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Complication [kom-plik-a' 'shun) [complicare, to fold 

 together]. A disease <>r a process secondary t<> 

 and more or less dependent upon some primarj 

 disease. 



Compos Mentis (kom'-pos men'-tis) [L.]. Of sound 

 mind, memory, and understanding. Sec Non Com- 

 pos Mentis. 



Composite (kom-poz'-it) [componere, to put together]. 



1. Composed of distinct portions. 2. In biology, be- 

 longing to the order Compositse. C. Monsters ; this 

 is a term used to designate any form of monstrosity 

 showing some degree of duplicity in the main region.-, 

 of the body. 



Composition [kom-po-zish' '-uri) \_compositio, a putting 

 together] . Compounding ; applied to drugs. The 

 constitution of a mixture. C. Powder, a popular 

 name (originally Thomsonian) tor thepu/vis myrica 

 compositus, N. F. At present it is a mixture of 

 finely powdered bayberry bark {Myrica cerifera), 

 12 parts; ginger, 6 parts; capsicum and cloves, 

 each I part. It is useful for sore throat and severe 

 coryza. Unof. C. Tea, a warm drink composed of 

 different spices, and used as a stomachic and to abort 

 an attack of coryza. 



Compound (kom' -pound, or kom-pound') [ME., com- 

 pounen, to mix or compound]. I. To mix, as drugs. 



2. Composed of several parts ; in chemistry, a com- 

 pound body. C. Cathartic Pills. See Colocyntk. 

 C. Cavities, cavities in teeth that are produced by the 

 coalescence of two cavities or by the extension of a 

 single cavity in such a manner as to include two sur- 

 faces of a tooth. C. Fracture. See Fracture. C. 

 Granule-Cell. See Corpuscle, Gluge's. C. Oxy- 

 gen, a quack cure-all consisting of a strong solution 

 of potassium nitrate or chlorate through which the air 

 to be inhaled is passed. 



Compounding (kom-pound' -ing) [ME., compounen, to 

 mix]. The mixing, manipulation, and preparation of 

 the drugs ordered in a prescription. 



Compress [kotn' -pres) [compressus, pressed together]. 

 Folded cloths, wet or dry, applied firmly to the part 

 for relief of inflammation, or to prevent hemorrhage. 

 C, Fenestrated, with a hole for drainage or inspec- 

 tion. C, Graduated, the strip applied directly is 

 small ; the others, progressively larger, cover it. 



Compressed (kom-presd') \compressus, pressed to- 

 gether]. Firmly pressed together. C. Air, air the 

 density of which has been increased by forcible com- 

 pression. C. Air Bath. See Bath. 



Compression (kom-presh'-un) [compressus, pressed to- 

 gether]. The state of being compressed. C. -atro- 

 phy, atrophy of a part from constant compression. 

 Instances are the Chinese foot, liver-atrophy of tight 

 lacing, atrophy of tissues from pressure by an aneurysm. 

 C. of Brain. See Brain . C. -myelitis, myelitis due 

 to compression. See Myelitis. 



Compressor (kom-pres'-or) \compritnere, to press to- 

 gether]. I. An instrument for compressing an artery, 

 vein, etc. 2. It is also applied to muscles having a com- 

 pressing function, as the C. naris, C. vena dorsalis penis . 

 etc. See Muscles, Table of. 3. One of the light springs 

 inserted on either side of the stage of a microscope for 

 holding the slide in position ; a clip. C. sacculi 

 laryngis, the inferior aryteno-epiglottideus muscle. 

 See Muscles, Table of. C. urethrae, constrictor 

 urethnie. See Muscles, Table of. 



Compressorium [kom-pres-o f re-urn) [compressor, a 

 compress]. An instrument devised for making pressure 

 on the cover-glass of a microscope-slide in order to 

 favor separation of the elements of the specimen to be 

 examined. 



Comptonia (komp-to' -ne-ah) [after Henry Complon, 



I hop of London, a botanist]. A genus of plants. 

 C. asplenifolia. See Liquidambar. 



Conarial [ko-na'-n al) [nuvapiov, the pineal gland]. 

