GLOSSARY 317
Confotmation: Form; shape; position.
Conformity: The act of conforming; agreement; correspon-
dence; harmony.
Congential: Existing at birth,
Congeries: Collection; group; assemblage.
Congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood in an organ.
Conjoin: To join; unite.
Conjoined: Joined; associated; combined.
Conjoint; United; connected; associated.
Connate: Existing at birth; congenital.
Consecution: Succession; consecutive order.
Consentaneous: Simultaneous; occurring at the same time.
Consonantal: Relating to a consonant or consonants.
Consort: Companion; partner; associate*
Constrained: Holdback; repressed; embarrassed.
Constrict: To contract; cause to shrink,
Consummate: (adjecMve) Complete; perfect.
Consummate: (verb) To complete; to perfect.
Contemporaneous: Existing at the same time; existing at the
present time.
Conterminous: Contiguous; bordering upon; touching at the
boundary.
Contiguity: Nearness; proximity; contact.
Contiguous: Adjacent; meeting; touching.
Contingency: Possibility of happening; an unpredictable event.
Contour: Outline.
Contracture: A permanent contraction of muscles.
Contradistinction: Distinction by unlike or opposite qualities.
Contravention: Defiance; violation.
Contretemps: An unexpected accident.
Convalescent: Relating to convalescence or the recovery of
health after sickness.
Conversableness; A disposition to converse; talkativeness.