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lavender dissolved in rectified spirit, and strong solu- 

 tion of ammonia added. C, Monobromated, C 10 H 15 - 

 BrO, camphor in which one atom of hydrogen has 

 been replaced by an atom of bromin. It resembles 

 the bromids in therapeutic action. Dose gr. j-x, in 

 emulsion. C. salicylate, prepared by heating to- 

 gether 14 parts of camphor with II of salicylic acid. 

 It is used as an ointment. C, Spt., contains camphor 10, 

 alcohol 70, water 20 parts. Dose n\v-xx. C, Tinct., 

 Comp. (B. P. ), contains opium, benzoic acid, camphor, 

 oil of anise, and proof spirit. Dose TTlxv-^j. C. 

 Tinct., Rubini's. Unof. A saturated solution of 

 camphor in alcohol. Dose gtt. iv-x. Raspail's 

 " Eau Sedative." Unof. Contains aq. ammonia; 3 ij, 

 sodium chlorid 3 ij, camph. spt. wine 3 iij, water Oij. 

 Used externally. 



Camphoric Acid (kam-for / -ik). See Acid. 



Camphoronic Acid {kam-fo-ron f ik). See Acid. 



Camphors {kam'-forz) \camphora, camphor]. Peculiar- 

 smelling substances containing oxygen and intimately 

 related to the terpenes. They are often found with 

 the latter in plant-secretions and can be artificially 

 prepared by oxidizing the same. 



Camphylene {kam' -fil-eti)\camphora, camphor], C 10 H 16 . 

 1. A liquid terpene produced by decomposing cam- 

 phene with lime at a great heat. 2. A commercial 

 name for naphthalin, occurring in blocks that are sold 

 for protecting furs and woolens from moths, and are 

 placed in urinals for disinfecting purposes. 



Campimeter (kam-pim' -et-er). See Perimeter. 



Camplin's Biscuits. See Biscuits. 



Campsis [kamp/sis) [Hdfixpic, a curving]. Any abnormal 

 curvature or flexion. 



Campterium {kamp-te' -re-urri) [Kaftirrrip, a bending]. 

 In biology, the anterior border of the wing ; the bend 

 of the wing. 



Campylochirus [kam-pil-o-ki' -rus) [/caicriAoc, crooked ; 

 Xeip, hand]. Having distorted hands. 



Campylorrhachis (kam-pil-or , -a-kis) [ko «-('•/ or, 

 crooked; paxig, backbone]. A fetus with spinal 

 deformity. 



Campy loTrh'mus^ham-pil-o-ri'-nus) \_Kau-'v7jo^, crooked; 

 nose]. A monstrosity with a deformity of the 

 nose. 



Campylospermous {kam-pil-o-sper' -mus) \Kafnzv7.oq , 

 curved ; arrepua, a seed]. In biology, applied to seeds 

 . having the material curved so as to form longitudinal 

 furrows. 



Campylotropal {kam-pil-ot* -ro-pal) \_Kau.-xv?.oc, curved ; 

 rpe-eiv, to turn]. In biology, applied to ovules or 

 seeds that are bent or curved on themselves. 



Canada {kan' -a-dafi) [Sp.]. A British possession in 

 North America. C. Balsam. See Balsamum can- 

 adense. For its uses in microscopy, see Mounting 

 Media. C. Snakeroot, the root of Asarum canadense. 

 See Asarum. C. Hemp. See Apocynum. 



Canadian {kan-a' -de-an) \_Canadd\. Pertaining or 

 belonging to Canada. 



Canadol (kan'-ad-ol). A transparent volatile liquid re- 

 sembling benzene in smell. It is an excellent local 

 anesthetic for minor surgical operations. Unof. See 

 also Gasolene. 



Canaigre (kan-a'-gra) [Sp.]. The Rumex hymeno- 

 sepalus, a plant of Texas, Mexico, Utah and Cali- 

 fornia. The root is highly astringent : the sour stalks 

 are used, like rhubarb- stalks, in making pies. Unof. 



Canal, or Canalis (kan-al', or kan-a' -lis) \canna, a 

 reed or tube]. I. A tube or duct for carrying the 

 fluids of the body. 2. A hollow instrument used as 

 a splint. C, Abdominal. See C., Inguinal. C, 

 Abital. See C. , Aphodal. C, Aerial. See C., Air. 

