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tintmenl ird. I nof. 



C.-Red. S • under P 



C -Yellow • under 



Caduca fall]. S 



C Passio. 

 Caducibranchiate 



gillsl In biology, applied to 

 branchiae upon reach- 

 maturity. 

 Caducicorn falling ofl ; 



|. In 1 t" animals that 



Caducity nility]. Senility; 



Caducous off]. In 



tain parts, as 

 i ry early, as 



Caducus Morbu- u'-kus m \}—\ Fall- 



. name for epilepsy. 



Caecal 



Caecitas Verbalis. - d-blindn, 



Caecitis : 'is. 



Caecum en. 



Caenaesthesis the'-sis). See Cenesthesis. 



Caenogenetic '-ik) [mivor, recent ; yeveaiq, 



aeration]. In biology, the appearance of a new 

 late in the course of development. 

 This usually arises from comparatively recent varia- 

 tion- ..f the type-form. 

 Caeruleus (se-ru* I..]. Sky-blue. C. morbus, 



blii' See Cnui 



Caerulosis S is. 



Caesalpinia 's-al-pin [!'•]• A genus of tropi- 



cal legumii C bonducella. See Bondu- 



cella C moringa has a diuretic bark. All unof. 

 Caesarean Operation ir^-e-an). ~ arean. 



Caesium ' urn. 



Caffea i [I-]- The seeds of C. arabica. 



ind roasl • are almost universally 



I in infusion as a beverage, forming a cerebral 

 Lomachic tonic. They are valuable in 

 ion and allaying hunger and fatigue. 

 frequently causes excessive palpitation of the 

 - an- due to an alkaloid, Caffein, 

 ' .:: ical with Thein. See Tea. 



I gr. j-v. C. citrate. Hose gr. 

 j-v. C. valerianas, foi vomiting in hysteria. 



r. j-iv. Ext. Caffeae Viridis Fid. I 



Fluid I tract of 



~ -- ij. See Guarana. Injectio 



Caf. Hypodermatica, one grain of caffein in three 



minims. 1 >• ise try-vj. 



Caff' flee]. C 8 H 10 N 4 < >, il ,< >. 



' the leave-, and 



m tea, in Paraguay tea. and 



the fruit ol Paullinia 



. slightly 



I, with a feebly Litter 



rial stimulant. 



C. citrata. pared by dissolving 



rii at id in double the 

 I ■ -r. ij-x. C. 

 citrata effervescens, 



~ C.-iodol, ineaddition- 



lixing a solutions of 



'ion. Il contains 



• .lit. of I all. Ill, 



and i- a li| ,,,] nearly in- 



. til n 



CafTeina ka-fe , -in-ah). See Caffein. 



Caffeinism \kaf-e 1 '-in-ism) [caffea, coffee]. Chronic 

 coffee poisoning; a train ol morbid symptoms due to 

 excess in the use of coffee. 



Cagot [kah-go t ) [Fr.]. i. A member of an outcast 

 race or clan in the S. W. o( France; formerly regarded 



a- lepers. - (Bj er a cretin. C. Ear. See£ar 



<rmities. 



Cahinca, or Cainca {kah-hing r -kah) [native S. Ameri 

 can]. The diuretic root of Chiococca racemosa , < '. 

 ■a, or ( '. anguifuga, rubiaceous shrubs of 

 tropical America. I not 



Cahn and V. Mering's Method. A method of esti- 

 mating the amount of acids in the stomach. It cot) 

 si-t- in distilling the contents of the stomach with 

 water three time-. The volatile acids are estimated 

 in the distillate. The residue is shaken six times with 

 500 c.c. of ether, and this is evaporated to dryness, 

 and the lactic acid estimated by titration. The residue 

 contains the HO, and this also can be estimated by 

 titration. 



Cailcedra [kal-se' '-drah) [origin unknown]. I. The Crd- 

 rela odorata,& large tree of tropical America. The bark 

 and wood are used in intermittent fevers; a fragrant oil 

 (cedar-wood oil) is distilled from the wood. The tree 

 also affords a resin. 2. The Khaya senegalensii oi 

 Africa and tropical America, a tree that closely re- 

 sembles the foregoing. 



Cailletet's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Caillian's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Caisson Disease {ka'-s<m diz-ez'). The symptoms due 

 to increased atmospheric pressure sometimes occurring 

 in divers, caisson workers, etc. Paraplegia, luini 

 plegia, anesthesia, or apoplectic attacks are common, 

 but paralysis of the legs is the most frequent symptom, 

 coming on only after return to the normal atmosphere. 

 The nature of the lesion is obscure. 



Cajeput Oil [kaj'-e-put oil). See Cajuputi, oleum. 



Cajuputene \caj-u-pu-ten , \ [Malay], (' ln II lf .. The 

 principal constituent of cajeput oil; it is a liquid of 

 an agreeable odor. 



Cajuputi, Oleum [kaj-u-pid-te, bl'-e-um). [Malay, 

 "white wood;" oleum, oil]. Oil of C'ajuput. 

 A volatile oil distilled from the leaves of Melaleuca 

 leukadendron. li resembles oil of turpentine in its 

 general effects, being irritant externally and produc 

 ing a sense of warmth internally, with accelei 

 pulse. It is used with benefit for flatulent colic, dropsy, 

 hysteria, and cutaneous disorder.-; it also relii 

 toothache. Dose rrtj-v. C, Spiritus (B.P.). Dose 

 - ss-j . 



Cajuputol {kaj-u-pu' -tol) [Malay, Cajuputi, white 

 wood]. The more limpid part of oil of cajuput ; it is 

 found al-o in -ome other fragrant volatile oils. 



Cake Colors [kak kul'-or£). See Pigments, Colors, and 

 Dyestuffs. 



Caked [kakd) [MF... .,;/v]. Compressed or hardened 

 into a solid mass. C. Breast, a breast in a puer- 

 peral woman in which the milk has become hardened 

 and inspissated. C. Bag, in cows, an inflammation 

 of the mammary gland. 



Calabar Bean [kal f -ab-ar hen). See Physostigma. 



Calabarin [kal-ab' '-ar-in) [Calabar - ]. An alkaloid from 

 Calabar bean, apparently acting much like strychnin. 



Caladana [kal-ad-a' nah). See Kaladana. 



Caladium [kal-a' '-de-um) [I-.]. A genu- of large- 

 leaved araceous plants. C. bicolor, of Brazil, is 

 anthelmintic and cathartic. Various other species are 

 em] li *\ d li m all) in medicine. Unof. 



Calage {kal-ahzh') [Fr., wedging], A method of pi,, 

 phylaxis or treatment of sea sickness by fixation ol the 

 viscera by pillows placed between the abdomen and 



