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GLOSSARY. 



together). Growing together or 

 uniting. 



Coalition (Lat. coales'co, I grow 

 together). A union of separate 

 bodies or parts in one mass. 



Coapta'tion (Lat. con, together ; apto, 

 I fit). A fitting together. 



Coarcta'tion (Lat. con, together; 

 arctus, narrow). A narrowing or 

 compression. 



Coch'lea (Gr. KOX^OS, kochlos, a shell- 

 fish with a spiral shell). In ana- 

 tomy, a part of the internal ear, of 

 a conical form, marked by a spiral 

 groove. 



Coefficient (Lat. con, together ; effic'io, 

 I effect or make up). That which 

 unites with something else to pro- 

 duce a result. 



Coelelmin'tha (Gr. KOI\OS, koilos, 

 hollow ; \/j.ws, kelmins, a worm). 

 The intestinal worms which have 

 an alimentary tube. 



Coe'liac (Gr. KcnAto, Tcoilia, the belly). 

 Belonging to the abdomen. 



Coer'cive (Lat. con, together ; arceo, 

 I drive). Driving together ; applied 

 to the force which brings about the 

 recomposition of bodies after separa- 

 tion into their elements. 



Cohe'sion (Lat. con, together ; hcdreo, 

 I stick). The property by which 

 bodies stick together. 



Coleop'tera (Gr. /coAeos, kol'eos, a 

 sheath ; irrfpov, pteron, a wing). 

 Having sheathed wings : applied to 

 an order of insects of which beetles 

 are the type, in which the outer or 

 upper wings form sheaths for the 

 inner or lower. 



Coleorhi'za (Gr. KoAeos, Tcol'eos, a 

 sheath ; ia, rhiza, a root). The 

 sheath which covers the bundle of 

 young roots hi endogens. 



Col'ic (Gr. KW\OV, kolon, a part of the 

 large intestine). In anatomy, be- 

 longing to the colon ; in medicine, 

 a painful disorder of the intestines. 



Collapse (Lat. con, together ; labor, 

 I glide or fall). To faU together ; 

 a falling together. 



Collateral (Lat. con, together ; latus, 

 a side). Placed side by side ; des- 

 cending from the children of a 

 common ancestor. 



Collen'chyma (Gr. KO\\U, kolla, glue ; 

 ^)(yfj.a, en'chuma, a tissue). In 

 botany, the substance lying between 

 and uniting cells. 



Collima'tion (Lat. con, with ; limes, 

 a limit). The art of aiming at a 

 mark ; in astronomy, the line of 

 collimation is the line of sight that 

 passes through the point of inter- 

 section of the wires fixed in the focus 

 of the object-glass and the centre 

 of that glass. 



Colliq'uative (Lat. con, with ; lirfueo, 

 I melt). Melting ; applied to 

 diseases attended with profuse loss 

 of the animal fluids. 



Collis'ion (Lat. con, together ; Icedo, 

 I strike). A striking together. 



Collo'dion (Gr. /coAAo, kolla, glue). 

 A solution of gun-cotton in a mix- 

 ture of ether and alcohol. 



Collum (Lat. a neck). In botany, the 

 portion between the plumule and 

 the radicle. 



Collyr'ium (Gr. woAAupo, collu'ra, 

 eye-salve). A wash for the eyes. 



Co'lolites (Gr. Kca\ov, kolon, one of 

 the intestines ; \i0os, lithos, a 

 stone). In geology, a name given to 

 tortuous masses and impressions, 

 resembling the intestines of fishes. 



Columel'la (Lat. a little column). In 

 conchology, the central pillar round 

 which a spiral shell is wound ; in 

 anatomy, applied to the central part 

 or axis of the cochlea of the ear. 



Colum'nae Car'neae (Lat. fleshy co- 

 lumns). Small rounded muscular 

 bands covering the inner surface 

 of the ventricles of the heart. 



Colum'nar (Lat. colum'na, a column). 

 Arranged in columns. 



Coma (Gr. icca/ma, koma, a sound sleep). 

 A state of complete insensibility, 

 with loss of power of speech and 

 motion. 



Coma (Gr. KO/JLTJ, kome, hair). The 

 nebulous or hazy appearance which 

 surrounds a comet. 



Combina'tion (Lat. con, with ; bim, 

 two and two). Union of different 

 substances into a new compound. 



Combus'tible (Lat. comburo, I burn 

 up). Capable of being burned. 



Combus'tion (Lat. com^ro, I burn up). 



