| cuniculus | The burrow of the scabies mite in the epidermis. Origin: L. A rabbit; an underground passage (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cunnilinction | Oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris; a type of oral-genital sexual activity; contrasted with fellatio, which is the oral stimulation of the penis. Synonym: cunnilinction, cunnilinctus. Origin: L. Cunnus, pudendum, + lingo, to lick (05 Mar 2000) |
| cunnilingus | Oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris; a type of oral-genital sexual activity; contrasted with fellatio, which is the oral stimulation of the penis. Synonym: cunnilinction, cunnilinctus. Origin: L. Cunnus, pudendum, + lingo, to lick (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cunninghamella elegans | One of several species of fungi that can cause disseminated zygomycosis in man, and possibly abortion in cattle, swine, and other animals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cunnus | Synonym: vulva. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cup | 1. An excavated or cup-shaped structure, either anatomical or pathologic. Synonym: poculum. Synonym: cupping glass. Origin: A.S. Cuppe (05 Mar 2000) |
| cup biopsy forceps | A slender flexible forceps with movable cup-shaped jaws, used to obtain biopsy specimens by introduction through a specially designed endoscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cup of palm | The palm of the hand when contracted and deepened by the action of the muscles on either side. Synonym: Diogenes cup, poculum diogenis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupola | A cup-shaped or domelike structure. Synonym: cupola. Origin: L. Dim. Of cupa, a tub (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupped | Hollowed; made cup-shaped. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupping | 1. Formation of a hollow, or cup-shaped excavation. 2. Application of a cupping glass. See: cup. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupping glass | A glass vessel, from which the air has been exhausted by heat or a special suction apparatus, formerly applied to the skin in order to draw blood to the surface. See: cupping, cup. Synonym: cup. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupric | Pertaining to copper, particularly to copper in the form of a doubly charged positive ion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupric acetate | Cu(CH3COOH)2-H2O;a stimulating local caustic to ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupric arsenite | CuHAsO3;a poisonous green crystalline powder, obsolete as a medicinal agent; now used as an insecticide and pigment. Synonym: copper arsenite, Scheele's green. (05 Mar 2000) |