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bone, during the process of repair. See Callosity. 

 C, Permanent, tin- permanent bond ot bony union 

 after re absorption o( the C. Provisional, or cartila 

 [ike, plastic material first thrown out. C: of Skin, 

 induration and thickening ol the skin. 



Calmant (kahm'-ant) [ME., calme\ A calmative 

 medicine. 



Calmative (ka(hW -mat-iv) [ME., calme]. i. Calm- 

 ing; sedative j. An agent that prod in < s a calming 

 or sedative effect. 



Calomel (hal'-o-mel). See Hydrargyrum. 



Calophyllum (kal-o-fiV -um) [latiAc, beautiful; <2>iv/<.r, 

 leaf], A genus of large tropical guttiferous trees. 

 Several ■ •! the species (as ('. tacamakaca, C. inophyl- 

 lum) yield medicinal oils and resins. Unof. 



Calor i [1.. "heat "]. I. Heat. 2. Moderate 



fever heat; less than fervor and ardor. C. animalis, 

 animal heat. C. febrilis, fever-heat. C. fervens, 

 boiling heat. C. innatus, natural or normal heat. 

 C. mordicans, biting or pungent heat (an unfavorable 

 symptom of typhus). C. nativus, native or animal 

 heat; blood heat; normal heat. C. internus, inward 

 fever : fever not appreciable on the surface of the body. 



Caloricity (kal-or-is'-it-e) [calor, heat]. The heat-pro- 

 ducing power of the living animal body. 



Calorie (kal'-or-e) [Fr.]. See Calory. 



Calorifacient {kal-or-if-a' '-she-ent) [calor, heat ; facere, 

 to make]. Heat-producing (applied to certain food- . 



Calorimeter (kal-or-im' -et-er) [calor, heat ; /uerpov, a 

 measure]. An instrument for transforming the poten- 

 tial energy of the food into heat, and for measuring the 

 number of heat-units produced. Two forms are used, 

 the Water-Calorimeter and the Ice-Calorimeter. 



Calorimetry (hal-or-im'-et-re) [calor, heat; utrpov, a 

 measure]. The estimation of the heat-units by the 

 calorimeter. 



Calorimotor [kal-or-im-o' -tor) [calor, heat ; motor, 

 mover]. A galvanic battery that produces heating- 

 effects, generating electricity in large quantity, but not 

 necessarily with a high electro-motive force. 



Calorinesis (kal-or-in'-es-is) [calor, heat : pi. , Calori- 

 neses~\. Any disease characterized by an alteration in 

 the quantity of animal heat. 



Calory (kal'-or-e) [Fr. , Calorie], A heat-unit; the 

 amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 

 one kilogram of water one degree Centigrade. See 

 I'll it. 



Calotropis (kal-ot'-ro-pis) [/c«/.(5c, beautiful ; TpoTic, a 

 ship's keel]. A genus of E. Indian asclepiadaceous 

 trees and shrubs. See Madar. 



Caltha (kal'-tliah) [L.]. A genus of ranunculaceous 

 herbs. C. palustris, the marsh-marigold of cold and 

 cool regions; it is vesicant when fresh. It is often 

 cooked and eaten as a pot-herb. Unof. 



Calumba (kal-um'-bah) [native Mozambique, kalumb~\. 

 ( 'olumbo. The root of C. jateorrhiza, native to South 

 Africa and parts of the F. Indies. It is an excellent 

 example of a simple bitter, and contains a bitter prin- 

 ciple, Calumbin, C 21 H 22 7 , of which the dose is gr. 

 j-iij. It is not astringent, and may be prescribed with 

 salts of iron. It is useful in atonic dyspepsia, and as 

 a mild, appetizing tonic in convalescence. C, Ext. 

 (B. P.). Dose gr. ij-x. C, Fid. Ext. Dose n\v-xxx. 

 C, Infus. (B. P.). Dose £j-ij. C, Tinct., con- 

 tains ten per cent, of C. Dose 3 ss-ij. See also 

 American Coin mho. 

 Calumbin (kal-um f -bin). See Calumba. 

 Calva (kal'-vah). Same as Calvaria. 

 Calvaria [kal va r -re-ah) [calva, the scalp] . The upper 



part of the skull. 

 Calvarian (kal-va' '-re-an) [calva, the scalp]. Relating 

 to the calvaria. 



Calvarium (kal-va'-re-um). See Calvaria. 



