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Cambiform (kam'-biform) \_cambium, cambium ; 

 forma, shape]. In biology, applied to narrow, thin- 

 walled succulent cells, often found in connection with 

 sieve-tubes, but whose nature is not well understood. 



Cambi- Resin [East Indian]. The resinous juice of 

 Gardenia lucida an E. Indian plant. It has been 

 recommended for use in hospital dressings, from which 

 it is said to expel flies. 



Cambium (kam'-be-um) [L.]. In biology, a layer of 

 tissue formed between the wood and the bark of exog- 

 enous plants. It is composed of extremely delicate, 

 thin- walled cells, filled with protoplasm and organiz- 

 able nutrient matter, and appearing like a thin film of 

 mucilage. 



Cambogia (kam-bo' -je-ah) \_Camboja, or Cambodia, a 

 country in Farther India]. Gamboge. A resinous gum 

 from Garcinia hanburyi, a tree native to Southern 

 Asia. Its properties are due to gambogic acid. It is 

 a drastic hydragogue cathartic, decidedly diuretic. C, 

 Pil. Comp., (B. P.), contains gamboge, Barbadoes 

 aloes, hard soap, compound powder of cinnamon, and 

 syrup. Dose gr. v-x. It is also officially a constit- 

 uent of Pil. Cath. Comp. See Colocynth. Dose gr. 

 ij-v. 



Cambuca (kam-bu' '-kah) [L.]. An old name for a 

 bubo or venereal ulcer. 



Camel's Hair. The hair of the camel, used in Africa, 

 Asia Minor, and the Caucasus, and latterly in Europe, 

 for the manufacture of woven goods, that are made 

 from the unbleached hair. C.'s-h. Brush, a small 

 fine brush used for making various applications to the 

 surface of the body, and for cleansing the ear, etc. 



Camelina (kam-el-i'-nah) [xajiai, dwarf; \ivov, flax]. 

 A genus of cruciferous plants. C. sativa, the gold 

 of pleasure. A cruciferous plant of the old world, 

 naturalized in N. America. Its seeds afford a fixed 

 oil ; the plant itself was formerly esteemed in eye- 

 diseases. Unof. 



Camellia (kam-el'-e-ah) [after Kamel, a scientist of the 

 seventeenth century]. A genus of shrubs. C. the- 

 ifera. See Tea. 



Camellin (kam-el' '-in) [see Camellia'], C 53 H 84 19 . A 

 glucosid obtained from the seeds of Camellia jafonica. 



Camembert Cheese. See Cheese. 



Camera (kam'-er-ah) [na/iapa, an arched roof or 

 chamber]. In biology, a chamber or vaulted 

 structure. In optics, the chamber or dark-box of the 

 apparatus used for photography. C. cordis, the envel- 

 oping membrane of the heart, the pericardium. C. 

 of Cranium, the chamber of the skull. C. lucida, 

 an optical device for superimposing or combining two 

 fields of view in one eye, invented by the chemist 

 Wollaston. C. oculi, the chamber of the eye. 



Camerated (kam' -er-a-ted) [na/uapa, a vault]. In 

 biology, chambered, vaulted. 



Camerer's Method. A method of estimating uric acid 

 in the urine. It is done by means of Salkowski's 

 magnesia mixture (one part of crystallized magnesium 

 sulphate, two parts of ammonium chlorid, four parts of 

 ammonia solution, of sp. gr. 0.924, and eight parts of 

 water), to remove the phosphates, and the addition of 

 silver nitrate. 



Camerine (kam'-er-in) [napapa, a vault]. In biology, 

 a foraminiferous shell of the numulite limestone. 



Cameritelous (kam-er-it-e'-lus) [camera, a vault; 

 tela, a web]. Applied to spiders that spin intricate 

 webs or hiding-chambers. 



Camerostoma (kam-er-os' -to-mah) [KapApa, a vault ; 

 ardua, a mouth]. In biology, the vaulted cover of 

 the manducatory organs of spiders. 



Camisole (katn-is-ol' ') [Fr.]. The straight-jacket, for- 

 merly used for the restraint of violently insane persons. 



Camomile, or Chamomile (kam'-o-mil). See Anthemis 

 and Matricaria. 



