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Capriloquium 



s 

 Caprin oal ] An oily ai 



. 

 Caproic Acid 

 Caprolactonc 

 milk], ' 



i with water. It i- a 



Capronc i proic 



1 in butter, and form- 



Caproylamni . amin\, 



lamin. oe found in the putre- 



Caprylic Aci .! \cid. 



Capsella a box]. The 



. common in tem- 

 ellent hemo- 

 irbutic, and is slightly stimulant and 

 iit. Unof. C. bursa pastoris. See S 



Capsicin The active print 



It is a thick, yellowish-red sub- 

 at ordinary temperatures, but 

 rv limpid if warmed. See Capsicum. 

 Capsicoi [ - am; oleum, oil]. Aredoil 



e from the oleo-resin of capsicum. 



Capsicum um) [capsa,a box; gen., CapsiciJ. 



r. The fruit of C. itum, nati\e 



to l Africa and America. Its odorand hot taste 



are due itile oil, capsicin, C 9 H u 2 , which is 



irritant to the skin and mucous membranes, internally, 



it i- 'lie, diuretic and aphrodisiac. It 



il in atonic dyspepsia, flatulent colic, and in in- 



mittent fever. C, emplastrum, prepared from 



the a and resin plaster. C, Ext. Fid. Dose 



n\,v~3J. C linimentum, I in 10, for chest affec- 



i tism, etc. C, Oleoresin, Ethereal. 



n\j-v. C, Tinct., contains 5 per cent, of 



tm. I lose n\,x- ~ j. 



Capsitis Same as Capsulitis.^ 



Capsula . i small box]. The in- 



of the brain; it is the thick layer of 



<:n the caudatum and thalamus mesad and 



icula laterad ; it is continuous with the crura 



cpansion is called the corona. 



Capsular <//■ u-lar) [capsula, a small box]. Pertain- 



5ule. C. Artery, the middle suprarenal 



art' r, Table of. C. Ligament, the 



sac or membranous bag that surrounds every movable 



it or articulation. It contains the synovial fluid. 



C. Vein, the supra- renal vein. See Vein. 



Capsule il) [dim. of capsa, a chest]. A tunic 



a part of the body or an organ. 



tit of a part or organ, as a de- 



his vessel, the egg-< 



of a radiolarian. Al , a small, 



d of glycerin and gelat n, 



I together like a box and 



for the administration of nauseous 



C, Bonnet's, the posterior 



ill. C, Bowman's. 



C, External, a layer of 



und- 



ular nucleus. C. -filler, a contrivance 



1 funnel, tube and plunger, or other 



for introducing medicines into capsules. 



C. of Glisson, I ■ ■:. ,r membram envel- 



C, Internal, a layei ol 

 and on the inner side- of the 

 tic thalam audate nucleus, which it separ 



from the lenticular nucleus, and containing the con- 

 tinuation upward of the crus cerebri. C. of the 

 Lens, a transparent, structureless membrane en< losing 

 the lens of the eye. C, Malpighian, the comment 1 

 ment of the uriniferous tubules. x < e Malpighian 

 C, Suprarenal, the ductless glandular bodj 

 at the apex of each kidney. C. of Tenon, the 

 tunica vaginalis of the eye. 



Capsuliferous {kap-sul-if -er-us) [capsula a little box ; 

 . to bear]. In biology, producing capsule-. 



Capsulitis [kap-su-lV '-lis) [capsula, a small box; 

 inflammation]. Inflammation of the capsule of the 

 lens, or oi the fibrous capsule ol the eyeball. 



Capsulo-ciliary [kap-su-lo-sil' -e-a-re) [capsula, a little 

 box; cilium, an eyelid]. Relating to the capsule of 



the lens and to the cili.m organ. 



Capsulogenous {kap-sul-of '-en-us) [capsula, a little box; 

 gena, born]. Capsule-producing, as the cocoon or 

 capsule-glands of the earthworm. 



Capsulo-lenticular ( kap-su-lo-len-tik' -u-lar) [capsula. 

 a little box ; lenticula, a lentil]. Relating to the lens 

 and to its capsule. 



Capsulo-pupillary [kap-su-lo-pu' '-pil-a-re) [capsula, a 

 little box ; pupilla, the pupil of the eye]. Relating to 

 the capsule of the lens and to the pupil. 



Capsulotome \kap / -su-lo-toni). See Cystotome. 



Capsulotomy [kap-su-lof -o-nie) [capsula, a capsule; 

 TCfivuv, to cut]. The operation of rupturing tie 

 capsule of the crystalline lens in cataract-opera t ion - 



Captage [cap-tahj) [IT.]. The nica-un - to 1„ applied 

 to a natural spring of water, to secure the entire pro 

 duct of the spring, and the purity of the water, by the 

 prevention of any admixture of deleterious or foreign 

 matter. 



Captation {kap-ta' -shun) [raptare, to desire]. The first 

 or opening stage ot the hypnotic trance. 



Capucin Madder (kap / -u-. in madf-er). See Pigments, 

 Co us pectus of. 



Capuron, Cardinal Points of. See Peh 



Caput [kap'-ui) [L.]. 1. The head; also the chief 

 part or beginning of an organ. 2. The cephalic or 

 precornual portion of the caudatum of the prosen- 

 cephal. C. coli, the head of the colon. C. cornu 

 posterioris. Same as C. gelatinosum. C. gallina- 

 ginis. See Verumontanum. C. gelatinosum, the 

 name given to the translucent gray matter covering the 

 dorso mesal periphery of the dorsal horn of the spinal 

 cord. It is a nervous substance composed of numerous 

 closely crowded nerve-elements, with an intricate 

 intervening plexus of verj fine nerve-fibrils, derived 

 from the dorsal (posterior or " sensory") nerve-roots. 

 C. medusae. See Medusa, Caput. C. obstipum. 

 Synonym of Wry-neck. C. quadratum, the rectan 

 gularhead of rickets, flattened upon the top and at the 

 sides, with projecting occiput and prominent frontal 

 bosses. C. succedaneum, a tumor composed of a 

 sero-sanguineous infiltration <>t the connective ti 

 situated upon the pr< senting part ol the fetus. 



Caraboid (kar'-ab-oiJ) ' . a carabus ; 



form]. In biology, the second larval stage of certain 

 insei ts. 



Carajura {kar-ah-ju'-rah) [Brazil]. Same as Chica 

 Red. 



Caramania Gum. See Bassora Cum. 



Caramel <n-el) [Fr., burnt sugar]. Cane-sugar 



deprived of two molecules of water. It is a viscid, 

 brow n . oli Med liquid. 



Caranna [kar-an f -ak) [Sp., caraHa\ An aromatic oleo- 

 resin produced by the tree Protium carana, of trop 

 ical America; it was formerly used in plasters: also 

 a name for similar gummy resin- from Idea a/tissima, 

 Bursera acuminata, etc., all tropical American trees. 



