Cacumen (kak-u’men).  The top or apex of an organ.

Callous (kal’us).  Hard.

Calcareous (kal-ka’reus).  Chalky.  Pertaining to or having the nature of
                          limestone.

Callus (kal’lus).  The new growth of bony matter between the extremities of
                  broken bone serving to unite them.

Capillary (kap’il-la-ri).  Pertaining to or resembling a hair.  A minute
                          blood vessel connecting the arterioles with
                          the venules; very minute blood vessels.

Capsicum (kap’si-kum).  Cayenne pepper.

Capsule (kap’sul).  A soluble case for enclosing a dose of medicine.  A
              fibrous or membraneous covering as of the spleen or kidneys.

Carbon (kar’bon).  Charcoal.

Carbonic Acid Gas (kar-bon’ik).  An acidulous liquid made by dissolving
                                carbon dioxide in water.

Cardiac (kar’de-ak).  Pertaining to the heart.

Carminative (kar-min’-a-tiv).  A medicine to relieve flatulence, such as
                              anise, cinnamon, cloves, peppermint, soda.

Caries (ka’re-ez).  Rottenness.  The molecular decay or death of a bone.  It
                   becomes soft, porous and discolored.

Carotid Artery (kah-ro-tid’).  The large artery in the neck.

Carpus (kar’pus).  The wrist.

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Cartilage (kar’til-ej).  Gristle.  The gristle attached to joint surfaces
                        and forming certain parts of the skeleton.

Catamenia (kat-ah-me’ne-ah).  Monthly sickness.

Cataplasm (kat’ap-lazm).  A poultice.

Catarrh (kat-ahr’).  Inflammation of a mucous membrane with a free
                    discharge.

Cathartic (kath-ar’tik).  A medicine that produces free movements of the
                         bowels.

Catheter (kath’it-er).  A hollow tube for introduction into a cavity
                       through a narrow canal or channel.

Caustic (kaws’tik).  Burning; destructive to living tissues.

Cautery (kaw’ter-e).  Application of a caustic substance or hot iron.

Cauterize (kaw’ter-iz).  To scar or burn with a caustic or cautery.

Cell (sel).  A small hollow cavity in any one of the minute protoplasmic
            masses which form organized tissues.

Cellular (sel’u-lar).  Relating to or composed of cells.

Cerebellum (ser-e-bel’um).  The inferior part of the brain lying below the
                           cerebrum and above the pons and medulla.

Cerebro Spinal (ser’e-bro-spi’nal).  Pertaining to the brain and spinal
                                    cord.

Cerebral (ser’e-bral).  Relating to the cerebrum.

Cerebrum (ser’-e-brum).  The main portion of the brain occupying the upper
                        part of the cranium, and consisting of two equal
                        portions, called hemispheres.