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| clavier |
the keyboard of a piano, harpsichord, organ, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| clitoris |
a small, sensitive erectile organ of the female genitals, somewhat corresponding to the penis in the male. |
| congest |
in pathology, to cause an excessive accumulation of blood in (an organ or vessel). [1/3 definitions] |
| congestion |
in pathology, an excessive accumulation of blood in an organ or vessel. [1/3 definitions] |
| console2 |
the desklike part of an organ, containing the pedals, keyboards, and other controls. [1/3 definitions] |
| constrictor |
a muscle that constricts a cavity of the body or compresses an organ. [1/3 definitions] |
| coronary |
pertaining to blood vessels encircling any organ like a crown. [1/5 definitions] |
| cortex |
the outer layer of an organ or other body part such as the kidney or the adrenal gland. [1/3 definitions] |
| coupler |
a device in an organ or harpsichord connecting two keyboards or two keys an octave apart so that they may be played together. [1/2 definitions] |
| craw |
the digestive organ of a lower animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| crop |
a pouch in the esophagus of a bird, in which food is stored and prepared for digestion, or a similar digestive organ in lower animals such as insects and earthworms. [1/12 definitions] |
| decorticate |
to remove the cortex from (an organ). [1/2 definitions] |
| diageotropic |
of, relating to, or being a plant organ that grows at a right angle to the line of gravity. |
| diapason |
either of the two major stops of a pipe organ. [1/3 definitions] |
| dilatation |
in medicine, the state or condition of abnormal enlargement of an organ, cavity, or canal of the body. |
| dilation |
the process of enlarging an organ such as the cervix or the pupil of the eye. [1/2 definitions] |
| diverticulitis |
painful inflammation of a sac that branches off from a hollow organ, esp. the intestine. |
| diverticulum |
a tubular pouch or sac that branches out from a body canal, organ, or cavity, occurring as a normal or abnormal growth. |
| donor |
one who contributes blood, tissue, or an organ for medical purposes, such as a transfusion or transplant. [1/2 definitions] |
| dorsal |
of, upon, near, or related to the back, as an organ or part of an animal. (Cf. ventral.) [1/2 definitions] |
| dorsum |
the upper or back part of an organ or appendage. [1/2 definitions] |
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