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Chica Red [che'-kah) [S. Amer.]. See Pigments, 

 C 'onspectus of 



Chick Pea [chikf-pe) [ME., chick-pea]. The plant 

 ( '/,,■> arislinum ; also the pulse derh ed fr< im it ; much 

 used as an article of food in various countries. Lathy- 

 >i. m (apparentl) i br ilic a< id poisoning), q. v., 



sometimes results from the too free use "i th 

 pea as a fi iod. 



Chickahominy Fever ^chik-a-hom' -in efe'-ver). 

 Fever. 



Chicken (chik'-en) [ME., chiken, a chicken]. A domes 

 tic fowl. C. Breast, an abnormally pr inent condi- 

 tion <>i the sternum and ol thetsternal region; pii; 

 breast ; it is seen in rhachitic persons, etc. C. Cholera, 

 See Cholera. C.-fat Clot. A clot of blood consisl 

 ing largely of fibrin, yellowish in color, and contain- 

 ing but few red-cells. C.-pox. See I art ella. 



Chicle (chik'-l) [S. Amer.]. A gum obtained from the 

 Achras sapota, a tree of tropical America, and used 

 as a masticatory. 



Chico Red (che'-ko) [S. Amer.]. Same as Chica Red. 



Chicory [chik'-or-e) [nixopa, chicory]. Cichorium 

 intybus, a composite plant of Europe and Asia, natur- 

 alized and growing in the United States. Its ground- 

 root is used to adulterate coffee. 



Chicot [che'-ko) [Fr.]. Kentucky Coffee Bean. The 

 seeds of Gymnocladus canadensis. Chicot contains 

 a volatile oil and a glucosid, and is probably a cere- 

 brospinal stimulant. It is sometimes used as a sub- 

 stitute for coffee. Unof. 



Chiene's (Johnj Method. A method of locating the 

 fissure of Rolando. A square piece of paper is folded 

 once, so as to form a triangle. Either of the two 

 equal angles is then 45 . One free edge is then 

 folded back so that this angle is bisected, thus form- 

 ing an angle of 22. 5 . The paper is then unfolded at 

 the first crease, so as to secure an angle of 67.5, the 

 apex of which is placed ]/ 2 inch behind the mid-point 

 between the glabella and the inion,so that the straight 

 side of the paper corresponds to the middle of the 

 anterior aspect of the head ; the other margin of the 

 paper, the fold, corresponds to the fissure of Rolando, 

 the length of which is about 3^ inches. C.'s Opera- 

 tion. See Operations, Table of. 



Chignon Fungus [shin-yon') [Fr.]. A fungoid dis- 

 ease of the hair in which oval or roundish masses sur- 

 round the hair shaft at irregular intervals. It is also 

 miscalled Chignon gregarine. 



Chigoe [chig'-o) [Fr., Chique], Sand-flea; Sarcop- 

 sylla penetrans , a small parasite of the skin, affecting 

 usually that portion between the toes and fingers ; also 

 the red harvest mite, Leptus irritans. It is also 

 written ckigo, chegoe, ckigga, ckiggre, dagger, jigger. 

 Sec Parasites [Animal), Table of . 



Chilblain [ckil'-blan) [AS., cele, cold ; blegan, to boil]. 

 Pernio; Erythema pernio. An erythematous local 

 inflammation and swelling of the skin, due to cold. 

 It is most common in the young of lymphatic con-ti 

 tution. The symptoms are an eruption of circular, 

 raised erythematous spots, attended with severe itch- 

 ing or. burning ; later, bullae may form, and these may 

 lead to ulceration. 



Child [child) [ME., child: pi., Children}. A young 

 person. C.-bed, the popular term for the condition 

 of a woman during and after labor. C.-bed Fever. 

 See Puerperal Fever. C. -birth, parturition. C- 

 crowing, the crowing sound of the respiration that 

 characterizes Laryngismus stridulus, q. v. C.-hood, 

 the age of childishness ; the period before puberty. 

 C. -murder. See Infanticide. Children's Diseases. 

 See Pediatrics. 



Chile {chil'-e). See Capsicum. 



Chili Saltpeter. See S,;lua>:. 



Chilitis [kll-i'-tis) [t</<». lip]. Inflammation of a lip. 



