Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume C

Clys"mi·an (?), a. [Gr. ? a place washed by the waves, fr. ?. See Clyster.] Connected with, or related to, the deluge, or to a cataclysm; as, clysmian changes. Smart.

Clys"mic (?), a. Washing; cleansing.

Clys"ter (?), n. [L., fr. G. ?. fr. ? to wash off or out; akin to Goth. hlūtrs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clystère] (Med.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema.

-- Clyster pipe, a tube or pipe used for injections.

Cly"tie knot (?). In hair dressing, a loose, low coil at the back of the head, like the knot on the head of the bust of Clytie by G. F. Watts.

Cne"mi·al (?), a. [Gr. ? the tibia.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the shin bone.

-- Cnemial crest, a crestlike prominence on the proximal end of the tibia of birds and some reptiles.

Cni"da (nī"d), n.; pl. Cnidæ (nī"dē). [NL., fr. Gr. κνιδη nettle, sea nettle.] (Zoöl.) One of the peculiar stinging cells found in Cœlenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.

Cni·da"ri·a (nĭ·dā"rĭ·), n. pl. [NL. See Cnida.] (Zoöl.) A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Cœlenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See Coelenterata.

Cni"do·blast (?), n. [Cnida + -blast.] (Zoöl.) One of the cells which, in the Cœlenterata, develop into cnidæ.

Cni"do·cil (?), n. [Cnida + cilium eyelash.] (Zoöl.) The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast.

Co- (k-). A form of the prefix com-, signifying with, together, in conjunction, joint. It is used before vowels and some consonants. See Com-.