PAS! I 





COUP 1»1" Si Mill. 



Coster's Paste. A remedy of some value in the treat 

 ment \i \- made ol todin 



ims, in one oun« of pitch. This is to be 



nted upon the patch and allowed t" remain until 

 the cru-t which is produced by the application falls off. 

 Costicartilage a rib; 



ified 



rib. 



Costicervical 

 .1 net k] R 

 Costicervical^ 



endens muscle. 



Costispinal "•'. the 



niiii. C. 



muscles. S 



Costr. bound]. Consti- 



ted with 

 Costiveness ■ be bound]. 



stion characterized by reten- 

 i and hai 

 Costi - | :hx denoting con- 



Costotome , rib; n/tdg, cutting]. 



A itting the costal cartilages in dis 



Costus Roo- utchuk. 



Cotnar lavian place-name]. A rich, 



and highl) esteemed wine from Roumania. 



Coto - ., a cubit]. Coto Hark. The bark of 



a tree native to Bolivia. It contains a bitter principle, 



H 18 6 , irritant to the skin and mucous 



membranes, ll - utic properties arc not known. 



It i- recommended for diarrhea and zymotic fevers and 



• of pulmonary tuberculosis. Dose 



:. j— xv ; of the lluid extract gtt. v— xv ; of 



the tincture i i |, L^tt. x-xxx ; of cotoin, gr. ss-j. 



Cotoln 5] oto, a cubit], C M H 18 O g . A 



. -;ance found in Coto Bark. to. 



Cottage-hospital [kot / -Sf-hos / -pit-al). A small esta- 

 nt for the purpose of providing for the sick in 

 mall and isolated community. 

 Cotting*s Operation. ations, Table of. 



Cotton [Ml "]. Gossypium, a white 



h:\ir that envelops the seeds of the cotton- 

 i fiber is very char- 



It ] i and collapsed tube, 



ghtly twisted in a spiral form, with comparatively 

 : ill central opening. < hcmically, 

 it ( l t. of pure cellulose, ~ 



all amount of fat, nitrog- 

 C, Absor- 

 ber.' d, by removal of oily matl 



C.-blue. - Blue. 



C. -holder, near the end, upon 



isted into a pledget. C.-oil. 



C.-root. vpium. C. -phthisis, 



a pulmonary disease occurring among 



in inhalation of cotton dust. C- 



seed Oil nr C.-oil, oleum gossypii . an oil 



t feral 

 brownish yellow 

 in ii grai it) 



i oil has a straw- 



. nutty flavor, 



15° C, boiling al about 6oo° 



poni- 

 lulterating olive, lard, 



Cotton's Test. 



Cotunnius, Aqueduct of C, Canal 



of. C, Liquor, or Water of, the 



perilymph. See .l./ua labyrinthi. C, Nerve of. 

 the naso palatine. S . . . 



Cotyledon [hot-il-e'-dori) \ a socket]. \ 



mass "i tuft of villi on the fetal side oi the placenta ; 

 not no mi. ill\ preseat upon the human placenta. The 

 placenta of the ruminant mammals has many such 

 masses, hence is polycotyledonous. 



Cotyloid i I) \_Kuri/i,. a cup; eldog, form]. 



Cup-shape. C. Fossa, <>r Cavity, the acetabulum. 

 C. Ligament, surrounds the acetabulum. C. Notch, 

 a notch in the anterior and lower border of the acel 

 abulum. 



Couch-grass (-. See Triticum. 



Couching [kowch'-ing\ [Fr., . t<> depress]. 



The operation, now fallen into disuse, "i depressing a 

 cataractous lens into the vitreous chamber, where it 

 was left to be absorbed. 



Couerbe's Test. Se< . Table of 



Cough {kof) [ME., cough, a cough]. A sudden vio- 

 lent expiratory explosion after deep inspiration and 

 el. .Mire of the glottis. C. -center. See Center. C, 

 Trigeminal, a reflex paroxysmal cough, occurring in 

 individuals whose respiratory organs are perfectlj 

 sound, and due to an irritation of the trigeminal fibers 

 distributed to the nose, pharynx and external auditory 

 meatus. O, Winter, a short troublesome cough of 

 old people due to chronic bronchitis, and recurring 

 every winter. 



Coulomb (/cc>olt>//i / ) [after Coulomb, a French physi- 

 cist]. The unit of measurement of electric quan- 

 tity ; the quantity of electricity that passes during one 

 second through a conductor having a resistance oi 

 ohm, with one volt of electromotive force. The 

 micro-coulomb is the millionth part of this amount. 



Coulomb's Law. See Law. 



Coumalic Acid {koo-mal'-ik). See Acid. 



Coumaric Acid {koo-mar'-ik). See A id. 



Coumarilic Acid {koo-mar-il' '-ik). See Acid. 



Coumarin [koo' '-mar-in), C 9 H 6 < '.. A vegetable proxi- 

 mate principle that occurs in Asperula odorata, in the 

 Tonka bean, and in Melilotus officinalis. It is solu- 

 ble in hot water, readily so in alcohol and ether; it 

 crystallizes in shining prisms, possesses the odor of the 

 Asperula, ami melts at o-°, in the proportion oi - 

 grains to the dram. It covers the odor ol iodoform. 

 Unof. 



Coumarone {koo' -mar-on) , C 8 H 6 0. A body, formed 

 by distilling coumarilic acid with lime. It is present 

 in coal tar. It is an oil that sinks in water, and boils 

 at IO9 C. 



Counter-extension [kown f -ter-eks-ten f -shuri). See Ex- 

 ion. 



Counter- indication {kown f -tcr-in-Jik-a' -shun). See 

 ntra-indication. 



Counter-irritation [kown' ' -ter-ir-it-a 1 '-shun) [contra, 

 against; irritare, to irritate]. Superficial and 



illv produced inflammation, in order to exercise a 



I up. .n some adjacent or deep seated morbid 



process. This is generally accomplished by vesicants. 



Counter -opening (kown / -ter-op / -en-ing'\ [contra, 

 in-i ; Ml... openyng, an opening]. An incision 

 in. id.' in an ab i cavity, opposite to another, 



nerally tor purposes of drainage. 



Counter-poison \k07vn' '-ter-poV >d [contra, against; 

 ME., poisoun, poison], A poison given as an anti- 

 d. .i i| her poison. 



Counter-stroke [kown' '-ler-strok). See Contre-coup. 



Country Fever. Si . Florida. C. F. of Con- 



stantinople. Synonym oi Mediterranean I 



Coup de Soleil {koo duh so-lay') [Fr.]. Sunstroke. 



