calf
A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
Leather made of the skin of domestic calves; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).
A mass of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
A small island, near a larger island.
A cabless railroad engine.
An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

calfbone
Alternative form of calf bone.

calfbones
plural of calfbone

calflick
Synonym of cowlick (“unruly lock of hair”).

calflicks
plural of calflick

calfs
plural of calf

calicectasis
Alternative form of caliectasis.

calicoblast
A primary cell of the calicodermis.

calicoblasts
plural of calicoblast

calicodermis
The calcareous (calicoblastic) layer of the epidermis of stony corals.

caliectasis
dilatation of a calix of the kidney

callidin
Alternative form of kallidin.

callosumectomies
plural of callosumectomy

callosumectomy
The surgical removal of the corpus callosum; splitting the brain into two halves.

calmidazolium
The chloroaromatic imidazolium 1-[bis(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-3-[2,4-dichloro-β-(2,4-dichlorobenzyloxy)phenethyl]imidazolium that blocks calcium channels in smooth muscle cells

calmidozolium
Misspelling of calmidazolium.

calveren
Obsolete or dialectal plural of calf.

calves
plural of calf

camassial
A modified form of a premolar tooth having the form of a small canine

camassials
plural of camassial

cambia
plural of cambium

cambium
A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.

cambiums
plural of cambium

camelshair
The hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.

camptocormia
An abnormal posture characterized by forward flexion of the spine

camptocormias
plural of camptocormia

camptomelia
A congenital bending in the long bones of the limbs

canaliculi
plural of canaliculus

canaliculus
Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants.

candidid
A skin condition, an id reaction similar to dermatophytids.

candidids
plural of candidid

canellini
Alternative form of cannellini (“kind of bean”).

canellinis
plural of canellini

canini
plural of caninus

caninus
The caninus muscle.

cankle
An obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.

cankles
plural of cankle

cannellini
A type of white kidney bean used in Italian cooking.

cannellinis
plural of cannellini

canthectomy
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.

canthi
plural of canthus

capillament
A filament.
Any hairlike covering; a fine fibre or filament, as of the nerves.

capillaments
plural of capillament

capillarectasia
ectasis of the capillaries

capillaries
plural of capillary

capillarigation
Capillary irrigation.

capillarimetry
The measurement of the capillaries.

capillarisation
Alternative form of capillarization.

capillarisations
plural of capillarisation

capillarization
The formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise.

capillarizations
plural of capillarization

capillarogenesis
The formation and development of capillaries

capillarography
The study of capillaries.

capillarometry
Alternative form of capillarimetry.

capillarosclerosis
The hardening of the capillary walls.

capillaroscopies
plural of capillaroscopy

capillaroscopy
microscopic examination of capillaries (small blood vessels)

capillary
Resembling or pertaining to hair, especially in slenderness or fineness.
Of or pertaining to a narrow tube.
Of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.
Of or relating to capillaries in the body or to capillary action.

capitatum
The capitate bone of the wrist.

capitectomy
Surgical removal or excision of the capitate bone.

captation
A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction

captations
plural of captation

caputegulae
plural of caputegulum

caputegulum
Any of a series of flat bones that cover the skull bones of ankylosaurs

carboxytherapy
A non-surgical cosmetic treatment that injects gaseous carbon dioxide below the skin, claimed to kill fat cells, stimulate blood flow, improve the skin's elasticity, and reduce the appearance of cellulite.

carbro
A print made from carbon tissue coated in pigmented gelatin, which is then selectively hardened by contact with a silver bromide paper print rather than exposure to light.

carbros
plural of carbro

cardiant
A remedy that affects the heart.

cardiants
plural of cardiant

cardiectomies
plural of cardiectomy

cardiectomy
The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).

cardioangiography
Synonym of angiocardiography.

cardioangiology
Synonym of angiocardiology.

cardioblast
An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart

cardioblasts
plural of cardioblast

cardiocenteses
plural of cardiocentesis

cardiocentesis
incision or puncture into the heart

cardiocyte
Any myocyte of the heart.

cardiocytes
plural of cardiocyte

cardiocytology
The cytology of heart tissue

cardiocytoprotection
The cytoprotection of cardiac tissue

cardiodepression
A reduction in the heart rate.

cardiodynamics
The (study of the) action of the heart

cardiodynia
pain in the heart

cardioectomies
plural of cardioectomy

cardioectomy
The surgical removal of the heart

cardioexcitation
excitation of the heart

cardioexcitations
plural of cardioexcitation

cardiogenesis
The development of the embryonic heart

cardiographies
plural of cardiography

cardiography
The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis

cardiohypertrophy
hypertrophy of the heart muscle

cardioinhibition
A checking or arresting of the heart's action.

cardiokymography
The recording of the motion of the heart by using an electrokymograph; in today's terms, a forerunner of modern cineradiography.

cardiolysis
The freeing the heart from its adhesions to the sternal periosteum, typically in adhesive mediastinopericarditis

cardiomalacia
A softening of the muscular walls of the heart

cardiometry
measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation

cardiomorphogenesis
morphogenesis of the heart

cardiomotility
motility (movement) of the heart

cardiomyoblastoma
A myoblastoma of the heart

cardiomyofibre
A myofibre of heart muscle

cardiomyofibres
plural of cardiomyofibre

cardiomyoplasties
plural of cardiomyoplasty

cardiomyoplasty
A surgical procedure in which healthy muscle from another part of the body is wrapped around the heart.

cardiomyotrophy
myotrophy of the heart

cardiomyotube
A tubular structure of cardiomyocytes

cardiomyotubes
plural of cardiomyotube

cardioperfusion
perfusion of the heart

cardiopexies
plural of cardiopexy

cardiopexy
The fixing in place of the heart by means of a ligature

cardiophilia
A paraphilia or fetish in which one is sexually aroused by, or extremely fond of, the heart or a heartbeat.

cardiophonography
The recording of the sounds of the heart.

cardiophysiology
The physiology of the heart and blood vessels

cardioplasties
plural of cardioplasty

cardioplasty
Repair of the cardia of the stomach

cardioplegia
The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery

cardioplegias
plural of cardioplegia

cardiopoiesis
The production of cardiac muscle tissue

cardioprecursor
An embryonic stem cell that gives rise to cardiac tissue

cardioprecursors
plural of cardioprecursor

cardioproteinopathy
proteinopathy of the heart

cardiopulmonectomies
plural of cardiopulmonectomy

cardiopulmonectomy
Surgical removal of the heart and lungs (postmortem)