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Capriloquium (kap-ril-o' ' -kwe-um) [caper, a goat ; 

 loqui, to speak]. Same as Egopkony. 



Caprin (kap'-rin) [caper, a goat] . An oily and flavor- 

 ing constituent of butter ; glycerin caprate. 



Caproic Acid (kap-r(/-ik as f -id). See Acid. 



Caprolactone (kap-ro-lak' '-ton) [caper, a goat ; lac, 

 milk], C 6 H 10 O 2 . A compound obtained from brom- 

 caproic acid on heating the latter with water. It is a 

 liquid boiling at 200 . 



Caprone (kap'-ron) {caper, a goat], C n H 22 0. Caproic 

 ketone ; a clear, volatile oil found in butter, and form- 

 ing the larger part of the oil of rue. 



Caproylamin [kap-ro-W -am-in) \_caper, a goat; amin\, 

 C 6 H 15 N. Hexylamin. A ptomaine found in the putre- 

 faction of yeast. 



Caprylic Acid (kap-ril f -ik as'-id). See Acid. 



Capsella (kap-sel'-ah) [dim. of capsa, a box]. The 

 leaves and stems of C. bursa pastoris, common in tem- 

 perate climates. It is considered an excellent hemo- 

 static and antiscorbutic, and is slightly stimulant and 

 astringent. Unof. C. bursa pastoris. See Shep- 

 herd's Purse. 



Capsicin (kap'-sis-in), C 9 H u 2 . The active principle 

 of Cayenne pepper. It is a thick, yellowish-red sub- 

 stance, scarcely flowing at ordinary temperatures, but 

 becoming very limpid if warmed. See Capsicum. 



Capsicol (kap'-sik-ol) {capsicum ; oleum, oil]. A red oil 

 obtainable from the oleo-resin of capsicum. 



Capsicum (kap'-sik-um) [capsa, a box; gen., Capsici\. 

 Cayenne Pepper. The fruit of C. fastigiatum, native 

 to tropical Africa and America. Its odor and hot taste 

 are due to a volatile oil, capsicin, C 9 H u 2 , which is 

 irritant to the skin and mucous membranes. Internally, 

 it is a stomachic tonic, diuretic and aphrodisiac. It 

 is useful in atonic dyspepsia, flatulent colic, and in in- 

 termittent fever. C, emplastrum, prepared from 

 the oleoresin and resin plaster. C, Ext. Fid. Dose 

 TTlv-^j. C, linimentum, I in 10, for chest affec- 

 tions, rheumatism, etc. C, Oleoresin, Ethereal. 

 Dose TnJ-v. C, Tinct., contains 5 per cent, of 

 capsicum. Dose TT^x-^j. 



Capsitis (kap-si f ^tis). Same as Capsulitis. 



Capsula (kap f -su-lah) [capsula, a small box]. The in- 

 ternal capsule of the brain ; it is the thick layer of 

 fibers between the caudatum and thalamus mesad and 

 the lenticula laterad ; it is continuous with the crura 

 caudad, and its expansion is called the corona. 



Capsular (kap'-su-lar) [capsula, a small box]. Pertain- 

 ing to a capsule. C. Artery, the middle suprarenal 

 artery. See Arteries, Table of. C. Ligament, the 

 sac or membranous bag that surrounds every movable 

 joint or articulation. It contains the synovial fluid. 

 C. Vein, the supra- renal vein. See Vein. 



Capsule (kap'-sul) [dim. of capsa, a chest]. A tunic 

 or bag that encloses a part of the body or an organ. 

 In biology, the investment of a part or organ, as a de- 

 hiscent pod or seed-vessel, the egg-case of an insect, 

 the test of a radiolarian. Also, in pharmacy, a small, 

 spheroidal shell composed of glycerin and gelat'n, 

 divided so that the parts fit together like a box and 

 cover. It is used for the administration of nauseous 

 and repulsive medicines. C, Bonnet's, the posterior 

 portion of the sheath of the eyeball. C, Bowman's. 

 See Bowman's Capsule. C, External, a layer of 

 white nerve-fibers forming part of the external bound- 

 ary of the lenticular nucleus. C. -filler, a contrivance 

 consisting of a funnel, tube and plunger, or other 

 device, used for introducing medicines into capsules. 

