CASCARILLA 



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CATABOLIC 



Cascarilla (kas-kar-il' '-ah) [Sp., dim. of casca, bark]. 

 The bark of Croton eluteria, native to the Bahama 

 Islands, an aromatic bitter, increasing the natural se- 

 cretions of the digestive organs. C, Infus. (B. P.). 

 Dose 3J-ij. C, Tinctura (B. P.). Dose Jss-ij. 



Cascarillin (kas-kar-il'-in) [cascarilla, dim. of casca, 

 bark], C 6 H 9 2 . The active principle of cascarilla 

 bark ; a white, crystalline, bitter substance, scarcely 

 soluble in water. 



Case (kds) [cadere, to happen]. A single instance or 

 example of a disease. A covering, or box-like struc- 

 ture. C, Brain-, the calvaria. C, Muscle-. See 

 Muscle. C. -taking, the collection of memoranda and 

 notes of an individual case for service in diagnosis or 

 prognosis, or for use in a medico- legal inquiry. C, 

 Trial-, in ophthalmology, a case containing various 

 lenses for refracting the eye, etc. 



Caseation (ka-ze-a' 'shun) [caseum, cheese]. The pre- 

 cipitation of casein during the coagulation of milk. 

 Also a fatty degeneration of pus, tubercle, etc., in 

 which the structure is converted into a soft, cheese- 

 like substance. 



Casein (ka f -ze-in) [caseum, cheese]. A derived albu- 

 min, the chief proteid of milk, precipitated by acids 

 and by rennet at 40 C. It is closely allied to alkali- 

 albumin, but contains more nitrogen and a large 

 amount of phosphorus. It constitutes most of the 

 curd of milk. Two varieties of C, Vegetable, have 

 been described, — Legumin, in peas, beans, etc., and 

 Conglutin, in hops and almonds. C. Saccharid, a 

 compound of dry casein one part, cane-sugar nine 

 parts, and sodium bicarbonate enough to render it 

 slightly alkaline. It is useful in preparing emul- 

 sions, whether of oils, balsams, terpenes, resins, or 

 gum-resins. 



Caseinogen {ka-ze-in' -o-jen) [caseum, cheese; yewav, 

 to produce]. A peculiar substance occurring in milk, 

 neither an alkali-albumin nor a globulin, but occupy- 

 ing a distinct position among protelds. When acted 

 upon by a digestive ferment it produces casein, or the 

 curd of milk. Caseinogen is a proteid analogous to 

 fibrinogen, myosinogen, etc. 



Caseose [ka'-ze-os) [caseum, cheese]. A product of 

 the gastric digestion of casein. 



Caseous {ka'-ze-us) [caseum, cheese]. Having the na- 

 ture or consistence of cheese. 



Cashew {kash-oo'). The cashew-nut, the product of 

 Anacardium occidental. See Acajou. 



Cashoo (hash-oo / ). Same as Catechu. 



Cassava {kas-a'-vah) [Sp., casabe~\. The fecula of 

 manioc, Janipha manihot, separated from the juice. 

 Unof. See Tapioca. 



Cassel Brown. Same as Vandyke Brown. C.Green. 

 Same as Matiganese Green. C. Yellow. See Con- 

 spectus of Pigments, under Pigment. 



Cassel's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Casselmanns Green. See Conspectus of Pigments, 

 under Pigment. 



Cassena (kas-e'-nah) [L.]. The Ilex cassine, the youpon- 

 tree of the Southern U. S. Its leaves are expectorant, 

 cathartic, emetic, and stimulant. Unof. 



Casser, Ganglion of. See Ganglia, Table of. C, 

 Nerve of. See Nerves, Table of. 



Casserian Ganglion. See Ganglia, Table of. 



Cassia [cash'-e-ah) [naaia, a perfume]. 1. A genus of 

 leguminous plants, several species of which afford 

 Senna, q. v. 2. An old name, still used commer- 

 cially, for the coarser varieties of cinnamon. See Cin- 

 namon. C. Bark, Cassia lignea. See Cinnamon. 

