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CACOGENESIS 



C. The chemic symbol of Carbon. Abbreviation of 

 centigrade. 



c.c. Abbreviation of cubic centimeter. 



cm. Abbreviation of centimeter. 



C. M. Abbreviation of eras mane, to-morrow morning. 



C. N. Abbreviation of eras node, to-morrow night. 



Caballine Aloes (kab'-al-in al'-os). See Aloes. 



Cabbage (kab'-dj). See Brassica. C. Rose. See 

 Rosa centifolia. C, Skunk, a fetid plant of N. 

 America, Symplocarpus fcetidus. Its tincture and fluid 

 extract are prescribed as antispasmodic and antasth- 

 matic. Unof. C.-Tree. See Andira. 



Cabinet (kab'-in-et) [Fr., a closet]. A closed compart- 

 ment. C, Pneumatic. See Pneumatic. 



Cacaemia (kas-e' '-me-ah or kak-e' -me-ah). See Cacemia. 



Cacaemic (kas- or kak-em'-ik). See Cacemic. 



Cacain (kak-a'-in) [Nahuatl, cacauatl, cacao]. Theo- 

 bromin, q. v. 



Cacalia (kak-a' -te-ah) [aanaXia, a plant, colt'sfoot (?)]. 

 A genus of composite-flowered herbs, many species of 

 which have been used in medicine. C. suaveolens, 

 is the sweet centaury of N. America. Unof. 



Cacanthrax (kak-an' '-thraks) [/ca/cdf, bad ; avdpa^, a 

 coal] . Contagious anthrax. See Anthrax. 



Cacao (kak-a'-o). See Theobroma. C. Butter, oleum 

 theobromse is obtained from seeds or nibs of Theo- 

 broma cacao. It is a pure white fat, with a pleasant 

 odor and taste ; it fuses at 86° F. (30 C. ) ; its specific 

 gravity is .945 to .952. It is used in cosmetics, and 

 for pharmaceutic preparations. See also Theobroma. 



Cacaphthse (kak-af '-the) [/ca/ede, bad ; a<j>da, an erup- 

 tion]. Malignant or cachectic aphthae. See Aphthce. 



Cacation (kak-a' '-shun) \cacatio, agoing to stool]. Def- 

 ecation ; alvine discharge. 



Cacatory (kak' '-at-o-re) \cacatio, a going to stool]. At- 

 tended with diarrhea ; as a cacatory fever. 



Caccagogue (kak'-a-gog) [/cd«c>?, dung ; ayuydc, lead- 

 ing]. 1. Aperient; laxative. 2. An aperient, espe- 

 cially an ointment or suppository that induces gentle 

 purgation. [Archaic] 



Cacemia (kas-e' -me-ah, or kak-e' '-me-ah) [nanSg, bad; 

 alfia, blood]. An ill-condition of the blood; de- 

 pravity of the blood. 



Cacemic (kak-em'-ik) \_kuh6q, bad; al/na, blood]. Asso- 

 ciated with or suffering from cacemia. 



Cacesthesis (kak-es-the'-sis) \jiaa6c, bad ; alodrjoig, sen- 

 sation]. Morbid sensation. 



Cachaemia (kak-e' -me-ah). See Cacemia. 



Cachectic (kak-ek'-tic) [«a«;df,bad; etjig, a habit]. Ill- 

 conditioned : marked by cachexia. C. Aphthae. See 

 Aphthce. 



Cachelcoma (kak-el-ko'-mah) [(ca/cdf, ill ; kTiKufia, 

 ulcer: //. , Cache/comata"]. A malignant or foul ulcer. 



Cachemia (kak-e' -me-ah). See Cacemia. 



Cachet (ka-sha') [Fr.]. A pharmaceutic preparation 

 consisting of two concave pieces of wafer, varying in 

 size from ^( to 1^ inches in diameter, round or 

 oblong in shape, in one of which the powder to be 

 administered is placed, and the other, having pre- 

 viously been moistened, is then laid over the powder 

 and the two margins are pressed together, when they 

 adhere and completely enclose the powder. C. de 

 Pain. Same as Cachet, q. v. 



Cachexia (kak-eks'-e-ah) [/ca«dc, bad ; eftc, a habit]. 

 A term used to designate any morbid tendency, 

 dyscrasia, depraved condition of general nutrition, or 

 impoverishment of the blood, etc. It is applied par- 

 ticularly to scrofulous, syphilitic, or carcinomatous 



patients. It is characterized by emaciation and a 

 peculiar sallow or muddy complexion. C. africana, 

 dirt-eating : geophagy. A disease supposed to be 

 identical with miners' anemia. C. aquosa, a 

 dropsical and anemic state. C. icterica, jaundice. 

