a. [ Gr. &unr_; the tibia. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the shin bone. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cnemial crest,
n. a genus of plants having only one species, the blessed thistle.
‖n.;
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Cnida. ] (Zool.) A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Cœlenterata,
n. [ Cnida + -blast. ] (Zool.) One of the cells which, in the Cœlenterata, develop into cnidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cnida + cilium eyelash. ] (Zool.) The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. acronym for central nervous system the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.