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cryptostomata (krip'tbstom'ata) n.plu. 

 [Gk. kryptos, hidden ; stoma, mouth.] 

 Non-sexual conceptacles in the 

 Fucaceae (hot.}, 



cryptozoic (krip'tozo'fk) a. [Gk. 

 kryptos, hidden ; zoon, animal.] 

 Appl. fauna dwelling in darkness, 

 or under stones, bark, etc. (biol.}. 



crystallin (kris'talin) n. [Gk. krys- 

 tallos, ice.] A globulin which is 

 the principal chemical constituent 

 of the lens of the eye (pkys.}. 



crystalline (kris'talln) a. [Gk. krys- 

 talltnos, crystalline.] Transparent ; 

 appl. various structures (anat.}. 



crystalloid (kris'taloid) n. [Gk. 

 krystallos, ice ; eidos, form.] A 

 substance which in solution readily 

 diffuses through an animal mem- 

 brane ; opp. colloid ; appl. crystal 

 of proteid matter found in oily 

 seeds (bot.}. 



ctene (ten, kten) n. [Gk. kteis, a 

 comb.] The swimming-plates of 

 Ctenophores (zoo/.). 



ctenidium (temd'ium, ktgntd'ium) n. 

 [Gk. kteis, a comb.] The respira- 

 tory apparatus in the Mollusca, 

 feather-like or comb like in appear- 

 ance (zool.}. 



ctenocyst (tgn'dsist, ktgn'ostst) n. 

 [Gk. kteis, a comb ; kystis, a bladder.] 

 The aboral sense organ of the 

 Ctenophora (zool.}. 



ctenoid (tSn'oid, kte'noid) a. [Gk. 

 kteis, a comb ; eidos, resemblance.] 

 With a comb-like margin, appl. 

 scales (zool.}. 



ctenophoral (tgnof'dral, ktenof'dral) 

 a. [Gk. kteis, a comb ; pherein, 

 to bear.] Supplied with swimming- 

 plates (zool.}. 



cubital (kutrftil) a. [L. cubitalis, of 



] ~>rf. the 

 soot.). 



the elbow. Pert, 



ulna (ana/., 



cubitus (ku'bitus) n. [L. cubitus, the 



elbow.] The ulna, forearm (anat.} ; 



the primary vein in an insect's wing 



(zoo/.). 

 cuboid (ku'boid) a. [Gk. kuboeides, 



cube-like.] Nearly cubic in shape 



(anat.} ; #., the outermost of the 



distal tarsal bones (zool.}. 

 cuboidal (kuboid'al) a. [Gk. kuboeides t 



cube-like.] Pert, the cuboid (anat., 



zool.}. 

 cucullate (ku'kulat) a. [L. cucullus, 



a cap.] With hood-like sepals or 

 petals (bot.} with prothorax hood- 

 shaped (zool.}. 



cuirass (kwe'ras, kweras') n. [F. 

 cuirasse, a leathern jacket.] Bony 

 plates or scales arranged like a 

 cuirass (zool.}. 



culm (kulm) n. [L. culmus, a stalk.] 

 The stem of grasses and sedges 

 (bot.}. 



culmen (kul'mgn) n. [L. cellere, to 

 push.] The ridge of a bird's beak 

 (zool.} ; the anterior raised part of 

 the monticulus (anat.}. 



cultellus (kulteTus) n. [L. cultellus, 

 a little knife.] A sharp knife-like 

 organ, one of the mouth-parts of 

 certain blood-sucking flies (zool.}. 



culture (kul'tur) n. [L. colere^ to till.] 

 The cultivation of micro-organisms 

 in prepared media (bad.}. 



cumulus (ku'mulus) n. [L. cumulus, 

 a heap.] The corona radiata (erne.). 



cuneate (ku'neat) a. [L. cuneus, a 

 wedge.] Wedge-shaped ; appl. 

 leaves with broad abruptly-pointed 

 apex, and tapering to the base 

 (bot.}. 



cuneiform (kune'ifonn) a. [L. cuneus, 

 a wedge ; forma, shape.] Pert, the 

 distal tarsal bones (anat.}. 



cuneus (ku'neus) n. [L. cuneus, a 

 wedge.] A division of the elytron 

 of certain insects (zool.} ; a wedge- 

 shaped area between the calcarine 

 fissure and the medial part of the 

 parieto-occipital fissure (anat.}. 



cup (kup) n. [A.S. cuppe, a cup.] 

 Any structure resembling a cup 

 (biol.}. 



cupula (ku'pula) n. [L. cupula, a 

 little tub.] The bony apex of the 

 cochlea ; the apex of the lungs 

 (anat.}. 



cupule (kup'ul) n. [L. cuppa, a cup.] 

 The involucre of the female flower 

 of the oak, etc. ; the gemmae - 

 bearing cup of Marchantia (bot.} ; 

 a small sucker of various animals 

 (zool.}. 



curviserial (kur' vise' rial) a. [L. cutvus, 

 a curve ; series, a row.] Appl. 

 phyllotaxis in which the divergence 

 is such that the orthostichies them- 

 selves are slightly twisted spirally 

 (bot.}. 



cushion (koosh'un) n. [M.E. cuisc/ten, 

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