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Clarionet-player's Cramp. See Cramp. 



Clark's Operation. See Operat n . Table of. C. 



(Alonzo , Sign. S '"■*. Tabt 



Clarke's Corroding Ulcer. An ulcer of the cervix 

 uteri th.it shows ■ tendency to spread. C. Inter- 

 medio-lateral Tract. See Column '. C. Poste- 

 rior Vesicular Column. - C. Pro- 

 ces . C. Rule, a nil 

 dosage, [he dose is to I I by the weight of the 

 One hundred and fifty pounds is taken as the 

 in average human adult, and in order to 

 the fractional dose this Dumber serves fur the 

 denominator ol a fraction whose numeratoi 

 t,>- it of the child in avoidupois pounds. Thus, 

 formula for a child of 50 pounds would he j'., - or 

 1 the adult. 

 Clasmacytosis [klas-nuth-si-to , -sis). Same as Clasma- 



Clasmatocyte [■ " ". fragment; 



11]. A form of very large connective-tissue 



that tend to break up into granules or 



pie 



Clasmatocytosis [klas-mat-o-si-to f -sis) [khaafia, a frag- 

 ment; * roc, a cell]. The breaking up of clasmato- 

 c\te-. and the formation of islands of granules from 

 their del 



Clasp ■ ) [ME 1, to grasp firmly]. In 



mechanical dentistry, a hook fitted to a tooth and de- 

 aed for the retention of a dental substitute or other 

 apparatus to be worn in the mouth. In biology, an 

 apparatus at the end of the male abdomen in certain 

 insect-, intended to grasp the female. C. -knife 

 Rigidity, a reflex spasmodic action of the legs from 

 increased myotatic irritability, as a result of which 

 it were, completed with a " spring," 

 as in the kni 



Classification [klas-if-ik-a'-shuri) [classis, a class; 

 facere, to make]. An orderly arrangement of names, 

 oli ases, etc., according to their properties and 



peculiarities. 



Clastothrix [kins' -to-thriks). Synonym of Trichorrhexis 



Clathrate 1 klath' -riit) \k'/ gdpa, a lattice]. In biology, 



latticed; a name given by Mohl to cribriform cells; 



also written clathroid. 



Clathrocystis [ilath-ro-sis'-tis) [n/j/flpa, a trellis; Krar/r, 



pout h]. A genu-, of microbes with round or oval cells, 



forming in the form of circular layers. See 



•. Synonymatic Table of . 



Clathrose [klath' lattice]. In biology, 



having deep furrows crossing at right angles. 

 Claudication, or Claudicatio {klaw-dik-a' '-shun, 

 kin 1 [claudicare, to halt or limp]. The 



act of limping ; lamer 

 Claudius, Doctrine of. The doctrine that, in the pro- 

 duction of fetal monstrosities, attributes the atrophic 

 - primarily to the reversal and impairment of 

 1 upon the overpowering vigor 

 of the stronger fetus. C, Cells of, the outer epithe- 

 lial layer of the ducts of the < ochlea. 

 Claustrophobia > a , a bolt; 



Morbid di-ip -- at being in anyroort 

 lithrophobia. 

 Claustrum [ , lauden . to shut : pi., Claus- 



A barrier; a] rtures that may 



\l-o, a layer of gray mat- 

 ter in th ular nucli 

 Clausura 1/ L.]. ( losu ia ; as of 

 C. tubalis, a I allopian tube. 

 C uteri. of the uterine cervix. 

 Clava, Clavola, t Clavolet ih, or 

 kla'-:o-Ut) [clava, a. club]. 1. In biology, clubbed 



at the end, as the antennas of certain insects. 2. See 

 l : u nun I ia gracilis. 

 Clavate (klar/St) [clava, a club.] In biology, club- 

 shaped. Applied to a stigma, antenna, or other organ 

 that is thick toward the apex and gradually narrowed 



toward the base. 



