t AMBIFORM 





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Cambiform ambium ; 



. shape]. In biology, applied to narrow, thin- 



ulent cells, often found in connection with 



.c tubes, but whose nature is not well understood. 



Cambi-Resin [Easl Indian]. The resinous juice of 



i an I Indian plant. It has b 



immended for u~<- in hospital dressings, from which 



it 

 Cambium [L.]. In biology, a layi 



u _. tween th and the bark ol exog- 



li i s i extremely delicate, 



ihii led with protoplasm and organiz- 



ing like .1 thin film of 



mu 

 Cambogia • " r Cambod 



intryin Farther India], Gamboge A. resinous gum 



i, a tree native to Southern 



\, Its pi ■' > an due to ■ '< is 



dly diuretic. C, 

 Pil. Comp., B. P . contains gamboge, Barbai 



md powder of cinnamon, and 



. • . \ -x. It is also officially a constit- 



Pil. Cath. Comp. Sec Cohcynth. Dose gr. 



ij-v. 



Cambuca {iam-bu'-kah) [L.]. An old name for a 



bul ulcer. 



Camel's Hair. The hair of the camel, usedin Africa, 

 Asia Minor, and the < laucasus, and latterly in Europe, 

 the manufacture of woven goods, that are made 

 from th iched hair. C.'s-h. Brush, a small 



tine brush used for making various applications to the 

 surface of the body, and for cleansing the ear, etc. 

 Camelina | kam el-i'-nah) [x ,n ""- dwarf; Tuvov, flax], 

 ruciferous plants. C. sativa, the gold 

 of ■ A cruciferous plant of the old world, 



naturalized in N. America. Its seeds afford a fixed 

 oil ; the plant itself was formerly esteemed in eye- 

 l nof. 

 Camellia kam el'-e-aK) [after Kamel, a scientist of the 

 otury], A genus of shrubs. C. the- 

 ifera. 

 Camellin [see Camellia'], C 53 H 84 19 . A 



d from the seeds of Camellia japonica. 

 Camembert Cheese. See Ch 



Camera '.-.'-. --ah] [ an arched roof or 



chamber]. In biology, a chamber or vaulted 



. the chamber or dark box of the 



igraphy. C. cordis, the envel- 



• the heart, the pericardium. C. 



of Cranium, the chamber <>f the skull. C. lucida, 



i superimposing or combining two 



invented by the chemist 



■ n. C. oculi, the chamber of 



Camerate 1 , a vault]. In 



Camerer's Method. A methi id of i >timating uric acid 

 in the urine. It is done by means of Salkowski's 

 maj if crystallized magnesium 



i ammonium chlorid, four pan 



124, nd 1 ight parts of 

 i the addition of 



Camenne It]. In biol 



a f numulite limestone. 



Cameritelou\ , a vault; 



rs that spin intri 



Camerostom 1 a vault; 



|. In b lulted 1 ovei of 



the ' 



Camisole r.]. 'I he straight ja< I ■ t, for- 



Camomile, or Chamomile [kam' '-o-mll). See Anthemis 

 and Matricaria. 



Campana [kam-pa'-nah). See Pulsatilla. 



Camp Cure. Life in camp and in the open aii. adopted 

 as a therapeutic measure. C. Fever. Synonym of 

 Tvphus Fever. C. Measles, an epidemic of measles 

 among soldiers. 



Campani's Ocular. See Ocular. C. Tests. See 

 ,. Table of. 



Campanula [kam-pan'-u-lah) [I.., "a little bell"]. 

 1. Any bell-shaped part or process 2. A genus of 

 plants with bell-shaped flowers : blue-bell: Canterbury 

 bell. Several of the species, as C. trac helium and ('. 

 glomerata have been employed in medicine, as d< tei 

 gents, astringents, and vulneraries. Unof. 



Campanulate (ham-pan* '-u-ldt) [campanula, a little 

 bell]. Bell-shaped. 



Camper's Angles. See Angle. C. Ligament. See 

 Ligament. C. Lines. See Lines, Table of. C. Plane. 

 See Plain-. C. Profile Line. See Profile Line. 



Camphene [ham-fin' ,or kam' '-fin) [camphor], Cj H ]g . 

 The solid terpene obtained from pinene halogen hydrid 

 by the elimination of the haloid acid. 



Camphenes (ham'-finz) [camphor]. The volatile oils 

 or hydrocarbons having the general formula ( ,,,11,,;, 

 isomeric with oil of turpentine. Many camphenes 

 exist ready-formed in plants, as oil of cloves, etc. 

 They are liquid at ordinary temperatures. They are 

 also called terpenes, but by some authorities the latter 

 is made the generic name of all the volatile hydrocar- 

 bons having the formula C, H 16 , while the name 

 camphene is limited to those teq^enes that are solid at 

 ordinary temperatures. 



Camphoid (ham'-foid) [camphor], A substitute for 

 collodion. It is a solution, one in 40, of pyroxylin, 

 in ei]ual parts by weight of camphor and absolute 

 alcohol. It may be used as a vehicle for applications 

 to the skin. The application dries in a few minutes, 

 leaving an elastic opaque film, not easily washed oil. 



Campholic Acid {kam fol'-ik). See Acid, Campholic. 



Campho-phenique 1 kam 'i [!•>.]. A proprie 



tary preparation combining camphor and phenol ; it is 

 recommended as an antiseptic and local stimulant. 



Camphor (kam' -fur) [camphora, camphor : 



Camphora], C 10 H 16 O. A solid volatile oil ob- 

 tained from Cinnamomum camphora, a tree indig- 

 enous to Eastern Asia. It yields camphoric and cam- 

 phretic acids, also C. Cymol when distilled with zinc 

 • chlorid. It is a valuable antispasmodii . anodyne and 

 diaphoretic. Applied locally, it is an excellent rube 

 facient. It is a moderate cerebral excitant. It is 

 effectual in cholera, vomiting, cardiac depression and 

 affections requiring an antispasmodic. C.,aqua, con- 

 sists of camphor S, alcohol 5, precipitated calcium 

 phosphate 5, distilled water q. s. ad iooo parts. I 

 zj-iv. C. Ball, an English preparation used as an 

 application to chapped skin. lis composition is sper- 

 maceti 4, white wax 12. oil of almonds 5; melt in 

 a water bath, and add flowers ol' camphor .). Dis- 

 solve and when nearly cold pour into boxes or mould 

 in gallipots. C.Borneo. See Borneol. C. Carbo- 

 lated, a mixture of 2 1 ,' parts ol camphor with "in- 

 each of carbolic and and alcohol. A good antiseptic 

 dressing for wounds. C, ceratum, consists of cam 

 phor liniment I. white wax }, and lard (>. I sed 

 lor itching skin-affections. C, Chloral, a fluid pre- 

 pared by mixing equal parts of camphor and chloral 

 hydrate. It is an excellent solvent lor many alka- 

 loid-. I si '1 exti mally. C.-ice, the erratum cam- 

 phora composition, X. F. C, linimentum, has 

 camphor J 1 oil So parts. C, LinU 



ment. Comp. (B. P.), contains camphor and oil of 



