CARDIOCENTESIS 



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CARICOLOGIST 



Cardiocentesis (kar-de-o-sen-te' -sis) [napdia, heart ; 

 KEvrrjGis, puncture]. Surgical puncture and aspiration 

 of one of the chambers of the heart. 



Cardioclasia (kar-de-o-kla' -ze-ah) [napdia, heart ; 

 n/.daiq, rupture]. Rupture of the heart. 



Cardiocrystallus (kar-de-o-kris-tal'-us) [napdia, heart ; 

 npvqra}/xic, crystal://., Cardiocrystalli\. A heart 

 crystal ; a microscopic white crystal sometimes found in 

 the tissues of the heart. 



Cardiodemia (kar-de-o-de' -me-ah) [napdia, heart ; drjudc, 

 fat]. Fatty heart; fatty degeneration of the heart. 



Cardiodynia (kar-de-o-din'-e-ah) [napdia, heart ; bdvvq, 

 pain]. Pain in or about the heart. 



Cardiogmus (kar-de-og'-mus) [napdia, heart; hypos, 

 a furrow]. Angina pectoris; cardialgia; palpitation; 

 aneurysm of a vessel near the heart ; exophthalmic 

 goiter. C. strumosus. Synonym of Exophthalmic 

 Goiter. 



Cardiogram {kar* ' -de-o-gram) [napdia, heart ; ypdu/xa, 

 a writing] . The tracing made of the cardiac impulse 

 by the cardiograph. See, also, Heart. 



Cardiograph (kar'-de- 

 o-graf) [napdia , heart ; 

 ypdpeiv, to write] . An 

 instrument for regis- 

 tering graphically the 

 modifications of the 

 pulsations of the 

 heart. 



Cardiography (kar- 

 de-o-graf -ik) [napdia, 

 the heart; ypafaiv, to 

 write]. Pertaining to 

 or recorded by the 

 cardiograph. 



Cardiography {kar-de- 

 og* -ra-fe) [napdia, the 

 heart; ypd<f>eiv, to write]. I. The use of the cardio- 

 graph. 2. A description of the anatomy of the heart. 



Cardiohemothrombus (kar-de-o-hem-o-t hr o m' -bus) 

 [napdia, heart; alfia, blood; 8p6u3uciq, a becoming 

 curdled]. Heart-clot. 



Cardio-inhibitory [kar-de-o-in-hif '-it-o-re) [napdia, the 

 heart ; inhibere, to restrain] . Pertaining to the dim- 

 inution of the heart's action. C.-i. Center, located in 

 the oblongata. C.-i. Nerves, the fibers of the spinal 

 accessory supplied to the vagus. 



Cardiolith (kar'-de-o-lith) [napdia, heart; ?J0og, a stone]. 

 A cardiac concretion. 



Cardiology (kar-de-ol'-o-je) [napdia, heart ; t-6yo$, dis- 

 course]. The anatomy, physiology, and pathology 

 of the heart. 



Cardiomalacia (kar-de-o-mal-a' '-se-ah) [napdia, heart ; 

 fia/.ania, softness]. Morbid softening of the substance 

 of the heart. 



Cardiomegalia (kar-de-o-meg-a' -le-ah) [napdia, heart ; 

 piyaq, large]. Cardiac enlargement. 



Cardiometer (kar-de-om' -et-er) [napdia, heart ; uirpov, 

 a measure]. An instrument for estimating the force 

 of the heart's action. 



Cardiometry (kar-de-om' -et-re) [napdia, the heart ; 

 uhpov, a measure]. The estimation of the size and 

 dimensions of the heart (as by means of auscultation 

 and percussion). 



Cardiopalmus (kar-de-o-pal'-mus) [napdia, heart ; 

 -a'/Moc, palpitation]. Palpitation of the heart. 



Cardiopathy (kar-de-op'-a-the) [napdia, heart; Tzadoc, 

 disease]. Any disease of the heart. 



Cardiopericarditis (kar-de-o-per-e-kar-di'-tis) [napdia, 

 heart ; Tzepi, around ; napdia, the heart ; trie, inflam- 

 mation]. Carditis and pericarditis together; inflam- 

 mation of the heart-tissues and of the pericardium. 



Cardiograph of v. Knoll. 

 Exit tube. e. Spring, p. Button. 

 (Lando is.) 



Cardioplegia (kar-de-o-pW '-je-ah) [napdia, heart ; irXtfyij, 

 a stroke]. Paralysis of the heart. 



