Vocabulary : Cirsoid to Cispadane

Cirsoid : Varicose.
Cirsotomy : Any operation for the removal of varices by incision.
Cis- : A Latin preposition, sometimes used as a prefix in English words, and signifying on this side.
Cisalpine : On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps; -- opposed to transalpine.
Cisatlantic : On this side of the Atlantic Ocean; -- used of the eastern or the western side, according to the standpoint of the writer.

Cisco : The Lake herring (Coregonus Artedi), valuable food fish of the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to C. Hoyi, a related species of Lake Michigan.
Ciselure : The process of chasing on metals; also, the work thus chased.
Cisleithan : On the Austrian side of the river Leitha; Austrian.
Cismontane : On this side of the mountains. See under Ultramontane.
Cispadane : On the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome; that is, on the south side.

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