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CARTILAGE 



Carpain (kar-pa' '-in) , C u H 27 X0 2 . An alkaloid ex- 

 tracted from the leaves of Carica papaya. It forms 

 well-defined, beautiful crystals, with a very bitter 

 taste, and melting at 115 C. It is recommended for 

 the subcutaneous treatment of heart-disease. Dose, 

 grain y 1 ^ to \ subcutaneously, every day, or every 

 second day. 



Carpal (karp'-al) [mp-oq, the wrist]. Pertaining to 

 the wrist. C. Angle, in biology, the bend of the 

 wing. 



Carpale (kar-pa' -le) \_Kapx6q, the wrist] . Any one of 

 the wrist-bones. 



Carpel (kar' -pel) [napirdq, fruit]. In biology, the 

 ovule-producing organ of a plant ; a simple pistil, or 

 the homologous portion of a compound pistil. 



Carpellary (kar'-pel-a-re) [nap-oq, fruit]. Containing, 

 like, or belonging to a carpel. 



Carpen (kar// -en) [Kapnoq, the wrist]. Belonging to the 

 carpus in itself. 



Carphologia (kar-fo-lo' -je-ah). See Carphology. 



Carphology (kar-fol' -o-je) [napyoq, chaff; teyeiv, to 

 collect]. A symptom in delirious and dying persons 

 consisting in picking at the bedclothes. It is generally 

 looked upon as an unfavorable omen. Floccilatio , or 

 Jloccilation, was the term formerly given to this symp- 

 tom. 



Carpobalsamum (kar-po-bal' -sam-um) [napndq, fruit ; 

 3a'/.cafiov, balsam]. The fruit of Balsamodendron 

 [Commiphora) opobahamum, the Mecca balsam-tree; 

 also a fragrant volatile oil from the same fruit. It is 

 highly prized in the Orient. Unof. 



Carpocace (kar-pok'-as-e) [nap-rroq, wrist; nanoq, bad]. 

 A diseased condition of the wrist. 



Carpogenic (kar-po-jen' '• ik) [Kaprroq, fruit; yevqg, pro- 

 ducing] . Applied to the fruit-producing cell or sys- 

 tem of cells in certain algae. 



Carpognathite (kar-pog / -nath-tt) [/cap-6c, the wrist ; 

 yvddoq, the jaw]. In biology, the fifth joint of the 

 gnathopodite or foot-jaw of a crustacean. See Carpos. 



Carpogonium (kar-po-go* -ne-um) [napKoq, fruit ; y6voq, 

 producing]. In biology, the unfertilized female 

 reproductive organ of certain thallophytes. 



Carpolith (kar' -po-lith) [jiapiroq, fruit; /udoq, a stone]. 

 I. A hard concretion formed in a fruit. 2. A petrified 

 fruit. 



Carpology (kar-pol'-o-je) \jiap-6q, fruit ; teyeiv, to 

 speak]. That department of botany that treats of 

 fruits. 



Carpomania (kar-po-ma' '-ne-ah) \_Kapn6q, fruit ; fiavia, 

 madness]. In biology, the excessive production of 

 fruit by trees that are cultivated. 



Carpo-metacarpal (kar-po-mel-a-kar'-pal) \Kap~6q, 

 carpus ; fierd, between, among ; napnoq, carpus]. 

 Relai ing to the carpus and to the metacarpus. 



Carpo-pedal (kar-po-ped' '-a/) [nap-Koq, carpus ; pes, pedis, 

 a foot]. Affecting the wrists or the hands and feet. 

 C. Spasm, a spasm of the hands and feet, or of the 

 thumbs and great toes, associated with the laryngismus 

 stridulus of children. C. Contractions. See Con- 

 traction. 



Carpophagous (kar-poff 7 -ag-us) [napxoq, fruit ; <f>ayelv, 

 to eat] . Applied to fruit-eating animals. 



Carpophore (kar'-po-fdr) [nap-oc, fruit ; <pipeiv, to 

 bear]. In biology, the stalk or support of fruits, 

 corresponding to the receptacle in the flower. Also 

 an organ, in some thallophytes, that bears spores. 



Carpopodite (kar-pop' -o-dit) [naprtoq, the wrist ; ~o!q, 

 the foot]. In biology, a part of the crustacean limb, 

 i.e., the fifth joint of the endopodite. See Carpos. 



