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Caricous i fig] Fig-shaped, as 



Carics. A chronic in 



unmation with rarefaction ption ol 



nit ition ; 

 molecular with th< mpanying 



C. fungosa, tul of 



strum, the m< I the 



lad ng into them 



C, necrotic, 

 whi n a suppurating cavity. 



C. sice. i baracterized by 



tion of the cavit) oi 

 th, ic atrophy of the 



C. of Spine, or Pott's 



Diseas-. of the ( and 



inti ducing curvature oi 



C. of Teeth. a chemical decomposition 



irtion "f a tooth, accom- 



mplete disorganization of the 



ted part. 



Carina . the keel]. In biology, 



structures ; as the breast-bone 

 -. • m< dian pieci to the carapace of a 



Carinate [carinatus, keel-shaped]. Keeled. 



Carinated Abdomen {kar* -in-a-ted ab'-do-meri). See 



Cariniform [kar-in' '-if-orm) [carina* keel; forma, 

 In biology, applied to the keel-like fins of 

 d to other structure-. 

 Carino-lateral (kar-in-o-laCer-al) [carina, a keel; 

 • . side]. Placed at the side of the carina of an 

 animal. 

 Carn A poisonous active principle ob- 



tainable from parsley. It resembles apiol in its 

 phj effei ts, but produces a peculiar uterine vas- 



l -tion ; it is useful in genito-spinal atony. 

 I fl 



Carious > [cart, , rottenness]. Pertaining to 



with caries. C. Teeth, Effects of; 



th may occasion facial neuralgia, facial 



pai iatica, hemiplegia and spinal irritation, 



pai tnus, headache, epilepsy, hysteria, 



nity, etc. 



Carissa [I-]- A genus of shrubs. C. 



schimperi. See Ouabain. 

 Carius, Method of. A method for the quantitative 

 termination of ha! The substance, weighed 



mall, glass tube, is heated together with 

 and silver nit from 150 to 



ed tube, and the quantity of the result- 

 4, r haloid determined. 

 Carlsbad Water. A famous mineral water used largely 

 ns of th intestinal tri 



■ 

 Carmin \ , oloring matter 



C. Naphtha. 

 C. Red. Same as ( '<?< iineal. 

 Carminant {kar / -m nen, a charm]. 1. 



• r medii ine. 

 Carminative , ,,. a charm], A 



ithing n, for child] 



Carminic Acid [kar-min id. 



Carminophile to 



min. 

 Carnal |j ] Pertaining to 



C Knowledge. [,. 1. 



• 



without seminal 

 m. 



Carnauba [kar-na-oo t -bah ) [Braz. ]. The root of 

 if era, 9, wax-producing palm-tree of tropi- 

 cal Anuii. . 1. It i- used in Brazil as an alterative and 

 resembles sarsaparilla in its properties. Dose of the 



lid. e\t. n^wx-^j. Unof. C. Wax, obtained from 

 the leave- of the camauba-palm, Copemieia eerifera, 

 of Brazil. Its specific gravity is. 999 and its melting- 

 point 185 I (84° C). It is brittle and of a yellowish 

 or. It i- extensivel) used in the manufacture ol 



• 1 andles. 



Carneous {kar 4 '-ne-us) [carneus, of flesh]. Fleshy. 

 C. Columns. See Columns Can: 



Carnification \kar-nif-ik-a f -shun) \caro, flesh; fieri, 

 to become], A term indicating the alteration of tis- 

 sue to an unnatural, lleshy appearance. Also, the 

 amyloid degeneration of certain tissues. 



Carnin {kar'-nin) \caro, flesh], <' 7 IL\ ( <>.. A U-u 

 komalne isolated from American meat extract . but not 

 from muscle-tissue itself; also obtained from yeasl 

 and wine. It crystallizes in white masses composed 

 ol very small irregular crystals ; it is soluble with great 

 difficulty in cold, readily soluble in hot water, insolu- 

 ble in alcohol and in ether. It is not thought to be 

 very poisonous, but experiments made by Uriicke 

 show that it causes a fluctuation in the rate of the 

 heart-beat. 



Carnivorous {kar-niv 1 -o-rus) \caro, flesh; vorare, to 

 devour]. In surgery, caustic. escharOtic ; tle-h eating. 



Carnochans Operations. See Operations, Table of 



Carnose [kar'-nds) \camosus, fleshy]. Resembling 

 or having the consistence of flesh. 



Carnosity [kar-nos'-it-e) [camosus, lleshy]. A fleshy 

 growth or excrescence. 



Carnot's Doctrine. An absurd theory advanced as an 

 objection to vaccination. It is the doctrine of the 

 "displacement of mortality." C'arnot claimed that 

 while certain diseases (small-pox, measles, croup, etc.,) 

 were decreasing, other diseases (cholera, typhoid 

 fever, dysentery) were increasing, and that vaccination 

 was the cause of all the disturbance. 



Caro [ka'-rd] [L.]. Flesh: muscular tissue. 



Caroba {kar-o'-bah ) [I-]- The leaflets of Jaearanda 



procera and of Cybista \ antisyphilitica. It is a popular 



Brazilian remedy as an emeto-cathartic alterative, and 



tonic in syphilis and in yaws. Dose of the fid. ext. 



tri xv- 3 j.' Unof. 



Carobin \kar-o'-bin) [earoba~\. An alkaloid said to be 

 found in the leaves of Jaearanda proeera. 



Carolina {kar-o-li' '-nah 1 \Carolus, Charles], A name 

 given to two Southern Stales of the Union. C. All- 

 spice. See ( alycanthus. C. Pink. See Spigelta. 



Carotic [kar-ot'-ik ) [/edpoi . stupor]. < >f the nature of 

 1 arus ; stupid ; stupefying. 



Carotico-clinoid (kar-of '-ik-o-kW '-void ) \_K<i/»>r, stupor ; 

 /</irrr, a bed]. Relating to a carotid artery and a 

 clinoid ] rocess of the sphenoid bone. 



Carotico-tympanic {kar-oP '-ik-o-tim-pan' '-ik) [icapm . 

 stupor; -1 ii-iimr, a drum]. Relating to the carotid 

 1 and the tympanum. 



Carotid [kar-ot'-id) [Kapur'u \ ko uv, to produce 



sleep]. 1. The principal (right and left) artery of the 

 neck. (They were thought to give origin to sleep. 1 

 • Arteries, Table,: 2 Of oi relating to either of 

 the two great arteries of the neck, or their principal 

 branches. See Cana!, Foramen, Ganglion, Plexus, etc. 



Carotin (kar' '-o-tin) \carota, carrot], (',. I !.,,(>. An 

 oily coloring matter found in carrol rool and tomato. 

 It is a lipot hron 



Carpadelium {kar-pad-e* -le-um) [itapirbc, fruit; a<V<ir, 

 h'>t manifest]. Same as Cremocarp. 



Carpagra {karpt -a-grah) \Kapn6c, the wrist; iypa, a 

 seizure], A sudden attack of pain at the wrist. 



