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stroyed, the cast remaining. Three methods are used: 

 i. The injection i- composed of rosin ami white wax 



colored with paint, dissolved in balsam of copaiba ; 

 after the injection, the organ is destroyed b) hydro 

 chloric acid ami water. 2. ■ Fusiform Metal, 



consisting of 7 parts of bismuth, 4 parts lead, 2 parts 

 tin, and i part cadmium. The tissues are destro 

 by caustic potash. .}■ Celloidin: The cold celloidin 

 is slowly and forcibly injected by a syringe, and the 

 soft parts eaten by an acid or a digesting iluid. 



Corrosive [ko 1 [con, intensive ; rodere, to gnaw]. 



A substance that destroy- organic tissue cither by 

 direct chetnic means or by causing inflammation and 

 suppuration. C. Chlorid, mercuric chlorid. C. 

 Sublimate. See Hydrargyrum. C. -sublimate 

 Bath. See Bath. 



Corroval [kot^-o-val). A variety of curare, or arrow- 

 poison ; a cardiac and muscular paralyzant. 



Corrovalin [kor-o'-val-in). A poisonous alkaloid ob- 

 tained from corroval. Unof. 



Corrugator [kor 1 '-u-ga-tor) [corrugere, to wrinkle]. 

 That which wrinkles. Sic Muscles, Table of. 



Corset {kor' -set) [F. , dim. of cors, body]. In sur- 

 gery, an investment for the abdomen or chest, or both; 

 useful in some spinal disorders and deformities, and 

 in fractures or injuries of the thoracic walls. C. -liver, 

 a liver characterized by a furrow resulting from the 

 pressure exerted by a corset and situated chiefly in 

 the right lobe. It is due to habitual tight lacing, and 

 hence is found in women and, rarely, among soldiers. 

 If extreme, the furrow can be felt along the margin 

 of the ribs if the abdominal walls are lax. 



Corsican Moss. A mixture of fragments of various 

 seaweeds, brought from Corsica, etc. ; called, also, 

 helminthochorton. It is said to be alterative, febri- 

 fuge, anthelmintic, and nutritious. Unof. 



Corson's Paint. A substance used as a means of coun- 

 ter-irritation. It consists of croton oil 2 drams, ether 

 4 drams, compound tincture of iodin sufficient to make 

 2 ounces. Paint over the affected part with a camel' s- 

 hair pencil once daily. 



Cortex (kor'-teks) [L. , bark]. The bark of an exo- 

 genous plant. C. aurantii, orange-peel. C. cerebri, 

 the external layer of gray matter of the brain. C. 

 renalis, the cortical substance of the kidney. 



Corti (kor'-te). A celebrated Italian anatomist, 1729- 

 1813. C, Arch of. SeeArck. C, Canal of. See 

 Canal. C, Cells of, the external hair-cells of the organ 

 of Corti. Seed?//. C, Fibers of, the rods of Corti. C, 

 Ganglion of. See Ganglia, Table of. C, Membrane 

 of. See Membrane. C Organ of, a series of some 

 3000 arches upon the floor of the basilar membrane 

 within the ductus cochlearis of the internal ear. C, 

 Pillars of, the rods of Corti. C, Rods of, the pil- 

 lars of the arch of the organ of Corti. C, Rolls of, 

 the fibers forming the inner limb of the arches of 

 Corti. C, Tunnel of, a triangular canal between 

 the layers of the rods of Corti. 



Cortical (kor' -tik-al ) [cortex, bark]. Pertaining to 

 the cortex or bark, or to the cortex of the brain, or of 

 the kidney. C. Epilepsy, ('. Paralysis, such as is 

 due to a lesion of the cortical substance of the 

 brain. 



Corticiferous [kor-tis-if-er-us) [cortex, bark ;ferre, to 

 bear]. In biology, producing a bark. 



Corticin [kor'-tis-in) [cortex, bark]. 1. An alkaloid 

 fmm poplar-bark. 2. A form of tannin from certain 

 wood-barks. 



Corticole (kor'-tik-ol) [cortex, bark ; colere, to inhabit]. 

 In biology, growing on bark. 



Cortina [kor-ti 1 '-nan) [cortina, a curtain]. In biology, 

 the marginal veil of certain fungi. 



Corviform [kor* '-ve-form) [eorvus, a crow; forma, 

 ipe]. In biology, resembling a crow. 



