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cerebral artery Noun any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex
compound eye Noun in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image
cell membrane Noun a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell
cervical artery Noun an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck
cytomembrane Noun a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell
choroidal artery Noun an artery that supplies the choroid plexus
choroid Noun a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera
choroid coat Noun a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera
ciliary artery Noun one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye
ciliary body Noun the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris
circle of Willis Noun a ring of arteries at the base of the brain
circumflex artery Noun any of several paired curving arteries
circumflex artery of the thigh Noun an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles
circumflex humeral artery Noun an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles
circumflex iliac artery Noun an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle
canthus Noun either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
circumflex scapular artery Noun an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area
colic artery Noun arteries that supply blood to the colon
communicating artery Noun any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis
cardinal vein Noun any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
common cardinal vein Noun the major return channels to the heart
central veins of liver Noun terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids
central vein of retina Noun vein formed by the union of the retinal veins
central vein of suprarenal gland Noun a single draining vein
cephalic vein Noun a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein
cerebellar vein Noun the veins draining the cerebellum
cerebral vein Noun any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain
common iliac vein Noun formed by the internal and external iliac veins
cervical vein Noun a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name
choroid vein Noun either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye
ciliary veins Noun small veins coming from the ciliary body
circumflex vein Noun any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name
common iliac artery Noun terminal branches of the abdominal aorta
circumflex iliac vein Noun accompanies the artery of the same name
circumflex femoral vein Noun either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh
clitoral vein Noun veins that serve the clitoris
colic vein Noun vein serving the large intestine
common facial vein Noun vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying into the jugular vein
conjunctival veins Noun veins draining the conjunctiva
costoaxillary vein Noun one of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric vein
cutaneous vein Noun one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins
cystic vein Noun vein that drains the gallbladder
cord blood Noun blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth
cardiac valve Noun a valve to control one-way flow of blood
chyle Noun a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats
cardia Noun the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus
canalis inguinalis Noun oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall
common bile duct Noun a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts
cancer juice Noun a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths
cardiac pacemaker Noun a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat