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CARK I lL( (GIST 



Cardiocentesis {kar-de-o n [icapdia, heart; 



Kevrqoig, puncture]. Surgical puncture and aspiration 



of one iif the chambers ol the heart. 

 Cardioclasia [kar-di o-kla* ze-ah) [icapdia, heart; 



u/nnir, rupture]. Rupture of the heart 

 Cardiocrystallus (ka ■/' us) [icapdia, heart; 



hjnrrti'//i«;, crystal: pi., Cardiocrystalli\. A heart 



crystal ; amii roscopic white crystal sometimes In mid in 



the tissues of the heart. 

 C;irdiodemia \kar-de-o-de 1 -mi . heart ; i 



fat]. Fatty heart; fatty degeneration of the heart. 

 Cardiodynia [kar-de-o-din'-e-ah) i . heart; 61 



pain]. Pain in or about the heart. 

 Cardiogmus {kar-de-og' -mus) [icapdia, heart; 5] 



a furrow]. Angina pectoris; cardialgia; palpitation; 



aneurysm of a vessel near the heart ; exophthalmic 



goiter. C. strumosus. Synonym of Exophthalmic 



Goiter. 

 Cardiogram {kar f -de-o-gram) [icapdia, heart ; ypduua, 



a writing]. The tracing made of the cardiac impulse 



by the cardiograph. See, also, Heart. 

 Cardiograph {kar / -de- 



O-graf) [icapdia , heart ; 



ypaipEiv, to write]. An 



instrument for regis- 

 tering graphically the 



modifications of the 



pulsations of the 



heart. 

 Cardiography (kar- 



de-o-graf' -ik)\icapdia, 



the heart; ip&Qeiv, to 



write] . Pertaining to 



or recorded by the 



cardiograph. 

 Cardiography [kar-de- 



og f -ra-fe) [icapdia, the 



Cardiograph of v. 



t. Exit tube. e. Spring. 



(Landois.) 



Knoll. 

 p. Button. 



heart; ypdfsiv, to write]. I. The use of the cardio- 

 graph. 2. A description of the anatomy of the heart. 



Cardiohemothrombus [kar-de-o-hem-o-throm'-biis) 

 [icapdia, heart; aiiia, blood; Opopjiuatg, a becoming 

 curdled]. Heart-clot. 



Cardio-inhibitory {kar-de-o-in-hW -it-o-re) [icapdia, the 

 heart; inhibere, to restrain]. Pertaining to the dim- 

 inution of the heart's action. C.-i. Center, located in 

 the medulla. C.-i. Nerves, the libers of the spinal 

 accessory supplied to the vagus. 



Cardiolith [kar'-de-o-lith) [icapdia, heart ; ?.it)oc, a stone]. 

 A cardiac concretion. 



Cardiology [kar-de-o/' '-o-j'e) [icapdia, heart; soyoq, dis- 

 course]. The anatomy, physiology, and pathology 

 of the heart. 



Cardiomalacia [kar-de-o-mal-a f -se-ah\ [icapdia, heart ; 

 paAaKia, softness]. Morbid softening of the substance 

 of the heart. 



Cardiomegalia [kar-de-o-meg-a' -le-aK) [icapdia, heart ; 

 ptyag, large]. Cardiac enlargement. 



Cardiometer (kar-de-om'-et-er) [icapdia, heart ; pkrpov, 

 a measure]. An instrument for estimating the force 

 of the heart's action. 



Cardiometry (kar-de-om'-et-re) [napdia, the heart; 

 //. rpov, a measure]. The estimation of the size and 

 dimensions of the heart (as by means of auscultation 

 and percussion). 



Cardiopalmus [kar-de-o-pal' -mus) [icapdia, heart; 

 -ii/iiiii-. palpitation]. Palpitation of the heart. 



Cardiopathy [kar-de-op' -a-the) [icapdia, heart ; ~ddog, 

 disease]. Any disease of the heart. 



Cardiopericarditis | kar-de-o-per-e-kar-di' -tis ) [napdia, 

 heart ; Kepi, around ; icapdia, the heart ; itic, inflam- 

 mation]. Carditis and pericarditis together; inflam- 

 mation of the heart-tissues and of the pericardium. 



Cardioplegia o-ple* '-je-ak) [icapdia, heart ; n 



a stroke]. Paralysis of the heart. 