Chill [chil) [ME., chil]. A sensation <A ''.Id a< 

 panied by shivering, usually appearing shortly after 

 exposure to '"Id or wet. It is frequently the initial 

 symptom of grave acul pneumonia, 



etc. It is a prominenl symptom of various form- '.I 

 malarial fever. 



Chilli (chil'-e). im and African Pepp t 



Chills and Fever. A popular term for intermittent 

 fever. 



Chilo-angioscope [ki-lo-an' -je-o-skbp) [ lip ; 



'i. vessel; , to look]. An apparatu- for 



observing the circulation of the blood in the human 

 lip. 



Chilocace [kil-ok'-as-e) \xzXko$, lip; wk6c, evil] A 

 linn, reddish swelling of the lip in scrofulous children. 



Chiloglossa [ki'-lo-glos-ak) [^eZAoc, lip; ;/• 

 tongue]. In biology, tin- anterior lip, or the mem- 

 branous protuberance that lies in front of the mandibles 

 and is continued under these in certain arthropods. 



Chilogramma {hi -lo-gram' -mah \ I nun, 



a mark : pi., Chilogrammata]. Jadelot's labial line. 

 See Lines, fade!. 



Chiloma [ki-lo'-mah ) [x f ''"-'" n > a lip]. In biology, a 

 projecting thickened upper lip — as in the camel. 



Chiloplasty ( hi' ' -lo-plas-te) [^eZAoc, lip; nXaaaea 

 form]. Any plastic operation upon the lip. 



Chilorrhagia [ki-lor-a'-je-ak) [xe'ikoq, lip ; 

 to burst forth]. Hemorrhage from the lips. 



Chiloschisis {hi-los' kis-is) [xri'/'ic, lip ; - . a split]. 



Hare-lip. 



Chimaphila [ki-maf -il-ah) \_\nun, winter: 



loving], Pipsissewa, Prince's Pine ; the leaves of C 

 umbellata, an evergreen found in the I'. S , an astrin- 

 gent tonic and excellent diuretic. The bruised leaves 

 are used as a rubefacient. It is valuable in dropsy, 

 several forms of kidney disease, and for affection- of 

 the urinary passages. C, Fid. Ext. Dose ^ss-ij. 

 C, Decoctum. 1 to 17. Dose §j-iij. Unof. 



Chimaphilin [ki-maf ' -il-in) [^e2//a, winter ; 



loving]. A precipitate from the tincture of Chin/-, phi/a 

 umbellata, used in cancers; it is a diuretic, discutient, 

 and alterative. Dose two to three grains. Unof. 



Chimiotaxis [kim-e-o-taks'-is). See Chemotaxis. 



Chimiotetic (kim-e-o-tet'-ik). See Chemotactic. 



Chimney-sweep's Cancer. Cancer of the scrotum, 

 formerly not uncommon among chimney-sweepers. 



Chin [ME., chin]. The mentum ; the lower part 

 of the face, at or near the symphysis of the lower 

 jaw. C, Double. See Buccnla. C. -cough, whoop- 

 ing-cough. C.-jerk. See faw-jerk, and Reflexes, 

 Table of. C. Reflex. See Reflexes, Table of 



China {'kin' -ah, or ke'-nah) [Sp.]. Same as Cinchona. 



China (i hi' nah) [Pers., Chlnl, China]. A country of 

 Asia. C.-blue. See Pigments, Conspectus of. C- 

 clay. SeePigm .'us of C. -grass, Ramie; 



a soft, silky vegetable substance used as a siir 

 gical dressing; the fiber of Bahmeria nivea. C- 

 root, the rhizome of Smilax china, a plant of Eastern 

 Asia; it is used a. a substitute for true sarsaparilla. 

 Unof. C.-root, False, the plant SmilaA pseudo- 

 china of X. America. Unof. C. -white. Same as 

 White Lead. 



Chinese (chi-nes', or -nSz) [Pers.. Chin/, China]. Per- 

 taining or belonging to China. C. Catarrh. 

 Synonym of Influenza. C. Foot, a deformed and 

 undeveloped foot due to atrophy from compression. It 

 is a popular fashion among < Chinese ladies. C. Green. 

 See Pigmen C. Red. Same as I 



milion. C. Twist, a name given to a variety of 

 silk-thread used in surgerv. C. Wax, Insect Wax ; a 



