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water, or as an ointment I to 40 of fresh lard. Unof. 

 C.-Red. See Conspectus of Pigments, under Pigment. 

 C. -Yellow. See Conspectus of Pigments, under 

 Pigment. 



Caduca (kad-du' -kah) [cadere, to fall]. See Decidua. 

 C. Passio. See Caducus Morbus. 



Caducibranchiate {kad-u-se-brang* '-ke-ai) [caducus, 

 falling off; branchice, gills]. In biology, applied to 

 such amphibia as lose the gills or branchiae upon reach- 

 ing maturity. 



Caducicorn (kad-u' '-se-korn) [caducus, falling off; 

 cornu, horn]. In biology, applied to animals that 

 shed their horns or antlers. 



Caducity (kad-du 1 '-sit-e) \_caducitas, senility]. Senility ; 

 the feebleness of advanced age. 



Caducous (kad-u' -kus) [caducus, falling off]. In 

 biology, the shedding or falling off of certain parts, as 

 gills, antlers, horns. Dropping off very early, as 

 compared with other parts. 



Caducus Morbus (kad-du 1 '-kus mor'-bus) [L.]. Fall- 

 ing sickness ; an old name for epilepsy. 



Caecal (se'-kal). See Cecal. 



Caecitas Verbalis. See Word- blindness. 



Caecitis (se-si'-tis). See Cecitis. 



Caecum (se'-kum). See Cecum. 



Caenaesthesis (cen-es-the'-sis). See Cenesthesis. 



Caenogenetic (se-no-jen-ef '-ik) [naivdr , recent ; ykvzcic, 

 generation]. In biology, the appearance of a new 

 character very late in the course of development. 

 This usually arises from comparatively recent varia- 

 tions of the type-form. 



Caeruleus (se-ru'-le-us) [L.]. Sky-blue. C. morbus, 

 blue disease. See Cyanosis. 



Caerulosis (se-ru-lo'-sis). See Cyanosis. 



Caesalpinia (ses-al-pin' -e-ah) [L.]. A genus of tropi- 

 cal leguminous trees. C. bonducella. See Bondu- 

 cella. C. moringa has a diuretic bark. All unof. 



Caesarean Operation (se-sar'-e-an). See Cesarean. 



Caesium (se'-se-um). See Cesium. 



Caffea (kaf-e-ah) [L.]. The seeds of C. arabica. 

 The dried and roasted seeds are almost universally 

 used in infusion as a beverage, forming a cerebral 

 stimulant and stomachic tonic. They are valuable in 

 promoting digestion and allaying hunger and fatigue. 

 Coffee frequently causes excessive palpitation of the 

 heart. Its properties are due to an alkaloid, Caffein, 

 C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 .H 2 O, identical with Thein. See Tea. 

 Dose of the alkaloid gr. j-v. C. citrate. Dose gr. 

 j-v. C. valerianas, for nervous vomiting in hysteria. 

 Dose gr. j-iv. Ext. Caffeae Viridis Fid. Unof. 

 Intended as a substitute for the Fluid Extract of 

 Guarana. Dose ^ss-ij. See Guarana. Injectio 

 Caf. Hypodermatica, one grain of caffein in three 

 minims. Dose tnj-vj. 



Caffein (kaf'-e-in) {caffea, coffee]. C 8 H 10 N,O 2 + H 2 0. 

 Thein ; an alkaloid that occurs in the leaves and 

 beans of the coffee-tree, in tea, in Paraguay tea, and 

 in guarana, the roasted pulp of the fruit of Paullinia 

 sorbilis. It occurs in long, silky needles, slightly 

 soluble in cold water and alcohol, with a feebly bitter 

 taste. It is a cerebral and spinal stimulant. See Caffea. 

 C. citrata, citrated caffein, prepared by dissolving 

 equal weights of caffein and citric acid in double the 

 quantity of hot distilled water. Dose gr. ij-x. C. 

 citrata effervescens, effervescent citrated caffein. 

 Dose 3 j-ij in water. C.-iodol, a crystalline addition- 

 product obtained by mixing alcoholic solutions of 

 caffein and iodol in molecular proportion. It contains 

 74.6 per cent, of iodol and 25.4 per cent, of caffein, 

 and is a light-gray, odorless, tasteless, and nearly in- 

 soluble compound. It is proposed as a substitute for 

 iodol. Unof. 



