| caul | Cowl 1. The amnion, either as a piece of membrane capping the baby's head at birth or the whole membrane when delivered unruptured with the baby. Synonym: galea, veil, velum, greater omentum. Origin: Gaelic, call, a veil (05 Mar 2000) |
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| caulescent | <plant biology> Having a well-developed stem above ground level. (16 Mar 1998) |
| cauliflower ear | Thickening and induration of the ear with distortion of contours following extravasation of blood within its tissues. Synonym: boxer's ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cauliflower-ear deformity | Destruction of the underlying cartilage framework of the outer ear (pinnae), usually caused by either infection or trauma, resulting in a thickening of the ear. Classically, blood collects (haematoma) between the ear cartilage and the skin. There is a marked thickening of the entire ear which may be so extensive that the shape of the ear becomes unrecognizable. The ear is said to look like a piece of cauliflower. It is typically seen in wrestlers and boxers who have had repeated trauma to the ear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| caulimovirus | A group of plant viruses that are transmitted by aphids in a semipersistent manner. Aphid-borne transmission of some caulimoviruses requires certain virus-coded proteins termed transmission factors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cauline | <plant biology> Of leaves, borne on an aerial stem, of flowers or fruits, borne on old wood. (16 Mar 1998) |
| caulobacter | A genus of rod- or vibroid-shaped or fusiform bacteria that commonly produce a stalk. They are found in fresh water and soil and divide by binary transverse fission. (12 Dec 1998) |
| caulobacter crescentus | A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that consist of slender vibroid cells. (12 Dec 1998) |