GLOSSARY. 233 
Coch’ lea (kok’ leah) (kochlos, a conch-shell) : the coiled canal of the 
internal ear. 
Ce’liac (se’leak) (koilia, belly): a name applied to a large artery 
and a nerve plexus in the abdomen. 
Coe’lom (se! lum).: the body cavity. 
Con’ dyle (kondulos, a knuckle) : a paired rounded eminence of a bone 
for articulation. 
Cor’ nu (a horn): a name given certain structures resembling a horn. 
Cor’ nua: the plural of cornu. 
Cor’ o noid (corona, crown; oid, like). 
Cor’ pora (corpus, body): a name given to certain parts having a 
rounded or ovoid shape. 
Cor’ pus: singular of corpora. 
Cos’ ta (costa, rib). 
Cos’ tal: pertaining to the ribs. 
Cot’ yloid (kotula, a cup; oid, like): relating to the articular cavity 
in the innominate bone. 
Cra’ niad: toward the plane in front of the cranium and perpendicular 
to the spinal axis. 
Cra’ nial: pertaining to the cranium. 
Cra’ nium: those bones of the skull encasing the brain. 
Cru’ ra: plural of crus. 
Crus (crus, a leg): the part of the leg between the knee and ankle. It 
is also applied to structures resembling the leg. 
Cu’ boid (like a cube): one of the tarsal bones. 
Cunea’tus (kuneus, a wedge): a fiber tract in the spinal cord. 
Cune’iform (wedge-shaped) : bones of the ankle and wrist. 
Cu ta’ ne ous (cutis, the skin): relating to the skin. 
De cus sa’ tion (decussatus, crossed) : an oblique crossing of the nerves. 
Dem i fac’ et (demi, half; facette, little face): the articular surface on 
the body of a vertebra for the articulation of half the head of a rib. 
Den’ drites (dendron, a tree): the processes of a nerve cell which 
transmit the impulse toward the cell-body. 
Di aph’ y sis (dia, between; phuein, to grow) : the shaft of a long bone. 
Dia ste’ ma (diastema, a distance) : a space between any two consecu- 
tive teeth. 
Diarthro’ sis (dia, throughout; arthrosis, articulation): a form of 
articulation giving much freedom of motion. 
Di del’ phia (dis, twice; delphus, uterus): an order of mammals in- 
cluding the kangaroos and opossums in which a paired uterus is 
present. 
Dienceph’alon (dia, between; cgkephalos, the brain): the tween 
brain formed largely by the optic thalami. 
Di gas’ tric (dis, double; gaster, belly): the muscle depressing the 
lower jaw. 
