CUS< I INIDIN 



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i VANOGEN 



Cusconidin -. ] An alkaloid 



found in 



Cusconin H \ I ', A crys 



tall found in a kirk. 

 Cushings Operation. 



Cushion [ M I . ■ •' cushion]. A 



; « the purpose of reclin- 



Cusp Qt] 1 he i rown or pro 



:h. 

 Cusparia Bark ura. 



Cuspid Teeth four I :eth that have 



situated, one on each side, 

 i n lateral incisor and first 



Cuspidate i point]. In biology, 



. rigid point. 



CuspiJatus ' point: pi., Cus- 



i ']. A i uspid ti 



I [Pg., ■ a spittoon]. \ 



ring the ejecta from the 

 •ali. C, Sanitary, ;i small i rd or woo 



cup with a cover su] a ;i rim of metal. Tl 



i - ime water or disinfecting 

 . and at the end of the day should be thrown 

 int an- used to prevent the dissem- 



inal of tuberculos 



Cuss.' lyera and A'ooso. 



Cut . to cut]. To incise, a- with a 



km Vn incision. In biology, a cleft. 



C. -velvet. 

 Cutaneous the skin]. Pertaining 



C. Calculus. See Milium. C. Em- 

 physema, ma. C. Horns. See Cornu 

 C. Respiration, the transpiration of 

 in. 

 Cutch [Anglo.-Ind.]. i. A name given to 

 r. the dried extract from Acacia catechu, cul- 

 in India and Hannah, and containing 45 to 55 

 ecial variety of tannic acid (catechu- 

 tannic >>r mimotannic). It is used in leather-manu- 

 I . tool, or book of parchment leaves, 

 j dd is lieaten int 1 foil. 

 Cuticle [kie'-tik-l) [dim. of cutis, the skin]. The epi- 



e Skin. 



Cuticula 1 ku-tik'-u-lah) [dim. of cutis, a skin]. The 



. lamellated layer of the wall of hydatid 



C. dentis, the cuticle of a tooth; Nasmyth's 



the delicate horny envelop that covers 



the enamel of young and unworn teeth. 



Cuticular [cuticula, dim. of cutis, the 



ir pertaining to the skin. 



Cuticularization (ku-tii-u-lar-iz-a / -shun) [cuticula, 



in]. The formation of a cuticula. 



Cutin skin]. In biology, cork-sub- 



n of cellulose 1 I - remy), also called 



Cutipunctor 1 [cutis, skin; punctor, 



• ] An instrument for puncturing the skin. 

 Cut: [I..]. The derma, or true skin. C. 



ansenna. C.pendula. Synonym 



C. testacea, a variety of seborrhea 

 nk and 



! with large, thick plates of greasy, 



•r blackish, from 



dirt upon them. There is no inflam- 



a. C. unctuosa. Syn- 



Cutisatioi in], Theacquire- 



Cutisector 1 ., cutter]. 



An instrument for taking small sections of skin from 



the living subject for microscopic study. 



Cut-off Muscle. A popular designation for the com- 

 pressor urethr.e muscle. See Muscles. Tabic of. 



Cutose [ku'-tds) [cutis, skin]. In biology, the substance 

 forming the thin outer covering of the aerial organs of 

 plants ( Frenn |, 



Cuttle, Cuttlebone {kutf-l, kutf-lbdn), See Sepia. 



Cuvier, Angle of. See Angle. C, Canals of. See 

 Canal. C, Ducts of. See Pud. 



Cyanalcohol [si-an-aV '-ko-hol) [icvavog, dark-blue; 

 alcohol]. Cyanhydrin ; a substance obtained by the 

 union of an aldehyd with hydrocyanii acid. 



Cyanaldehyd {si-an-al' -de-hid ) [icvavog, dark-blue ; 

 aldehyd "j. A substitution-compound of acetic alde- 

 hyd. ' 



Cyanalkin {si-an-al'-kin) [icvavog, blue; alkali"]. One 

 ol the products of the action of sodium upon the pure 

 nitrites. The cyanalkins are crystalline and strongly 

 alkaline bases, and form salts with one equivalent of 

 the acids. 



Cyanamid {si-an'-am-id ) [icvavog, blue; amid ] , CN. ■ 

 NIL. A white, crystalline body prepared by the ac- 

 tion of ammonia on cyanogen chlorid. 



Cyananilid [si-an-an'-il-id) [icvavog, blue; anilin]. 

 ( -\.II. Phenylcyanamid, a body formed on conduct- 

 ing ( )N< 1, into a cooled ethereal solution of anilin. It 

 is readily soluble in alcohol and ether, but dissolves 

 with difficulty in water. 



Cyanbenzene [si-an-ben'-zen). See Benzonitrile. 



Cyanein [si-an-e'-in) [niavoq, dark-blue]. In biology, 

 the blue pigment found by Krukenberg in Rhizostoma, 

 Vellella, Aurelia, and Cyanea. It is soluble in water, 

 insoluble in benzene, carbon disulphid, and chloro- 

 form. 



Cyanephidrosis {si-an-efid-ro' [icvavog, blue ; 



dpuoig, sweat]. Hlue sweat. 



Cyanetholin [si-an -cth'-o-lin) [icvavog, blue ; ethyl"]. A 

 liquid of ethereal odor, insoluble in water, and de- 

 composing when distilled. The cyanetholins are the 

 esters of the cyanic acids. 



Cyanhematin (si-an-hem' '-at-in) [nvavoc, blue ; alua, 

 blood]. A substance produced by adding a solution 

 of cyanid of potassium to a solution of blood, and 

 heating gently for some time. 



Cyanhydrin [si-an-hi' '-driri). See Cyanalcohol. 



Cyanhydrosis isi-an-hid-ro'-sis). See Cyanephidrosis. 



Cyanic [si-an'-ik) [icvavog, blue]. Blue or bluish. C. 

 Acid. See Acid, Cyanic. 



Cyanid {si'-an-id) [icvavog, blue]. Any compound 

 of cyanogen with a metal or a radical. Most of the 

 cyanids are actively poisonous. 



Cyanidrosis (si-an-id-ro'-sis). Same as Cyanephidro- 



Cyanin [si'-aii-in) [icvavog, dark-blue]. I. In biol- 

 ogy, the blue pigment of certain flowers, as the corn- 

 flower, violet, iris, etc. 2. <',,ll, Y,l. A blue dye 

 formerly prepared by heating quinolin amyl iodid 

 with potassium hydroxid. Same as Quinolin-blue. 

 Pigments, Conspectus of . C.-blue. See Pigments, 

 mspectus of. 



Cyanochroia [si-an-o-kroi' '-ah) [icbavog, blue; \[potd, 

 C( >1< ir]. 1 yanosis. 



Cyanoderma [si-an-o-der 1 '-mah) [hinror, blue; depua, 

 skin]. ( yanosis. 



Cyanodermia [si-an-o-der f -me-aK\. See Cyanoderma. 



Cyanogen {si-an'-o-j u 1 [ < blue; ytwav, to 



produce]. A radical molecule having the structure 

 CN, an acid compound of carbon and nitrogen, exist- 

 ing as a colorless, combustible gas, exceedingly pois 

 onous. With hydrogen it forms hydrocyanic or 

 prussic acid; with metals, the cyanids ; with oxygen, 



