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- CANTHARISsingular of cantharides
- CANTHARUSA large drinking cup with two handles.
- CANTHUSEither corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
- CANVASA type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- CARATA metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls.
- CARAVELA light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for about 300 years from the 15th century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.
- CARDcardinality
- CARDIAThe area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the esophagus.
- CARDIALGYHeartburn.
- CAROTIDEither of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic arte
- CARPUSThe group of bones that make up the wrist.
- CARTOONA humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
- CARYATIDA sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.
- CASTORA hat made from the fur of the beaver.
- CASTOREUMThe bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes.
- CATABOLISMDestructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
- CATALEPSYA severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.
- CATALOGUEA systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
- CATAPHORSemicoma.
- CATAPLASMA plaster or poultice, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
- CATAPLEXYAn abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
- CATARRHInflammation of a mucous membrane.
- CATEGORYA group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
- CATHEDRAThe chair or throne of a bishop.
- CATHEDRALRelating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
- CATHEPSINAny of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
- CATHETERA small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
- CATHODEAn electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have eithe
- CATIONA positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- CAUSTICCapable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
- CAUTERA hot iron for searing or cauterizing.
- CAUTERIZETo burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.
- CELADONA pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.
- CELERYA European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
- CEMETERYA place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
- CENOBITEA new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.
- CENOTAPHA monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
- CENTAURA mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
- CENTAURYAny of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium. Centaurium, sensu stricto Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commo
- CENTERThe point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- CENTRALBeing in the centre.
- CENTREAustralia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
- CENTRICBeing in the centre; central.
- CEPHALOPODAny mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
- CEPHALOUSHaving a head; applied chiefly to the former division of mollusks Cephalata, or Cephalophora (mollusks with a head).
- CERCUSA structure on the end of the abdomen of most insects, sometimes long, hairlike sensory organs and sometimes smaller and rigid.
- CERIUMA chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
- CESTODEA parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.
- CHABAZITEAny of several zeolite minerals that occur in basaltic rocks.
- CHAETAA chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
- CHAIRAn item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
- CHALAZIONA cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
- CHALKA soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3).
- CHALONEAny of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.
- CHALUMEAUA woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet.
- CHALYBEATEContaining dissolved salts of iron.
- CHAMBERA room or set of rooms, particularly: The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble. A bedroom. The private office of a judge. The room used for deliber
- CHAMELEONA small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
- CHAOSThe unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
- CHARISMA power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
- CHARISMAA gift or power of leadership or authority.
- CHARTA map. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon. A navigator's map.
- CHASMA deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- CHELAA pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
- CHEMISTA person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
- CHEMISTRYThe branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution o
- CHERVILA leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
- CHESTA box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
- CHIASMAlternative form of chiasma.
- CHIASMAA crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
- CHIASMUSAn inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
- CHILIADA group of 1000 things, particularly Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch. Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.
- CHILIAGONA polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.
- CHILIASMBelief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.
- CHILIASTSynonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.
- CHILOPODAny myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
- CHIMNEYA vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based f
- CHIRAGRAGout in the hand.
- CHIRAGRASGout in the hand.
- CHIRAL(geometry, physical chemistry) that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.
- CHIRONOMYThe art of using effective hand gestures, especially in Greco-Roman contexts.
- CHIRURGEONA doctor or surgeon.
- CHITINA complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asth
- CHITONA loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece and in Ancient Rome.
- CHLAMYDEOUSThat has a perianth
- CHLAMYDIAAny of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
- CHLAMYSA short poncho-like cloak caught up on the shoulder, worn by hunters, soldiers, and horsemen in Ancient Greece.
- CHLOASMAmelasma; a cutaneous condition with yellow or yellowish-brown pigmented spot
- CHLORINEA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
- CHLORITEA dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
- CHOANAA funnel; a funnel-shaped opening.
- CHOENIXAn ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
- CHOIRA group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
- CHOLAEMIAA condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma.
- CHOLERYellow bile.
- CHOLERAAny of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food,
- CHOLESTERINDated form of cholesterol.
- CHOLIAMBA limping iamb.
- CHOLICOf or pertaining to bile.
- CHOLINEA hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3NCH2CH2OHX. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.