The department of Zoology which treats of the Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, etc.); -- called also malacostracology and crustaceology.

A form of malignant cancer arising from epithelial tissue. The term was earlier applied to all forms of cancer, or to certain non-malignant forms. It is contrasted with sarcoma, a malignant form of cancer arising from connective tissue. See Cancer.

Of or pertaining to carcinoma.

The affection of the system with cancer.

To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse.

A genus of cruciferous plants, containing the lady's-smock, cuckooflower, bitter cress, meadow cress, etc.

The aromatic fruit, or capsule with its seeds, of several plants of the Ginger family growing in the East Indies and elsewhere, and much used as a condiment, and in medicine.

same as cardamom.

A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc., often having a polished surface.

A case for visiting cards.

A quarter of a crown.

One who, or that which cards wool flax, etc.

The heart. The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it.

A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.

Cardiac.

A pain about the heart.

See Cardiograph.

A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of indigestion.

a natural family of somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks.

One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.

The office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal.

To exalt to the office of a cardinal.

The condition, dignity, of office of a cardinal

The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., by carding it. See the Note under Card, v. t.

Any instrumental record made of heart activity, especially the curve or tracing made by a cardiograph. Sometimes used synonymously with electrocardiogram.

An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements.

Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.

Description of the heart.

An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a heart.

Checking or arresting the heart's action.

The science which treats of the heart and its functions.

Measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation.

An emergency procedure to revive heart and lung function in persons whose heart has apparently stopped beating, involving forced respiration, periodic pressure on the heart by pushing on the chest, and sometimes electrical or mechanical equipment. It is often referred to by the acronym CPR.

Of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions; as, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Induration of the heart, caused by development of fibrous tissue in the cardiac muscle.

A genus of tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot.

A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.

Of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels; as, cardiovascular conditioning.

Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. See Endocarditis and Pericarditis.

The basal joint of the maxilla in insects. The hinge of a bivalve shell.

A yellow oily liquid, extracted from the shell of the cashew nut.

A large herbaceous plant (Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad.

a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games.

a subfamily of birds consisting of the old world finches, many of which have taken up residence in the Americas; -- it is a subgroup of finches used in some classifications, in which the Fringillidae are divided into two subfamilies, the Carduelinae (including the goldfinches, siskins, redpolls, crossbills, and linnets) and Fringillinae (the brambling and the chaffinches). The siskins and goldfinches have migrated as far south as the southern end of South America.

the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the Fringillidae, used in some classifications. It includes the goldfinches (such as the American goldfinch, Cardulis tristis, and the European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis); siskins; redpolls; and linnets, as well as the common northern cardinal (Carduelis cardinalis, also called the cardinal bird).

a genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles.

To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of measure.

burdened by cares.

Weary; mournful.

having needed care and attention; as, well-cared-for children. Opposite of uncared-for.

To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.

Expense of careening ships. A place for careening.

To move or run rapidly.

The practice of advancing one's career at the expense of one's personal integrity.

A professional who follows a career.

Free of trouble and worry and care; as, the carefree joys of childhood; carefree millionaires, untroubled financially.

Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

In a careful manner.

Quality or state of being careful.

Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligence; inattention.

A fast of forty days on bread and water.

To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.

the act of embracing; holding in one's arms .

In caressing manner.

showing love.

The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.

a genus consisting of the loggerhead turtles.

Worn or burdened with care; as, careworn look or face.

A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreace/; the sedges.

pret. of Carve.

the quantity that a car will hold.

A cargo.

The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight.

A species of grebe (Podiceps crisratus); the crested grebe.

A large, long-legged cranelike South American wading bird (Cariama cristata, formerly Dicholophus cristatus) which preys upon snakes, etc.; it is also called the seriema, but that latter name is also applied to another South American bird. See Seriema.

The type genus of the Cariamidae, consisting only of the Cariama cristata, also called the seriema.

a natural family of cranelike South American wading birds.

A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly most of the West India islands.

A Carib.

Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central America.

A south American fresh water fish of the genus Serrasalmo of many species, remarkable for its voracity. When numerous they attack man or beast, often with fatal results.

The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou).

the type genus of the Caricaceae; consisting of tropical American trees; the papayas.

a natural family of trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves.

To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous exaggeration; to burlesque.

One who caricatures.

Of the shape of a fig; as, a caricous tumor.

Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.

A keel That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

A genus of oceanic heteropod Mollusca, having a thin, glassy, bonnet-shaped shell, which covers only the nucleus and gills.

A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone.

Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).

A small, light, open one-horse carriage A covered cart A kind of calash. See Carryall.

See Caryopsis.

Caries.

Affected with caries; decaying; as, a carious tooth.

a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits.

to take (a car) by an act of carjacking; as, the three teens carjacked two automobiles in one night.

the forcible taking of a car while the driver is in it; the robber may force the driver out, force the driver to drive while under threat of harm, or be forced to relinquish the controls while also being forced to remain in the car. In the latter two cases, the act also constitutes a kidnapping.

To vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry.

A carcanet.

Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.

A rude, rustic man; a churl.

An old woman.

A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.

Same as Carl, 3.

A partisan of Charles X. of France, or of Don Carlos of Spain.

A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.

A churl; a boor; a peasant or countryman.

Pertaining to, founded by, of descended from, Charlemagne; as, the Carlovingian race of kings.

A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.

A man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a car or car.

Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites.

A friar of a mendicant order (the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) established on Mount Carmel, in Syria, in the twelfth century; a White Friar.

Of, relating to, or mixed with, carmine; as, carminated lake.

A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.

A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.

Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.

The matter of which the philosopher's stone was believed to be composed.