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Congenital DiseasenounMWEa disease or disorder that is inherited geneticallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congenital DisordernounMWEa defect that is present at birthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congenital Heart DefectnounMWEa birth defect involving the heartverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congenital MegacolonnounMWEcongenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nervesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congenital PancytopenianounMWEa rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congernounlarge dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal watersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conger EelnounMWElarge dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal watersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congeriesnouna sum total of many heterogenous things taken togetherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congestionnounexcessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body partverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congestive Heart FailurenounMWEinability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissuesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congiusnouna British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 litersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conglobationnounan occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded massverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conglomerationnounan occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded massverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conglutinationnounhealing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bonesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congonounblack tea grown in ChinaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congo CopalnounMWEcopal found usually as a fossilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congo EelnounMWEaquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congo GumnounMWEcopal found usually as a fossilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congo RednounMWEa red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Congo SnakenounMWEaquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congoo MalleenounMWEsmall shrubby malleeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congounounblack tea grown in ChinaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congou TeanounMWEblack tea grown in ChinaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congratulationnoun(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of anotherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congregantnouna member of a congregation (especially that of a church or synagogue)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Congregatingnounthe act of congregatingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congregationnouna group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given churchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congressnounthe act of sexual procreation between a man and a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congress BootnounMWEan ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sidesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congress GaiternounMWEan ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sidesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congress ShoenounMWEan ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sidesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congressional DistrictnounMWEa territorial division of a stateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congressmannouna member of the United States House of RepresentativesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congresswomannouna member of the United States House of RepresentativesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congruencenounthe quality of agreeingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congruitynounthe quality of agreeingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Congruousnessnounthe quality of agreeingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conic MorelnounMWEa morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conic ProjectionnounMWEa map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's polesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conic SectionnounMWEin geometry, a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular coneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conic VerpanounMWEa morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surfaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conic WaxycapnounMWEa fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conical BuoynounMWEa buoy resembling a coneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conical ProjectionnounMWEa map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's polesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conidiophorenouna specialized fungal hypha that produces conidiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conidiosporenounan asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophoreverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conidiumnounan asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophoreverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conifernounany gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing conesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coniferous TreenounMWEany gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing conesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conimanouna gum resin from the poison hemlock, Conium maculatumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjoined TwinnounMWEone of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some pointverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjugal FamilynounMWEa family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partnerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjugal RightnounMWEthe right of married persons to the enjoyment of association and sympathy and confidence and domestic happiness and the comfort of living together and eating meals at the same table and profiting from joint property right and the intimacies of domestic relationsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjugal VisitationnounMWEthe legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to have sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjugal Visitation RightnounMWEthe legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to have sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjugate SolutionnounMWEa mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in AverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjugated ProteinnounMWEa protein complex combining amino acids with other substancesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjugationnounthe act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjunctionnounthe grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunctionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjunctivanouna transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelidverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjunctival Layer of BulbnounMWEthe part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the corneaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjunctival Layer of EyelidsnounMWEthe part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelidsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjunctival VeinsnounMWEveins draining the conjunctivaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjunctivitisnouninflammation of the conjunctiva of the eyeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjunctivitis AridanounMWEabnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjuncturenouna critical combination of events or circumstancesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjurationnouna ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effectverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjure MannounMWEa witch doctor who practices conjuryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjurernounsomeone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audienceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjuringnouncalling up a spirit or devilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjuring TricknounMWEan illusory featverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjurornounsomeone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audienceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conjurynouncalling up a spirit or devilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conkernounthe inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnutverifiedMay 18, 2026
connected systemnounMWEAny information system, application, or infrastructure component that lies **outside** a given system's authorization boundary yet maintains a data-flow, network, or processing link to it. It is distinguished from components *within* the boundary by the fact that it is independently owned, operated, or authorized — and therefore not directly governed by the controls of the system it connects to — while still being relevant to that system's risk posture, data flows, and scope determinations. In practice, security frameworks use the expression to delineate where one system's security responsibility ends and another's begins: an authorization boundary covers all components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an authorizing official, and excludes separately authorized systems to which the information system is connected. For each interconnection between systems owned or operated by different organizations, frameworks require documentation of the authorization for the connection and the sharing of information. An authorization boundary provides a diagrammatic illustration of a provider's internal services, components, and other devices along with connections to exSystemRegulatedAug 30, 2026
Connectednessnouna relation between things or events, as in the case of one thing causing another or sharing features with itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Connecternounan instrumentality that connectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Connecting FlightnounMWEa flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Connecting RodnounMWEa rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Connecting RoomnounMWEa hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room and is connected by a private doorverifiedMay 18, 2026
connectionnounThe state of being linked physically or notionally.NetworkMay 9, 2026
Connective TissuenounMWEtissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cellsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Connectivitynounthe property of being connected or the degree to which something has connectionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Connectivity TestingnounMWEA testing activity designed to validate the continuity of network communications.ProcessAug 30, 2026
Connectornounan instrumentality that connectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Connexionnouna relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Conning TowernounMWEan armored pilothouse on a warshipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conniptionnouna display of bad temperverifiedMay 18, 2026
Connivancenoun(law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Connoisseurnounan expert able to appreciate a fieldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Connoisseurshipnounlove of or taste for fine objects, such as art or food and drinkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Connotationnounwhat you must know in order to determine the reference of an expressionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conodontnounsmall (2 inches long) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular boneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conoidnouna shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a pointverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conqueringnounthe act of conqueringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conquerornounsomeone who is victorious by force of armsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conquestnounan act of winning the love or sexual favor of someoneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Conquistadornounan adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Consanguinitynoun(anthropology) related by bloodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Consciencenounmotivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actionsverifiedMay 18, 2026