 C. of Glisson, the cellulo-vascular membrane envel- 

 oping the hepatic vessels. C, Internal, a layer of 

 nerve-fibers beneath and on the inner side of the 

 optic thalamus and caudate nucleus, which it separates 



from the lenticular nucleus, and containing the con- 

 tinuation upward of the crus cerebri. C. of the 

 Lens, a transparent, structureless membrane enclosing 

 the lens of the eye. C, Malpighian, the commence- 

 ment of the uriniferous tubules. See Malpighian 

 Bodies. C, Suprarenal, the ductless glandular body 

 at the apex of each kidney. C. of Tenon, the 

 tunica vaginalis of the eye. 



Capsuliferous (kap-sul-if -er-us) [capsula. a little box ; 

 ferre, to bear]. In biology, producing capsules. 



Capsulitis {kap-su-li' -tis) [capsula, a small box ; trie, 

 inflammation]. Inflammation of the capsule of the 

 lens, or of the fibrous capsule of the eyeball. 



Capsulo-ciliary (kap-su-lo-sil' -e-a-re) [capsula, a little 

 box ; cilium, an eyelid]. Relating to the capsule of 

 the lens and to the ciliary organ. 



Capsulogenous (kap-sul-of -en-us) [capsula, a little box; 

 gena, born]. Capsule-producing, as the cocoon or 

 capsule-glands of the earthworm. 



Capsulo-lenticular (kap-su-lo-len-tik' '-u-lar) [capsula, 

 a little box ; lenticula, a lentil]. Relating to the lens 

 and to its capsule. 



Capsulo-pupillary (kap-su-lo-pu' '-pil-a-re) [capsula, a 

 little box ; pupilla, the pupil of the eye]. Relating to 

 the capsule of the lens and to the pupil. 



Capsulotome (kap' -su-lo-toni). See Cystolome. 



Capsulotomy (kap-sti-lof ' -o-me) [capsula, a capsule ; 

 Tt/iveiv, to cut]. The operation of rupturing the 

 capsule of the crystalline lens in cataract-operations. 



Captage (cap-tahj) [Fr.]. The measures to be applied 

 to a natural spring of water, to secure the entire pro- 

 duct of the spring, and the purity of the water, by the 

 prevention of any admixture of deleterious or foreign 

 matter. 



Captation (kap-ta 1 '-shun) [captare, to desire]. The first 

 or opening stage of the hypnotic trance. 



Capucin Madder (kap 1 '-u-sin mad'-er). See Pigments, 

 Conspectus of. 



Capuron, Cardinal Points of. See Pelvis. 



Caput (kap'-id) [L.]. 1. The head; also the chief 

 part or beginning of an organ. 2. The cephalic or 

 precornual portion of the caudatum of the prosen- 

 cephal. C. coli, the head of the colon. C. cornu 

 posterioris. Same as C. gelatinosum. C. gallina- 

 ginis. See Verumontanum. C. gelatinosum, the 

 name given to the translucent gray matter covering the 

 dorso-mesal periphery of the dorsal horn of the spinal 

 cord. It is a nervous substance composed of numerous 

 closely crowded nerve-elements, with an intricate 

 intervening plexus of very fine nerve-fibrils, derived 

 from the dorsal (posterior or " sensory") nerve-roots. 

 C. medusae. See Medusa, Caput. C. obstipum. 

 Synonym of Wry-neck. C. quadratum, the rectan- 

 gular head of rickets, flattened upon the top and at the 

 sides, with projecting occiput and prominent frontal 

 bosses. C. succedaneum, a tumor composed of a 

 sero-sanguineous infiltration of the connective tissue 

 situated upon the presenting part of the fetus. 



Caraboid (kar> '-ab-oid) [mpafioe, a carabus ; eUoq, 

 form]. In biology, the second larval stage of certain 

 insects. 



Carajura (kar-ah-ju'-rah) [Brazil]. Same as Chica 

 Red. 



Caramania Gum. See Bassora Gum. 



Caramel (kar'-am-el) [Fr., burnt sugar]. Cane-sugar 

 deprived of two molecules of water. It is a viscid, 

 brown-colored liquid. 



Caranna (kar-an'-ah) [Sp. , carafia~\. An aromatic oleo- 

 resin produced by the tree Protium carana, of trop- 

 ical America; it was formerly used in plasters: also 

 a name for similar gummy resins from Icica altissima, 

 Bursera acuminata, etc., all tropical American trees. 



