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CRCM KER'S I \I W1IX LINIMENT 



aiddle line of the internal surface ol the 



C. of Ilium, the thickened and 



exi if the ilium. C, Lachrymal, 



. i. -rn.il surface ol the 



irvm.il I) 'i.i- iti' iri- C. Nasal, a cresl 



ming 

 C, Neural, a .- 



: \ spinal 



C, Occipital. a the ex- 



tending from the 

 lagnum. C. 

 of Pubes, i '"'in (Ik- spine i" the inner 



C. of Tibia, the prominent 



,,n tlu- the tibia ; the shin. 



C, Turbinated. linent horizontal ridge on the 



internal surface of the me. C, Urethral. 



Cresti's Test. 



Cresylic Acid 



Creta i [L.]. Chalk. See Calcium. 



Cretaceous [creta, chalk]. Chalky; 



ilcium carbonate. 

 Cretefaction ft). See Calcification. 



Cretin . a simple minded person]. 



1 with cretinism. 

 Cretinism '- in-i m) [Fr., ere n, a simple-minded 



: , i dition uf a cretin. Also an en- 



by goiter and a condition 

 I mental degeneracy and 

 ment. I he subjects of this disease sel- 

 ■ in height. C. , Sporadic, the 

 form of myxedema, characterized by ab- 

 if the thyroid gland, diminutiveness of size, 

 - of arm-, and legs, prom- 

 iize of face, thickness of 

 lips, large and protruding tongue, and imbecility or 

 [| :- popularly supposed that coitus during 

 intoxicati »n is a cause of this condition. 

 Cretinoi I \ ritin, a simple-minded per- 



). i. Resembling a cretin ; resembling cretinism. 

 j- \ person who resembles a cretin. 

 Creuse's Test. See Tests, Table of. 

 Crewels | Fi . , i rouelles, scrofula]. Syno- 



nym 

 Crib ; : rib, a manger]. A small frame 



with in for a child's bed. z. A si ill 



for cattle. C. Biting. See Cribbing and Wi 



Cribbing \r '-ing) [ME., crib, a manger]. The pe- 

 culiar wearing of a horses' teeth, due to a habit of 

 biting his crib or ma I at the same time suck- 



Cribriform rum, a sieve; forma. 



in being perforated, as the 

 F the el mi .id i. 

 Cribrose [cribrum, a sieve]. In biology, 



■ 

 Crick [Ml . ricke, a twist in the neck]. Any 



.1 the Karl, or neck. 

 Crico a ring]. A prefix denoting 



id cartilage 

 Cric mii-]. Ring-shaped. C. 



Cartilage. ; , „ , 



a ring ; ih 

 P -.iiil,' to I oid and 



C. Arter | branch of the 



. thyroid mem- 

 importance. 

 C. Membrane, a ligan 



•id and thyroid 

 C Muscle. of. 



Cricotomy [kri-kot? -o-tne) [uptime, ring; rifivetv, to 

 cut]. Surgical laryngotomy by cutting through the 

 id cartilage. 

 Criminal [krim' '-in-al) [crimen, a crime]. Of the 

 nature of crime. C. Abortion. See Abortion. C. 

 Assault. Si • ■ I anlt. 

 Criminalogy [krim-in-al* '-o-je\. See Criminology. 

 Criminology \krim-in-ol / o ie) [crimen, crime ; 



nee]. The scienci ol crime and of criminals; 

 i riniinal anthropology; the study of crime as a branch 

 of morbid psychology. 

 Crino [kri'-no) [crinis, hair: />/., Crinones"]. I. A 

 skin-affection "I infants supposed to be clue to the 

 presence of a hair-worm. 2. Same as Comedo. 

 Crinosin [krin* '-o-sin) [crinis, hair]. A nitmgenized 

 tat from brain-substance, crystallizing in hair-like 

 threads. 

 Cripple {krip'-l) [ME. , eripel, a paralytic]. One who 



is unable to walk or to use his members normally. 

 Cripps' Operations. See Operations, Table of . 

 Crisis [kri'-sis) [npioic, a decisive point: //. , Crises!. 

 I iie turning-point in a disease, fever, time of life, etc., 

 and in disease, marking a change either for the better 

 or worse. C. clitoridiennes, periods of voluptuous 

 excitement in women suffering with tabes dorsalis, ac- 

 companied by vaginal secretion, analogous to the violent 

 erections and spermatorrhea found in men in the 

 initial stages of talus. C. gastriques, Charcot's 

 term for certain gastric symptoms sometimes encount- 

 I in the course of progressive locomotor ataxia. 

 The symptoms are shooting pains in the groin and 

 abdomen, ending finally in gastralgia, puns in the 

 shoulders and arms, a quick pulse, and often vertigo 

 and vomiting. C, Laryngeal, paroxysmal spasm ,,| 

 the larynx sometimes observed in cases of posterior 

 spinal sclerosis. 

 Crispate (fcris'-pdt) [crispatus, curl]. In biology, 



crisped on the margin. 

 Crista Utris'-tah) [L.]. Same as Crest. C. acustica, 

 a yellow elevation projecting into the equator of the 

 ampulla of the ear. C. fornicis, the crest of the 

 fornix ; a half-oval or semi-globular mass on the pos- 

 terior surface of the fornix of the brain. C. galli, 

 cock's crest, the superior triangular process of the 

 ethmoid bone C. helicis, spina helicis ; a projec- 

 tion of the helix above the external auditory meatus. 

 C. spiralis, a crest of the limbus of the ear over- 

 hanging the internal spiral sulcus of Waldeyer. C. 

 urethralis. See / 'erumontanum. 

 Critchett's Operations. See Operations, Table op. 

 Crith (krit/i) [ttpcdtj, barley-corn]. The assumed unit 

 ol mass and weight for hydrogen, and hence for gases 

 generally. It is .0896 of a gram or 1.37 grains. 

 Critical (krit'-ilc-al ) [np'tatr, a decisive point]. I. Per- 

 taining to a crisis in disease, period of life, etc. 2. 

 A qualification applied to temperature and to pressure 

 in relation to -ases. 

 Crocein Scarlet [kro'-se-in sic 7 >■' -let). See Pigments, 



< n • ■', , ■ . 

 Crochet {kro-sha f ) [Fr., dim. of eroc. a hook]. A 

 ik. C. of Uncinate Gyrus, the narrow portion 

 ol tie- uncinate gyrus at its anterior extremity which 

 is reversed in the form of a hoo 

 Crocin [kro f -sin), C 18 H I8 6 . Polychroit ; the coloring- 

 matter of Saffron. It is a deliquescent, orange red, 

 amorphous substance, odorless, with a sweetish taste-. 

 ely soluble in water and diluted alcohol. 

 Crocitin [kro f -sit in). A 1 oi, ,1 ing subsl ini e ol saffron ; 

 a I'd powd ly soluble in alcohol, but not in 



wat< 1 'i ether. 

 Crocker's Calamin Liniment. A liniment used in 

 the treatment of dermatitis. It consists of prepared 



