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Circumflex Femoral VeinnounMWEeither of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thighverified
Circumflex Humeral ArterynounMWEan artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder musclesverified
Circumflex Iliac ArterynounMWEan artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscleverified
Circumflex Scapular ArterynounMWEan artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular areaverified
Circumflex VeinnounMWEany of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same nameverified
Circumstantial EvidencenounMWEevidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in disputeverified
Cirrhosis of the LivernounMWEa chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liververified
Cirrocumulus CloudnounMWEa cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripplesverified
Cirrus CloudnounMWEa wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)verified
Citation FormnounMWEthe form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionaryverified
Citric Acid CyclenounMWEin all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energyverified
Citron TreenounMWEthorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rindverified
Citrous FruitnounMWEany of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulpverified
Citrus FruitnounMWEany of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulpverified
Citrus MealybugnounMWEfeeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrusverified
Citrus TreenounMWEany of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rindsverified
City BlocknounMWEa rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildingsverified
City PlanningnounMWEdetermining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a communityverified
Civet CatnounMWEraccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsverified
Civic CenternounMWEa center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activitiesverified
Civil ActionnounMWElegal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)verified
Civil AuthoritynounMWEin a religious context, those with non-religious authority over believersverified
Civil CensorshipnounMWEmilitary censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forcesverified
Civil DeathnounMWEthe legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of societyverified
Civil DefensenounMWEactivities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disasterverified
Civil DisobediencenounMWEa group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)verified
Civil EngineernounMWEan engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.)verified
Civil EngineeringnounMWEthe branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridgesverified
Civil LibertariannounMWEa libertarian who is actively concerned with the protection of civil libertiesverified
Civil LibertynounMWEfundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interferenceverified
Civil MarriagenounMWEa marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergymanverified
Civil RightnounMWEright or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equalityverified
Civil Rights ActivistnounMWEa leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groupsverified
Civil Rights LeadernounMWEa leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groupsverified
Civil Rights WorkernounMWEa leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groupsverified
Civil TimenounMWEthe official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth)verified
Civil UnionnounMWEa voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sexverified
Civil YearnounMWEthe year, reckoned from January 1 to December 31, according to Gregorian calendarverified
Civilian ClothingnounMWEordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.verified
Civilian DressnounMWEordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.verified
Civilian GarbnounMWEordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.verified
Cladistic AnalysisnounMWEa system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organismsverified
Claim AgentnounMWEone who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlementverified
Claiming RacenounMWEa horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the raceverified
Claims AdjusternounMWEone who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlementverified
Claims AdjustornounMWEone who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlementverified
Clammy LocustnounMWEsmall rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seedsverified
Clandestine OperationnounMWEan intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealmentverified