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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Click BeetlenounMWEable to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking soundverified
Client ApplicationnounMWEA system entity, usually a computer process acting on behalf of a human user, that makes use of a service provided by a server.verified
Client-Centered TherapynounMWEa method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each sessionverified
Cliff BrakenounMWEany of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regionsverified
Cliff DwellernounMWEa member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges in the sides of cavesverified
Cliff DwellingnounMWEa rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliffverified
Cliff SwallownounMWENorth American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and wallsverified
Climatic ZonenounMWEany of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitudeverified
Climbing BittersweetnounMWEtwining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seedsverified
Climbing CorydalisnounMWEannual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowersverified
Climbing HydrangeanounMWEclimbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymesverified
Climbing IronnounMWEan iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbingverified
Climbing NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverified
Climbing OnionnounMWEmuch-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbsverified
Climbing PerchnounMWEa small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe airverified
Climbing SalamandernounMWEany of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toesverified
Cling FilmnounMWEa thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itselfverified
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996nounMWEAlso known as Information Technology Management Reform Act. A statute that substantially revised the way that IT resources are managed and procured, including a requirement that each agency design and implement a process for maximizing the value and assessing and managing the risks of IT investments.verified
Clinical AnatomynounMWEthe practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatmentverified
Clinical DepressionnounMWEa state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical interventionverified
Clinical NeurologynounMWE(neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disordersverified
Clinical PsychologynounMWEthe branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behaviorverified
Clinical TestnounMWEa rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjectsverified
Clinical ThermometernounMWEa mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human bodyverified
Clinical TrialnounMWEa rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjectsverified
Clip ArtnounMWEready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a documentverified
Clip JointnounMWEa place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainmentverified
Clock GolfnounMWEa form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the holeverified
Clockwork UniversenounMWEthe view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanicsverified
Clomiphene CitratenounMWEa fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple birthsverified
Clopidogrel BisulfatenounMWEa blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacksverified
Close Supporting FirenounMWEfire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to itverified
Close-Order DrillnounMWE(military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)verified
Closed CircuitnounMWEa complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulatesverified