Clavicula
L. clavicula, diminuitive of clavis = a key. So named for its resemblance in shape.
Coccidioides
Gr. kokkis = little berry, and L. immitis = harsh A soil fungus found in the western United States and parts of Mexico and Central and South America, Coccidioides was discovered…
Cochliomya Hominivorax
Gr. kochlias = snail with a spiral shell, myia = fly. L. hominis = man and vorax = consuming. From the Greek kochlias (“snail with a spiral shell”) + myia (“fly”) and the…
Commissure
L. commissura; from con (com) = together, and mittere = to put. Hence a joining or a seam.
Concha
L. concha = seashell Refering to the nasal conchae, whose anterior view resembles seashells.
Cornea
L. corneus = horny. The cornea of the eye was formally called the cornea tela, which meant the horny tissue or layer.
Cornu
L. cornu = a horn. Applied especially to horn-shaped structures in the CNS.
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