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contingency

A future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

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convulsion

A sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.

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corneal reflex

Also known as the blink

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corpus luteum

A hormone-secreting structure that develops in an ovary after an ovum has been discharged but degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun.

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cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum (the

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craniodorsad

Is an anatomical description of a direction and means directed "upward" (cranial) and "rear" (dorsal).

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creatine phosphate

Organic compound of

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culled

Sent (an inferior or surplus farm animal) to be slaughtered.

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culling

In biology, culling is the process of segregating organisms from a group according to desired or undesired characteristics. In animal breeding, it is the process of removing or segregating animals from a breeding stock based on specific trait

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cusp

A pocket or fold in the wall of the heart or a major blood vessel that fills and distends if the blood flows backwards, so forming part of a valve

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cutability

The proportion of lean salable meat yielded by a carcass.

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cyanotic

A heart disease refers to a group of many different heart defects that are present at birth (congenital). They result in a low blood oxygen level.

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cyanotic mucous

Cyanosis

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cytoplasm

The jellylike material that makes up much of a cell inside the cell membrane, and, in eukaryotic cells, surrounds the nucleus. The organelles of eukaryotic cells, such as mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum, and (in green plants) chloroplasts, are contained in the

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