CALAMARY 



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CALCIUM 



the wall of the cabin and between the back and edge 

 of the berth, the patient lying upon the side. 



Calamary (kal'-am-a-re) [uaAauapi, inkstand]. Same 

 as Cuttle-bone. 



Calamin (kal '-am-in) [calamina, a corruption of cad- 

 mia~\. Native zinc carbonate. Calamina pm pa rata, 

 the prepared calamin, washed and pulverized, is used 

 mainly as an external exsiccant and astringent. L'n- 

 guentum calamines, Turner's cerate. Unof. 



Calamint, Calaminth (kal' -am-int or -mint A). Any 

 plant of the labiate genus Calamintha. The cala- 

 mints are aromatic stimulants, with the general prop- 

 erties of the other mints, such as pennyroyal. Unof. 



Calamistrum (kal-am-is' '-trum) [calamus, a reed]. In 

 biology, one of the spines found on the hind-legs of 

 spiders, used in arranging the silk as it issues from the 

 spinnerets. 



Calamus tkal'-am-us) [L. , a reed: gen., Calami~\. 

 Sweet Flag. The rhizome of Acorus calamus. It 

 contains a volatile oil and acorin, a bitter nitrogenous 

 principle. The root is an aromatic, stomachic tonic, and 

 a common ingredient of many popular ''bitters.'' C, 

 Ext., Fid. Dose til xv- 3 j. C., Draco, a species 

 of rattan-palm that affords a part of the so-called 

 Dragon's Blood (q. v.) of commerce. C. scriptor- 

 ius (a writing pen or reed). The groove on the floor 

 of the fourth ventricle, at the end of which is the ven- 

 tricle of Arantius. 



Calapitte (kal'-ap-it) [Mex., calappa, the cacao-tree]. 

 A concretion found occasionally in the cocoa-nut ; 

 vegetable bezoar. It is valued as an amulet in the 

 East. 



Calathidium or Calathium (kal-ath-id'-e-um or kal- 

 ath'-e-um) [ica/.afios, a vase-shaped basket]. In biol- 

 ogy, applied to the flower-head in certain of the Com- 

 positor. 



Calathiform (kal-ath' -if-orni) [m/adoc-, a vase-shaped 

 basket ; forma, form] . In biology, shaped like a cup, 

 vase, or bowl, hemispherical, or concave. 



Calberla's Method. A method of imbedding micro- 

 scopic specimens in egg-emulsion. The white of sev- 

 eral eggs is separated from the yolks, the chalazae re- 

 moved, and the white cut up with a pair of scissors. 

 To each 15 parts of white add one part of a IO per 

 cent, solution of sodium carbonate (10 parts of cal- 

 cined sodium carbonate to 100 parts of water). To 

 this solution add the well-shaken yolks and again 

 shake well. Pour the mixture into a deep vessel, al- 

 low to settle, remove the scum, and the mass is ready 

 for use. The specimens, after being well washed in 

 water, are placed in this mass until permeated. They 

 are then fastened with pins to the freshly-cut surface 

 of a piece of hardened mass. 



Calcaneal (kal-ka'-ne-al) [calcaneum, the heel]. In 

 biology, relating to the heel-bone, or calcaneum, or to 

 a tuberosity in birds, resembling the calcaneum. 



Calcaneo-astragalar (kal-ka'-ne-o-as-trag'-al-ar) . See 

 Calcaneo-astragaloid. C.-astragaloid, relating to 

 the calcaneum and the astragalus. C. -cavus , a club- 

 foot that combines the characters of calcaneus and 

 cavus. C. -cuboid, belonging to the calcaneum and 

 the cuboid. C. -scaphoid, belonging to the calcaneum 

 and the scaphoid bone. C.-valgo-cavus, club-foot 

 combining the features of calcaneus, valgus and cavus. 



Calcaneum (kal-ka'-ne-um) [L., the heel]. A com- 

 mon name for the os calcis or heel-bone. 



Calcaneus (kal-ka'-ne-us) [calcaneum, the heel]. 

 Club-foot in which the heel alone touches the ground, 

 the instep being drawn up toward the shin. 



Calcar (kal'-kar) [L., a spur]. 1. Any spur or spur- 

 like point, as the hippocampus minor. 2. Ergot of rye. 

 3. The calcaneum. C. avis, the hippocampus minor. 



Calcareous (kal-ka'-re-us) [calx, limestone]. Per- 

 taining to or having the nature of limestone. C. 

