CYRTOCORYPHUS 



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Cyrtocoryphus {sir-to- kor* '-if -us) \Kvpr6q, convex; 

 Kopwpq, the crown of the head]. Li- .iw i - term for 

 a skull with a parietal angle betwi en 122° and 132 . 



Cyrtograph {sir* -to-graf) \xupr6g, curved; ypcupeiv, to 

 record]. A recording cyrtometer. 



Cyrtoma {sir-to' -mah) ( a, a curving: />/., Cyr- 



tomatd\. A convexity, especially one that is ab- 

 normal. 



Cyrtometer (sir-torn' -et-er) [nvprSg, curved; fiirpov, 

 a measure]. An instrument adapted for mi 

 curves, and especially those of the chest. 



Cyrtometopus (sir-to-met-op'-us) \jtvprog, convex; 

 piiTanrov, the forehead]. Lissauer's term for a skull 

 in which the angle formed by lines connecting the 

 nuMon with the bregma and the metopion i.-^ between 

 120 and 1 30. 5 . 



Cyrtonosus (sir-ton' -o-sus) \Kvpr6g, curved ; ruaog, 

 a disease]. Synonym for Khachitis. 



Cyrtopisthocranius (sir-to-pis-tho-kra' -ne-us) \Kvpr6 . 

 curved ; bwiaOoKpavtov, the occiput]. Lissauer's term 

 for a skull in which the angle of the summit of the 

 occiput is between 1 1 7 and i_;o . 



Cyrtosis (sir-to' -sis) \_Kvpr.uacg, curvature : //. , Cyrtoses~\ . 

 Any deformity, especially one that affects the bones. 



Cyrturanus (sir-iur-a'- nus) \jcupT6g, curved; o'vpavog, 

 the roof of the mouth]. Lissauer's term for a skull 

 in which the angle at the roof of the mouth is between 

 132 and 147.5°. 



Cyst (sist) [hlotic, sl pouch]. A cavity containing fluid 

 and surrounded by a capsule. C., Blood. See 

 Hematoma. C, Cutaneous. See C, Dermoid. C, 

 Dentigerous, one containing teeth ; one form is found 

 in the ovaries. C, Dermoid, a congenital cyst con- 

 taining bone, hair, teeth, etc. ; the cyst-wall is like 

 the skin. C, Echinococcus, a cyst formed in 

 various tissues and organs of m?n by the larva of the 

 Tenia echinococcus of the dog, taken into the stomach. 

 C, Exudation, one resulting from increase of exuda- 

 tion, or from exudation into a closed cavity. C, 

 Hydatid. See C, Echinococcus. C, Meibomian. 

 See Chalazion. C, Mucous, a retention cyst con- 

 taining mucus. C, Multilocular, one composed of 

 many separate compartments. C, Miillerian, a cyst 

 containing mucus, blood, or pus, developed in the 

 remnants or rudiments of the inferior or vaginal 

 portion of the duct of Miiller. C, Piliferous, a 

 hair-containing or dermoid cyst. C, Primary, one 

 newly formed, not from distention. C, Retention, 

 one that is due to the non-expulsion from its duct of 

 the secretion of a gland, in consequence of closure of 

 the duct, as in mucous or sebaceous cysts. C, Seba- 

 ceous, one containing fatty material. C, Secondary, 

 a cyst within a cyst. C, Sublingual. See Ranula. 

 C, Synovial, one resulting from the distention of 

 bursce or synovial sheaths. C, Tarsal. See Chala- 

 zion C, Unilocular, one having but a single cavitv. 

 C, Wolffian, a cyst developed in the inferior vestiges 

 of the canal of Wolff. It is situated in the anterior or 

 antero-lateral vaginal wall, and is frequently pro- 

 longed toward the cervix or even into the base of the 

 broad ligament. 



Cystadenoma (sist-ad-en-o'-mak) \_tiiarig, cyst ; aA^v, 

 gland; bita, a tumor: pi. , Cystadenowata'j. An ad- 

 enoma containing cysts. 



Cystalgia (sist-al'-je-ah) [/c/crr/c, bladder ; a/; oc, pain]. 

 Pain in the bladder. 



Cystatrophia (sist-at-ro'-fe-ah) [nvarir, bladder; arpo- 

 ua, want of nourishment]. Atrophy of the urinary 

 bladder. 



Cystauchenitis (sist-aw-ken-i'-tis) [Krnrtr, bladder ; 

 hi '' 1 //!•, neck ; trie, inflammation]. Inflammation of 

 the neck of the bladder ; trachelocystitis. 



