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CATAl'lInk A 



Catabolism 



throw]. Destructive metamorphosis; dissimilation; 

 phj □ ; movement toward a cata 



ite. 



Catabythismomania 



. madness]. Insane 

 im: 

 Catabythismus . sub- 



i-].l" [j suicidal drowning. 



Catacathart.c wn ; ra- 



n] i Purging. 2. A medicini 

 'ii. 

 icausis . down ; i 



bum]. Spontan 

 Cataclasis down ; n 



. . j A fracture. 

 Catacleisis , a locking]. Clo- 



- ism. 



Catacorolla inst ; corolla, 



:i]. In condary corolla either 



within or without the true corolla. 



Catacrotic .<i [koto., down ; ic/>droc, a 



rrupting the- line of descent in a sphyg- 



Catacrotism f-iem) [/arrd,down; 



| An interruption or oscillation of the line 

 igram; the quality of being cat- 

 g marked by oscillation in the sphyg- 

 mi . ine i ■! descent. 



Catadicrotism. or Katadicrotism {kat-ad-ik' -rol-izm) 

 [«rr - . double beating]. The occur- 



rence of a divided or double pulsation in the down- 

 : the sphygmograph. 

 Catadidymous {kat-ad-id' -im-us) \jiara, down; i 



.twin]. Joined into one, as a twin monstrosity, 

 but with a downward cleavage, so that the upper parts 

 double. 

 Catadidymus {kat-ad-id'-im-us) \_Knrn, down; Sidi 



twin]. A catadidymous monstrosity. 

 Catadromou- I'-ro-mus) [/card, down ; dpduetv, 



running down]. In biology, applied to such fishes 

 spawn in tin- sea, e.g., the eel. 

 Catagenesis [kat-aj-en' -es-is) [kcitA, down; 



don]. In biology, the process of creation by 

 is of energy, or by the special- 



Catagma {kat-ag* -mah i [ , a fracture ://. . i a 



■]. A fracture. 

 Catagmatic mat'-ik) \_snrtr,iin. a fracture]. i. 



serviceable in case- of fracture. 2. A 

 ■ union of broken parts. 

 Catagoglossum {kat-ag-o-glos* '-um) [ to draw 



mgue]. A tongue-deprc 

 Catalepsia C. arti- 



ficialis, an jrpnotic catalepsy. ' C. acces- 



soria, ted with some other leading 



C. cerea, w. a ta- 



imbs if place, 1 in any given pi 

 ■ if they wen- made of wax. C. 

 epidemica. , r imitative variety. C. 



spuria. 

 Catalepsy . '/nu^'iviiv, to 



A peculiar i I by loss of 



wi: r rigidit; ased \ ondition 



in thosi 

 I usually - of 



with hys 

 ici&i b , w j ln tet:i . 



the forms a pari 



n Xl C, Local, that 



ip of muscles. C, 

 Plastic. 



Cataleptic (kat-al-ep f -tik\ [Kara, down; /mtvirnv, to 

 seize]. Relating to, aliened with, or of the nature of, 

 catalepsy. 



Cataleptiform {kat-al-ep* -tif-orm) [/card, down; '/<m. 

 io seize ; forma, form]. Resembling cnta- 

 lepsj . 



Catalpa {kut-al'-pali) [native Am. Indian]. A genus of 

 American and Asiatic bignoniaceous trees. A. big- 

 noniodes and A. speciosa, ol North America, have 

 astringent, anthelmintic, ami tonic qualities ; the leaves 

 ami pods are reputed anodyne, emollient, and antasth- 

 matic. I nof. 



Catalysis [kat-al' -is-is) [koto! ir/v, to dissolve]. In 

 chemistry, a reaction that a]. pears to take place owing 

 to the mere presence of another body that apparently 

 undergoes no change. 



Catalytic \kat-al-it' -ik | [/cara?,v«v, to dissolve], i. Of 

 the nature of, or characterized by. catalysis. 2. Any 

 medicine that is supposed to break down, destroy, or 

 counteract morbid agencies existing within the 

 economy. See . llteratii 



Catamenia (kat-am-e'-ne-afi) [/."-</, concerning, accord- 

 ing to; flip), month]. The recurrent monthly dis 

 charge of blood during sexual life from the genital 

 canal of the female. 



Catamenial {kat-am-e> '-ne-al) [/card, concerning; ///,;•, a 

 month]. Pertaining to the catamenia. 



Catantochasmus [kat-an-to-kaz f -mus\ [/cdravra, down- 

 ward ; \aa(UL, an expanse]. In craniometry, l.issauer's 

 term for a skull in which the angle between the radius 

 fixus and a line joining the anterior point of tin- fora- 

 men magnum and the posterior nasal spine is less than 



i3°- 



Catantopylus [kat-an-top f -il-us) [ndravra, downward ; 

 -r'//,, an opening]. In craniometry, Lissauer's term 

 for a skull in which the angle between the radius fixus 

 and the line joining the anterior and posterior points of 

 the foramen magnum is between one and eight 

 degrees. 



Catantorrhinus (kat-an-for-i'-iius) [KaravTa, down- 

 ward; jMf, the nose]. In craniometry, Lissauer's 

 term for a skull in which the angle between the radius 

 fixus and the line joining the wing of the vomer and 

 the anterior nasal spine is between i° and I ' ». 5 . 

 Catantostomus (kat-an-tos'-to-nms) [/cdravra, down- 

 ward; ar6fia, the mouth]. In craniometry, Lissauer's 

 term for a skull in which the angle between the radius 

 lixus and a line joining the premaxillary point and the 

 wing of the vomer is between 9 and 25.5°. 



Catanturaniscus {kat-an-tur-an-is> '-ktts) \kAto 

 downwind ; ovpaviOKog, the roof of the mouth]. In 

 craniometry, Lissauer's term for a skull in which the 

 angle between the radius hxus and the line joining the 

 posterior rim of the incisor foramen and the pic- 

 maxillary point is between 1° and 20 . 



Catanturanus (kat-an-t&r / -an us) [/cdravra, downward; 

 ovpavdc, the palate]. In craniometry, Lissauer's term 

 for a skull in which the angle bl I wren the radius fixus 

 and the line joining the premaxillary point and the 

 nasal spine is between i° and 17 . 



Catapasm [kaf '-ap-azm) [icaT&iraafia, powder]. A dry 

 powder to be sprinkled upon the skin or upon a sore. 



Catapetalous {kat-ap-et' -al-ns) [/card, against ; irfrakov, 

 aleaf]. In biology, applied to polypetalous flowers in 

 which the bases of the petals are adherent to the bases 

 of the si 



Cataphasia \kal-af-a'-?.e-aJi) [/cardiac*?, assent], A 

 condition of imperfect consciousness, in which the 

 patient repeatedly utters the same word or words sj 

 taneously, or in reply to a question. 



Cataphora [kat-af '-o-rah) [/caro^ i, a fall]. Lethargy ; 



imperfect or restless coma, with intervals of coma-vigil. 



