English words starting with c - page 521

Meanings of Cypripedium:

noun

An orchid of a genus which comprises the lady's slippers.

Usage examples:

Falling in love with hybrid cypripediums has been shown to be dangerous for your fiscal well-being.

Meanings of Cyprus:

proper noun

An island lying in the eastern mediterranean about 80 km (50 miles) south of the turkish coast; population 1,100,000 (estimated 2015); official languages, greek and turkish; capital, nicosia.

noun

An island country in the mediterranean sea

Meanings of Cypsela:

noun

A dry single-seeded fruit formed from a double ovary of which only one develops into a seed, as in the daisy family.

Usage examples:

Viable cypselae of any aster or goldenrod from anywhere in the world is most welcomed by the lab.

Meanings of Cypselae:

noun

A dry single-seeded fruit formed from a double ovary of which only one develops into a seed, as in the daisy family.

Usage examples:

Viable cypselae of any aster or goldenrod from anywhere in the world is most welcomed by the lab.

Meanings of Cyrenaic:

adjective

Denoting the hedonistic school of philosophy founded c.400 bc by aristippus the elder of cyrene, which holds that pleasure is the highest good and that virtue is to be equated with the ability to enjoy.

Usage examples:

The first of the cyrenaic school was aristippus, who came from cyrene, a greek city on the north af…

noun

Denoting the hedonistic school of philosophy founded c. 400 bc by aristippus the elder of cyrene, which holds that pleasure is the highest good and that virtue is to be equated with the ability to enjoy.

Meanings of Cyrillic:

adjective

Denoting the alphabet used by many slavic peoples, chiefly those with a historical allegiance to the orthodox church. ultimately derived from greek uncials, it is now used for russian, bulgarian, serbian, ukrainian, and some other slavic languages.

Usage examples:

These non-slavic influences are reflected in the slovene language, which is written in the latin al…

noun

The cyrillic alphabet.

Usage examples:

The switch to cyrillic in central asia was largely completed by 1940.

Meanings of Cyrus:

proper noun

(died c.530 bc), king of persia 559–530 bc and founder of the achaemenid dynasty, father of cambyses; known as cyrus the great. he defeated the median empire in 550 bc and went on to conquer asia minor, babylonia, syria, palestine, and most of the iranian plateau.

Meanings of Cyst:

noun

A thin-walled hollow organ or cavity in an animal or plant, containing a liquid secretion; a sac, vesicle, or bladder.

Usage examples:

In the lumen of the cysts, eosinophilic or blue secretions were frequently seen, with sometimes tar…

Meanings of Cystectomies:

noun

A surgical operation to remove the urinary bladder.

Usage examples:

Choosing a hospital that either performs many cystectomies or has a high nurse-to-patient ratio mi…

Meanings of Cystectomy:

noun

A surgical operation to remove the urinary bladder.

Usage examples:

Choosing a hospital that either performs many cystectomies or has a high nurse-to-patient ratio mi…

Meanings of Cysteine:

noun

A sulphur-containing amino acid which occurs in keratins and other proteins, often in the form of cystine, and is a constituent of many enzymes.

Usage examples:

Whey proteins are also rich in the sulfur-containing amino acids cysteine and methionine.

Meanings of Cysteines:

noun

A sulphur-containing amino acid which occurs in keratins and other proteins, often in the form of cystine, and is a constituent of many enzymes.

Usage examples:

Whey proteins are also rich in the sulfur-containing amino acids cysteine and methionine.

Meanings of Cystic:

adjective

Relating to or characterized by cysts.

Usage examples:

The ultrasound scan showed a cystic nodule

noun

A serious disease that causes glands in the lungs and other organs, such as the liver and the pancreas, not to work correctly

Meanings of Cysticercerci:

noun

A larval tapeworm at a stage in which the scolex is inverted in a sac, typically found encysted in the muscle tissue of the host.

Usage examples:

The classic intestinal infection with taenia solium results when humans ingest pork with viable cys…

Meanings of Cysticerci:

noun

A larval tapeworm at a stage in which the scolex is inverted in a sac, typically found encysted in the muscle tissue of the host.

Usage examples:

The classic intestinal infection with taenia solium results when humans ingest pork with viable cys…

Meanings of Cysticercus:

noun

A larval tapeworm at a stage in which the scolex is inverted in a sac, typically found encysted in the muscle tissue of the host.

Usage examples:

The classic intestinal infection with taenia solium results when humans ingest pork with viable cys…

Meanings of Cystine:

noun

A compound which is an oxidized dimer of cysteine and is the form in which cysteine often occurs in organic tissue.

Usage examples:

The sulfur-containing amino acids are methionine, cysteine, cystine, homocysteine, homocystine, and…

Meanings of Cystitis:

noun

Inflammation of the urinary bladder. it is often caused by infection and is usually accompanied by frequent painful urination.

Usage examples:

Cytoxan can cause an inflammation in your urinary bladder called cystitis.

Meanings of Cystocele:

noun

A condition in which the bladder (= the organ where urine is stored) pushes through the wall of the vagina

Usage examples:

Urinary tract infections may occur because of a cystocele., surgery may be used to treat cystocele …

Meanings of Cystoscope:

noun

An instrument inserted into the urethra for examining the urinary bladder.

Usage examples:

If a stone is lodged in the ureter, a flexible narrow instrument called a cystoscope can be passed …

Meanings of Cystotomies:

noun

A surgical incision into the urinary bladder.

Usage examples:

Intraoperative complications are uncommon, though haemorrhage, haematoma, and cystotomy may occur.

Meanings of Cystotomy:

noun

A surgical incision into the urinary bladder.

Usage examples:

Intraoperative complications are uncommon, though haemorrhage, haematoma, and cystotomy may occur.

Meanings of Cysts:

noun

A thin-walled hollow organ or cavity in an animal or plant, containing a liquid secretion; a sac, vesicle, or bladder.

Usage examples:

In the lumen of the cysts, eosinophilic or blue secretions were frequently seen, with sometimes tar…

Meanings of Cytherea:

noun

Another name for aphrodite.

Meanings of Cytherean:

adjective

Relating to the planet venus.

Usage examples:

The cytherean atmosphere