cryocollection
A collection of frozen material, typically tissue samples

cryocollections
plural of cryocollection

cryoculture
A culture (of cells or tissue) made at a low temperature

cryocultures
plural of cryoculture

cryodestruction
The surgical destruction of tissues using cold.

cryodevitalization
The destruction of cells using cold temperature.

cryohydrocytosis
A form of hydrocytosis in which cells exhibit increased cation permeability at low temperatures.

cryoneurolysis
pain relief by the temporary freezing of a nerve

cryophysiology
The physiology of cells and tissue at low temperatures

cryoplasty
dilation (typically of an artery) combined with cryotherapy

cryopreservation
the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).

cryopreservations
plural of cryopreservation

cryoprostatectomy
destruction of the prostate gland by means of a cryoprobe

cryoprotection
protection of biological tissue from the effects of cold by means of a cryoprotectant

cryoprotections
plural of cryoprotection

cryostasis
The preservation of living organisms by employing low temperatures.

cryotome
A form of microtome that operates on frozen tissues

cryotomes
plural of cryotome

cryotransfer
An IVF technique in which one or more frozen embryos are transferred to a mother's uterus

cryotransfers
plural of cryotransfer

cryptochidism
Misspelling of cryptorchidism.

cryptochoridism
Misspelling of cryptorchidism.

crypton
Synonym of mitosome.

cryptons
plural of crypton

cryptopatch
A small aggregate of lymphoid cells found in the intestinal lamina propria.

cryptopatches
plural of cryptopatch

cryptophthalmos
A rare congenital anomaly in which the skin is continuous over the eyeball, with absence of eyelids.

cryptorchides
plural of cryptorchis

cryptorchidism
The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.

cryptorchidisms
plural of cryptorchidism

cryptorchis
Synonym of cryptorchid.
Synonym of cryptorchidism.

cryptorchism
The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.

cryptorchisms
plural of cryptorchism

ctenii
plural of ctenius

ctenius
A small spine or spinule.

ctenocyst
A sensory organ of the ctenophores (comb jellies). It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.

ctenocysts
plural of ctenocyst

cttee
Abbreviation of committee.

cttees
plural of cttee

cubiti
plural of cubitus

cubitus
The ulna.
One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the media and the postcubitus; the vein running along the dorsal edge of the discal cell.
The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
The forearm; the arm from the elbow to fingertip, or the corresponding portion of a jointed limb of an animal that uses the limb for locomotion or grasping.

cuboidectomy
Surgical removal or excision of the cuboid bone.

culdoplasties
plural of culdoplasty

culdoplasty
plastic surgery to correct a defect in the posterior fornix of the vagina.

culdoscopies
plural of culdoscopy

culdoscopy
Endoscopy of the female pelvic organs by way of the vagina.

culpa
Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.

culpae
plural of culpa

cultispecies
A species that is part of a culture (of cells, tissue etc)

cunei
plural of cuneus

cuneiformectomy
Surgical removal or excision of the cuneiform bone.

cuneus
A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
A wedge-shaped section of the forewing of certain heteropteran bugs.
One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Roman theatre and in mediaeval architecture.

cuntbusting
The beating or kicking of the vulva or clitoris.

cunthole
A woman's vagina

cuntholes
plural of cunthole

cuntlips
The labia minora or labia majora.

cupulolithiasis
A rare ear condition in which otoliths adhere to a semicircular canal cupula, rendering it heavier than the surrounding endolymph. Upon reorientation of the head relative to gravity, the cupula is weighted down by the dense particles, inducing an immediate and maintained excitation of semicircular canal afferent nerves.

curetment
Synonym of curettage.

curetments
plural of curetment

curettage
The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.

curettages
plural of curettage

cusp
A sharp point or pointed end.
An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
A point of transition.

cuspform
Alternative form of cusp form.

cuspforms
plural of cuspform

cuspid
A pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.

cuspids
plural of cuspid

cusps
plural of cusp

cutdown
An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
A customized scooter with parts of the bodywork removed or cut away.

cutdowns
plural of cutdown

cutes
plural of cutis

cuticle
The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
Dead or cornified epidermis.
A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.

cuticles
plural of cuticle

cuticula
A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.

cuticulae
plural of cuticula

cuticularization
The growth of new skin over a wound.
Synonym of cutinization.

cuticularizations
plural of cuticularization

cuticulas
plural of cuticula

cutinisation
Alternative form of cutinization.

cutinization
The conversion of cell walls into a material that repels water, as in cork.

cutinizations
plural of cutinization

cutis
The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.
The peridium of some fungi.

cutization
The transition from mucous membrane to skin at the mucocutaneous margins.

cyanophil
A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye

cyanophile
Alternative form of cyanophil.

cyanophiles
plural of cyanophile

cyanophils
plural of cyanophil

cyanophore
A chromatophore that appears blue under white light.

cyanophores
plural of cyanophore

cyanoses
plural of cyanosis

cyanosis
A blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.

cyberware
hardware (or software) implanted in the body that interfaces with the brain or central nervous system

cybrid
An artificial hybrid cell produced by introducing nuclear material from one organism into a cell (of the same or different species) from which the nucleus has been removed

cybrids
plural of cybrid

cyclarthrosis
A joint that can pivot, moving with a circular or rotating articulation.

cycloanemization
a surgical obliteration of the long ciliary arteries in the treatment of glaucoma

cyclorotation
Torsional movement of the eye (rotational movement that does not shift the centre of the pupil).

cyclorotations
plural of cyclorotation

cycloses
plural of cyclosis

cyclosis
The circulation of protoplasm within a cell.

cyclotomy
surgical removal of the ciliary muscle
the historical problems of dividing the circle into a given number of equal segments, and of constructing regular polygons
the analytical extraction of the complex roots of unity; a de Moivre number

cylindrenchyma
Tissue made up of cylindrical cells.