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the ribs : costo-clavicular, denot- 

 ing a ligament attached inferioiiy 

 to the cartilage of the first rib 

 near its sternal end : costo-sternal, 

 applied to the ribs united to the 

 sternum : costo-vertebrae, the ribs 

 arising from the vertebrae or back- 

 bone. 



cotunnius, n., Ictit'tin'nt-fy, also 

 liquor cotunnii (after first de- 

 scriber), the perilymph, a limpid 

 fluid secreted by the lining mem- 

 branes of the osseous labyrinth -of 

 the ear. 



cotyledon, n., Jcdl'il-ed'tin (Gr. 

 kotuledon, the socket .of the hip 

 joint, a cup-like hollow from 

 kotule, a hollow), in bot., the 

 temporary leaf, leaves, or lobes of 

 the embryo of a plant which first 

 appear above ground ; in anat., 

 applied to the portions .of which 

 the placentse of some animals are 

 formed: cotyloid, a., k6t f -ildyd 

 (Gr. eidos, resemblance), a deep 

 cup-shaped cavity in the os in- 

 nominatum ; the acetabulum. 



couch, v., kowtsh (F. coucher, to 

 lay down), in med. , to 'depress or 

 remove the film called a cataract 

 which overspreads the pupil of 

 the eye : couching, n. , kvwtsh'-ing., 

 the operation itself. 



coup-de-soleil, n.., koo'de'-so'l-el' 

 (F. coup, stroke ; de, of ; soleil, 

 the sun), sunstroke ; a dangerous 

 disease produced by exposure of 

 the head to the rays of the sun, 

 almost wholly confined to tropical 

 countries. 



crampons, n. plu., kram'-ptinz, 

 (Dut. krampe, F. crampon, hooks, 

 claspers), in bot., the adventiti- 

 ous roots which serve as fulcra 

 or supports, as in the ivy. 



cranial, a., krdn'i-al (Gr. krdnion, 

 Mid. L. cranium, the skull), of or 

 pert, to the cranium or skull : 

 craniology, n., kran'.i-Wo-ji (Gr. 

 logos, discourse), a treatise on the 

 skull: craniotomy, n., kran'-i- 

 dt'dm-t (Gr. tome, a cutting), the 

 operation of opening the skull, 



sometimes rendered necessary in 

 effecting delivery : cranium, n., 

 krdn''i-um, the bony or cartilag- 

 inous case containing the brain. 



craspeda, n. plu., krdsp^ed-d (Gr. 

 .kraspedon, a border, a tassel), 

 the long cords, containing thread 

 cells, which are .attached to the 

 free margins of the mesenteries of 

 a sea anemone. 



Crassulaceae, n. plu., 1cras'ul-&s&e 

 (diminutive of L. iwassus, solid, 

 thick, in allusion to the fleshy 

 leaves and stems), the Houseleek 

 or Stoneerop family, an Order of 

 succulent herbs and shrubs of 

 considerable ibeauty, found in the 

 driest and most arid situations, 

 where not a blade .of grass or a 

 tuft >of moss could live : Crassula, 

 n., Icrds'-ul-a, a genus of succulent 

 plants: Crassula profusa, pro- 



fuz'-a <(L. profusus, spread out, 

 -extended); C. lactea, lakt'-e-d (L. 

 lactZus, containing milk, milky 

 from lac, milk) ; and C. juarg- 

 inata, mdrf-in-atf-a (L. marg- 

 indtum, to furnish with ;a border), 

 are species in the leaves of which 

 there are two kinds of stomata, 

 one scattered over the leaves, and 

 the other, very minute, raised ,011 

 discs arranged in a row within 

 the margin of the leaf. 



cratera, n., krat-er'-a (.. crater a,, 

 a -wine-cup from 'Gr. krater, a 

 cup), in bot., a cup-shaped recep- 

 tacle: crateriform, a., krat-er-i- 



ftirm (L. forma, shape), cup- 

 shaped; concave: Craterina, n., 

 Itrat'-er-ln'-a, a genus of parasitic 

 insects : Craterina hirundinis, hir- 

 und f 'in-i8 (L. hirundo, a swallow, 

 hirundmis, of a swallow), a species 

 found upon swallows. 



crease, v., kres (Breton or Prov. 

 F. kriz, a wrinkle, a tuck in a 

 garment), in far., to groove 

 around the outer circumference 

 of the iron shoe of a horse : 

 creasing, n., kres'mg, the art of 

 grooving an iron horse-shoe whicli 

 marks the line where the nails 



