korax, a crow ; morpke, form). The crows 



and sparrow-like birds. 

 Coralll'gena (Gr: korallion, coral; gennao, I produce). 



The group of the Actinozoa which comprises the organisms 



which produce coral. 



Coral'lum (L. coral). The calcareous secretion of the Actino- 

 zoa, usually termed " coral." 

 CorTmla (L. a little basket). The common receptacle in the 



genus Aglaophenia of the Hydrophora which encloses 



groups of gonangia. 

 Coria'ceous (L. corium, leather). Leathery. Belonging to, or 



like leather. 



Co'rium (L. skin). The true-skin or dermis. 

 Cor'nea (L. corneus, horny). The transparent modification of 



the sclerotic coat of the eye, which encloses the anterior 



part of the eyeball. 

 Cornlcula laryn'gis (L. the little horns of the larynx). Two 



small cartilaginous nodules of the arytenoid cartilages of 



the larynx. 

 Cor'nu (L. a horn; pi. cornua). Applied to horn- like 



projections of various structures in the body, as the 



cornua of the hyoid bone, cornua of the cerebral ventricles, 



c. 

 Cor'nu Am'monis. Another name for the hippocampus major 



of the cerebral hemispheres. 

 Corolla (L. corolla, a little crown). The inner floral envelope 



of a flowering plant. 

 Coro'na glan'dis (L. crown of the gland). The rounded border 



of the penis. 

 Coro'na radia'ta (L. radiating crown). A term applied to 



the radiating fibres in the cerebral hemispheres. 

 Co'ronary (L. corona, a crown). Applied to the blood-vessels 



which supply the substance of the heart. Also the name 



given to one of the bones of the mandible in -some 



Vertebrata. 

 Co'ronoid (Gr. korone, a crow ; eidos, form). Crow-shaped ; as 



the coronoid process of the lower jaw. 

 Cor'pora albican'tia (L. whitish bodies). Two small white 



eminences on the base of the brain. 

 Cor'pora Aran'tii (L. bodies of Arantius). Thickenings on 



the edges of the semilunar valves of the arteries. 

 Cor'pora bige'mina (L. two twin bodies). The optic lobes of 



the brain of birds and fishes. 