 Relating to the conarium. C. Vein. See Vein. 



Conario-hypophyseal [ko-na-re-o-hi-po-fis' -e-al) [/><./- 

 hop, the pineal gland ; inroQiiotg, an undergrowth]. 

 Relating to the conarium and to the hypophysis of the 

 1 erebrum ; pineo-pituitary. 



Conarium {ko-na' '-re-um) [nuvapiov; dim. of Ktjvog, a 

 cone]. See Pineal Gland. 



Conation \ ko-na' -shun) [conari, to endeavor]. The ex- 

 ertive power of the mind, including will and desire; 

 a special act or exercise of the exertive power. 



Concassation (kon-kas-a'-shun) \concassatio ; con, to- 

 gether; cassare or i/uassare, to shake, to beat]. I. The 

 shaking of medicines, as in a bottle ; the pulverizing of 

 drugs by beating. 2. Mental distress or affliction. 



Concato's Disease. See Diseases, Table of, and 

 Polyorrhymenitis. 



Concaulescence { Icon -kawl-es' -ens) [<<>//, together; 

 cauli .a stalk]. In biology, the partial fusion of the 

 pedicle of a flower with the stem from which it 

 springs. 



Concavo-concave (kon-kah'-vo-kon'-kav). See Lens, 

 Bict weave. 



Concavo-convex (kon-kah' -70-lcon' -velcs) . See / 

 /' ri opic. 



Conceive (kon-sev') \_concipere , to take in]. To become 

 pregnant. 



Concentration (kon-sen-tra'-skun) [con, together: 

 trutn, the center]. Evaporation of part of the water of 

 a mixture, thus rendering it relatively more di 1 



Concentric ikon-sen 1 '-trik) [re;?, together; centrum, the 

 center]. Arranged in an equidistant manner about a 

 center. C. Hypertrophy of the Heart, increase in 

 the muscular texture of the heart, the capacity of the 

 cavities remaining unchanged. 



Conception [kon-sep f -shun) [concipere, to conceive]. 

 I. The fecundation of the ovum by the spermatozoid. 

 See Pregnancy. 2. The abstract mental idea of any- 

 thing ; the power or act of mentally conceiving. C, 

 Imperative, a false idea that an insane person dwells 

 upon, and which he cannot expel from his mind. 1 

 when he knows it to be absurd, and which dominates 

 his actions. 



Concha (kongf-kah) \_noyxa, a shell]. A shell. Applied 

 to organs having some resemblance to a shell, as the 

 patella, vulva, etc., and especially to C. auris, or the 

 hollow part of the external ear. C. narium, the tur- 

 binated bones. C. santoriniana, a name applied to 

 a fourth turbinated bone sometimes found in the nose. 



Conchiolin [kong-ki' -o-lin) \k&] \a, a shell ; lov, a vio- 

 let], C 30 H 48 N 9 6 U . The skeletin material that forms 

 the organic bases of the shells of gastropods. C. Os- 

 teomyelitis. See Osteomyelitis. 



Conchitis [kong-ki'-tis) [ndyxa, a shell ; inc. inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the concha. 



Concho-anthelix | kong / -ko-ant / -he-liks) \k6] \a,& shell; 

 avBt '//;, the inner curvature of the ear]. The muscle 

 called obliquus auricula-. See Muscles, Table of. 



Concho-helix {kong'-ko-he'-liks) \k&) \a, a shell; '>'//:, 

 a spiral]. The muscle called transversus auriculae. 

 See Muscles, Table of. 



Conchology [kong-koi' -o-jt) [*>"; i«, a shell; teyetv, 

 to speak]. That department of science that deals 

 with the shells of mollu- 



Conchometer [kong-kom' -et-er) [w; \a. a shell ; ukrpov, 

 a measure]. An instrument for the measurement of 

 the shells of molluscs. 

 Conchoscope [kon^ f '-ko-skop) \k6) \a. a shell ; the na- 

 ris; OKOireiv, to inspect]. A speculum and mirror 

 for inspecting the nasal cavity. 



