ceno-, cene-, cen-, ceoen- ceoene-, coeno-, coen-, coino-, coin-, kaino-, kain-, koino-, koin-

(Greek: common, shared)


acenesthesia
1. Absence of the normal sense of physical existence and well-being and of the regular functioning of the bodily organs.
2. Absence of any feeling of physical existence; a common symptom in many psychiatric conditions.
biochemical fuel cell
An electrochemical energy source in which electricity is generated chemically by the oxidation of biological substances.
caudal anesthesia
Anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the caudal canal (toward the cauda or tail), the sacral portion (large heavy bone at the base of the spine) of the spinal canal.

Caudal anesthesia is used to provide anesthesia and analgesia (pain relief) below the umbilicus.

It may be the sole anesthetic or combined with general anesthesia. Also called caudal epidural anesthesia or a caudal block.

cenadelphus
Symmetrically conjoined twins; that is, monozygotic twins (derived from a single fertilized egg zygote) ranging from two well-developed individuals joined by a superficial connection of varying extent, usually in the frontal, transverse, or sagittal body plane.

A zygote is a cell formed by the union of a male sex cell (sperm) and a female sex cell (ovum).

cenesthesia, coenesthesia; cenesthesis
1. The general sense of bodily existence (and especially the general feeling of well-being or malaise), presumably dependent on multiple stimuli coming from various parts of the body, including sensations of internal organ activity even though these are not necessarily on a conscious level.
2. The diffuse internal awareness of bodily existence, caused by the interaction of numerous unlocalized sensations whose aggregate expression may be of any degree of pain or pleasure.
cenesthesic
1. A reference to the general sense of bodily existence.
2. The sensation resulting from the functioning of the internal organs.
cenesthetic
Relating to an abnormal feeling either of euphoria, or of malaise; such as, that which may take place in a delirious condition.
cenesthopathy
1. Any localized distortion of body awareness, such as the feeling that a hand has become like jelly; less commonly the term is used to refer to a feeling of general physical ill-being.
2. A general feeling of discomfort, unease, and malaise not attributable to any particular part of the body.
cenobian
cenobite
cenobium
cenocyte
cenosite
cenotrope
Instinct; behavior characteristic of all members of a group having the same biological and experiential background.
cerotype
The process of preparing a printing surface for electrotyping by first engraving a design on a wax-coated metal plate.

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