Calvert's Test. See Tests, I 



Calvities [kal-vish' '-e-ez) [calvus, bald]. baldness, 

 e peciallj genera) o] senile baldness. See Alopecia. 

 C. senilis. See / 



Calx [kalks) [L.]. The heel. In chemistry, a name 

 formerly applied t<, any oxid of a in' : 1 ially m 



alkaline metal, and chiefly to lime, or oxid ol calcium. 

 CaO. See ( '<//- ium. 



Calycanthemous (kal-ik-an' -them-us) [koKv^, cal 

 tut' flower]. In biology, with petaloid sepals. 



Calycanthin [Jtal-ik-an' '-thin) iMi/rc, calyx ; 



(lower], * ,,11 ,_<>,.,. A glucosid obtained from cer- 

 tain plants of the genu- < alycanthu-. 



Calycanthus (kal-ik-an' -thus) \j.n'/i-, calyx; a 

 flower], A -.1111- of North American shrubs. C, 

 floridus, the Carolina allspice, sweet-shrub, or bubby, 

 is tonic, emetic, and antifebrile'. C. occidentalis is 

 the California ^w<•et-shrub. Unof. 



Calycifiorate (kal-is-e-JU/ -rat) [calyx, calyx; flos, 

 flower]. In biology, with the petals and stamens 

 borne on the cah \. 



Calycine [kaV-is-in | | calyx]. In biology, per- 



taining to or resembling a calyx. 



Calycle (kal'-ik-l) [calyculus , a little calyx]. In bio- 

 logy, applied to parts that resemble a calyx, as the bracts 

 or leaflets of certain plants, or the cup-cells of zoo- 

 phytes. 



Calycular [kal-ik' '-u-lar) [calyculus, a calycle]. 1. 

 In biology, having bracts resembling accessory calices 

 or a cup-cell resembling a calycle. 2. An old name 

 for the plant Hyoscyamus. 



Calymna [kal-im'-nah) [KaKvttrta> , to cover, hide]. 

 A jelly-like envelop of radiolarians. 



Calyphyomy (kal-if-i' -o-me) [ku'/i;, a calyx ; tfweiv, to 

 grow]. In biology, the growing together of sepals 

 and petals. 



Calyptera (kal-ip-te'-rah) [KokoTzriipvov, a covering]. 

 In biology, the tail coverts of birds. 



Calyptoblastic (kal-ip-to-blas'-tik) [Kahmr6q, covered; 

 ji'/acToc, a germ]. In biology, having capsulated gen- 

 erative buds, as the campanularian and sertularian hy- 

 droids. 



Calyptra (kal-ip'-trah) [Ka'/.vTzrpa, a veil]. In biology. 

 a hood-like body covering the fruit-organ in plant-, as 

 the modified archegonium of mosses, or the united 

 bracts of some flowers. 



Calyptrate ikal-ip'-trat) [m7 vtrrpa, a veil]. In biology, 

 having a hood-like investment. 



Calyptrogen (kal-ip'-tro-gen) [mXvirTpa, a veil ; yivijc, 

 producing]. In biology, the root-cap. 



Calyx (ka'-liks) [mlv%, the cups or calyx of a flower: 

 //. , Calices']. In biology, applied to various cup-like 

 ensheathing structure-, as the funnel-shaped tissues 

 surrounding the Malpighian pyramids of the kidney, 

 the cups of a polyzoan, or a Crinoid ; an ovarian cap- 

 sule. C. of Ovum, the wall of the C-raalian follicle 

 from which the ovum has escaped. 

 Camass (ham-as') [nat. American Indian]. The edible 

 bulb of Camassia esculenta, C. fraseri, or C. leicht 

 Unit, squill-like plants of Western N. America. Death 

 Camass, the poisonous root or bulb of Zygadenus rcu- 

 enosus ; called also hog's potato, as it is eaten by 

 swine. The bulb or corm of the Blue Camass [Bro- 

 dicea grandi/lora) , is also considered poisonous, al- 

 though it may be eaten. 

 Camata (kak-mah' -tah) [origin unknown]. The dried 

 acorns of Quercus <r^ilops , used in the art- lor their 

 astringency. See Camatiua and Valonia. 

 Camatina (kah-iiiah -tc'-nah) [origin unknown]. The 

 immature acorns of Quercus agi used in the arts 

 for their astringency. See Camata and Valonia. 