Clavation lklav~a f -shuri) [clavatio; claims, a nail]. 

 Same as G-< mphosis. 



Clavelization [klav-el-iz-a' -shun) [Fr., clavelie, sheep- 

 pox]. Inoculation with sheep-pox virus; ovination, 



Claven, or Claviculen [kla'-ven, kla-vik '-u-leh)\clavis, 

 a key], belonging to the clavicle in itself. 



Claviceps [klaT/ -is-eps) [clava, club; caput, head]. A 

 genus of fungi. C. purpurea, the fungus produc- 

 ing the ergot of rye. 



Clavicle (klaiZ-ik-l) [clavicula; clavus, a key]. The 

 collar-bone. See Bones, Table of. 



Clavicular {kla-vik' -u-lar) [clavus, a key]. Relating 

 to the clavicle. 



Clavilla marginales [kla-vil'-ah mar-jin-aV -Iz) [!••]• 

 The " olfactory clubs " or marginal clubs in Medusa 

 also called Cordyli marginales. 



Clavula [klav> '-u-lah) [clava, a club]. In biology, 

 applied to various clubbed organs ; as, a knobbed 

 bristle in echinoderms, or the swollen receptacle of 

 S( mie fungi. 



Clavus [kla'-vus) [clavus, a nail, a wart, a corn]. 

 Corn ; a hyperplasia of the horny layer of the epider- 

 mis, in which there is an ingrowth as well as an out- 

 growth of horny substance, forming circumscribed 

 epidermal thickenings, chiefly about the toes. Corns 

 may be hard or soft, the latter being situated between 

 the toes, where they are softened by maceration. Both 

 forms are due to pressure and friction. C. hysteri- 

 cus, a local neuralgic pain in hysteria, anemia, etc., 

 in the head, as if a nail were being driven in. 



Claw [klaw) [AS., dawn, a claw]. The stalk, or con- 

 tracted base of a petal. In biology, the hooked limb 

 or appendage of an animal. C.-hand, a condition 

 of the hand characterized by over-extension of the 

 first phalanges and extreme flexion of the others. 

 The condition is a result of atrophy of the interosseous 

 muscles, with contraction of the tendons of the com- 

 mon extensor and long flexor. (French, »taiii-< , >i- 

 griffe.) 



Clayed Sugars [kldd sug f -arz). Sugars that have been 

 freed from the dark molasses by covering them in 

 moulds by moist clay, which allows of a gradual 

 washing and displacement of the adhering syrup. 



Cleaning [klen'-ing) [ME., clensen, to make clean]. 

 Cleansing; removal of dirt; purifying. C. Mix- 

 ture for Glass, 1. Potassium bichromate 2 parts, 

 water 10 parts, sulphuric acid IO parts ; dissolve the 

 potassium in the water with heat, pour into a warm 

 bottle, add the sulphuric acid slowly and at intervals. 

 2. Nitric acid (cone.) 2 parts, sulphuric acid 3 parts. 



Cleansings [klen' -zingz) [ME., clensen, to clean"). 

 The lochia. 



Clearer (k/er'-e?-). See Clearing Mixture. 



Clearing [kllr'-ing) [ME., cleren, to make clear]. 

 Clarification; makingclear. See/Fining. C. Agent, 

 a substance used in microscopy to render tissues trans- 

 parent and suitable for mounting. To replace alcohol 

 in a dehydrated section, 1 reasote, turpentine, xylol, and 

 the oils of bergamot, cedar, cloves, and origanum are 

 used. For celloidin sections, Bergamot or cedar oil or 

 creasote is preferable. Before mounting vegetable sec- 

 tion r, glycerin, solution of carbolic acid, liquor potassaj, 

 alcoholii solution of potash, liquor ammonias, solution 

 of chloral hydrate, Javelle water, Labarraque's solu- 

 tion, are vised. See Stains, Table of. C. Mixture, 

 a fluid u>ed in microscopy for rendering sections trans- 



