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Corn SpeedwellnounMWEerect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and Americaverified
Corneal GraftnounMWEa surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donorverified
Corneal TransplantnounMWEa surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donorverified
Corner KicknounMWEa free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal lineverified
Cornflower AsternounMWEerect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowersverified
Corona DischargenounMWEan electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphereverified
Coronary Artery Bypass GraftnounMWEopen-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heartverified
Coronary BypassnounMWEopen-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heartverified
Coronary Bypass SurgerynounMWEopen-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heartverified
Coronary Care UnitnounMWEa hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problemsverified
Coronary FailurenounMWEinability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functionsverified
Coronary Heart DiseasenounMWEa heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heartverified
Coronary OcclusionnounMWEocclusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clotverified
Coronary ThrombosisnounMWEobstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)verified
Coronoid Process of the MandiblenounMWEthe coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscleverified
Corporal PunishmentnounMWEthe infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crimeverified
Corporate TrustnounMWEa consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or serviceverified
Corporation LawnounMWEthat branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporationsverified
Corpus (corpora)nounMWEA deliberately assembled collection of knowledge and data (structured and/or unstructured) believed to contain relevant information on a topic or topics to be used by software systems for which useful analysis, prediction, or outcome is being sought.verified
Corpus AmygdaloideumnounMWEan almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrumverified
Corpus CallosumnounMWEa broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheresverified
Corpus Geniculatum LateralenounMWEa neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortexverified
Corpus Geniculatum MedialenounMWEa neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortexverified
Corpus LuteumnounMWEyellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovumverified
Corpus MamillarenounMWEone of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornixverified
Corpus StriatumnounMWEa striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphereverified
Corpuscular RadiationnounMWEa stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons)verified
Corpuscular TheorynounMWE(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particlesverified
Corpuscular Theory of LightnounMWE(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particlesverified
Corpuscular-Radiation PressurenounMWEthe minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a waveverified
Correctional RehabilitationnounMWEproviding penal custody or probation or parole for convicted offendersverified
Corrective controlnounMWEA mitigating technique designed to lessen the impact to the institution when adverse events occur.verified
Correctness ProofnounMWEA mathematical proof of consistency between a specification and its implementation.verified
Correlational AnalysisnounMWEthe use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variablesverified
Correlational StatisticsnounMWEa statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the otherverified
Correspondent BanknounMWEAn institution, acting on behalf of other institutions, that can settle the checks they collect for other institutions (respondents) by using accounts on their books or by sending a wire funds transfers. Generally, a provider of banking and payment services to other financial institutions.verified
Corroborating EvidencenounMWEadditional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceedingverified
Corrugated BoardnounMWEcardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides)verified
Corrugated CardboardnounMWEcardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides)verified
Corrugated IronnounMWEusually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollowsverified
Cortical EpilepsynounMWEepilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance)verified
Cortical PotentialnounMWE(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalographverified
Corticospinal TractnounMWEany of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cordverified
Cosmetic SurgerynounMWEplastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your faceverified
Cosmic Background RadiationnounMWE(cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvinverified
Cosmic Microwave Background RadiationnounMWE(cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvinverified
Cosmic TimenounMWEthe time covered by the physical formation and development of the universeverified
Cosmological ConstantnounMWEan arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theoryverified
Cost AccountantnounMWEa specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to productionverified