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union of various parts adhering 

 to each other. 



concussion, n., kon>kush'un (L. 

 concussio, a shaking from con, 

 together ; quassum, to shake), in 

 med., a severe shattering or 

 injury of some internal organ in 

 consequence of a fall, or heavy 

 blow. 



conduplicate, a., Ic8n-du'-plik-at 

 (L. con, together ; duplico, I 

 double from duo, two ; plico, 

 I fold), doubled ; folded upon 

 itself. 



condyle, n., kon'dil(Gr. kondulos, 

 a knuckle, a knob), in anat., a 

 protuberance having a flattened 

 articular surface ; condyles, n. 

 plu., the articular surfaces by 

 which the skull articulates with 

 the vertebral column : condyloid, 

 a., kon'-dil-dyd (Gr. eidos, re- 

 semblance), resembling a condyle. 



cone, n., kon (Gr. konos, L. conus, 

 a cone), the scaly fruit of the fir, 

 pine, etc. 



conenchyma, n., kon-eng'-kim-a 

 (Gr. konos, the cone of the pine ; 

 engchuma, an infusion, tissue), 

 tissue composed of conical cells, 

 as in the form of hairs. 



Conferva, n., kon-ferv'-a, Con- 

 fervas, n. plu., kon-ferv'e (L. 

 confer veo, 1 grow together), a 

 very extensive and interesting 

 genus of Algse, having branched 

 cellular expansions, and nutritive 

 and reproductive cells, often dis- 

 tinct and separate so called on 

 account of their coherence in a 

 branched linear or lateral expan- 

 sion : Confervacese, n. plu. , kdn' 

 ferv'd'se-e, a Sub-order of flower- 

 less water-plants of the simplest 

 structure, of various colours 

 green, olive, violet, and red : 

 Conferva crispa, krisp'-a, (L. 

 crispus, crisp, curled), the water- 

 plant called "Water - flannel, 

 forming beds of entangled fila- 

 ments which enclose pentagonal 

 and hexagonal spaces : conferv- 

 oid, a., ktin-ferv-oyd (Gr. eidos, 



resemblance), formed of single 

 rows of cells, as in the Confervse; 

 having thread-like articulations. 



confluent, a., kdn'fldo-Znt (L. con, 

 together ; ftuens, flowing), in 

 bot., gradually uniting in the 

 progress of growth. 



congenital, a., kon-jen'U-al (L. 

 congemtus, born together from 

 con, together ; genitus, brought 

 forth, produced), existing from 

 birth, as a disease or some de- 

 formity. 



congested, a., Ic6n-jest f -ed (L. con- 

 gestus, pressed together from 

 con, together ; gestum, to carry), 

 in bot. , heaped together ; in med. , 

 having an unnatural accumula- 

 tion of blood : congestion, n., 

 kon-jest'-yun, an unnatural collec- 

 tion of blood in any part or organ 

 of a body. 



conglobate, a., kdn'-glob-dt (L. 

 conglobdtum, to gather into a 

 ball from con, together ; globus, 

 a ball), in the shape of a ball or 

 sphere. 



conglomerate, a., kftn^glom'-er-dt 

 (L. conglomeratum, to roll to- 

 gether from con, together ; 

 glomero, I wind into a ball or 

 heap), in bot., clustered together ; 

 applied to a gland composed of 

 various glands or lobules with a 

 common excretory duct ; denot- 

 ing a stony mass composed of 

 sandstone and various pebbles. 



conglutinate, a., kon-gldbt'-in-at 

 (L. conglutindtus, glued or cem- 

 ented), glued together in heaps ; 

 united together as by a tenacious 

 substance. 



conia,n. plu., kon't'a(Gr. koneion, 

 L. conium, hemlock), the active 

 principle of hemlock, consisting 

 of a volatile oleaginous alkali, 

 which acts as an energetic poison : 

 tJonium, n., Tcon f -i-um, a genus of 

 plants, Ord. Umbelliferse : Conium 

 maculatum, mak'-til-atf-tim (L. 

 maculdtum, to spot, to stain 

 from macula, a stain), the plant 

 hemlock, probably the * koneion ' 



