CACOGLOSSIA 



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CADMIUM 



Cacoglossia {kak-o-glos / -e-ah ) [kokoc, evil ; y/.uoaa, 

 the tongue]. Gangrene of the tongue. 



Cacolet {kak'-o-la) [Fr.]. A mule-chair or horse- 

 pannier for the transportation of the wounded. 



Cacomorphia {kak-o-mor / -fe-ah) [ko/coc, bad; poppy, 

 form]. Malformation; deformity. 



Cachonychia {kak-o-nik' -e-ah) [kokoc, bad ; owf, nail]. 

 Disease or defect of a nail or of the nails. 



Caconym {kak f -o-nini) [xaKoq, bad ; bvofia, a name]. 

 An undesirable or objectionable name, e. g. , in biologic 

 nomenclature or terminology. 



Cacopathy, or Cacopatbia {kak-op* -a-the or kak-o- 

 patk'-e-ah) [kuko^, bad; Tradog, illness]. Any severe, 

 malignant, or untoward condition or disease. 



Cacophonia {kak-o-fo' -ne-ah ) [kokoc, bad ; owv^, 

 voice]. An altered, depraved, or abnormal voice. 



Cacophonic {kak-o-fon' -ik ) [koaoc, bad; owwy, voice]. 

 Affected with cacophonia. 



Cacoplastic (kak-o-plas' -tik ) [naKog, bad ; iz?jaar6g, 

 formed]. I. Characterized by or adapted to a low 

 degree or kind of organization. 2. Relating to, 

 causing, or attended with defective formation ; liable 

 to be changed into an abnormal tissue. 



Cacopragia {kak-o-pra' '-je-ah) [naKog, bad; izpaooeiv, 

 to do]. Functional derangement, as of nutritive pro- 

 cesses, or of organs. 



Cacoproctia ( kak-o-prok' -te-ah ) [ kokt), gangrene ; 

 irpwuTog, anus]. A gangrenous state of the rectum. 



Cacorrhachis (ka-kor 1 '-rak-is) [kokoc, ill ; P<ix i C> 

 spine]. A diseased state of the vertebral column. 



Cacorrhinia {kak-or-in f -e-ah) [KOKog, ill; pig, nose]. 

 Any diseased condition of the nose. 



Cacosmia, or Kakosmia [kak-oz'-me-ak ) [«ca*(5c, foul ; 

 boar/, smell]. A repugnant or disgusting smell. C, 

 Subjective, a disturbance of the olfactory nerve or 

 center, from hysteria or from other disease, giving rise 

 to the perception of an offensive smell. 



Cacosomium (kak-o-so' -me-um) [na/cog, bad; oupa, 

 body]. A hospital for leprosy and other incurable 

 diseases. 



Cacospermia [kak-o-sper* '-me-ah ) [kokoc, ill ; o—ipua, 

 seed]. Any diseased state of the semen. 



Cacosphyxia (kak-o-sfiks' -e-ah ) [mzkoc, ill ; ff^vftf , 

 pulse]. A disordered state of the pulse. 



Cacostomia {kak-o-sto / -me-ah ) [KaKog, ill ; ar6pa, 

 mouth]. Any diseased or gangrenous state of the 

 mouth. 



Cacothanasia {kak-o-than-a f -ze-ah) [naKdg, bad ; 

 Odva-og . death]. A painful death. 



Cacothelin {kak-oth f -el-in) C^H^NO^. An alkaloid 

 produced from brucin by the action of HN0 3 . 



Cacothymia {kak-o-thim' -e-ah ) [mzkoc, bad ; 6vu6g, 

 mind]. A disordered state of the mind or disposition ; 

 mental disorder with moral depravity; insane malig- 

 nity of temper. 



Cacotrophia {kak-o-tro / -fe-ah ). Same as Cacotrophy. 



Cacotrophy {kak-ot'-ro-fe) [/cawic, bad ; rpi^etv, to 

 nourish]. Disordered or defective nutrition. 



Cacozyme (kak'-o-zim) [KaKdg, bad; Ziur/, a ferment]. 

 A disorganizing, putrefactive, fermentative, or patho- 

 genic microorganism. 



Cactina {kak-ti' -nah) [KOKTog, a prickly plant]. A 

 proprietary preparation said to be a proximate prin- 

 ciple derived from night-blooming cereus {Cereus 

 grandiflora and C. mexicand). It is a cardiac stimu- 

 lant recommended as a substitute for digitalis. Unof. 



