Word origins

• chiro-hand
• choanaA funnel; a funnel-shaped opening.
• cholaemiaA condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma.
• choledocho-Relating to the common bile duct.
• chordae tendineaeThe cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.
• chorda tympaniA branch of the facial nerve that traverses the middle ear cavity and the infratemporal fossa and supplies autonomic fibers to the sublingual and submandibular glands and sensory fibers to the anterior part of the tongue.
• citigradeCharacteristic of spiders of the species Loxosceles rufescens (syn. Loxosceles citigrada).
• cladodeA flattened organ arising from the stem of a plant, often replacing the leaves in photosynthetic function, as leaves in such plants (such as asparagus or butcher's broom) are typically reduced to scales.
• clavateResembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.
• clavellateMinutely clavate; shaped like a little club.
• clavicymbalAn early form of harpsichord.
• clitellumA glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.
• -cnemicshinned
• cnemisThe section of the leg from the knee to the ankle; shin.
• cnidarianAny of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria.
• coenurosisA parasitic infestation of Taenia tapeworm larvae; most common in ungulates and canids
• cohobateTo treat a material with a boiling liquid and repeatedly return the distillate.
• coixAn East Asian grass (Coix lacryma-jobi), sometimes harvested as a cereal.
• collutoriumSynonym of mouthwash.
• colluviariumOpenings for ventilation in Ancient Roman aqueducts.
• colo-Pertaining to the colon.
• commemoratoryPertaining to commemoration.
• common fractionA fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer.
• compenetrateTo penetrate every part of (something); to permeate.
• concentreTo come together at a common centre.
• consensus ad idemAgreement about the terms and subject matter of a contract between all involved parties.
• cophosisTotal deafness.
• coronateTo crown (a sovereign or champion).
• coronillaAny of the genus Coronilla of plants related to clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets.
• cor pulmonaleA change in structure and function of the right ventricle of the heart as a result of a respiratory disorder.
• corpus cavernosumOne of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.
• corpus delictiThe evidence that a crime has occurred.
• corpus spongiosumThe mass of spongy erectile tissue surrounding the urethra within the penis or clitoris.
• corrugator cutis aniA thin stratum of involuntary muscular fiber that radiates from the anus.
• corrugator superciliiA small narrow pyramidal muscle at the medial end of the eyebrow.
• cosinusSynonym of cosine.
• costellateFinely ribbed or costate.
• coticuleA Belgian variety of whetstone, containing spessartine.
• cribellateHaving a cribellum.
• cricoarytenoidOf or relating to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.
• cunnilinctusSynonym of cunnilingus.
• currente calamoWithout deliberation or hesitation: extempore, off-the-cuff.
• curtationThe interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.
• cuscusAny arboreal marsupial of most genera of the family Phalangeridae, native to northern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
• cyphonismAn ancient punishment in which the criminal was smeared with honey and exposed to insects.
• DalecarliaA province in central Sweden.
• damnatio memoriaeA posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.
• damnation of memorySynonym of damnatio memoriae.
• dasyphyllousHaving downy leaves.
• decollateTo behead.
• defenestrateTo eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
• deleterydestroyer.
• deltidiumThe triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells.
• depressor septi nasiA small muscle of each side of the upper lip that is inserted into the nasal septum and wing of the nose on each side and constricts the nasal opening by drawing the wing downward.
• descensoryA vessel used in alchemy to extract and filter oils.
• diabetes mellitusA medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2.
• diallageA figure of speech in which multiple arguments are brought to bear on a single point.
• dianium(obsolete) niobium (although formerly thought as a distinct element)
• diastasisA separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without fracture.
• dichasiumA cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.
• dictynidAny spider in the family Dictynidae.
• digastricHaving two bellies.
• digastricusSynonym of digastric muscle.
• divergencySynonym of divergence.
• doxographerA classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
• ductuleAny very small duct, typically lactiferous.
• dys-difficult
• dysgenicOf or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in offspring.
• ebracteateHaving no bracts.
• ebracteolateHaving no bracteoles.
• ecostateHaving no ribs or nerves.
• ecribellateNot cribellate.
• ecstaticaA woman perceived to have a highly sensitive emotional state, or prone to quasi-mystical trances.
• ectopiaThe condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.
• edentateLacking teeth.
• editio princepsThe first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form.
• effabilityThe quality or state of being effable.
• effigurateHaving a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
• eglanduloseWithout glands.
• eguttulateThat lacks guttules at each end of the spore.
• elaterThat which elates.
• elateriteThe mineral wurtzilite.
• emboliumA narrow piece separating the costa and corium in certain insects of the suborder Heteroptera.
• eminent domainThe right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.
• emulativeHaving a tendency to emulate others; imitative.
• endostosisA process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.
• ensatesword-shaped
• ensatinaA salamander native to western North America in the genus Ensatina.
• entero-relating to the intestines.
• epencephalonthe hindbrain.
• epineuriumThe connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium; The outermost layer of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding a peripheral nerve.
• epithemaA horny excrescence on the top of the beak of some birds, notably the hornbill.
• epulisA hard tumour or tumorous growth developed from the gums.
• eremacausisA gradual decay through slow combustion or oxidation, like that of old trees or dead animals.
• ericaceousOf or pertaining to the heath family (Ericaceae).
• erotematicInterrogatory, proceeding by means of questions.
• esquamuloseNot covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.
• essiveOf, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity.
• exaeresisAn operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy.
• exanthesisA rash on the skin.