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from kuklos, a circle), the partial 

 circulation observable in the 

 milky juice of certain plants. 



cyclostomi, n. plu., sik-los'tdm-i 

 (Gr. kuklos, a circle ; stoma, a 

 mouth), a name applied to the 

 hag-fishes and lampreys, forming 

 the Ord. Marsipobranchii, so 

 called from their circular mouths : 

 cyclostomous, a., sifo'ltis'tdm-us, 

 having a circular mouth or aper- 

 ture for sucking, among certain 

 fishes, as the lamprey. 



Cydonia, n., sid-dn'i-a (so called 

 as from Kydon, in Crete), a genus 

 of fruit trees, Ord. Rosacese : 

 Cydonia Japonica, ja-pdn'-ik-a 

 (Japonicus, belonging to Japan), 

 a handsome hardy shrub, produc- 

 ing beautiful scarlet or white 

 flowers in great abundance : C. 

 vulgaris, vulg-ar'-is (L. vulgdris, 

 common,, ordinary), the quince, 

 the seeds or pips of which, when 

 boiled in water, yield a mucilag- 

 inous decoction. 



cylindrenchyma, n., sil'-iri'drVng'- 

 kim-d (Gr. kulindros; engchuma, 

 an infusion from chumos, juice),, 

 in bol. , tissue composed of cylind- 

 rical cells. 



cymbellaa, n. plu., sim-lel'-le (L. 

 cymbula, a little boat from 

 cymba, a boat), in Algae, repro- 

 ductive locomotive bodies : cym- 

 biform, a., sim'-M-fdrm (L. 



forma, shape), having the shape 

 of a boat. 



cyme, n., sim (Gr. kuma, L. 

 cyma, the young sprout of a 

 cabbage), in bot., a mode of 

 inflorescence resembling a flat- 

 tened panicle, as that of the 

 elder tree : cymose, a., sim-oz',, 

 having an inflorescence in the 

 form of a cyme. 



cynanehe, n., si-nang'ke (Gr, 

 kuon, a dog ; angcho, I strangle), 

 a disease of the windpipe, 

 attended with inflammation, so 

 called from the dog-like bark 

 by which it is sometimes accom- 

 panied : cynanehe maligna 



carbuncularis, ma-lig'na kdrb* 

 ungk'ul'dr'-is (L. maligna, ma- 

 lignant ; carbunculus, a small 

 coal, a carbuncle), a malignant 

 carbuncular cynanehe; malignant 

 sore throat : cynanehe tons- 

 illaris, t8ns f -il>ldr'-is (L. tonsillce, 

 the tonsils in the throat), quinsy, 

 a troublesome affection, consisting 

 of inflammation of the tonsils 

 and adjacent parts of the fauces : 

 c. trachealis, trak'-e-dl'is (L. 

 trachedlis, belonging to the 

 trachea or windpipe), croup : 

 c. parotidea, par-ot'id-e'-a (Gr. 

 para, about ; ous, the ear, otos, 

 of the ear), mumps ; another 

 name for ' parotitis. ' 



Cynanchum, n., si-nang'kum 

 (Gr. kuon, a dog; angcho, I 

 strangle, in allusion to its 

 poisonous qualities), a genus of 

 plants, Ord. Asclepiadacese : 

 Cynanchum monspeliacum, 

 mdns'pel'i'ak'um (after Mont- 

 pellier, in France), a species 

 which furnishes Montpellier 

 scammony. 



cynarocephalaa, n. plu., sm-dr'd- 

 sef'dl-e (Gr. kuon, a dog ; kepJiale, 

 a head), a Sub-order of plants, 

 Ord. Compositae, which are 

 usually tonic and stimulant : 

 Cynara, n., sin'-ar-a (Gr. kuon, a 

 dog), a genus of plants, so called 

 in allusion to the spines of the 

 involuerum: Cynara cardunculus, 

 kdrd-ungk'-ul'US (L. cardunculus, 

 a diminutive of carduus, a 

 thistle), the cairdoon, a species 

 resembling the artichoke, whose 

 blanched stems and stalks are 

 eaten : C. scolymus, skdl'tm-us 

 (Gr. skolumos, L. scolymos, an 

 edible kind of thistle), the arti- 

 choke, the root of w r hich the 

 Arabians considered an aperient. 



cynarrhodon, n., sm-dr'-rod-dn 

 (Gr. kuon, a dog ; rhodon, a rose), 

 applied to the hips or fruit of 

 dog-roses, and roses in general. 



Cynodon, n., sin'tid-tin (Gr. kuon, 

 a dog ; odous, a tooth, odontos, 