Carpoptosis (kar-pop-to 1 '-sis) \Kapizoq, wrist ; -ruoiq, 

 a fall]. Wrist-drop. 



Carpos (kar'-pos) [napirdq, wrist]. In biology, the fifth 



joint of any crustacean appendage (Bate). The same 

 as Carpognathite and Carpopodite (Milne Edwards). 



Carpospore [kar 1 '-po-spor) [napTzoq, fruit ; OTzopa, seed] . 

 In biology, the equivalent of spore. 



Carpostome (kar' -po-stom) [napxdq, fruit ; ard/xa, 

 mouth]. In biology, one of the narrow mouths or 

 canals through which spores are discharged from the 

 cystocarp or sporocarp. 



Carpotica (kar-pof -ik-ah) [nnp-oq, fruit]. Diseases 

 connected with pregnancy and childbirth. 



Carpozyma (kar-po-zi' -mah) [nap-nog, fruit ; C,vp.T], fer- 

 ment]. A genus of fermentative microorganisms. C. 

 apiculata, a widely-diffused alcoholic ferment found 

 in all fruits. 



Carpue's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Carpus (karp/-us) [\ap7r0c, the wrist]. The eight bones 

 collectively forming the wrist. See Bones, Table of. 



Carr's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Carrageen, or Carragheen (kar'-ag-en) [Carragheen in 

 Ireland]. Irish moss. See Chondrus. 



Carragheenin (kar-ag-en' -in), C 6 H 10 O 5 . A mucilagin- 

 ous constituent of carragheen, apparently identical with 

 pararabin. 



Carre's Apparatus. An apparatus for manufacturing 

 ice by means of the evaporation of ether. 



Carriage (kar'-dj). See Ward-carriage, Ambulance, 

 Cacolet. 



Cairick Bend (kar'-ik-bend). A form of knot for fasten- 

 ing together two ligatures. The merit of the knot 

 consists in the free end being held firmly between the 

 two long portions. 



Carron Oil (kar' -on oil). See Linum and Calcium. 



Car-sickness (kar'-sik-nes). The well-known symp- 

 toms of sea-sickness produced by journeying in railway 

 cars. 



Carswell's Grapes. Pulmonary tubercles when they 

 occur by racemose distribution at the extremities of 

 several adjacent bronchioles. See Diseases, Table of. 



Carter's Operation. See Operations, Table of. C. 

 Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Carthamin (karth' -am-in) [Ar. , qartama, paint], C u - 

 H 16 7 . The coloring-matter in safflower, the blos- 

 soms of Carthamus tinctorius. It is precipitated 

 from its soda solution by acetic acid as a dark-red 

 powder, which, on drying, acquires a metallic luster. 

 It dissolves with a beautiful red color in alcohol and 

 the alkalies. It is used for surface-coloring or dyeing. 

 See Pigments, Conspectus of 



Carthamus (karth' -am-us) [Ar. , qartama, paint]. 

 American or bastard saffron or safflower. The flowers 

 of C. tinctorius. An infusion, " Saffron tea," is a 

 popular domestic remedy as a diuretic in measles and 

 other exanthematous affections. Unof. 



Cartilage (kar'-til-dj) [cartilago, gristle]. Gristle ; 

 a white, semi-opaque, non-vascular tissue composed 

 of a matrix containing nucleated cells. When boiled, 

 cartilage yields a substance called Chondrin, q. v. C, 

 Articular, that lining the articular surfaces of bones. 

 C, Bone-, bone that takes its origin from cartilage, 

 and not from a membrane. C, Costal, that occupy- 

 ing the interval between the true ribs and the sternum 

 or adjacent cartilages. C, Ensiform, the third piece 

 of the sternum. It is also called the xiphoid appendix. 

 C, Epactal, small cartilaginous nodules on the upper 

 edge of the alar cartilages of the nose. C, Hyaline, 

 distinguished by a granular or homogeneous matrix. 

 C, Fibro-, distinguished by a fibrous matrix. Carti- 

 lages of Larynx, the cartilages of the larynx take 

 part in producing the various modulations of the pitch 

 and intensity of the voice. They are the thyroid, 

 cricoid, epiglottis, and a pair each of arytenoid, corni- 

 cula laryngis, and cuneiform, q. v. C. of Meckel. 



