CLAW-JOINT, _n._ (122.) See RHIZONYCHIUM.
CLIT´ORIS, _n._ Erectile venereal organ of the female, homologue of the
male penis, present in some birds.
CLOA´CA, _n._ Enlarged lower end of straight gut, receptacle of products
of genito-urinary system and refuse of digestion.
CLUTCH, _n._ Nest-complement of eggs.
CNE´MIAL, _a._ Pertaining to the crus or shin. Equivalent to _crural_.
CNEMID´IUM, _n._ End of crus, naked in most wading birds.
COCCYGE´AL, _a._ Pertaining to the tail, especially to its bones;
synonymous with _caudal_.
COC´CYX, _n._ The tail, as to its bones collectively. _Os coccygis._ Any
one of the tail-bones, or coccygeal vertebræ.
COCH´LEA, _n._ A certain portion of the inner ear.
CŒ´CUM, _n._; pl. _cœca_. See CÆCUM.
CΫLIAC, _a._ Pertaining to certain of the abdominal viscera. Little
used, excepting as the name of a certain artery, the _cœliac axis_.
COI´TUS, _n._ Sexual intercourse.