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Cilia

short hair-like structures found on the surfaces of some cells and organisms; used for either propelling trapped material out of the body or for locomotion

Cisternal puncture

obtaining a sample of cerebrospinal fluid from the cisterna magnum

Clotting time

time taken for blood to clot naturally

Codominance

both the alleles of a gene are expressed equally in the phenotype even though they may be different

Coitus

the act of mating

Collimation

the process of altering the size of the primary beam using a light beam diaphragm (LBD)

Colloid

a fluid where solid molecules are suspended in a liquid (but invisible to the naked eye). In fluid therapy, colloid fluids contain large molecules that remain in the circulation and therefore are plasma volume expanders.

Colonisation

the formation of compact population groups of the same type of microorganism

Commensal

living on or within another organism, and deriving benefit without harming or benefiting the host individual; an organism that causes neither harm nor benefit to the host

Compound follicle

hair follicle which consists of a primary hair follicle and several secondary hair follicles

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