 Degeneration. See Defeneration. 



Calcarine (kal' -kar-ln) [calcar, a spur]. Relating to 

 the hippocampus minor. C. Fissure. See Fissure. 



Calceiform (kal' -se-iform) [calceus, a shoe ; forma, 

 form]. In biology, resembling in shape a shoe or 

 slipper, as the corolla of certain flowers. 



Calceolaria (kal-se-o-la' -re-ah) [L. , like a slipper]. A 

 genus of scrophulariaceous plants, mostly of the Andean 

 region. Many of the species have a high local repute 

 as alteratives and antisyphilitics ; several are emetic 

 and purgative. Unof. 



Calcic (kal'-sik) [calx, lime]. Of or pertaining to lime. 

 C. Inflammation of* Gums and Peridental Mem- 

 brane. Inflammation caused and maintained by 

 deposits of calculus on the necks of the teeth. 



Calcicosis (kal-sik-c/ -sis) [calx, lime; vocroc, disease]. 

 Marble-cutter's phthisis; phthisis due to the inhala- 

 tion of marble-dust. 



Calcification (kal- sif -ik-a' -shun) [calx, lime ; fere, 

 to become]. The deposit of calcareous or other in- 

 soluble crystalline matter within the tissues of the 

 body. 



Calcigerous (kal-sij' -er-us) [calx, lime ; gerere, to 

 bear]. Containing lime or a lime-salt ; as the calci- 

 gerous cells of the dentine, or calcigerous tubules in 

 bone. 



Calcigrade (kal'-sig-rdd) [calx, heel; gredi, to walk]. 

 Walking on the heels. 



Calcination (kal-sin-a' -shun) [calcinare, to calcine]. 

 The process of driving off the volatile chemical con- 

 stituents from inorganic compounds. The expulsion 

 of carbon dioxid from carbonates. 



Calcine (kal'-sin or kal-sin') [calcinare, to calcine]. 

 To separate the inorganic elements of a substance by 

 subjecting it to an intense heat. 



Calcium (kal'~se-um)[calx, lime.^gen . , Calcii ~\ . Ca = 

 40; quantivalence II. A brilliant, silver- white metal, the 

 basis" of lime and limestone, characterized by strong 

 affinity for oxygen, and isolated with great difficulty. 

 See Elements, Table of It is best known in the form 

 of calcium oxid, quicklime ; C. hydrate, slaked lime ; 

 and C. carbonate, chalk. The preparations of lime 

 used in medicine are usually alkaline and slightly 

 astringent. Calcium oxid is a powerful escharotic. 

 C. benzoas, Ca(C 7 H 5 2 ) 2 , used in nephritis and 

 albuminuria of pregnancy. Dose gr. v— x. C. car- 

 bonate Test. See Tests, Table of. C. chloridum, 

 CaCl 2 , soluble in water. Dose gr. x-xx. C. chlorid., 

 Liq. (B. P.). Dose Tr^xv-1. Calcii bromidum. 

 See Bromin. C. Carb. Precipitatus, CaC0 3 , insolu- 

 ble in water, but soluble in acids, with effervescence. 

 Dose gr. v-xx. C. hypophosphis, Ca,PH 2 2 . See 

 Phosphorus. C. Phosphas Precipit., C^POJ,. 

 SeePhosphorus. Calcis Liniment, carron oil, contains 

 equal parts of lime-water, and olive oil. C, Liquor, 

 lime-water, contains about l x / 2 parts of lime in iooo 

 of water. Dose ^ ss-ij. C. Liq. Saccharatus 

 (B. P.). Dose TT\xv-3j. C, Syr., saccharated 

 syrup of lime, contains lime 65, sugar 40, water 

 q. s. It is the antidote to poisoning by carbolic 

 or oxalic acid. Dose 3 ss-ij. Calx, CaO, cal- 

 cium oxid, quicklime, not used internally. C. 

 chlorinata. See Chlorin. C. Sulphurata. Dose 

 gr. -^. Creta. native calcium carbonate ; chalk. 

 C. Mist., consists of C. pulv. comp. 20, cinnamon- 

 water 40, water 40. Dose ^ ss. C. Preparata, 

 chalk freed from impurities by washing and elutriation. 

 Dose gr. v-xx. C. Pulv. Aromat. (B.P. ). Dose gr. 

 X-3J. C. Pulv. Aromat. cum Opii (HP.). Dose 

 gr. x— 3 j. C. Pulv. Comp., compound chalk-powder. 