Cystauxe (sist-awks'-e) [jcvoTtg, bladder; avl-7), in- 

 1 rease ]. I hi< kening of the bladder. 



Cystectasia [sist-ek-ti \, or Cystectasy (si 



[xvarcg, bladder; enTaoig, a stretching out]. 

 Surgical dilatation of the urethra or of it- prostatic 

 portion in certain operations f 



Cystein (sist'-e-in) [/oWtc, bladder], <\.IL\o,s. A 

 compound obtained by reducing cystin ; it is a crys- 

 talline powder, soluble in water, yielding an indigo- 

 blue color with ferric chlorid ; in the air it rapidly 

 oxidizes to cystin. 



Cystelcosis (sist-el-ko'-sis) [nvong, bladder; >'/■ 

 ulceration]. Ulceration of the bladder. 



Cystencephalus (sist-en-sef -al-us) \_Kvartg, a blad 

 '>""""', the brain]. A form of monstrosity in which 

 the brain is replaced by a cyst like structure. 



Cystenchyma (sist-eng'-kim-a/t) [ic'vtmq, a bladder; 

 ■■ , pyaz, an infusion]. In biology, a connective tissui of 

 large, oval, thin-walled cells, as seen in cerl ! \ges. 



Cysthitis (sis-thi' -tis) [pjadog, vulva; trig, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the vulva. 



Cystic (sist'-ik) [itvOTig, bladder]. Pertaining to or 

 resembling a cyst; pertaining to 1 the urinary bladder or 

 the gall-bladder. C. Angioma. Synonym of Lymph- 

 < : ngioma circumscriptum. 



Cysticercus (sis-te-ser'-kus) [k! ar/c, a bladder ; nipnog, 

 a tail]. The scolex of the tape- worm. An hydatid. 

 C. bovis, a form of hydatid existing in the muscles 

 of the ox (mostly in the calf). Its progenitor is the 

 Tcenia mediocanellata of man. It produces the dis- 

 ease called Beef Measles. C. cellulosae, the hydatid 

 found inhabiting the intermuscular connective tissue 

 of the pig, producing the condition known as 

 "measles." Its progenitor is the Tania solium of 

 man. See Alternation of Generation. C. cellu- 

 losae cutis. An hydatid, or immature form of Tttnia 

 solium, which is sometimes parasitic upon the subcu- 

 taneous tissues of the skin. C. ovis, an hydatid of 

 uncertain origin found in sheep in the condition called 

 Mutton Measles. C. pisiformis, an hydatid found mainly 

 in the abdominal cavity of the rabbit and of the hare, 

 and, in its immature state, in the liver of these animals. 

 Its progenitor is the Taenia serrata of the dog. C. 

 tenuicollis, a slender or long-necked hydatid found 

 in the abdominal and pelvic cavity of the sheep, the 

 pig, the ox, and the fowl. Its progenitor is the Tcenia 

 marginala of the dog. See Parasites [Animal \ . Tab: 



Cystid (sist'-id) \Kvorig, a bladder]. In biology, the 

 saccular, ciliated, planula-like embryo of a polyzoan ; 

 also the cell in which the body of an adult polyzoan 

 is contained. 



Cystidomyeloma [sist-id-o-mi-el-o'-mah | [K&artg, blad- 

 der; five7u6g, marrow], A medullary carcinoma of the 

 bladder. 



Cystifellotomy (sist-if-el-of-o-me) \jwarig, cyst ; fel, 

 bile; 70////, a cutting]. See Ckolecystotomy. 



Cystiform (sist'-if-orm) \_cystis, a bladder; forma, 

 shape]. Encysted, cystomorphous. 



Cystin (sisf-in) [fdiarvg, bladder], CJI.XSt ).,. A sub- 

 stance found in the urine in small amount. It occurs 

 in regular, colorless, six-sided tables of very chai 

 teristic appearance. It is insoluble in water, alcohol, 

 and ether, but readily soluble in ammonia. Test : 

 boil with a solution of lead oxid in sodium hydrate. 

 If cystin is present, black lead sulphid is precipitated. 



Cystinuria (sist-in-u'-re-ah ) [xt-artc, bladder; 01 

 urine]. The presence of cystin in the urine. The cystin 

 may be present in the form of calculi or as a deposit. 

 The urine has a yellowish-green color and a peculiar 

 smell, like that of fresh sweet-briar, but rapidly 

 acquires a putrescent odor on standing, whilst an oily 

 film tortus on the surface. 



