CER- 



cerous (se'nis) a. [L. cera, wax.] 

 Appl. a structure resembling a 

 cere (zool.). 



cerumen (sgroo'mgn) . [L. cera, 

 wax.] The wax-like secretion 

 from the ceruminous glands of 

 the ear (phys.). 



cervical (servl'kal) a. [L. cervix, the 

 neck.] Appl. structures connected 

 with the neck, as nerves, bones, 

 blood-vessels, also to the cervix or 

 neck of an organ (anat., zool.). 



cervix (seYviks) n. [L. cervix, a 

 neck.] The neck or narrow mouth 

 of an organ, as cervix uteri (anat.). 



chaeta (ke'ta) n. [Gk. chaite, hair.] 

 A seta or bristle of certain worms 

 (zool.). 



chaetiferous (ketlffirus) a. [Gk. 

 chaite, hair ; L. ferre, to bear.] 

 Bristle-bearing ; chaetigerous. 



chaetophorous (ketof'orus) a. [Gk. 

 chaite, hair ; pherein, to bear.] 

 Bristle-bearing ; appl. worms and 

 certain insects (zool.). 



chaetotaxy (ke'totak'sl) n. [Gk. 

 chaite, hair ; taxis, arrangement.] 

 The bristle-patterns on an insect 

 (zool.). 



chalaza (kala'za) n. [Gk. chalaza, 

 hail, tubercle.] One of the two 

 spiral bands attaching the yolk to 

 the membrane of a bird's egg 

 (zool.) ; the base of the nucellus of 

 an ovule from which the integu- 

 ments arise (bot.). 



chalazogamy (kalazog'ami) n. [Gk. 

 chalaza, hail, tubercle ; gamos, 

 marriage.] Fertilization in which 

 the pollen- tube pierces the chalaza 

 of the ovule, instead of entering by 

 the micropyle ; cf. porosramy (bot.). 



chalice (chal'is) n. [L. calix, calyx.] 

 Appl. simple gland cells in the 

 epithelia of the frog (zool.) ; any 

 modified columnar epithelial gland 

 cell (anat.). 



chalones (kal'onz) n. plu. [Gk. chali- 

 nos, curb.] Substances which 

 depress activity (phys.). 



channelled (chan'gld) a. [L. canalis, 

 a canal.] Having grooves ; canal- 

 iculate (bot.). 



chasmogamy (kazmog'amT) n. [Gk. 

 chasma, opening ; gamos, marriage.] 

 The opening of a mature flower to 

 ensure fertilization (bot.). 



CHE- 



chasmophyte (kaz'mofit) n. [Gk. 

 chasma, opening ; phyton, a plant.] 

 A plant which grows in nooks and 

 crannies of rocks (bot.). 



cheek (chek) n. [A.S. ce'oce, the 

 cheek.] The fleshy wall of the 

 mouth in mammals ; the side of 

 the face ; in invertebrates the 

 lateral portions of the head, as the 

 fixed and free cheeks of Trilobites 

 (zool., anat.). 



cheiropterygiuin (klrSptSrlj'Ium) n. 

 [Gk. cheir, hand; pteryx, wing.] 

 The pentadactyloid typical limb of 

 higher vertebrates. 



chela (ke'la) n. [Gk. chele, claw.] 

 The claw borne on certain limbs of 

 Crustaceans and Arachnids (zool.). 



chelicerae (kelis'gre, -ra) n. plu. [Gk. 

 chele, claw ; keras, horn.] Anterior 

 chelate or sub-chelate appendages 

 of Arachnids (zool.). 



cheliferous (kelif'erus) a. [Gk. chele, 

 claw ; L. ferre, to bear.] Supplied 

 with chelae or claws (zool.). 



cheliforin (ke'liform) a. [Gk. chele, 

 claw ; L. forma, shape.] Claw-like ; 

 appl. appendages (zool.). 



chelophores (keUforz) n. plu. [Gk. 

 chele, claw ; pherein, to bear.] The 

 first pair of appendages in the 

 Pycnogons (zool.). 



chemoreflex (kgm'ore'flgks) n. [Gk. 

 chemos, juice ; L. reflectere, to bend 

 back.] A reflex caused by chemical 

 stimulus (phys.). 



chemosynthesis (kSm'osin'thgsis) n. 

 [Gk. chemos, juice ; syn, with ; 

 tithenai, to place.] The building 

 up of chemical compounds in plants 

 by means of chemical reactions 

 (bot.). 



chemotaxis (kgm'otak'sis) . [Gk. 

 chemos, juice ; taxis, arrangement.] 

 The sensitiveness of cells or micro- 

 organisms to chemical stimulus, 

 which is either attractive or repel- 

 lent, exhibiting respectively positive 

 or negative chemotaxis (biol.). 



cheniotropism (ke'mot'ropizm) n. [Gk. 

 chemos, juice ; trope, a turning.] 

 Curvature of a plant towards or 

 away from chemical stimuli (bot.) ; 

 response to chemical stimulus (biol.). 



chevron (sheVron) a. [L. caper, 

 a goat.] Appl. V-shaped bones 

 articulating with the ventral surface 



