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cryoprobe [cryoprobe 词源字典]: " Medicine . An instrument used in cryosurgery to freeze selected areas of tissue", 1960s; earliest use found in Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry. From cryo- + probe.[cryoprobe etymology, cryoprobe origin, 英语词源]
chondrite: "A stony meteorite containing small mineral granules (chondrules)", Mid 19th century: from Greek khondros 'granule' + -ite¹.
compurgation: "Acquittal from a charge or accusation obtained by statements of innocence given by witnesses under oath", Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin compurgatio(n-), from Latin compurgare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + purgare 'purify' (from purus 'pure').
cenotaphic: "Of the nature of, or resembling, a cenotaph; of or relating to cenotaphs", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Sylvester Judd (1813–1853). From cenotaph + -ic.
cause célèbre: "A controversial issue that attracts a great deal of public attention", Mid 18th century: French, literally 'famous case'.
cosplay: "The practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book, or video game, especially one from the Japanese genres of manga or anime", 1990s: blend of costume and play.
carbonium ion: "An organic cation in which the positive charge is located on a carbon atom", Early 20th century: carbonium from carbo- 'carbon', on the pattern of ammonium.
cricoarytenoid: "Of or relating to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages; especially designating either of a pair of muscles (lateral and posterior) which originate from the cricoid and insert on to the thyroid cartilage, and serve to adduct and abduct the vocal folds", Mid 18th cent. From crico- + arytenoid, after post-classical Latin cricoarytaenoideus, cricoarytaenoides.
cricothyroid: "Relating to the cricoid and thyroid cartilages", Mid 19th century: from Greek kriko- (combining form of krikos 'ring') + thyroid.
craniopagus: "A pair of conjoined twins attached at the head", Late 19th century: from cranio- + Greek 'that which is fixed'.
cleistogamy: "Self-fertilization that occurs within a permanently closed flower", Late 19th century: from Greek kleistos 'closed' + -gamy (from gamos 'marriage').
chorography: "The systematic description and mapping of particular regions", Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek khōrographia, from khōra or khōros 'region'.
chemoreflex: "A reflex response to a chemical stimulus; frequently attributive", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Mind.
cavernulous: "(Of rock or other material) full of minute cavities; porous", Mid 18th century: from Latin cavernula, diminutive of caverna 'cavern' + -ous.
correlative: "Having a mutual relationship; corresponding", Mid 16th century: from medieval Latin correlativus, from cor- 'together' + late Latin relativus (see relative).
contributory: "Playing a part in bringing something about", Late Middle English (in the sense 'contributing to a fund'): from medieval Latin contributorius, from Latin contribut- 'added' (see contribution).
cariogenicity: "The degree to which a substance is cariogenic; the property of being cariogenic", 1950s; earliest use found in Journal Nutrition.
corpus cavernosum: "Either of two masses of erectile tissue forming the bulk of the penis and the clitoris", From corpus and Latin cavernosum, neuter of cavernosus 'containing hollows'.
cryptoxanthin: "A yellow carotenoid pigment which is a metabolic precursor of vitamin A and is commonly found in plants and in other sources such as egg yolk", 1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From crypto- + xanthin, after German Kryptoxanthin.
cryoturbation: "Physical disturbance of the soil by the action of frost on water in the soil; an instance of such disturbance", 1940s. From French cryoturbation from cryo- + classical Latin turbātion-, turbātiō.