Campana (kam-pa'-nah). See Pulsatilla. 



Camp Cure. Life in camp and in the open air, adopted 

 as a therapeutic measure. C. Fever. Synonym of 

 Typhus Fever. C. Measles, an epidemic of measles 

 among soldiers. 



Campani's Ocular. See Ocular. C. Tests. See 

 Tests, Table of. 



Campanula (kam-pan' -u-lah) [L., "a little bell"]. 

 I. Any bell-shaped part or process. 2. A genus of 

 plants with bell-shaped flowers: blue-bell : Canterbury 

 bell. Several of the species, as C. trachelium and C. 

 glomerata have been employed in medicine, as deter- 

 gents, astringents, and vulneraries. Unof. 



Campanulate (kam-pan' -u-lat) [campanula, a little 

 bell]. Bell-shaped. 



Camper's Angles. See Angle. C. Ligament. See 

 Ligament. C. Lines. See Lines, Table of. C. Plane. 

 See Tlane. C. Profile Line. See Profile Line. 



Camphene (kam-fen', or kam' -fen) [camphor], C 10 H 16 . 

 The solid terpene obtained from pinene halogen hydrid 

 by the elimination of the haloid acid. 



Camphenes (kam' -fern) [camphor]. The volatile oils 

 or hydrocarbons having the general formula C 10 H 16 , 

 isomeric with oil of turpentine. Many camphenes 

 exist ready-formed in plants, as oil of cloves, etc. 

 They are liquid at ordinary temperatures. They are 

 also called terpenes, but by some authorities the latter 

 is made the generic name of all the volatile hydrocar- 

 bons having the formula C 10 H 16 , while the name 

 camphene is limited to those terpenes that are solid at 

 ordinary temperatures. 



Camphoid (kam'-foid) [camphor]. A substitute for 

 collodion. It is a solution, one in 40, of pyroxylin, 

 in equal parts by weight of camphor and absolute 

 alcohol. It may be used as a vehicle for applications 

 to the skin. The application dries in a few minutes, 

 leaving an elastic opaque film, not easily washed off. . 



Campholic Acid (kam-fol'-ik). See Acid, Campholic. 



Campho-phenique (kam-fo-fen-ek') [Fr.]. A proprie- 

 tary preparation combining camphor and phenol ; it is 

 recommended as an antiseptic and local stimulant. 



Camphor (kam' -for) [camphora, camphor : gen., 

 Camphora:], C 10 H 16 O. A solid volatile oil ob- 

 tained from Cinnamomum camphora, a tree indig- 

 enous to Eastern Asia. It yields camphoric and cam- 

 phretic acids, also C. Cymol when distilled with zinc 

 chlorid. It is a valuable antispasmodic, anodyne and 

 diaphoretic. Applied locally, it is an excellent rube- 

 facient. It is a moderate cerebral excitant. It is 

 effectual in cholera, vomiting, cardiac depression and 

 affections requiring an antispasmodic. C, aqua, con- 

 sists of camphor 8, alcohol 5, precipitated calcium 

 phosphate 5, distilled water q. s. ad 1000 parts. Dose 

 3J-iv. C. Ball, an English preparation used as an 

 application to chapped-skin. Its composition is sper- 

 maceti 4, white wax 12, oil of almonds 5; melt in 

 a water bath, and add flowers of camphor 4. Pis- 

 solve and when nearly cold pour into boxes or mould 

 in gallipots. C. Borneo. See Borncol. C. Carbo- 

 lated, a mixture of 2j^ parts of camphor with one 

 each of carbolic acid and alcohol. A good antiseptic 

 dressing for wounds. C, ceratum, consists of cam- 

 phor liniment I, white wax 3, and lard 6. Used 

 for itching skin-affections. C, Chloral, a fluid pre- 

 pared by mixing equal parts of camphor and chloral 

 hydrate. It is an excellent solvent for many alka- 

 loids. Used externally. C.-ice, the ceratum cam- 

 phora composition, N. F. C, linimentum, has 

 camphor 20, cottonseed oil 80 parts. C, LinU 

 ment. Comp. (B. P.), contains camphor and oil of 



