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Coriaria i^ ]■ A genus of poisonous 

 shr ographic 

 distribution. C. myrtifolia. used in dyeing and tan- 

 ning, h nous berries and shoots, rhe seeds 

 and shoots of C. sarmentosu ol N< « Zealand afford 

 wi. The memorj i- said t" 



ing by iliis 

 int. I In 



Corium 1 . leather]. 1 in- deep lay< 



the cul 



Cork . bark] A substance obtai 



rl of the sub-epidermic bark, of 



. "I the 



v used in pharmacy, 

 :n surgery. C.-oak. See Oak- 

 C. -black. - 

 Corm the trunk of a tree]. The bulb- 



rtain plants, as the crocus. 



Cormophyte . the trunk of a tree ; 



a plant]. In biology, a term formerly applied 



ms and flowering plants — to all 



and leaves. 



Cormus , a tree-trunk : pi., Cormi\ 



In if animals, associated " per- 



Corn . horn]. A local induration and thicken- 



of the skin from friction or pressure. See Claims. 



C. -flower. taurea. C. -plaster, a thick plaster 



■ a corn, sometimes as a direct curative 



nt. and sometimes to prevent pressure and friction 



m the .-hoe. C.-silk. the long, thread-like styles 



iian corn, gathered while still green and 



ulent. It i> used occasionally to relieve the pain 



chronic and subacute cystitis, and is 



immended for gonorrhea, gravel, rheumatism, 



it, etc. Dose of the tincture ,^ss toj. See Zea 



C.-smut. See Ustilago. C. -starch, the com- 



mercial name of a starch derived from maize, and 



1 as an article of food, especially for 



inv.i 



Cornalia's Corpuscles. See Bacteria, Synonymatic 



Cornalian Corpuscles. See Bacteria, Synonymatic 



Corne's Test. See Tests, Table of. 

 Cornea i (■• r'-nc-ah) [ . horny]. The transparent 



anterior portion of the eyeball, its area occupying 

 sixth the circumference of the globe. It is 

 - .vith the sclerotic, and is nourished by lymph 

 I Mo. nl-vessels at its peripheral border. 

 It posteriorly by Descemet's membrane ; the 



firmly adherent to its substance in 

 C, Conical. See Keratoglobus. C, Leu- 

 koma of. See Leukoma. C, Tattooing of. See 

 C ., Transplantation of, the operation of 

 'ion of ti it cornea from some 



animal portion of leuko- 



Cornea. ,horny]. Relating to the 



C. Reflex. Si e I: 

 Cornein - - . homy], ' :„II n \,,0„. 



and C< rtain coral-.. 

 Corneit. 



Corneocalcareous us) [corneus, 



lime]. In biology, 



nces. 



Corneosilicious . horny; 



to flint]. In biology, applied to 



y and silicious substances. 



Corneous horny]. Horny, ot 



hon C. Tissue, the substanceof the nails. 



c ° rr >et ■ . J. .\ 5ma ll ear trum- 



pet worn within the auricula, and sometimes concealed 

 by the hail of the wi 



Comic Acid (koi^-nik). See Cornin. 



Cornicle [kor^-nik-l) [corniculum, dim. of cornu, a 

 horn]. In biology, one of the horn-like excretory 

 ducts on the back of a plant louse. 



Corniculum {kor-nik'-u turn) [cornieula, a little horn: 

 pi.. Cornieula']. A small cornu or horn-like proci 

 C. laryngis, a small, hum shaped mas- of cartilage 

 .m the arytenoid cartilages; called also the Cartilages 

 of Santorini. 



Cornification [kor-nif-ik-af -shun) [corneus, horny, 

 facere, to make]. The process of hardening or mak- 

 ] horny. 



Corniform [kor / -nif-orm) [cornu, a horn; forma, 

 shape]. In biology, shaped like the hom of an ox. 



Cornin [kor^-nin) [corneus, homy]. A precipitate 

 from the tincture of the bark of Dogwood, Cornus 

 florida ; it occurs in white, silky, bitter crystals, and 

 i- a tonic, stimulant, and astringent. Dose two to 

 four grains. Unof. 



Coming's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Cornu [kor^-nu) [L. : pi., Cornua]. A horn. A name 

 applied to any excrescence resembling a horn. C. 

 ammonis, the hippocampus major of the brain. C. 

 cervi, hartshorn or ammonium hydrate. C. cuta- 

 neum, cornu humanum, a horn or excrescence arising 

 from the skin, with a deeper portion imbedded within. 

 These horns vary in shape and size, and may resemble 

 the horns of lower animals. They are solid, dry, 

 dense, -month or corrugated, laminated or excavated on 

 the surface,often elongated and conical at the extremity. 

 In color they are white, gray, yellow, brown, or 

 black. They may be single or multiple, and may in- 

 volve any region of the body, though usually seen on 

 the scalp and face. They are likely to recur on re- 

 moval. C. humanum. See C. cutaneum. C. sacri, 

 the prominence on each bone of the sacrum. 



Cornual (kor f -nu-al\ [cornu, a horn]. Relating to a 

 cornu. C. Myelitis, myelitis affecting the anterior 

 cornua of the spinal cord. 



Cornuan's Operation. See Opera/ions. Tabic of. 



Cornus (kor'-nus) [L.]. Dogwood. The bark of the 

 root of C. florida, with properties due to a crystalline 

 principle, cornin. It is a simple stomachic, bitter and 

 somewhat antiperiodic. C, Fid. Ext. DosetT^x— 5jj. 



Comutin [kor-nu'-tin). One of the poisonous basic 

 principles or alkaloids of Ergot. Unof. 



Coroclisis, or Corocleisis {ko-ro-kW '-sis) [K6ptf, pu- 

 pil ; K/nmc, a closure]. Pathologic closure or oblit- 

 eration of the pupil. 



Corodialysis [kor-o-di-aP '-is-is)[K6p/j, the pupil; StAXvaic, 

 a loosening]. See IridoJialvsis. 



Corodiastasis {kor-o-di-as' '-tas-is) [ndpy, the pupil; 

 Staaraaiq, separation]. Dilatation of the pupil. 



Corolla (ko-fol'-ah) [corolla, dim. ol corona, a crown]. 

 In biology, the inner floral envelop. 



Corona [ko-ro r -nah) [corona y a garland]. A crown. 

 See, also, Capsula. C. ciliaris, the ciliary ligament. 

 C. dentis, the crown of a tooth, a. v. C. glandis, 

 the ridge of the r^lans penis. C. ovariana, the i 

 centic area of tympany above the area of dulness 

 in cases of ovarian tumor. C. radiata, a radiating 

 mass of white brain-sub : nding from the in- 



ternal capsule to the cortex cerebri. C. veneris, a 

 circle of syphilitic blotches occurring on the forehead; 

 mo, dependent upon caries or inflammation of 

 Hi, frontal bone. 



Coronad {kor f -o-nad) [corona, the crown; mi, to]. 

 Toward the coronal aspect of the head. 



Coronal [kor-o , -nal) [corona, the crown]. Pertain- 

 in'' to the crown of the head. C. Intestine. See 



