Coch´le-a. [Gr. κοχλω, 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, -æ.[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, to press.] A term applied to some muscles, that compress the parts to which they are attached.
Con´dyle. [Gr. κονδυλος, kondulos, a knuckle, a protuberance.] A prominence on the end of a bone.
Con-junc-ti´va. [L. con, together, and jungo, to join.] The membrane that covers the anterior part of the globe of the eye.
Cop´per. A metal of a pale, red color, tinged with yellow.
Cor-a´coid. [Gr. κοραξ, korax, a crow, and ειδος, eîdos, form.] A process of the scapula shaped like the beak of a crow.