 C, Afferent. See C, Incurrent. C, Air, a cavity 



containing air, such as exists in most vegetable organs ; 

 it is formed by an arrest of development or by a destruc- 

 tion of some of the anatomic elements. . C, Al- 

 cock's, a strong sheath of the obturator layer of the 

 pelvic fascia containing the internal pudic artery. C, 

 Alimentary, the whole digestive tube from the mouth 

 to the anus. C., Alisphenoid, in comparative anatomy, 

 a canal in the alisphenoid bone, opening anteriorly into 

 the foramen rotundum, and transmitting the external 

 carotid artery. C, Alveolar, Anterior, one located 

 in the superior maxilla ; it transmits the anterior supe- 

 rior dental nerve. C, Alveolar, Inferior, the inferior 

 dental canal. C, Alveolar. Median, one located in 

 the superior maxilla and transmitting the middle supe- 

 rior dental nerve. C, Alveolar, Posterior, one 

 situated in the superior maxilla ; it transmits the 

 posterior superior dental nerve. C, Alveolo-dental, 

 See C, Dental. C, Ambulacral, in the Echinoder- 

 mata, branches of the circular canal. C, Anal, leads 

 from the rectum to the external opening of the anus. 

 C, Aphodal, in certain sponges, one connecting a 

 chamber with an excurrent canal. C, Apical, in the 

 Ctenophora, two canals extending from the funnel to 

 the apical pores. C, Aquiferous. 1. Canals that 

 in many molluscs traverse the substance of the foot, 

 opening externally by pores, or internally into the 

 blood-sinuses. 2. In the Entozoa, a series of ramify- 

 ing excretory canals, with blind extremities, converging 

 to a common canal that opens externally. C, Arach- 

 noid, a space formed beneath the arachnoid membrane 

 of the brain ; it transmits the vena; magna; Galeni. C. 

 of Arantius, the ductus venosus. C, Archinephric, 

 the duct of the archinephron or primitive kidney. 

 C, Arterial. See Ductus arteriosus. C, Atrial, 

 the cavity of the atrium. C, Auditory, External, 

 that from the auricle to the tympanic membrane. C, 

 Auditory, Internal, that beginning on the posterior 

 surface of the petrous bone, and extending outward 

 and backward for a distance of about four lines ; it 

 transmits the auditory and facial nerves, and the audi- 

 tory artery. C, Auricular. 1. See C. , Auditory, 

 External. 2. The constriction between the auricular 

 and ventricular portions of the fetal heart. C. , Avant, 

 the anterior portion of the male urethra. C, Axial, 

 in certain Echinodermata, the central canal of a 

 brachium, opening into the alimentary canal. C, 

 Bartholin's, the duct of Bartholin's gland. C. of 

 Bernard, a supplementary duct of the pancreas. Also 

 called Santorini's canal. C, Bichat's. See C, 

 Arachnoid. C, Biflex. See Gland, Interungulate. 

 C, Biliary. See C., Hepatic. C, Biliary, Inter- 

 lobular, canals situated between the acini of the liver, 

 containing small branches of the portal vein, etc. C, 

 Blastoporic. See C., Xeurentcric. C. of Bone, a 

 canaliculus of bone. C, Braun's. See C., Xeuren- 

 teric. C, Braune's, the continuous passage formed 

 by the uterine cavity and the vagina during labor, 

 after full dilatation of the os. C, Breschet's. See 

 C. of the Diploe. C, Bullular. See C. of Petit. 

 C, Carinal, an air-canal in the Equiseta, situated on 

 the inner side of the xylem. C, Carotic. See C., 

 Carotid. C, Carotico-tympanic, two or three short 

 canals extending from the carotid canal to the tym- 

 panum ; they transmit branches of the carotid plexus. 

 C, Carotid, one in the petrous portion of the temporal 

 bone ; it transmits the internal carotid artery. C. of 

 Cartilage, the canals in ossifying cartilage, during its 

 vascularization intended to receive prolongations of 

 the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum. They radiate 

 in all directions from the center of ossification. C, 

 Central (of the modiolus'), a canal running from the 

 base to the apex of the cochlea. C, Central (of spinal 



