THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 



C. 



Catheter.- -A tube for extracting the urine from the bladder. 



Caustic. — That which burns the fleah. 



Calomel.— See Part VI. 



Canine. — Pertaining to dogs. 



Carbon.— A black-colored chemical; lampblack; graphite. 



Carbonate. — A compound with carbon; .corbonate of lime, soda, etc 



Carbonic acid. — A compound of carbon and oxygen. Breach of ani- 

 mals contain small quantities. 



Casein. — A constituent of milk. 



Castrate. — To remove the testicles. 



Cervix. — The neck. 



Cervical. — Pertaining to the neck. 



Chronic. — Protracted, slow. 



Chalk. — Carbonate of lime. 



Chlorine. — Forms chlorides with lime, soda, etc. 



Chyle, chyme. — Applied to the food in the process of digestion. 



Common salt. — Sodium chloride. 



Concussion. — A violent shock or undue pressure, as concussion of 

 the brain. 



Congelation. — Becoming solid. 



Corrosive Sublimate. — The bichloride of mercury. 



Coagulate. — To thicken. Coagulation or thickening of the blood. 



Collapse. — A complete breakdown, as a nervous collapse. 



Combustion. — Burning. 



Congestion. — The gathering of blood to a certain part. 

 Constipation. — Applied to a condition of the bowels when the manure 



is not forced from them naturally. 

 Contagious. — "Catching." 

 Contamination. — Decay. 

 Contusion. — A bruise. 



Convalescence. — The period of recovery. 

 Costive. — See constipation. 

 Crisis. — The point at which a change in the progress of the disease 



takes place. 

 Cud. — The food being chewed after first being swallowed and again 



brought to the mouth. 

 Cyst. — A bag, pouch or sack. 



D. 



Decomposition. — Purification or decay. 



Dentition. — The getting of teeth. 



Diagnosis. — Arriving at a conclusion as to what disease is present. 



Disinfectant. — A medicine which has the effect of destroying para- 

 sites and germs of disease in the air and about the stables and 

 outhouses. 



Dislocation. — The changing from the natural position. Dislocation of 

 the petella. 



Distillation. — Changing a fluid to the form of vapor and then con- 

 densing again. 



Domestic. — Animals commonly used by man. 



Dorsal. — Pertaining to the back. 



Drastic. — A very powerful dose of medicine. 



Dung. — Manure. 



