Capitulum
Diminuitive of L. caput = "head". Eg. the capitulum of the humerus.
Caput medusae
L. caput = head, and genitive of Medusa = one of the mythological Gorgons with hair of live snakes. The term is applied to dilated veins, which appear on the abdomen due…
Carbapenem
L. carbon = charcoal. Penem see Penicillin. Carbapenems are a group of antibiotics that are of the class of beta-lactams, and are therefore quite similar to penicillin (penem), however instead of having…
Carcinoma
Gr. karkinos = a crab, and -oma = tumor or neoplasm. Celsus used the word carcinoma for all malignant growths, but added the adjective kakoethes = malignant to designate some which required…
Cardia
Gr. kardia = heart. Used to denote the end of the stomach lying nearest the heart.
Carina
L. carina = keel of a boat, hence used of several anatomical structures having a central ridge.
Carotid
Gr. karoun = to put to sleep. In early Greece, jokesters used to cause goats to fall down motionless by pressure on these arteries. This is because horses and goats…
Cauda
L. cauda = a tail. Such as the cauda equina or “horse’s tail” of the spinal cord.
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