Cactus {kak'-tus) [/cd/croc, a prickly plant]. A genus 

 of plants. C. grandiflorus. See Night- blooming 

 Cereus. C. Nipple. See Mammillaria. 



Cacumen \ kak-u' -men) [L. : //. , Cacumind]. I. The 

 top, as of a plant. 2. The culmen of the vermis su- 

 perior of the cerebellum. 



Cadaver {kad-ai/ -er) [cadere, to fall]. The dead body, 

 especially that of man. A corpse. C. Tubercle, 

 anatomic wart. A peculiar circumscribed hyper- 

 plasia of the papillary structures of the skin occurring 

 chiefly on the dorsal surface of the hands and fingers 

 of persons who are in the habit of handling dead and 

 decomposing bodies. 



Cadaveric ikad-av-er'-ik) [cadere, to fall]. Pertaining 

 to the cadaver or dead body. C. Alkaloids, 

 Ptomaines, q. v. C. Ecchymoses, certain post- 

 mortem stains, closely resembling in their general 

 appearance the effects of bruises or contusions. They 

 occur, both externally and internally, on the lowest 

 and most dependent parts of the body. They are 

 also called hypostases, sugillations, and vibices. C. 

 Spasm, the early, at times instantaneous, appear- 

 ance of rigor mortis, seen after death from certain 

 causes. It is also called instantaneous rigor and 

 tetanic rigidity. 



Cadaverin {kad-av 1 '-er-in) [cadere, to fall], C 5 H U N 2 . 

 A ptomaine, isomeric with neuridin, and, like it, 

 occurring very frequently in decomposing animal tis- 

 sues. It is obtained from human hearts, lungs, livers, 

 etc. , after three days' decomposition at ordinary tem- 

 perature, — also from horseflesh, from putrid mussel, 

 from herring and haddock. It is a constant product 

 of the growth of the comma-bacillus, irrespective of 

 the medium. It does not occur in culture-media from 

 which bacteria are absent. It is a thick, water-clear, 

 syrupy liquid, having an exceedingly unpleasant odor, 

 somewhat resembling that of coniin and semen. It is 

 certainly identical with so-called "animal coniin." 

 Putrescin and cadaverin were both formerly believed 

 to be physiologically indifferent ; but recent investiga- 

 tions show both bases capable of producing active 

 inflammation and necrosis. The necrosis of the in- 

 testinal epithelium in Asiatic cholera seems due to 

 their presence. They also have the power, even in 

 small quantities, of preventing blood from coagulating, 

 and rendering it "laky." Cadaverin is believed by 

 Grawitz to hinder the growth of bacteria. Cadaverin 

 hydrochlorid, on dry distillation, decomposes into 

 ammonium chlorid, NH 3 HC1, and piperidin, C 5 H n X. 

 Whether or not this change, whereby the non-poison- 

 ous cadaverin becomes a toxic base, can take place 

 under the influence of bacteria during putrefaction, 

 is not known. 



Cadaverization (had-av-er-iz-a'-shun) [cadere, to fall] . 

 The passage of a living body to the state of a cadaver. 

 Applied to the algid and cyanotic stage of cholera. 



Cadaverous {kad-av* -er-us) [cadere, to fall]. Resem- 

 bling a cadaver ; ghastly ; of a deathly pallor. 



Cade (Add) [a Languedoc name]. See Juniperus. 

 C, Oil of {oleum cadinum), a tarn" oil from the wood 

 of Juniperus oxycedrus ; it is used in the treatment of 

 skin-diseases. 



Cadet's Fuming Liquid. See Alkarsin. C.'s Test. 

 See Tests, Table of. 



Cadiva Insania {kad-i'-vah in-sa' '-ne-ah) [L.]. Fall- 

 ing insanity ; an old name for epilepsy. 



Cadlock ykad'-lok). Wild mustard, Brassica sinapis- 

 trum. See Brassica. 



Cadmium (kad' -me-um) [naSpia, calamin]. Cd = H2; 

 quantivalence n. A bluish-white metal resembling 

 zinc in its general properties. Only the sulphate and 

 iodid are used in medicine. In its physiologic action 

 it is escharotic and astringent, producing in large doses 

 emesis and violent gastritis. See Elements, Table 

 of. C. iodidum, Cdl,, used as an ointment, I to 

 8 of lard. C. sulphas, CdS0 4 .4.H s O, a valuable 

 astringent in gonorrhea and in corneal opacities; 

 used in a lotion in strength of gr. l / z or 4 to 5 j of 



