+Charcot’s disease.+ A form of tabes. +chemotaxis.+ The attraction or repulsion exhibited by certain chemicals to living cells. +chimatlon.+ Mild, chilblain; severe, frost-bite. +chiropodial orthopedics.+ That branch of podiatry which has to do with the treatment of chronic diseases and deformities of the foot and of the foot joints. +chiropodist.+ Literally, one who treats the feet and hands. Actually, one who specializes in the treatment of foot lesions not requiring major surgical operative procedures. +chloral.+ An oily liquid formed by the action of chlorine gas on alcohol. +chlorosis.+ A form of anemia occurring chiefly in young girls. +chondritis.+ Inflammation of cartilage. +chondroma.+ A tumor of cartilage tissue. +chronic.+ Of long standing. +chyle.+ The milky fluid found in the mesenteric lymph-vessels as the result of fatty digestion. +cilia.+ The eyelashes; hairlike processes of certain cells. +circumcision.+ Removing part or all of the foreskin. +clot.+ The solid portion resulting from the coagulation of blood. +coagulation.+ Clotting; in the blood, the result of fibrinogen changing to fibrin. +coalesce.+ To merge in growth. +coaptation.+ The fitting together of two opposing surfaces. +cocaine.+ An alkaloid derived from coca. Useful to produce local anesthesia. +cocci.+ Round, spheroidal or oval shaped bacteria. +cocoon.+ Shaped like the protection of the silk-worm larva. +colostomy.+ Opening into the colon to establish an artificial anus. +collodion.+ A solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. +compression.+ Decreasing volume and increasing density by pressure. +concomitant.+ Accompanying. Accessory. +condyle.+ A rounded articular surface at the extremity of a long bone. +congenital.+ Existing at birth. +congestion.+ Hyperemia of a part. +conjunctiva.+ The mucous membrane covering the anterior surface of the eyeball. +connective tissue.+ The uniting tissue of the body. +constitutional.+ Relating to the system as a whole. +constriction.+ The act of drawing together, a narrowing or binding. +continuity.+ Connected; the quality or state of being continuous. +contra.+ A prefix meaning against. +contused.+ Bruised. +corium.+ The deep or connective tissue layer of the skin; the true skin. +cornea.+ A transparent membrane forming the outer coat of the eyeball. +cornification.+ Conversion into a hard or horny substance or tissue. +corpuscles.+ Minute bodies. Primary atoms of the blood. +corrosive.+ A substance that eats or destroys. +cortex.+ The external gray layer of the brain; the outer covering in plant life. +cortical.+ External, in contradistinction to other parts, in tissue or plant. +cosmetic.+ An agent or a means for beautifying the body. +counterirritant.+ Means or medications to produce irritation to relieve deeper congestion. +crepitus.+ The grating of fractured bones. +crisis.+ A sudden favorable change in the course of an acute disease.