caustic. Corrosive; capable of tissue destruction; syn. escharotic.

cautery. An agent which by heat or chemical action scars tissues.

cavities. Hollows.

cele. Tumor, as in hydrocele, a watery tumor.

cell. A small protoplasmic mass, usually nucleated.

cellular. Composed of cells.

cellulitis. Inflammation of cellular tissue.

cephalic. Head, as in hydrocephalic, water on the head (brain).

chancre. The primary syphilitic manifestation. A syphilitic induration.

Charcot’s disease. A form of tabes.