Caffeina (ka-fe'-in-ah). See Caffein. 



Caffeinism (kaf-e' -in-izm) [caffea, coffee]. Chronic 

 coffee-poisoning ; a train of morbid symptoms due to 

 excess in the use of coffee. 



Cagot (kah-go') [Fr.]. I. A member of an outcast 

 race or clan in the S. W. of France ; formerly regarded 

 as lepers. 2. (By error) a cretin. C. Ear. See Par 

 Deformities. 



Cahinca, or Cainca (kah-hing' '-kah) [native S. Ameri- 

 can]. The diuretic root of Chiococca racemosa, C. 

 densifolia, or C. anguifuga, rubiaceous shrubs of 

 tropical America. Unof. 



Cahn and V. Mering's Method. A method of esti- 

 mating the amount of acids in the stomach. It con- 

 sists in distilling the contents of the stomach with 

 water three times. The volatile acids are estimated 

 in the distillate. The residue is shaken six times with 

 500 c.c. of ether, and this is evaporated to dryness, 

 and the lactic acid estimated by titration. The residue 

 contains the HC1, and this also can be estimated by 

 titration. 



Cailcedra (kdl-se'-drah) [origin unknown]. I. The Ced- 

 rela odorata , a large tree of tropical America. The bark 

 and wood are used in intermittent fevers ; a fragrant oil 

 (cedar- wood oil) is distilled from the wood. The tree 

 also affords a resin. 2. The Khaya senegalensis of 

 Africa and tropical America, a tree that closely re- 

 sembles the foregoing. 



Cailletet's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Caillian's Test. See Tests, Table of 



Caisson Disease (ka'-son diz-ez'). The symptoms due 

 to increased atmospheric pressure sometimes occurring 

 in divers, caisson workers, etc. Paraplegia, hemi- 

 plegia, anesthesia, or apoplectic attacks are common, 

 but paralysis of the legs is the most frequent symptom, 

 coming on only after return to the normal atmosphere. 

 The nature of the lesion is obscure. 



Cajeput Oil (kaj'-e-put oil). See Cajuputi, oleum. 



Cajuputene \caj-u-pu-tin') [Malay], C 10 H 16 . The 

 principal constituent of cajeput oil ; it is a liquid of 

 an agreeable odor. 



Cajuputi, Oleum (kaj-u-pu'-te, ol'-e-um). [Malay, 

 "white wood;" oleum, oil]. Oil of Cajuput. 

 A volatile oil distilled from the leaves of Melaleuca 

 leukadendron. It resembles oil of turpentine in its 

 general effects, being irritant externally and produc- 

 ing a sense of warmth internally, with accelerated 

 pulse. It is used with benefit for flatulent colic, dropsy, 

 hysteria, and cutaneous disorders ; it also relieves 

 toothache. Dose mj-v. C, Spiritus (B.P.). Dose 

 ?>ss-j. 



Cajuputol (kaj-u-pu'-tol) [Malay, Cajuputi, white 

 wood]. The more limpid part of oil of cajuput ; it is 

 found also in some other fragrant volatile oils. 



Cake Colors (kak kul'-orz) . See Pigments, Colors, and 

 Dyestuffs. 



Caked (kdkd) [ME.,^]. Compressed or hardened 

 into a solid mass. C. Breast, a breast in a puer- 

 peral woman in which the milk has become hardened 

 and inspissated. C. Bag, in cows, an inflammation 

 of the mammary gland. 



Calabar Bean (kal'-ab-ar ben). See Pkysostigma. 



Calabarin (kal-ab' -ar-iti) [Calabar']. An alkaloid from 

 Calabar bean, apparently acting much like strychnin. 



Caladana (kal-ad-a'-nah). See Kaladana. 



Caladium (kal-a' -de-um) [L.]. A genus of large- 

 leaved araceous plants. C. bicolor, of Brazil, is 

 anthelmintic and cathartic. Various other species are 

 employed locally in medicine. Unof. 



Calage (kal-ahzh') [Fr., wedging]. A method of pro- 

 phylaxis or treatment of sea-sickness by fixation of the 

 viscera by pillows placed between the abdomen and 