Cardio-pneumatic nu-mat'-ik) [icap 



heart; rvevpa, the breath]. Pertaining to the heart 

 and the breath. C.-p. Movements. Thosi 

 ments of the air in the Im 1 by the 



pulsations oi the he irl ind Larger 



Cardio-pneumograph [kar-de-o-nu' -n 



heart ; breath ; . to write]. An in- 



strument designed for graphically recording cardio- 

 pneumatic movements. 



Cardiopuncture [kar-de-o-punk' '-chur) [icapdia, heart; 

 punctura, a puncture], i. Cardiocentesis. 2. Any 

 surgical or vivisei tional puncture of the heart. 



Cardiopyloric (ka) Ik) [icapdia, heart; 



irvfajpdg, a gate-Keeper]. Referring to both the cardiac 

 and pyloric portions ol the stomach. 



Cardiorrhexis {kar-de-o-reks' -is) [napdia, heart ; . 

 rupture]. Rupture- of the heart. 



Cardiosclerosis (kar-de-o-skle-ro'-s'is) [napdia, heart; 

 <7k'/ i/jHjcir, to harden]. Induration of the tissues of 

 the heart. Si i I id H art. 



Cardioscope (kar'-dc-o-skop) [napdia , heart ; I 



to view]. An instrument for the observation of the 

 movements or of lesions of the heart. 



Cardiostenosis (kar-de-o-ste-no 1 -sis) [icapdia, heart ; 

 OTtvunic, narrowing]. Constriction of the b 

 especially of the conns arteriosus ; also the develop- 

 ment of such a constriction. 



Cardio-thyroid Exophthalmos [kar' -de-o-thi-roid eks- 

 off-thai* -mos). Synonym of Exophthalmic Goiter. 



Cardiotomy i ,kar-de-ot'-o-mc) [icapdia, heart ; TopJj, cut- 

 ting]. The anatomy or dissection of the heart. 



Cardioiopography (har-de-o-to-pog'-i-a-fej^apdia, heart; 

 r6irog, place ; ypaipeiv, to write]. The topography or 

 topographic anatomy of the heart and the cardiac area. 



Cardiotoxic [kar-de-o-toks' '-ik) [icapdia, heart ; to%uc6v, 

 poison]. Having a poisonous effect upon or through 

 the heart. 



Cardiotrauma [kar-de-o-traw f -mah) [icapdia, heart ; 

 Tpavua, a wound]. Traumatism or wound of the 

 heart. 



Cardiotromus [kar-de-of '-ro-mus) [napdia, heart ; rpo- 

 pog, a quivering]. A fluttering or slight palpitation of 

 the heart. 



Cardiovascular i kar-de-o-vas f -ku-lar) [napdia, heart ; 

 vasculum, a small vessel]. Both cardiac and vascular; 

 pertaining to the blood-vessels of the heart. 



Carditic [kar-dit' -ik) [icapdia, the heart; trig, inflamma- 

 tion]. Relating to or affected with carditis. 



Carditis {kar-di' -tis) [icapdia, the heart ; trig, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the heart. C, Internal. 

 Synonym of Endocarditis. 



Cardo [kar'-do) [cardo, a hinge]. In biology, a hinge- 

 joint, as that of a bivalve shell or the maxilla of an 

 insei i 



Cardol {kar'-dol). Se Anacardium. 



Carduus (kar^-du-us) [L., a thistle]. The seeds of C. 

 Tnarianits, St. Mary's thistle, and C. benedictus, blessi d 

 thistle. A decoction of the former, ^ ij ad Oj, con- 

 stitutes an old and popular remedy for hemoptysis. 

 The latter is also a popular cure-all, used mainly as a 

 tonic bitter. Dose of decoction Ijj— 5ss; of a tinc- 

 ture, tTLx-xx. 



Carferal [kar 1 '-fer-al) [carbon, charcoal ; ferrum, iron; 

 aluminum .] A proprietary combination of carbon, 

 iron oxid, and clay; it is used as a filtering material 

 for water. 



Carica Papaya [kar'-ik-ah pap-a'-yak). See Papain. 



Caricin [kar'-is-in). See Papain. 



Caricolog-ist [kar-ik-ol'-o-iist) [carex, sedge; Tiiyuv, 

 to speak]. A student of sedges. 



