CUMENE 



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CURD 



Cumene \i-ii' nun) \cummum, cumin], < ,ll, : - lso 

 pyl benxeni mpoond made bj distilling 



comic acid wuh lime. It boils .it 15; ' . and its 

 ity at o- 

 Cumic cumin]. Derived from or 



perl umin. C. Acid. See ./ id. C. 



Aldehyd. 

 Cumidin , cumin], t ,11 \ \ 



lilin. It melts at , ' . 

 C.-rcd 



Cumin . i umin ] A fennel like, 



cultivated, umbelliferous plant, Cuminum cyminum, 

 md iiatr- and Syria. The fruit is 



romatic and possesses well marked sum 

 rminative properties. It-- active prin 

 ■ 

 Cumino'. nuniy cumin ; oleum, oil], 



ildehyd, occurs in Roman cara- 

 if Ci uta :iros,!. or water hemlock, 

 etc. It . .in aromatic odor and a burning 



gravity of 0.973 at 13 C, and 

 I 

 Cumulative [cumulare, to heap up], 



ling to. C. Action, or Effect, the 

 production of a noteworthy and sudden result, after 

 the administration of a considerable number of com- 

 aefTectJve doses. The possible cumulative 

 '•.im drugs i> one of the sources of danger 

 that attend their administration. 

 Cumulu .7 I [1.., a heap]. A heap or 



mound C. ovigerus. See Ovule. 

 Cundurango kun-du-ran f -gd). See Conduran 

 Cuneate U) [cuneus, a wedge]. Wedge- 



sha] 

 Cuneiform (ku-ne / -if-orm) [cuneu . a wedge; forma, 

 tped, cuneate. C. Bones, three 

 ihaped bones at the anterior part of the tarsus. 

 C. Columns. - tmns of Burdach. 



Cuneihysterectomy 1 ku-ne-i-his-ter-ekf -to-me) [cuneus, 

 . the womb; curoni/, a cutting out]. 

 I hi 1 of a wedge-shaped piece of uterine tis- 



lure that has been advocated in the ti 

 • hi anteflexion of the uterus. 

 Cuneus ■< \ [I.., a wedge]. A wedge-shaped 



□volution on the internal aspect of the cortex of the 



Cunicular {ku-nik f -u-lar) [kouvuOuoc, a subterranean 



■]. Furrowed. 



Cuniculate {ku-nik* -u-ldt me as Cunicular. 



Cunicul : . [1..]. The burrow of the 



Cunila <h) [L., a plant]. ^ genus of labiate 



C. mariana, dittany ; a labi 

 America. It is aromatic, carminative, 

 timulant. Unof. 

 Cunisset's Test. Table of . 



Cunnilingui I ,.,-. the vulva ; 



h prai tii es licking the vulva. 



Cunn : :•'/.. Cunni\ I he vulva. 



Cu P ip], I. To bleed. 2. A 



C, Dry, a cup for drawing the blood 

 C, P"avus, a depression in a 

 hair. C, Physiologic. 

 C. Wet, a cup for abstract 

 in. 

 Cuphos; 



Cu P ola The dome 



hlea. A 

 ,! ' ' ill intestii 



Cupped Having the 



upper surface depressed ; applied to the coagulum of 

 blood alter phlebotomy. C. Disc, excavation of the 

 fundus oculi, normally present in slight degree, but 

 pathologic ii excessive. 

 Cupping [kup , -ing) [AS., cuppe,& cup]. A method of 

 blood derivation by means of the application of cup 

 ping Ld.i>>es to the surface of the body. C, Dry, 

 without the abstraction ol blond — a form of counter- 

 irritation. This i> used mainly m inflammatory affec- 

 tions of the lung. C. -glass, a small bell shaped glass 

 capable of holding three to four ounces, in which the an 



is rarefied eithei bj heat or exhaustion, and the oia.-s 

 applied to the skin, either with or without scarifica- 

 tion of the latter. C, Wet, with the abstraction of 

 blood alter scarification. 



Cuprea Bark [ku> '-pre-ah) [cupreus, coppery; ME., 

 barke, bark]. The bark of certain species of 

 Remijia, 1/. i". ; it affords quinin anil the associated 

 alkaloids. 



Cuprum [ku'-prum\ [I..: gen., Cupri\ See Coffer. 



Cupule [ku'-pul) [cupula, a little cup]. In biology, 

 a cup-shaped organ, as an acorn-cup, or the sucking 

 apparatus of an insect's foot. 



Curacao \lu-ra-so') [Island of Curacao, north of Vene- 

 zuela]. A cordial or elixir prepared from brandy, 

 and variously llavored, principally with orange pi 

 It is sometimes used as a vehicle for certain medicines. 



Curacoa {ku-ras-o f -ah\. See Curacao. 



Curage (ku-rahzh') [Fr.]. Curettage; cleansing of the 

 eye, or of an ulcerated or carious surface. 



Curara (koo-rak'-rah), Curare [koo-rah-re\ t Curari 

 (koo-rah'-re) [S. Am.]. Woorara. A vegetable ex- 

 tract obtained from Paullinia curare and certain mem- 

 bers of the Strychnos family. It is a powerful paral) - 

 zant of the motor nerves and of the voluntary muscles, 

 [ts active principle is Curarin, C, H I5 N*( I'r, 1 

 dose gr. ^^y^-, hypodermatically. It is used ins. 

 \merica and elsewhere as an arrow-poison. Toxic 

 doses cause death by paralysis of the organs of respira- 

 tion. It has been reported effectual in two cases of 

 hydrophobia, and has been successful in the treatment 

 of tetanus. Dose by hypodermatic injection gr. 2 <r~s- 

 Injectio Curare Hypodermatica, 5 grains in 60 

 minims. Dose fl\J— vj. 



Curarin [koo-rahf-riri). See Curara. 



Curarism, Curarization {koo-rah* '-rizm, koo-rah-riz-a' ■ 

 shun) [S. A., curare]. The state of one subjected to 

 the lull influence of curare by hypodermatic injection. 

 The voice and power of motion are generally abol- 

 ished, but not'the sensibility to pain. 



Curatio (ku-ra'-s/ie-o) [cura, care]. The treatment and 

 nursing of a patient. 



Curative [ku'-rat-iv) [cura, care]. Having a healing 

 tendency. 



Curb [kerb) [ME., courben, to bend]. A hard and 

 callous swelling on various parts of a horse's leg, as 

 the hinder part of the hock, the inside of the hoof, 



Curcas {ker^-kas). See Barba Vut. 



Curcuma (/,-,■>■' -ku-»ia/i) [I..]. Turmeric. The rhizome 

 ol Curcuma longa of India. Its action is similar to 

 that of ginger. It is employed a> a yellow dye ; in 

 chemistry, as a test for alkalies; and in pharmacy, 

 1 alK . to color ointments and other preparations. 

 Curcumin [ker f -ku-min\ [curcuma, saffron], C. 4 H u 4 . 

 I In- coloring-matter of turmeric; it crystallizes in 

 orange-yellow prisms, and melts at 177 C. It dis 

 solves in the alkalies to brownish red salts. See 

 /'/ >n a/ . ( 'onspectus of. 

 Curd [kerd] [ME., curd, curds]. The coagulum of 

 milk that separates <m the addition of rennet or an 

 id. 