Corvisart's Facies. See Signs and Symptoms, Tal 



Corybantism [kor-e-bantt '-izm\ [ 



bantic frenzy]. Maniacal frenzy, with sleeplessness, 

 choreic exi itement and visual hallucinations. 



Corydalin [kor-id / -a/-in) [icopvda%Xi(, tin- crested lark], 

 Ci 8 H 19 N0 4 . A precipitate from the tincture of the 

 r<>, ,t of Corydalis formosa ; it i- tonic, diuretic, anti- 

 syphilitic, resolvent, etc. hose i to 5 grains. Unof. 



Corydalis [kor-id' vdaXUg, the crested lark]. 



Turke) corn. The tuber of C.fornu ntra can- 



adensis), a tonic, diuretic, and alterative. Doseof fid. 

 ext. IT\x-xl. Corydalin, the alkaloid. Dosegr. j-v. 

 Unof. 



Corymb {kor'-imb) [ . a head or cluster of fruit 



or flowers]. In biology, a flower-cluster on the inde- 

 terminate plan, in which the axis i- somewhat short- 

 ened and the pedicels of the lower flowers somewhat 

 lengthened, so :t- to form a flat-topped clust 



Corymbose [kor-im' '-60s) [no/iv/iSor, a flower-cluster]. 

 In biology, corymb-like, or arranged in corymbs. C. 

 Eruption, a variety of the eruption of smallpox in 

 which it shows itself in patches or clusters the size of 

 the hand, as thickly set as possible, while the surround- 

 ing skin often remains entirely free. The grouping 

 may be symmetrically distributed. This variety of 

 small-pox is very dangerous. 



Coryphodont 1 kor-if -o-dont) [icopv<pf/, summit ; 



>>VT-) tooth]. In biology, having teeth with pointed 

 cusps . 



Corysterium [kor-is-te 1 '-re-um) [ko uo~r . one having a 

 helmet]. In biology, an onjan found in the abdomen 

 of certain female insects, that -ecretes a jelly-like pro- 

 tective envelop for the eggs. 



Coryza (ko-ri'-zak ) [Kdpvg, m'>m-~n. the head]. Catarrh of 

 the muci »us membrane of the nasal passages and adjacent 

 sinuses, popularly called a " cold in the head." 

 Rhinitis. C. caseosa, a term applied I y Cozzolino 

 to a disease in which the nostril- are filled with casi 

 masses. C, Idiosyncratic. See Hay-fever. C. 

 maligna. Synonym of Siui[fles of the New-born. C, 

 Periodic Vasomotor. See Hay-fever. C. Vaso- 

 motor. Synonym of Hay-fever. 



Cosme's Paste. See Ilcbrd s Arsenical Paste. 



Cosmesis (koz-me> '-sis) (Knauhiv, to adorn]. The art 

 of preserving or increasing beauty. 



Cosmetic [koz-metf -ik) [KoafiTfriKdt . - iv, to adorn]. 

 A remedy designed to improve or to hide defei t - 

 the skin or other external part-. It may be a white 

 powder, such as starch, magnesic oxid, calcium car- 

 bonate (levigated), zinc oxid. mercurous chlorid, or 

 bismuth subnitrate applied externally, it may be a white 

 substance dissolved in dilute alcohol, which is left 

 upon the face after the evaporation of the solvent ; or 

 it may be a stimulant to the skin used internally, such 

 as arsenic. C. Operation, a surgical operation to 

 give a natural appearance to a defective or unsightly 

 part. 



Cosmetology [koz-met-oV -o-je) [kSo/ietos, orderly; 

 /<<;<></, science]. The science of the proper care of 

 the body with respect to cleanliness, dress, etc. 



Cosmic Disease. Syphilis of the heart-valves. 



Cosmolin ' mo-lin). See Petrolatum. 



Costa [k [L.]. A rib. See Tib. 



Costal (kos'-tal) [costa, a rib]. Pertaining to the ribs. 

 C. Arch, the arch of the ribs. C. Cartilages, the 

 12 cartilaginous extensions of the ribs. 



Costalgia \kos-tal'-je-ah) [costa, a rib; «/;or, pain]. 

 Intercostal neuralgia; pain in the ribs. 



Costen [kos f -ten) [costa, a rib]. Belonging to a rib in 

 itself. 



