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Cephalad
- - Forwards; towards the head or anterior extremity of the body; opposed to caudad.
Cephalic
- adjective - of or relating to the head
Cephalin
- - One of a group of phospholipids (nitrogenous phosphorized fatty substances), present in all living cells and particularly evident in nervous tissue. The cephalins consist of glycerol phosphate in which the two free hydroxyls of the glycerol are esterified with fatty acids, and the phosphate forms an ester linkage to the hydroxyl of ethanolamine. The phosphate may be linked to the alpha (end) or beta (middle) hydroxyl of the glycerol portion. The natural isomers are of the alpha form, and have the general formula R.O.CH2.CHOR, where R and R
Cercaria
- noun - tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
Cerealia
- - Public festivals in honor of Ceres.
Cerealin
- - A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.
Cessavit
- - A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
Cetraria
- noun - foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
Cetraric
- - Pertaining to, or derived from, the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetaria Islandica).