English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 51 of 872

Canajanadj

Pronunciation spelling of Canadian.

Canajohariename

An ancient village of the Mohawk people in what is now in upstate New York

canakinnoun

A little can or cup.

canakinumabnoun

A human monoclonal antibody targeted at interleukin-1 beta, intended to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

canalnoun

An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

canal basinnoun

A broad pool of water on a canal system where barges / canal boats can moor and load or unload cargo.

canal boatnoun

A long, narrow boat designed to travel on canals.

canal of Heringnoun

Any of the intrahepatic bile ductules, part of the outflow system of exocrine bile product from the liver.

canal of Nucknoun

An abnormal patent (open) pouch of peritoneum extending into the labia majora.

Canal Streetname

A street in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, where the defensive and transport canal of New Amsterdam once ran, beyond the city wall.

canalagenoun

The construction of canals.

canalernoun

A person living or working along a canal.

Canalesname

A surname from Spanish.

canaliculateadj

Channeled lengthwise; grooved.

canaliculatelyadv

In a canaliculate manner.

canaliculenoun

A small canal, channel or duct

canaliculitisnoun

inflammation of the canaliculus

canaliculo-prefix

canaliculus.

canaliculodacryocystorhinostomynoun

A microsurgery to bypass blocked tear ducts by creating a new pathway from eye to nose.

canaliculotomynoun

The slitting of the lacrimal punctum and canaliculus for the relief of epiphora.

canaliculusnoun

Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants.

canaliferousadj

Having a canal.

canaliformadj

Having the form of a canal

canalisationnoun

The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.

canaliseverb

To convert (a river or other waterway) into a canal.

canalithiasisnoun

An ear condition in which otoliths are dislodged from their usual position within the utricle and migrate over time into one of the semicircular canals. When the head is reoriented relative to gravity, the movement of this debris causes abnormal fluid endolymph displacement and a sensation of vertigo.

canalizableadj

Suitable for being canalized.

canalizationnoun

Alternative spelling of canalisation.

canalizeverb

US and Oxford British English spelling of canalise.

canallernoun

A person living or working along a canal.

canalmannoun

A boatman who works on a canal.

canalogramnoun

A visual record of canalography

canalographynoun

Visualization of the flow of biological fluids through channels.

canalolithnoun

Synonym of canalith.

canalolithiasisnoun

Synonym of canalithiasis.

canaloplastynoun

The surgical reconstruction of a canal or passage in the body.

canalostomynoun

Injection through the semicircular canals.

canalotomynoun

Incision into a bodily canal

canalsidenoun

The bank of a canal.

CANAMEXname

Designating a series of improvements to freeways and other transportation infrastructure linking Canada to Mexico through the United States, established under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Cananname

A surname from Irish.

Canandaiguanadj

Of or relating to Canandaigua, New York, United States.

Cananorname

Former name of Kannur (“Indian city”).

canaphitenoun

A monoclinic-domatic colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.

canapénoun

An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.

Canaquenoun

Alternative spelling of Kanak.

Canaraname

A historical region in British India composed of the modern districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi.

canardnoun

A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.

canardedadj

Fitted with a canard or winglike structure.

canardsnoun

plural of canard

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