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pierced with small holes like a 

 sieve ; perforated : cribrose, a., 

 krib'roz, same sense. 



cricoid, a., krik'-oyd (Gr. krik'-ds, 

 a ring ; eidos, resemblance), 

 shaped like a ring : crico-aryten- 

 oid, krikf-d-ar-ittZn-oyd, applied 

 to articulations which are sur- 

 rounded by a series of thin cap- 

 sular fibres, and connected with 

 the bases- of the arytenoid cartil- 

 ages; 



crinite, a., krin'-it (L. crlnis, the 

 hair), in bot., having the appear- 

 ance of a tuft of hair ;. bearded. 



crinoids, n. plu., krin'-oyds, also 

 crinoidea, n. plu., krin-oyd'-Z-a 

 (Gr. krinon, a lily ; eidos, re- 

 semblance), in zool., an Order 

 of Echinodermata, including 

 forms which are usually stalked, 

 and which sometimes resemble 

 lilies. 



Crinum, n., Tcrm'-tim (Gr. krinon, 

 a lily), a fine genus of bulbous 

 plants, Ord. Amaryllidacese, hav- 

 ing many of the species very 

 beautiful, and producing delight- 

 fully fragrant flowers in large 

 umbels. 



crisis, n., krls'is, crises, n. plu., 

 krls^ez (L. crisis, Gr. krisis, a 

 decision), that important stage 

 of some diseases which may 

 eventuate in recovery or death. 



crisp, a., krisp (L. crispus, Old 

 F. crespe, curled), in bot., having 

 an undulated margin : crispate, 

 a., krisp'dt, irregularly curled or 

 twisted: crispation, n., krisp -a'- 

 shun, in anat., the permanent 

 shrinking of a tissue. 



cristate, a., krist'dt (L. crista, a 

 crest), in bot. , crested ; tufted : 

 crista frontalis, kristf-dfrdnt-aV-is 

 (L. frontdlis, belonging to the 

 forehead from frons, the fore- 

 head), the frontal crest ; a ridge 

 of bone on. the inner surface of 

 the frontal bone of the skull : 

 c. galli, gaV-ll (L. gallus, a cock, 

 galli, of a cock), the crest of the 

 cock, or cock's crest j a ridge of 



bone in the skull which rises into 

 a thick process of the ethmoid 

 bone. 



Crithmum, n., krith'>mum (Gr. 

 krithe, barley), a genus of plants, 

 Ord. Umbelliferse, so called in 

 allusion to the singularity of the 

 seeds : Crithmum maritinmm, 

 mar-it'-im'tim (L. maritimus, be- 

 longing, to the sea from mare*, 

 the sea), the samphire, found 

 growing abundantly on the rocks 

 near the sea, is used as a pickle. 



Crocodilia, n. plu., krdk'-dd-tt'.t-a 

 (L. crocodilus,. Gr. krokodeilos, a 

 crocodile),, a well-known Order 

 of reptiles. 



Crocus, n., krok'us (L. crocus, Gr. 

 krokos, Gael, crock, red), a well- 

 known and much admired genus 

 of early spring plants, Ord. 

 Iridacese : Crocus sativus, sat- 

 lv f 'US (L. sativus, that is -fit to be 

 planted), a species which furnishes 

 the colouring material called saf- 

 fron: C. autumnalis, a/w'-tum- 

 nal'>is (L. autumnalis,. autumnal 

 from autumnus, autumn); and 

 C. odoms, dd-or'-us (L. odorus, 

 sweet-smelling from ddor, scent, 

 smell), are species also supplying 

 saffron. 



crotaphyte, n., krtit'-a-fU (Gr. 

 krotaphos, a temple of the head), 

 the temporal, muscle, which fills 

 the temporal fossa and extends 

 itself over a considerable part of 

 the side of the head. 



Crpton, n., krotf-dn (Gr. krtiton, a 

 tick, with reference to the re- 

 semblance of the seeds), a genus 

 of plants, Ord. Euphorbiacese : 

 Croton tiglium, tlg'-ll-um (an 

 Indian word), an Indian and 

 Asiatic shrub, from whose seed 

 croton-oil is expressed, inter- 

 nally the oil acts as an irritant 

 purgative, externally it produces 

 pustules: C. Pavana, pav-an'-a 

 (unascertained); also C. Roxburg- 

 ii, r&ks-berg'-i'i (L. Roxburgii, of 

 Roxburgh in Scotland), species 

 which yield purgative oils : C. 



