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artery which arises from the 

 upper part of the mesenteric 

 artery. 



collateral, a., M-lcft'-tr-al (L. 

 con, together ; Idtus, a side, 

 lateris, of a side), in bot., placed 

 by the side of another, as in some 

 ovules. 



Collemaceae, n. plu., kSl'-U-maf'Se-e 

 (Gr. kolle, glue), a small Order 

 of flowerless plants, intermediate 

 between the Algae and Lichens, 

 bearing the thallus of an alga 

 and the fruit of a lichen : Collema, 

 n., Tc6l-lemf-d, a genus of Lichens, 

 all the species of which are 

 gelatinous. 



collenchyma, n., ktil-l$ng'kfm>a 

 (Gr. kolle, glue ; engchuma, an 

 infusion, tissue), in bot., the sub- 

 stance lying between and uniting 

 cells. 



colleters, n. plu., T&llet'-trz (Gr. 

 Icolletos, glued or cemented to- 

 gether from kolle, glue), in bot. , 

 glandular hairs on the leaves of a 

 bud producing f blastocolla. ' 

 colletic, a., kdl-let'-tk (Gr. kollet- 

 ilcos, L. colleticus, sticky, gluey 

 from Gr. kolle, glue), of the 

 nature of glue ; gluey. 

 collodion, n., k8l-ldd'$-8n (Gr. 

 kolle, glue; eidos, resemblance), 

 a solution of gun-cotton in ether 

 and spirit: colloid, n., Wl'-ldyd, 

 in chem., an inorganic compound 

 having a gelatinous appearance ; 

 a substance which cannot diffuse 

 through organic membranes ; op- 

 posed to a 'crystalloid, ' which does 

 readily diffuse itself so : colloid 

 cancer, a soft, jelly-like form of 

 cancer. 



Colloinia, n., MJom'-t-d (Gr. kolle, 

 glue, referring to the glutinous 

 seeds), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Polemoniaceae. 



collum, n., WV'lum (L. collum, a 

 neck), in bot. , the part where the 

 plumule and radicle, or root and 

 stem, unite. 



collyrium, n., kdl-li'/'^um (Gr. 

 kollurionj an eye-salve), a lotion 



or wash for any part of the body, 

 latterly applied chiefly to a wash 

 for the eyes ; an eye water. 



kasia, the root of the Egyptian 

 bean), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Araceae : Colocasia esculenta, 

 fok f -ul'$nt'-& (L. esculentus, fit for 

 eating from e sea, food), a species 

 which has edible corms or bulbs, 

 which are called Eddoes and 

 Cocoes in the W. Indies. 



colocynth, n., kdl'd-smth (Gr. 

 kolokunthis, the wild or purging 

 gourd), the pulp of a kind of 

 gourd, common in many parts of 

 Asia ; the bitter apple, which is a 

 powerful purgative. 



colon, n., kol'on (Gr. kolon, L. 

 colon, the great gut), the large 

 intestine, from the caecum to the 

 rectum. 



coloquintida, n., ktil'-o-kwint'td-a 

 (the Latinised form of the Fr. 

 coloquinte, colocynth), the bitter 

 globular fruit, the pulp of which 

 constitutes the medicinal colo- 

 cynth ; see ' colocynth ' ; the 

 Cucumis colocynthis, Ord. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. 



colostrum, n., Ictil-o'st'rum (L. 

 colostrum, the first milk of anim- 

 als after delivery), the milk 

 first secreted in the breasts after 

 childbirth. 



colotomy, n., Ico'l-o't'-orri'i (Gr. 

 kolon, the colon or great gut ; 

 tome, a cutting), an operation for 

 opening the bowel in the left 

 loin, to remove an obstruction in 

 the lower part of the intestine. 



colpenchyma, n., Ictil-peng'Tcim-a 

 (Gr. kolpos, the fold of a garment ; 

 engchuma, an infusion, tissue), 

 in bot., tissue composed of wavy 

 or sinuous cells. 



Corubrina, n. plu., kftl'-U'lrm'-a 

 (L. coluber, a snake), in zool., a 

 division of theOphidia: colubrine, 

 a., Jctft'-u-brin, pert, to serpents; 

 having the appearance of a serpent, 



columba, n., kdl-um'-bd, or cal- 

 umba, n., kdl-um'-bd (from Col- 



