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(GLOSSARY. 



Congestion (L.Con, toguther and Ce- 

 [■(.tl, ti.> bring".) An abnormal col- 

 lection and retention of blood in 

 the Vessels of a part. 



Conglomerate * IjCum, together and 

 Glomerare. to heap up. J Arranged 

 in a mass tog-ether indiscriminately. 



Coniilia i Oi-.Konis, dust and diminutive 

 terni. > The deciduous, axial spores 

 uf certain fungi. 



Conjugation ( L.Cum, togethir and Ju- 

 gare, tu 5'oke. ) A condition of being 

 joined. 



Contiguity- I. I^.l^um, logrther and Tan- 

 gere. to touch.) A condition of being 

 ill eimlact. (Spoken of two d iff (.rent 

 kinds of tissui'.j 



Conliniiitj' i. L. <!'um, logetlier and Ti- 

 gere, to toucli.j A condition of bein.g 

 \\iib'>ut inttrruption of pai't. 



(Within till, sanir tissue. .) 



C'on\'entiipii':in>' ( L.C(.in, together andiA'i'- 

 nir-.. til enme.j According to agrt.'e- 

 m >_ 1 1 1 . 



Cornilied ( [> Cornu, horn and Facers, to 

 make. I The cenidition oi liaving 

 been made or liaving become horny, 



Coriioratitin i I^. Corpus, a bndy, i A col- 

 lective body considered as one or 

 taki. n as a whole, 



Cor|)useIe iL<'orpus, Ijody and diminu- 

 i\V'' term..) -^^ small body or strue- 

 turi . I'sually the cell-content of thi.- 

 blood. 



Correlated (L. Con, together and Rela- 

 lio. relation. J R- lated to. 



Corrosive (L.Con. together and Roderc. 

 to gnaw. J A substance tliat <.iestroj-s 

 tissue (less violent than a caustic). 



Corti<'ai i L. Cortex, bark ) Of or pr^r- 

 laining to the cort-.x, the surface 

 la\-. r. 



Cot.iledons (Cr.KotuIedon, a socket. ) 

 An enlarged vascular organ of the 

 < liiiricm. 



Cr<)U|)ous I A.H.Kropan, to cry aloud. ) 

 Of the nature of croup. Character- 

 ized liy a developnirnt of a mem- 

 branous deposit or exudate on the 

 surface of a mucous mi.'mbrane. 



Cutaneous (L Cutis, skin. .) Pertaining 

 to the skin. 



Cyole iCr.Kuklos. a circle. j A round of 

 >ears, A period of time. 



Cyst adenoma (Gr.Kustis. bladder, Aden, 

 .giand and Oma. tumor, ) An aden- 

 oma containing cysts. 



Cjftlie I Or Kustis, a bladd.^r. j Pertain- 

 ing to or resembling a cyst. 



Cytoplasm (OrKutos. cell and Plessejn. 

 to mold.. I The essentia), viscid suiJ- 

 stance of a IJving cell.^Proto- 

 fhlasm 



Cytosis (Gr.Kutos. cell and osis, a con- 

 dition of.) Cell proliferation. 



Death (A, S. Death. j The total cessation 

 of life. 



Debris (L.Dis. apart and Briser, to 

 break. > The material resulting from 

 the destruction of anything. 



Derubital (L. Decubitus, a lying down, > 

 The position of Ijing down. 



Degeneration (L.De, away from and 

 Gerere, (<.► become. J A morbid etm- 

 \'ersi(ui ol the elements uf a tissue 

 into iie'w substance. 



Deleteriuh i L.DekrL . to destroy.) Char- 

 acterized b>' a hurtful or destruc- 

 tive tendenej'. 



Denticle (.L.Dens. tooth and diminutive 

 term.) A small tooth or projecting 

 point. 



Deiileted (I^.De. from and Plere, to 

 fin. J Condition of diminished amount 

 of fluid in a body or part. 



Dermatologi<- ( rjr.Dirma, skin and Lo- 

 gos. stu<"i\-. ) Pertaining' to derma- 

 tology. The study of the skin. 



Dessieant (LDeSsicare, to dry up..l A 

 substance that has the property of 

 drying up other substances. 



Dessieated ' !j,Dessicare, to dry up. ) A 

 condition of being dried up. 



Detritus ( L.De, away from and Tercre. 

 ti> rub. I I'Mnely di"\'ided material worn 

 off from, substances b>- rubbing. 



Diabrosis (Gr.Dia, thnmgh and Bibros- 

 kein, to eat. J A condition of having 

 been broken through corrosive ac- 

 tion. 



Diapedesis (Gr.Dia. through and Pedae- 

 in, to leap I The passage of blood 

 throu.gli an unruptured vessel -wall. 



Diaster (.Gr. Dis. two and Aster, star, ) 

 The so-called double star or wreath 

 in the mittoic cell division. 



Diastole (Gr.Dia, through and Stole, a 

 drawing. ) Tlie period of dilatation 

 of the chamber of the heart. 



l>iehotonious (Gr.Dicha, asunder and 

 Temnein, to cut. j Regularly divid- 

 ing into pairs from bottom to top. 



Diffuse (L.Dis, apart and Fundere, to 

 pour,) Not limited in extent. 



Digestion (L.Dis. apart and Gerere. to 

 carry, ) The preparation of food- 

 stuffs for absorption and assimila- 

 tion. 



Diphtheritie ( Or Diphtheria, skin or 

 membrane. ) Pertaining to diphthe- 

 ria, or characterized by formation 

 of false membrane in and upon a 

 mucous membrane. 



Disintegrated (L.Dis, apart and Integer, 



a whole.) Broken up or deconapos^'d. 



Dissimilatioa (L.Dis, apart and Simu- 



