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Chor'da (kor'da). [L., a string.] Applied to certain nerve-bundles. 



Chro'matin (kro'matin). [G. chroma, color.] The deeply staining material of the- 

 nucleus. 



Chro'masome. [G. chroma, color ; soma, body.] One of the parts or bodies into 

 which chromatin breaks up in mitosis. 



Chyme (kime). [G. chymos, juice.] Food as discharged from the stomach into the 

 small intestine. 



Cil'ium, -ia. [L., an eyelid.] Primarily, an eyelash; thence, any hair-like appendage. 



Cil'iary. Having hair- or thread-like form or structure. 



Cine'reum, -rea. [L.] Ashy, or gray. 



Circumval'late. [L. circumvallalus."] Having a wall around. 



Cla'va, -vae. [L.] A knotty branch or stick. 



Coc'cyx (kok'six). [G. kokkyx, a cuckoo.] The rudimentary tail, composed of four 

 vertebrae immovably joined together. Fancied to resemble a cuckoo's bill. 



Coccyg'eal (koksij'ial). 



Com'misure. [L. committere, to put together, join.] The junction or place of con- 

 nection of two parts of the body. 



Commis'ural (incorrectly commisu'ral). 



Co'rium, -ria. [L., a hide, leather.] The tough, or connective tissue " true skin ". 



Cor'neum. [L. corneus, horny.] The cuticle, or outer part of the skin. 



Cor'tex, cor'tices. [L., bark.] The outer layer of an organ such as the cerebrum, or 

 a kidney. 



Cor'pus, cor'pora. [L., the body.] The body as a whole; or a body or structure of 

 any kind. 



Cor'puscle ; also written cor'puscule. [L. corpusculum.~\ A little body. 



Cre'tin. [F. cretin, probably from chretien, a christian, hence a simple person.] A 

 person of a certain type of mental and physical defect, due to thyroid insuffi- 

 ciency. 



Crib'riform. [L. cribrum, a sieve ; forma, form.] Having a structure like a sieve. 



Cms, cru'ra. [L., the leg.] A leg-like part, or a supporting part. 



Crus'ta, -tae. [L., a crust or shell.] 



Cu'neate (kiu'ne-ate). [L. cuneatus.~\ Wedge-shaped. 



Cyst (sist). [G. kystis, the bladder; a bag or pouch.] 



Cy'to-; cyt-; -cyte (si'to-; sit-; site-). [G. kytos, a hollow or cell.] A word-part 

 meaning cell or cellular. 



Cy'tolymph. [Cyto -f- L. lympha, clear water.] The clear juice of the cytoplasm. 



Cy'toplasm. [Cyto -f- G. plasma. See plasm.] The cell-substance, exclusive of tht 

 nucleus. 



De"cussa'tion. [L. decussation A crossing or intersection. 



Den'drite. [G. dendron, a tree.] Fibers so named on account of their " tree-like * 

 branching. 



Dentic'ulate. [L. dentic"ula'tus, toothed.] Having notched or pointed edges; ser- 

 rated. 



Di'astase. [G. diastasis, separation.] Substance which has the property of breaking 

 up starch. 



Di"enceph'alon. [G. dia, through ; enkepkalos, brain.] The inter-brain or mid-brain. 



Dis'tal. [L. dislans, distant.] Situated away from the center of the body; terminal. 

 The opposite of proximal. 



Du"ode'num, -na. [L., twelve each.] The upper part of the small intestine ; so-called 

 because about twelve finger-breadths long. 