 C, Lymphatic. Synonym of Hodgkin's Disease. 

 C, Negro. Same as C. africana. C, Pachyder- 

 mic. See Myxedema. C. strumipriva, the con- 

 dition allied to if not identical with myxedema, 

 following the extirpation or arrest of function of the 

 thyroid gland. It is a cretinoid state, characterized in 

 monkeys by hebetude, malnutrition, muscular tremor, 

 puffy edema, leukocytosis, and the presence of mucin 

 in the blood and connective tissue. C. thyreopriva. 

 See Myxedema. C. virginum. See Chlorosis. 

 Cachexy (kak-eks'-e). See Cachexia. 

 Cachibou (kash-e-boo'). See Chibou. 

 Cachinnation (kak-in-a' -shun) \cachinnare, to laugh 



loudly]. Immoderate laughter, as in the insane. 

 Cachou (kash-oo') [Fr. for " catechu "]. An aromatic 



pill or tablet for concealing the odor of the breath. 

 Cachunde (ka-chun' -de) [Sp.]. An oriental electuary 

 used as a breath-perfume, and also as a stomachic 

 and carminative. Unof. 

 Cacocholia (kak-o-ko' -le-ah) [/ca«6c, ill ; X°M> bile]. 



A morbid condition of the bile. 

 Cacochroia (kak-o-kroi'-ah) or Cacochrcea (kak-o- 

 kre'-ah) [/ca/cdf, bad ; xpoia, color]. A bad complex- 

 ion ; unnatural color of the skin. 

 Cachochylia (kak-o-kW -e-ah) [/ca«df, bad ; ^ividc, 



juice]. Imperfect or disordered digestion. 

 Cacochymia (kak-o-kim' -e-ah) [/ca/ede, bad ; xvfcog, 

 juice] . A morbid state of the fluids, humors, blood, 

 or secretions ; faulty stomachic digestion. 

 Cacochymic (kak-o-kim' -ik) [wi/cdf , bad ; X V P°S> 



juice]. Affected with cachochymia ; dyspeptic. 

 Cacocnemia (kak-ok-ne' -me-ah) \ko.k6<;, ill ; kv^juij, leg]. 



Thinness or ill-condition of the leg or shin. 

 Cacocolpia (kak-o- kol' -pe- ah ) [/ca«df, ill ; KOAirog , va- 

 gina]. A diseased state of the vagina. 

 Cacodemon (kak-o-de'-mon) [/ca/ede, ill ; Saifiuv, spirit]. 

 An old name for a supposed besetting evil spirit ; also, 

 the nightmare. 

 Cacodemonia (kak-o-de-mo' -ne-ah ) [naKodai/iovia, pos- 

 session by an evil spirit]. Supposed possession of 

 obsession by an evil spirit. 

 Cacodemonomania (kak-o-de-mo-no-ma' -ne-ah ) \_kukq- 

 daL/xovia, possession by an evil spirit ; fiavia, madness]. 

 A delusional belief, on the part of a patient, that he is 

 possessed of a devil. 

 Cacodontia (kak- o-don' -te-ah ) [/ca«df, bad ; ddorc, 



tooth]. A bad condition of the teeth. 

 Cacodyl (kak'-o-dil) [/ca/cdf, bad ; b^eiv, to smell ; 

 vkrj, matter], As(CH.,) r Kakodyl ; dimethylarsin ; 

 a radical containing arsenic, hydrogen, and carbon. 

 It is a colorless, heavy liquid, with an extremely offen- 

 sive odor, and poisonous vapor ; it is inflammable when 

 exposed to air. Its protoxid is called alkarsin, q. v. 

 Cacoesthesis (kak-o-es-the'-sis). See Cacesthesis. 

 Cacoethes (kak-o-e' -thiz) \jiaK6q, bad ; rfiog a habit]. 



Any bad habit, disposition, or disorder. 

 Cacogalactia (kak-o-gal-ak' -te-ah ) [/ca/ede, bad ; yahi, 



milk]. A bad or abnormal condition of the milk. 

 Cacogastric (kak-o-gas'-trik) [sa/ede, bad ; yaori/i), the 



stomach]. Dyspeptic. 

 Cacogenesis (kak-o-jen'-es-is) [made, bad ; yiveaic, for- 

 mation]. Any morbid, monstrous, or pathologic growth 

 or product. 



