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substance which apparently remains 

 unchanged, e.g. enzymes (biol.). 



cataphyllary (kat'afil'ari) a. [Gk. 

 kata, down ; phyllon, a leaf.] Appl. 

 rudimentary or scale-like leaves 

 which act as the covering of buds, 

 etc. (dot.). 



catenpid (kat'enoid) a. [L. catena, a 

 chain.] Chain-like ; appl. certain 

 protozoan colonies (zool.). 



catenulate (katSn'ulat) a. [L. catena, 

 a chain.] Chain-like ; appl. colonies 

 of bacteria, colour-markings on 

 butterfly wings, shells, etc. (zool.). 



caterpillar (kat'erpll'ar) n. [L.L. 

 cattus, a cat ; L. pilosus, hairy.] 

 The young worm-like larva of many 

 insects (zool.). 



catkin (kat'kin) n. [A.S. catkin, a 

 little cat] A kind of spike with 

 unisexual flowers and pendulous 

 rachis (bot.). 



cauda (ko'da) n. [L. cauda, a tail.] 

 A tail, or tail-like appendage ; the 

 posterior part of an organ, e.g. 

 cauda equina, cauda epididymis 

 (anat.) ; a tube at the posterior end 

 of the abdomen of certain insects 

 suggesting the presence of an 

 eleventh segment (zool.). 



caudal (ko'dal) a. [L. cauda, a tail.] 

 Of or pert, a tail, e.g. caudal fin, the 

 terminal fin of a fish (sool.). 



caudate (ko'dat) a. [L. cauda, a tail.] 

 Having a tail, e.g. caudate nucleus, 

 a mass of gray matter in the corpus 

 striatum (anat.). 



caudatolenticular (koda'tolgntik'ular) 

 a. [L. cauda, a tail ; lens, a lentil.] 

 Appl. the caudate and lenticular 

 nuclei of the corpus striatum (anat.). 



caudex (ko'dSks) n. [L. caudex, a 

 dry stump.] The axis or stem of 

 a woody plant (bot.). 



caudicle (k6'dikl) n. [Dim. of L. 

 cauda, a tail] The stalks of the 

 pollinia in orchids (bot.). 



caul (k61) n. [M.E. calle, a covering.] 

 An enclosing membrane (anat.). 



caulescent (kolfis'Snt) a. [L. caulis, 

 a stalk.] With leaf-bearing stem 

 above ground (bot.). 



caulicolous (k61ik'olus) a. [L. caulis, 

 a stalk ; colere, to inhabit.] Appl. 

 Fungi which grow on the stems of 

 other plants (bot.). 



cauliform (k61'If6rm) a. [L. caulis, a 



stalk ; forma, shape.] Stem-like 

 (bot.). 



cauligenous (kolij'enus) a. [Gk. 

 kattlos, a stem ; genos, birth.] 

 Borne on the stem (bot.). 



cauline (ko'lln) a. [L. caulis, a stalk.] 

 Appl. leaves growing on the upper 

 portion of a stem ; appl. vascular 

 bundles not passing into the leaves 

 (bot.). 



caulocarpous (ko'lokar'pus) a. [Gk. 

 kaulos, a stem ; karpos, a fruit.] 

 With fruit-bearing stem (bot.). 



caulome (ko'lom) n. [Gk. kaulos, a 

 stem.] The stem structure of a 

 plant as a whole (bot.). 



cavernosus (kav'erno'sus) a. [L. 

 cavernosus, chambered.] Full of 

 cavities ; hollow, or resembling a 

 hollow ; appl. tissue, nerve, arteries 

 (anat.). 



cavicorn (kav'ikorn) a. [L. cavus, 

 hollow ; cornu, horn.] Hollow- 

 horned ; appl. certain of the 

 ruminants (zool.). 



cavity (kav'iti) n. [L. cavus, hollow.] 

 A hollow, enclosed or cup-shaped ; 

 e.g. amniotic, glenoid cavity (anat.). 



cavum (ka'vum) n. [L. cavus, hollow.] 

 The lower division of the concha 

 caused by the origin of the helix ; 

 any hollow or chamber in which an 

 organ or part thereof lies (anat.). 



cell (sel) n. [L. cella, a compartment.] 

 A small cavity or hollow ; a unit 

 mass of protoplasm, usually con- 

 taining a nucleus (biol.). 



cellifugal (selif'ugal) a. [L. cella, a 

 cell ; fugere, to flee.] Moving 

 away from a cell (phys.). 



cellipetal (selip'gtal) a. [L. cella, a 

 cell ; petere, to seek.] Moving 

 towards a cell (phys.). 



cell lineage, the derivation of a 

 tissue or part from a definite blasto- 

 mere of the embryo (biol.). 



cell membrane,- a membranous cell- 

 wall (biol.). 



cell organ, a part of a cell having a 

 special function, as a centrosome 

 (biol.). 



cell plate, the equatorial thickening 

 of the spindle fibres from which the 

 partition wall arises during the 

 division of plant cells (cyt.). 



cell sap, the more fluid ground sub- 

 stance of the cell or nucleus (cyt.). 



