Glossary
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Cementumthin layer of bony material that fixes the teeth to the mandible | |
Central nervous system (CNS)part of the nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord | |
Centriolesbundles of microtubules that organise the nuclear spindle during cell reproduction | |
Cervixthe passage that lies between the uterus and the vagina, and which dilates during sexual intercourse and parturition | |
Cestodestapeworms | |
Chondroblastscells which form endochondral ossification forming chondrocytes in the growing cartilage | |
Chordae tendinaethreadlike fibrous tissue cords that anchor the papillary muscle of the heart to the bicuspid and tricuspid valves | |
Chromatinmaterial of which chromosomes are composed | |
Chromosomethreadlike structure of DNA, RNA and protein, found within the cell nucleus | |
Chronicongoing or long term | |