Words starting with C that are validated

• corticipetal — Adjective – English ～ of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
• Corticium — Noun – English ～ genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia
• corticoafferent — Adjective – English ～ of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
• corticoefferent — Adjective – English ～ of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges"
• corticofugal — Adjective – English ～ of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges"
• corticoid — Noun – English ～ a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
• corticosteroid — Noun – English ～ a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
• corticosterone — Noun – English ～ secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body
• corticotrophin — Noun – English ～ a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
• corticotropin — Noun – English ～ a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
• cortina — Noun – English ～ a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils
• Cortinariaceae — Noun – English ～ a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
• Cortinarius corrugatus — Noun – English ～ a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown
• Cortinarius armillatus — Noun – English ～ a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees
• Cortinarius atkinsonianus — Noun – English ～ an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender
• cortinarius — Noun – English ～ the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)
• cortisol — Noun – English ～ an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• cortisone — Noun – English ～ a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
• Cortivo — Last name – Danish
• cortland — Noun – English ～ large apple with a red skin

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