eries.

CAR'PAL. [L. _carpus_, the wrist.] Relating to the wrist.

CAR'PUS, -I. [L.] The wrist.

CAR'TI-LAGE. [L. _cartilago_.] Gristle. A smooth, elastic substance,
softer than bone.

CAR-TI-LAG'IN-OUS. Pertaining to cartilage.

CAU-CA'SIAN. One of the races of men.

CA'VA. [L.] Hollow. _Vena cava._ A name given to the two great veins
of the body.

CEL'LU-LAR. [L. _cellula_, a little cell.] Composed of cells.

CER-E-BEL'LUM. [L.] The hinder and lower part of the brain, or the
little brain.

CER'E-BRAL. Pertaining to the brain.

CER'E-BRUM. [L.] The front and large part of the brain. The term is
sometimes applied to the whole contents of the cranium.

CER'E-BRO-SPI'NAL. Relating to the brain and spine.

CER'VIX. [L.] The neck.

CER'VI-CAL. Relating to the neck.

CHEST. [Sax.] The thorax; the trunk of the body from the neck to the
abdomen.

CHLO'RINE. [Gr. +chloros+, _chloros_, green.] _Chlorine gas_, so named
from its color.

CHOR'DA, -AE. [L.] A cord. An assemblage of fibres.

CHO'ROID. [Gr. +chorion+, _chorion_.] A term applied to several parts
of the body that resemble the skin.

CHYLE. [Gr. +chulos+, _chulos_, juice.] A nutritive fluid, of a
whitish appearance, which is extracted from food by the action of the
digestive organs.

CHYL-I-FI-CA'TION. [_chyle_ and L. _facio_, to make.] The process by
which chyle is formed.

CHYME. [Gr. +chumos+, _chumos_, juice.] A kind of grayish pulp formed
from the food in the stomach.

CHYM-I-FI-CA'TION. [_chyme_ and L. _facio_, to make.] The process by
which chyme is formed.

CIL'IA-RY. [L. _cilia_, eyelashes.] Belonging to the eyelids.

CIN-E-RI'TIOUS. [L. _cinis_, ashes.] Having the color of ashes.

CLAV'I-CLE. [L. _clavicula_, from _clavis_, a key.] The collar-bone;
so called from its resemblance in shape to an ancient key.

CLEI'DO. A term applied to some muscles that are attached to the
clavicle.

CO-AG'U-LUM. [L.] A coagulated mass, a clot of blood.

COC'CYX. [Gr.] An assemblage of bones joined to the sacrum.

COCH'LE-A. [Gr. +kochlo+, _kochlo_, to twist; or L. _cochlea_, a
screw.] A cavity of the ear resembling in form a snail shell.

CO'LON. [Gr.] A portion of the large intestine.

CO-LUM'NA, -AE.[L.] A column or pillar.

COM-MU'NIS. [L.] A name applied to certain muscles.

COM-PLEX'US. [L. _complector_, to embrace.] The name of a muscle that
embraces many attachments.

COM-PRESS'OR. [L. _con_, together, and _premo_, _pressus_, t