Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z coccidioidoma A lesion that is characteristic of coccidioidomycosis coccidioidomycosis An infectious respiratory disease caused by inhalation of the fungus Coccidioides immitis. coccidioidomycotic Of or pertaining to the fungal disease coccidioidomycosis. coccidioidosis coccidioidomycosis coccidiosis The disease caused by coccidian infection. coccidiostat Any antiprotozoal agent that acts upon Coccidia parasites coccidiostatic That inhibits the growth of coccidia coccidium Synonym of coccidian. coccidological Relating to coccidology. coccidologist One who studies coccidology. coccidology The zoology of scale insects of the superfamily Coccoidea coccidophagous That feeds on scales. coccidophagy The condition of being coccidophagous. cocciferous Bearing or producing berries. cocciform Shaped like a coccus. Coccimiglio A surname. coccinellid Any species of the ladybird family Coccinellidae. coccinelloid Any beetle of the superfamily Coccinelloidea. coccineous Scarlet. coccinite A form of mercuric iodide (HgI₂) mined in parts of Australia and Mexico Cocco A surname. coccobacillary Relating to, or caused by a coccobacillus coccobacilliform Characteristic of a coccobacillus coccobacillus Any bacteria with a shape intermediate between cocci (spherical) and bacilli (rod-shaped) coccobacterial Of or relating to the coccobacteria. coccobacterium One of various round variety of bacteria. coccochromatic Having the colour distributed in granular patches, as in some diatoms. coccoid spherical, shaped like a coccus coccoidal Characteristic of a coccus. coccoidean Any scale insect of the superfamily Coccoidea coccolite The mineral diopside. coccolith A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized coccolithic Relating to or composed of coccoliths. coccolithogenesis The formation and development of coccoliths coccolithophore Any of many minute mostly marine planktonic biflagellated organisms with brown chromatophores and complex calcareous, less commonly siliceous, shells. coccolithophorid coccolithophore coccolithovirus Any virus, of the genus Coccolithovirus, that infects coccolithophores coccosphere A small rounded marine organism, capable of breaking up into coccoliths. coccostean Anu extinct fish of the infraorder Coccosteina coccosteid Any placoderm of the family Coccosteidae coccosteomorph Having the form of placoderms of the infraorder Coccosteina coccothraustine Relating to finches of the genus Coccothraustes coccous Synonym of coccic. cocculin picrotoxin cocculine sinomenine cocculinellid Any gastropod in the family Cocculinellidae. cocculinid Any gastropod in the family Cocculinidae. cocculolidine A polycyclic alkaloid, isolated from plants of the genus Erythrina, that has insecticidal activity. coccus Any approximately spherical bacterium. coccyalgia Synonym of coccydynia. coccydynia Pain in the coccyx or its area. coccygalgia Synonym of coccydynia. coccygeal Relating to the coccyx. coccygeally In a coccygeal fashion. coccygean Relating to the coccyx. coccygectomy Surgical removal of the coccyx. coccygeous Synonym of coccygeal. coccygeus A muscle of the pelvic wall, that in combination with the levator ani forms the pelvic diaphragm. coccygian Relating to the coccyx. coccygodynia Synonym of coccydynia. coccyx The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone. cocelebrant One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion. cocenter The cokernel of a homomorphism. Cochabamba A city and department of Bolivia. cochain A cochain complex cochair Someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs. cochairman A joint chairman. cochairmanship The role or status of cochairman; joint chairmanship. cochairperson A joint chairperson. cochairwoman A joint chairwoman. cochal The cactus Myrtillocactus cochal cochampion joint champion cochannel Describing any effect of multiple channels reacting together cochaperone Any protein that regulates the activity of a chaperone. cochaperonin Any of several materials that form complexes with a chaperonin cocharacter The dual notion to a character; a group homomorphism from the group of units of a field. cochayuyo A type of edible seaweed (Durvillaea antarctica). Coche An indigenous people of Colombia. Cochenour A surname from German. cochief A joint chief. Cochimi The aboriginal people of central Baja California. Cochin A domestic hen of a large variety with feathered legs, full breast, and small tail. Cochinchina Đại Việt (16th century) cochinchinenene Any of a group of antibacterial flavonoids isolated from Dracaena cochinchinensis Cochinchinese Of or relating to Cochinchina, the southern part of Vietnam. cochineal A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia). cochinealed Made red with, or as if with, cochineal. Cochirleanca A village and commune of Buzău County, Romania. Cochiti A people and federally recognized tribe of Pueblo Native Americans in northern New Mexico, speaking a dialect of Eastern Keres. cochito The vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Cochituate A census-designated place in the town of Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. cochlea The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses. cochleagram A form of spectrogram in which a false colour is assigned to each range of sound frequencies cochlear Of or pertaining to the cochlea. cochleare A spoon. cochleariform spoon-shaped cochlearium In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle. cochlearly In terms of the cochlea. cochleary spiral-shaped cochleate Having the form of a snail's shell; spiral; turbinated cochleated cochleate cochleately In a cochleate manner. cochleiform Having the form of a snail shell cochleitis Inflammation of the cochlea. cochleogram A record produced by cochleography cochleographic Relating to cochleography. cochleography graphical examination of the cochlea cochleoid A strophoid shaped somewhat like a snail cochleolagenar Relating to the cochlea and the lagena cochleopalpebral Relating to the cochlea and the eyelid cochleopupillary Relating to the cochlea and the pupil of the eye cochleosaccular Relating to, or connecting the cochlea and the saccular macula cochleosacculotomy The creation of a fistula between the saccule and cochlear duct cochleosaurid Any tetrapod in the family Cochleosauridae. cochleostomy The formation of an opening into the cochlea cochleotopic Relating to the cochlea region and to the auditory regions, and functions of the brain cochleotoxic Synonym of ototoxic. cochleotoxicity Synonym of ototoxicity. cochleous cochleate cochleovestibular Relating to the cochlea and the vestibule of the ear. cochliate Resembling a spoon, hollow and oval. cochlin An extracellular matrix protein present in the cochlea and vestibule of the inner ear cochliodont Any extinct fish of the order †Cochliodontiformes cochlospermaceous Of or relating to the Cochlospermaceae. cochoa Any member of the genus Cochoa of medium-sized frugivorous, insectivorous and molluscivorous birds. Cochran A Scottish surname. Cochrane A Scottish habitational surname. cochromatograph Of substances: to produce the same results in chromatography. cochromatographic Of substances: producing the same results in chromatography. cochromatography The simultaneous chromatography of two or more materials cochromite An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, chromium, cobalt, iron, magnesium, nickel, and oxygen. cocillana An expectorant made from the dried bark of the tree Guarea rusbyi cocinera A female cook, in Spanish-speaking regions. cocinerite A form of chalcocite containing silver sulfide cocinnasteoside A particular steroid glycoside. cocircuit The dual of a circuit. cocircular Lying on the same circle cocircularity The condition of being cocircular cocirculate To circulate together. cocirculation The act of cocirculating; circulation together. cocite To cite along with another cocited cited along with another cocitizen A citizen of the same place. cocitizenship Citizenship of the same place. cock A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). cockable Able to be cocked. cockabondy An angler's artificial fly. cockabully Any of various small, blunt-nosed freshwater fishes, especially gobies of the genus Gobiomorphus. cockache Synonym of dickache. cockade A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge.