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Carbohydraturia (kar-bo-hi-drat-u' '-re-ah) [carbohy- 

 drate ; oipov, urine]. The presence of an abnormally 

 large proportion of carbohydrates in the urine. 



Carbolic (kar-bol'-ik) [carbo, a coal; oleum, oil]. 

 Containing or derived from coal-tar oil. C. Acid. 

 See Acid, Carbolic. C. Mask, Curschmann's res- 

 pirator for use in fetid bronchitis. It is fastened 

 in front of the nose and mouth, and contains cotton 

 in a special receptacle, impregnated with carbolic acid, 

 equal parts of carbolic acid and alcohol, turpentine, 

 creasote, etc. 



Carbolism (kar'-bol-izm) [carbo, a coal ; oleum, oil]. 

 Carbolic-acid poisoning : a diseased state induced by 

 the misuse or maladministration of carbolic acid. 



Carbotize {kar 1 '-bol-'iz) \_carbo, a coal; oleum, oil]. To 

 impregnate with carbolic acid. To render aseptic or 

 antiseptic by the use of carbolic acid. 



Carboluria (kar-bol-u' -re-ah ) [carbo, a coal ; oleum, 

 oil ; ovpov, urine]. The presence of carbolic acid in 

 the urine, producing a dark discoloration. It is one 

 of the signs of carbolic-acid poisoning. 



Carbon (kar'-bon) [carbo, charcoal]. Charcoal. C = 

 12 ; quanti valence II, IV. A non-metal occurring in 

 the various forms of diamond, graphite or " black 

 lead," and charcoal. In medicine only the last 

 named form is.employed, which may be, — C, Animal, 

 useful as a deodorant and disinfectant, as it readily 

 absorbs and aids in oxidizing many gases. It is used 

 internally to absorb fermenting products of digestion. 

 Carbo animal., purificat., purified animal charcoal. 

 Dose gr.xx-J j. C. Cataplasma (B. P.), charcoal 

 poultice ; wood-charcoal I, bread-crumb I, linseed 

 meal 3, boiling water 20. C. dioxid, the acid, gas- 

 eous product, having the composition of C0 2 , com- 

 monly known as " carbonic acid gas," or carbonic 

 acid. It is a colorless gas having a sp. gr. of 1.52, 

 soluble in cold water, and possessing a pungent smell 

 and an acid taste. Inhaled, it destroys animal life by 

 asphyxiation. In solution, it is an excellent refrigerant 

 and stomachic. Its inhalation is fatal in a short time, 

 even when diluted with 95 parts of air. It is a pro- 

 duct of respiration. It is used in medicine for inhala- 

 tion in whooping cough, asthma, and to stop hiccough. 

 It is also used as a local anesthetic in minor surgery. 

 C. disulphid, bisulphid of carbon, CS 2 , a colorless, 

 transparent liquid of offensive odor, highly inflamma- 

 ble, very poisonous. A good solvent for caoutchouc. 

 A diluted spray of it is recommended in diphtheria. 

 Dosetr^ss-j. Carbo ligni, wood charcoal. C. mon- 

 oxid, CO, carbonic oxid, a colorless, tasteless, and 

 inodorous gas, one of the products of imperfect com- 

 bustion. When inhaled it is actively poisonous. C. 

 tetrachlorid, CC1 4 , anesthetic, recommended locally 

 for asthma, by inhalation. Unof. See Anesthetic. 

 C. oxysulphid, a body, COS, formed by conducting 

 sulphur vapor and carbon monoxid through red-hot 

 tubes ; it is a colorless gas, with a faint and peculiar 

 odor. It unites readily with air, forming an explosive 

 mixture. It is soluble in an equal volume of water. 

 It is present in the waters of some mineral springs. 



Carbonaphtholic Acid (kar-bon-af-thol'-ik). See 

 Acid alpha-oxy naphthoic. 



Carbonemia {kar-bon-e' -me-ah) [carbon, charcoal; 

 alua, the blood]. A word denoting the accumulation 

 of carbon dioxid in the blood. 



Carbonic Acid {kar-bon' -ik as / -id). See Carbon di- 

 oxid. 



Carbonis deter gens, Liquor. See Fix. 



Carbonization {kar-bon-iz-a' 'shun) [carbo, coal]. The 

 process of decomposing organic substances by heat 

 without air, until the volatile products are driven off 

 and the carbon remains. 



