CANINIFORM 





< A.NTUS GALL1 



Caniniform pertaining t<> 



the Applii i resembling 

 canii 



Cam- L,"adog"], i I he dog. 2 \ 



f animals C. rabiosa. Synonym of .#j 



Canities I 1 at. ]. J hoariness ; 



bail I ikIi. mi 



.1 prematui I decoloi 



tion of the hair, tl trying from blacl 



wii tin. the whiti 



i pathologic, 

 mfined to localized 



Canker er]. An ulcera- 



acrnm ori-. ; in . a fetid the 



C.-rash. Synonym 



Canna nus of large- 



lc.i is plants. C. indica, has an acrid 



; stimulai it is alterative, diuretic and dia- 



retic Unof. The rhizome of C. speciosa affords 

 as es-mois, a good substitute for 

 true an C. Starch. Si les-mois. 



Cannabene kan'-al See Cannabis. 



Cannabin. 3 nnabis. 



Cannabinin '-///-///) [^cannabis, hemp], A 



itile alkaloid from cannabis indica. 



Cannabinon, Cannabinone [kan-al/ -in-ori) ^cannabis, 



hemp]. An amorphous bittei resinoid from Indian 



hemp, an hypnotic. Dose I to 3 grains. 



I" 1 



Cannabis I..]. Hemp. Indian hemp. 



The Bowerii tiva, of which there are 



two varieties, C. indica and ( '. americana, the former 



being the more potent. They contain a resin, cannabin, 



and a volatile oil. from which are obtained Cannabene 



. alight hydrocarbon, and Hydrid of Cannabene , 



rystallim body. It is an antispasmodic, anesthetic, 



narcotic, and a powerful aphrodisiac. In large doses it 



Itation, intoxication, and a sensa- 



It is a valuable hypnotic 



in delirium tremens, and is useful lor painful affections 



der and for functional impotence. Bh, 



h are the various Indian 



nai 'Inch the drug i.-> known. Strychnin and 



idism ai C. Indica, Ext., dose gr. 



C. Ind., Ext. Fid., an alcoholic preparation. 



' j— v. C. Ind., Tinct., contains 15 per cent. 



Irug. Dose Tti^xx— J5J. Cannabin Tannate, 



rid I >ose a- a hypnotic gr. v-x. 



Cannabism . hempl. The 



ha 1 nabis indica; ill-health caused by 



thi indica. 



Cannabis . hemp]. A devotee 



nabis indica. 

 Cannel Coal See ( 



Cannoid ;i reed; . form], 



tain radiolarians. 

 Cannon-bor. • 1 »ne of the functional and 



•pal or 1 



veight of the body upon 



Cannula nn. of canna, a tube], A 



of a ml. leatn 



■I a stiletto. It i- used for tap- 



Cannulated nnula, a little tube]. 



i needle. 

 Canquoin's Paste. of flour, water, and zinc 



chlorid ; it 



Cantani's Diet. An exclusive meat-diet in diabetes. 



Canterbury Bell {kari '-ter-ber-e bel j. See Campanula. 



Cantering Rhythm {kan> \ter-ing rithni). See Bruit 

 'op. 



Canthal {kan'-thal 1 [Vcav0<5c, a can thus]. Relating to 

 a canthus. 



Canthariasis [kan-thar-i f -as-is) [ , a kind of 



beetle]^ A term proposed by Hope tor the dis< 

 that originate from tin presence in the body of coleop 

 terous insects or their Ian a . 



Cantharidal [k xn-thar 1 '-id-al )[iiavdaplq, a blistering fly], 

 ting to in containing cantharides, 



Cantharides [kan-thar* Plural of Cantharis. 



Cantharidin [kan-thar 4 '-id-in\ [ .a blistering 



fly], * i,,!!,. 11 ,- II" bitter principle contained in 

 Spanish die- and other insects; it crystallizes in 

 prisms or leaflets, and melt- at 21S . It has an 

 tremly bitter taste, and produces blisters on the skin. 

 Si e '. 'antharis. 



Cantharidism {kan-thar* '-id-izm) [/caWtoptf, a blistering 

 fly], ( lantharidal poisoning. 



Cantharis [kan'rthai i [tcavdapig, a blistering fly: 

 //., Cantharides"]. Spanish Fly. The dm. I body of 

 aspeciesol beetle, C. vesicatoria (nat. ord. Coleoptera). 

 It contains a powerful poisi mi ius principle, cantharidin, 

 •'iJl,., 1 ',- Locally applied, cantharis i> a rubefacient 

 I vesicant ; internally it is an irritant, causing gastral- 

 gia and vomiting. In toxic dose^ it ]>roduces severe 

 gastro-enteritis, strangury, and priapism. It is used 

 chiell) a- an external counter-irritant in the form of 

 "blisters." C, acetum (B. P.), of the strength of 

 5 ij to Oj. C.j Ceratum, cantharides 32, yellow wax 

 18, resin iS, lard 22. oil of turpentine 15. C, Ext., 

 Ceratum. canthaiides 30, resin 15. yellow wax 35, 

 lard 35, alcohol q. s. C, Charta, cantharides I, Can- 

 ada turpentine I, olive-oil 4, spermaceti 3, white wax 8, 

 water to parts. Charta epispastica (I! P. ), blistering 

 paper (white wax, spermaceti, olive-oil, resin, Canada 

 balsam, cantharides, distilled water). Collodium 

 cantharidatum, cantharides <>o, llexible collodion 

 85, chloroform q. s. C. cum picis emplast., Warm- 

 ingPlaster, Burgundy pitch 92, cerat. canthar 8 parts. 

 Emplastrum calefaciens (B. P.), cantharides, ex- 

 pressed oil of nutmeg, yellow wax, resin, resin-plaster, 

 soap-plaster, boiling water. C, emplastrum ( B. I'. ), 

 cantharides, yellow wax, prepared suet, prepared lard, 

 resin. C, liniment., cantharides 15, oil of turpen- 

 tine q. s. ad 100. C. Tinct., contains 5 per cent, of 

 tin- drug. Dose mj-xx. C, unguent. (B. P.), can- 

 tharides, yellow wax, olive oil. 



Canthectomy {kan-thek' '-to-me) \navd6\ , canthus ; 

 e/cri ! 1 utting out]. Excision of a canthus. 



Canthitis {kan-thi* -tis) [/cm>0<$c, canthus; irig, inflam- 

 mation]. Inflammation of a canthus. 



Cantholysis {kan-thoV '-is-is) \_mv86q, canthus; Xhot(, 

 a loosening]. Canthotomy with section of the ex- 

 ternal canthal ligament . 



Canthoplastic [kan-tho-plas' -tik) \kuv06c, the canthus; 

 irXaaffeiv, to form]. Relating t" 1 anthoplasty. 



Canthoplasty (kan' ' -tho-plds-te) [xavftJc, the angle of 

 the eye ; TcTu&ooeiv, to form], A surgical operation for 

 increasing the ,i/e of the palpebral fissure by cutting 

 the . .uter 1 anthus. 



Canthorraphy ( kan-thor' -a-fe) [icavddc, canthus ; ■ 



I A surgical operation to reduce the size of 

 the palpebral fissure by suture of the canthus. 



Canthotomy [kan-thof -o-me) \kovB6c, canthus; t6ut), a 

 . utting ] Surgii al divisii in 1 .1 a 1 anthus. 



Canthus [kan'-thus) \jiavH6c, canthus]. The inner or 

 outer angle formed l>v the juncture ..( the eyelids. 



Cantus galli [kan"-i [L., " cock-crowing"]. 



Same as ( 'hild crowing. 



