CHINOIDIN 





CHLORAL 



sui ipon 



the It is a white, line, 



1 brittle wax, ti in app 



: it fuses .it 

 e m aU. >hol and 

 eth 'die 



ma - C. White. C. 



Yellow. 

 Chinoidin, 01 Chinoidinum •'/"'• 



////;i [Sp., ; >- A mixtun 



i the manufai tin 

 . mn. I- rties of quinin. 



Chinolin S > and Quinolin. 



Chinolina quinin], <',,H.\. 



alkaloidal derivativeof quinin 



.'. tar. It i- now 



lilin or nitro benzol 



tnd .1 dehydrating agent. It is a valu- 



ab d i- useful in pneu- 



lt is commonly 



• the tarl ause of the deli- 



injij to x ; of the 



Chinovin uinin], C^HjgOg. A 



i in im ( 

 Chinwhelk \m of / tis. 



Chiococc.i - v . kkoc, aberry]. 



See Cahin 



Chionanthin . snow; avdoc, a 



A pr from the tincture of the root- 



niana ; it i- an aperient, 



diuretic, tunic, and narcotic. Dose I to 3 grains. 



I '! 



Chionanthus \an f -thus) \_\h'jv, snow; avdog, a 



'■it]. A - and shrubs. C. 



virginiana. frii ;on-ash. The root is 



a vulnerary. See als< I nof. 



Chionyphe ki-on'-if-e) [%un> t snow; wpfi, a texture]. 



A [ C. carteri, a parasitic fungus, 



itly the cause of the disease known as Fungus 



Chip Blower (. h <p A warm air blowpipe. 



Chiragra », the hand; aypa, a seiz- 



ure in the hand. 



Chirarthritis [ki-rar-thri'-tis] [t"/>. hand; apdpov, a 

 joint; inr, inflammation]. Rheumatism or arthritis 

 of the hand. 

 Chirata ke-ra'-tah, or che-ra f -taK) [Hind., chira 



nan]. Chiretta. The entire plant, 

 resembles gentian in its thera 

 - and is an excellent tonic. It 1 

 tain any tannin. Dose of the powdered plant 

 C., Fid. Ext., in glycerin and alcohol. 

 Dose >V'. ■. ... C., Infusum (B. P. Dose a 

 wii C, Tinct., ten per cent, in strength. 



~; 

 Chiratin [Hind., chirSelS, a species of 



\ light yellow, crystalline, 



•1 from Chirata. 

 Chiretta hirata. 



Chirettin | 1 1 in.l . . , kiraetd, a species of gen- 



A : from the tincture of 



chii 



Chirismus [ki-i , handling]. 1. 



■i ; a kii 2. Spasm of the 



hai 



Chiromancy - Palmistry. 



Chiropelvimeter [ %eip, the hand ; 



\n instrun 

 ■ the pelvis. 

 Chiropodist ., hand ; -•■ 



]• A « iionally treats 



diseases of the bands and feet, especially corns, bun- 

 ion-, etc. 



Chiro-Pompholyx [ki-ro-pom' -fo-liks) [p/-. hand; 

 uf, buster], Dysidrosis; pompholyx; an ill- 

 defined, inflammatory skin disease confined to the 

 hands and feet, and characterized by the development 

 of peculiar vesicles or bleb-, arranged in group-,. 

 They are deeply seated and distributed chiefly on the 

 soles ami palms and sides of the fingers. Itching, 

 burning, pain, and stiffness are present. The disease 

 is common in neurotic women in the prime of life; it 

 is almost invariably recurrent, and is rare in winter. 



Chirurgeon [ki-rer^-j^n) [p .a surgeon], A 



surgeon. 



Chirurgia {hi-rer* -je-a/l) [ r ',"• hand; . work]. 



Surgery. 



Chirurgical {ki-rer t -jik-al ) [. 0, surgery], Pei 



t. lining to surgery. 



Chirurgien Dentiste {ki-rer* -je-en den-tisP) [Fr.]. 

 Surgeon-dentist. 



Chisel Cramp \chiz f -el-kramp') . See Cramp. 



Chitin (ki'-tin) [,y/7iJr, a tunic]. 1 , 1 I ,, \ ,< >,,, I li • 

 substance composing the chief part of the exoskeleton 

 of many invertebrates, as crabs, lobsters, etc. It is the 

 animal analogue of the cellulose of plants. When heated 

 with concentrated He '1 it is decomposed into glycosamin 

 1 acetic acid. Glycosamin (C 6 H 18 N0 5 ) , crystallizes 

 from alcohol in line needles, is dextro-rotatory, and re- 

 duces Fehling's fluid to the same extent as does dex- 

 trose, but is not fermentable. C. Substance, a gela- 

 tinous substance found in hydatid cysts. 



Chittim Bark [chW-im bark). See Cascara Sagrada. 



Chlamydate [klam f -id-ai) [\/aui>c, a mantle]. In 

 biology, provided with a pallium or mantle. 



Chlamydeous {klam-id'-e-us) \_x%nnvc, a mantle]. 

 In biology, pertaining to the floral envelops. 



Chlamydospore [klam / -id-o-spor) [\'/anir, mantle; 

 tT7ro id, seed]. In biology, applied to a spore having 

 its own protective envelop. 



Chloasma (klo-az'-mah) [\/i><'i~tn\ to be pale-green]. 

 Mi lanoderma; melasma; a condition characterized by 

 dyschromia of the skin of various sizes and shape-. 

 and of a yellow, brown, and black color. They occur 

 chiefly u| k »n the face, and are idiopathic or symptomatic 

 in character. An old name' for Tinea versicolor. C. 

 hepaticum, Liver-spots; a form following dyspepsia 

 and popularly associated with hepatic disturbance. C. 

 phthisicorum, the brown patches upon the skin of tin- 

 forehead or upper portions of the cheeks in tuberculous 

 patients. C. uterinum, chiefly located on the fore 

 head, temples, cheeks, nipples, and median line of 

 abdomen. They are marked during pregnancy, and 

 often during menstruation. 



Chloracetic Acid [klo ras-e'-tik). See Acid. 



Chloral {klo'-ral) \cklorin ; aldehyd\ C 2 C1,H0. A 

 pungent, colorless, mobile liquid. The name is often 

 misapplied to chloral hydrate. C. Butylicum, Butyl- 

 Chloral Hydrate (15. P.), croton-chloral, < ,1 1 < l,< >,- 

 II ,< », a solid occurring in crystalline scales, resembling 

 ( Moral hydrate, but made with but vl. ',11,,, a- a base, 

 instead of ethyl. < .11,. lis properties are parallel to 

 those of chloral, but are much feebler. I lose gr. v-xx 

 in syrup. Syrupus Butyl-Chloral, 16 -rain- to the 

 ounce. Dose Z}— iv. L'nof. C. Hydrate, a colorless, 

 crystalline solid having the composition C 2 HC1„(H0),, 

 the hydrate of chloral. It is a powerful hypnotic, anti- 

 spasmodic, and depressant to the cerebral, medullary, 

 i spinal centers, and, to a limited extent, is an 

 anesthetic. It is serviceable in fevers accompanied 

 by cerebral excitement, in chorea, convulsions, and 

 all affections requiring a cerebral depressant, and is 

 excellent in delirium tremens, but should be used with 