Carbonyl {kar'-bon-il) [carbo, charcoal]. A hypo 

 thetic organic radical having the formula CO. 



Carbostyril {kar-bo-stir' '-il) [carbo, charcoal; styrax, 

 storax], C 9 H 7 NO. Oxyquinolin ; a compound pre- 

 pared by digesting quinolin with a bleaching-lime solu- 

 tion. It crystallizes from hot water in fine needles, and 

 from alcohol in large prisms, that melt at 198-199 . 



Carboxyl [kar^-boks-il) [carbo, charcoal ; b~vc, sharp]. 

 The atomic group, CO. OH, characteristic of the 

 organic acids. The hydrogen of this can be replaced 

 by metals, forming salts. 



Carbuncle, or Carbunculus {kar' '-bung- kel, or kar- 

 bung / -ku-lus) [carbo, a live coal]. A hard, circum- 

 scribed, deep-seated, painful inflammation of the sub- 

 cutaneous tissue, accompanied by chill, fever, and 

 constitutional disturbance. It differs from a boil in 

 having greater size, a flat top, and several points of 

 suppuration. It is erroneously called anthrax. 



Carbuncular [kar-bung 1 '-ku-lar) [carbo, a live coal]. 

 Pertaining to a carbuncle. C. Disease. See An- 

 thracosis. 



Carbunculo contagioso. Synonym of Anthrax. 



Carbyl [kar'-bil) [carbo, charcoal ; v'/.tj, matter]. A 

 name given by Magnus to the hydrocarbon ethylene 

 when it acts as a basic radical. 



Carbylamin (kar-bil* '-am-in) [carbo, charcoal ; amin\ . 

 I. A name for hydrocyanic acid. 2. One of a series 

 of compounds parallel to, and isomeric with, the 

 nitrites, characterized by their ready decomposition by 

 dilute acids into formic acid and amins. They are 

 colorless liquids that can be distilled, and possess an 

 exceedingly disgusting odor. They are sparingly 

 soluble in water, but readily soluble in alcohol and 

 ether. 



Carcassonne's Ligament. See Ligament. 



Carcerule {kar' 'ser-ool) [career, a prison]. In biology, 

 a many-celled, many-seeded, indehiscent pericarp. 



Q.axchaxo&Qi)\(kar-kar / -o-dotit) [ndpxapos, sharp, jagged; 

 odoir, tooth]. In biology, having compressed, tren- 

 chant, acute, pointed teeth, as sharks and snakes. 



Carcinoid (kar'-sin-oid) [/eap/ui>oc, a crab ; eZ(5oc, shape]. 

 In biology, crab-like. 



Carcinology (kar-sin-ol' -o-je) [nap/choc, a crab ; 7.6yetv, 

 to speak]. The systematized knowledge of crusta- 

 ceans, or crabs, etc., a department of zoology. 



Carcinoma (kar-sin-o / -mah) [Kapnivuua • KnpKivo^, a 

 crab, thus called from the appearance of the veins]. 

 A malignant tumor, characterized by a network of 

 connective tissue whose areolae are filled with cell- 

 masses resembling epithelial cells. See Tumors, 

 Table of. C, Chimney-Sweepers'. See Epithe- 

 lioma. C, colloid (Alveolar), affects chiefly the 

 alimentary canal, uterus, peritoneum, etc.; the deli- 

 cate connective- tissue stroma is filled with colloid 

 matter in alveoli, or cysts. C. cutis, cancer of the 

 skin. See Epithelioma. C, desmoid. See Hodg- 

 kin's Disease. C, encephaloid, is of rapid growth, 

 with a small amount of stroma, large alveoli, and 

 greater amount of cells and blood-vessels. Hematoid 

 (bloody), Osteoid (in bones), Villous (papillary), etc., 

 are other varieties, encephaloid in character. C, 

 epitheliomatous, or squamous-celled, the cells 

 resemble squamous epithelium, and they invade the 

 adjacent tissue in a columnar manner. C. lenticulare, 

 the most common form of cutaneous scirrhus. It 

 begins as small, shot-sized, flattish, red papules, that 

 enlarge to the size of a pea, bean, or filbert, most of 

 them projecting above the surface, while others are 

 subcutaneous. They are generally seated on a red 

 or violaceous surface, and these coalesce into large 

 irregular masses that sooner or later break down, 

 ulcerate, and fungate, sometimes bleeding profusely. 



