BRANCHIAL: pertaining to the gills (branchia).
CARYO-: (in compounds) pertaining to the nucleus (caryon); hence:—
Caryokineses: the movement of the nucleus.
Caryolysis: dissolution of the nucleus.
Caryoplasm: the matter of the nucleus.
CENTROLECITHAL: see under LECITH-.
CHORDARIA and CHORDONIA: animals with a dorsal chord or back-bone.
COELOM or COELOMA: the body-cavity in the embryo; hence:—
Coelenterata: animals without a body-cavity.
Coelomaria: animals with a body-cavity.
Coelomation: formation of the body-cavity.
CYTO-: (in compounds) pertaining to the cell (cytos); hence:—
Cytoblast: the nucleus of the cell.
Cytodes: cell-like bodies, imperfect cells.
Cytoplasm: the matter of the body of the cell.
Cytosoma: the body (soma) of the cell.
CRYPTORCHISM: abnormal retention of the testicles in the body.
DEUTOPLASM: see PLASM.
DUALISM: the belief in the existence of two entirely distinct principles (such as matter and spirit).
DYSTELEOLOGY: the science of those features in organisms which refute the "design-argument."