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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
Cornerstonenounthe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explainedverified
Cornflowernounan annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowersverified
Cornflower AsternounMWEerect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowersverified
Cornponenouncornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried, typically a southern US dishverified
Cornsilknouneach of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian cornverified
Corollanoun(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianthverified
Corollarynoun(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another propositionverified
Coronanoun(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flowerverified
Corona DischargenounMWEan electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphereverified
Coronalnounflower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposesverified
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
Coronernouna public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causesverified
Coronillanounany of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbelsverified
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
Corporationnouna business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some stateverified
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.Data
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
Corpusclenouneither of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including plateletsverified
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