GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



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Car'ron oil (from its use at the Car- 

 ron Iron Works). A mixture of 

 equal parts of linseed oil and 

 limewater. 



Car'ti-lage. Gristle. A tough but 

 flexible tissue forming a part of 

 the joints, air passages, nose, 

 ears, etc. 



Car'un-cle (lach'ry-mal) (Lat. ca- 

 runcula, dim. of caro, flesh). The 

 small, red, conical-shaped swelling 

 at the inner angle of the eye. 



Ca'se-in (Lat. caseus, cheese). A 

 proteid substance found especially 

 in milk. The principal ingredient 

 in cheese. 



Cell (Lat. cella, a room). One of the 

 ultimate units of which all living 

 bodies are composed. A granular 

 mass of protoplasm containing a 

 nucleus. 



Cer'e-bel f lum(Lat. dim. of cerebrum}. 

 The part of the brain lying below 

 the cerebrum and above the pons 

 and the medulla oblongata. 



Cer / e-brum(Lat.). The brain proper, 

 occupying the upper portion of 

 the skull. 



Chi-rop'o-dist (Gr. x^P, a hand, and 

 Trotfs, afoot). A person who treats 

 diseases of the hands and feet. 



Chlo'ral. A powerful drug and 

 narcotic poison used to produce 

 sleep. 



Chlo'ro-form. A narcotic poison 

 generally used by inhalation ; of 

 extensive use in surgical opera- 

 tions to produce anaesthesia. 



Chor'dae ten-di'ne-ae (Lat.). Ten- 

 dinous cords, connecting the papil- 



lary muscles of the heart with 

 the auriculo-ventricular valves. 



Cho'roid (Gr. x6p iov > membrane, 

 chorion, and eTSos, form). The 

 middle coat of the eyeball. 



Ciri-a (Lat. pi. of cilium, an eyelash). 

 Minute threadlike processes 

 found upon the cells of the air 

 passages and other parts. 



Cil'ia-ry mus'cle. A small muscle 

 of the eye which assists in accom- 

 modation. 



Co-ag'u-la r tion (Lat. coagulare, to 

 curdle). The process by which a 

 liquid like blood or milk clots, or 

 solidifies. 



Co'ca-ine. A bitter, white sub- 

 stance obtained from the leaves 

 of coca, capable of producing 

 local insensibility to pain w r hen 

 applied to the surface of mucous 

 membranes or injected under the 

 skin. 



Coch'le-a (Lat. cochlea, a snail). The 

 spiral cavity of the internal ear. 



Co'ma (Gr. KcD/xa, lethargy). A deep 

 stupor from which it is difficult 

 or impossible to arouse a person. 



Com'mis-sure (Lat. com-, together, 

 and mittere, to send). A bridge- 

 like structure uniting similar parts. 



Com'press. A pad or bandage 

 applied directly to an injury. 



Con'cha (Gr. K&yx 7 ?* a mussel). The 

 shell-shaped portion of the exter- 

 nal ear. 



Con-ges'tion (Lat. com-, together, 

 and gerere, to bring). Abnormal 

 collection of blood in a part or 

 organ. 