Cardio -pneumatic (kar-de-o-nu-mat'-ik) [napdia, 

 heart ; -vev/ia, the breath]. Pertaining to the heart 

 and the breath. C. -p. Movements. Those move- 

 ments of the air in the lungs that are caused by the 

 pulsations of the heart and larger vessels. 



Cardio-pneumograph (kar-de-o-nu' ' -mo-graf) [napdia, 

 heart; Trvevua, breath ; jpdosn; to write]. An in- 

 strument designed for graphically recording cardio- 

 pneumatic movements. 



Cardiopuncture (kar-de-o-punk' -chur) [napdia, heart ; 

 punctura, a puncture]. I. Cardiocentesis. 2. Any 

 surgical or vivisectional puncture of the heart. 



Cardiopyloric (kar-de-o-pi-lor'-ik) [napdia, heart ; 

 -v'/.upoq, a gate-keeper]. Referring to both the cardiac 

 and pyloric portions of the stomach. 



Cardiorrhexis (kar-de-o-reks' -is) [napdia, heart ; p'/^ic, 

 rupture]. Rupture of the heart. 



Cardiosclerosis (kar-de-o-skle-ro' -sis) [napdia, heart ; 

 an?.r/p6eii>, to harden]. Induration of the tissues of 

 the heart. See Fibroid Heart. 



Cardioscope (kar* -de-o-skop) [napdia, heart ; ano^eiv, 

 to view]. An instrument for the observation of the 

 movements or of lesions of the heart. 



Cardiostenosis (kar-de-o-ste-no > -sis) [napdia, heart ; 

 otevuoiq, narrowing]. Constriction of the heart, 

 especially of the conus arteriosus ; also the develop- 

 ment of such a constriction. 



Cardio-thyroid Exophthalmos (kar' ' -de-o-thi-roid eks- 

 off-thal'-mos). Synonym of Exophthalmic Goiter. 



Cardiotomy (kar-de-of -o-me) [napdia, heart ; tout/, cut- 

 ting]. The anatomy or dissection of the heart. 



Cardiotopography (kar-de-o-to-pog / -ra-fe) [napdia, heart; 

 Tonoq, place ; ypatyeiv, to write]. The topography or 

 topographic anatomy of the heart and the cardiac area. 



Cardiotoxic (kar-de-o-toks' -ik) [napdia, heart ; ro^inov, 

 poison] . Having a poisonous effect upon or through 

 the heart. 



Cardiotrauma (kar-de-o-trav/ -mah) [napdia, heart ; 

 rpavua, a wound]. Traumatism or wound of the 

 heart. 



Cardiotromus (kar-de-of -ro-mus) [napdia, heart ; rpd- 

 uog, a quivering] . A fluttering or slight palpitation of 

 the heart. 



Cardiovascular ( kar-de-o-vas' -ku-lar) [napdia, heart ; 

 vasculum, a small vessel]. Both cardiac and vascular; 

 pertaining to the blood-vessels of the heart. 



Carditic (kar-dif '-ik) [napdia, the heart ; trig, inflamma- 

 tion]. Relating to or affected with carditis. 



Carditis (kar-di' -tis) [napdia, the heart ; iriq, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the heart. C, Internal. 

 Synonym of Endocarditis. 



Cardo (kar' -do) [cardo, a hinge]. In biology, a hinge- 

 joint, as that of a bivalve shell or the maxilla of an 

 insect. 



Cardol (kar'-dol). See Anacardium. 



Carduus (kar'-du-us) [L. , a thistle]. The seeds of C. 

 marianus, St. Mary's thistle, and C. benedictus, blessed 

 thistle. A decoction of the former, t ^ij ad Oj, con- 

 stitutes an old and popular remedy for hemoptysis. 

 The latter is also a popular cure-all, used mainly as a 

 tonic bitter. Dose of decoction 3 j- J ss ; of a tinc- 

 ture, n\x-xx. 



Carferal (kar 1 '-fer-al) [carbon, charcoal ; ferrum, iron; 

 aluminum. .] A proprietary combination of carbon, 

 iron oxid , and clay ; it is used as a filtering material 

 for water. 



Carica Papaya (kar'-ik-ah pap-a'-yah). See Papain. 



Caricin (kar'-is-in). See Papain. 



Caricologist (kar-ik-ol'-o-jist ) [carex, sedge ; ?£yecv, 

 to speak]. A student of sedges. 