 C. Buds, the immature fruit of Chinese cinnamon ; 

 used chiefly as a spice. C. marilandica, of N. 

 America, produces the leaves called American senna, 



which are less active as a cathartic than the true senna. 

 C. Oil, a variety of oil of cinnamon, used in pharmacy 

 and in perfumery. C, Purging, is the fruit of a tree, 

 C. fistula, growing in tropical regions. The pulp, 

 C.Pulpa (B. P.), in 3J-ij doses is a mild laxative. 

 Cassideus (kas-id'-e-us) [cassis, a helmet]. In biology, 



helmet-shaped. 

 Cassimuniar, or Cassumunar (kas-im-u' '-ne-ar, or 

 kas-um-u'-nar). The plant Zingiber cassumunar 

 and its aromatic rhizome, formerly used like true 

 ginger ; now scarcely known in commerce or in phar- 

 macy. It is tonic and stimulant. Unof. 



Cassius's Purple. See Pigments, Conspectus of . 



Cassonade (kas-on-dd f ) [Fr.]. A name formerly applied 

 in the French colonies to Muscovado Sugars, q. v. 



Cast (kast) [ME., casten, to throw]. I. A mass of fibrous 

 or plastic material that has taken the form of some 

 cavity in which it has been moulded. From their 

 source, casts may be classified as bronchial, intestinal, 

 nasal, esophageal, renal, tracheal, urethral, vaginal, 

 etc. Of these, the renal casts are the most important, 

 by reason of their significance in diseases of the kidney. 

 Classed according to their constitution, casts are epi- 

 thelial, fatty, fibrinous, granular, hyaline, mucous, 

 sanguineous, waxy, etc. See Tube-casts. 2. To 

 throw off; applied to labor in cattle. 3. Strabismus. 



Castanea [kas-ta f -ne-ah ) [L.]. Chestnut. The leaves 

 of C. vesca. They contain tannic and gallic acids 

 and other principles whose value is not known. They 

 are used in infusion or decoction as a remedy for 

 whooping-cough. C, Fid. Ext. Dose tr^ v-lx. 



Castillon's Powders. Powders containing sago, salep, 

 tragacanth, of each 8 parts, prepared oyster-shells, 2, 

 cochineal, 1. They are used in treating diarrhea and 

 dysentery. 



Casting (kasP-ing) [ME., casten, to throw]. In den- 

 tal mechanism, running fused lead, tin, zinc, or brass 

 into a mould made in sand, with a plaster transfer of 

 any portion or the whole of the alveolar border and so 

 many of the teeth as may be remaining in it, and the 

 palatine arch when it becomes necessary to adapt a 

 plate to it. 



Castor (kas'-tor). See Castoreum. C. Bean and C. 

 Oil. See Ricini. 



Castoreum (kas-to' '-re-um) [naarup, the beaver]. The 

 dried preputial follicles and their secretion, obtained 

 from the beaver, Castor fiber. It is a reddish-brown 

 substance with a strong odor. It is antispasmodic 

 and stimulant, its action resembling that of musk. C, 

 Tinct. Dose 3 ss— j. Unof. 



Castoria {kas-to* -re-ah) [nacrup, the beaver]. A pro- 

 prietary medicine recommended as a substitute for cas- 

 tor oil. 



Castorin (kas' '-tor-in) [nacrap, the beaver]. A crystal- 

 line substance obtained from castor. 



Castration (kas-tra' '-shun) [castrare, to cut]. Orchec- 

 tomy ; the excision of one or both testicles. C, Fe- 

 male , removal of the ovaries ; oophorectomy ; spaying. 



Casts (kasts). See Cast, and Tube- Casts. 



Casual (kaz / -u-al) [casus, chance]. Fitted or set apart 

 for the treatment of accidental injuries, as a casual 

 ward in a hospital. 



Casualty (kaz'-u-at-te) [casus, chance]. An accidental 

 injury ; a wound, or loss of life, accidentally incurred ; 

 an injury in a battle. 



Catabasis (kat-ab' -as-is) [Kard^aaic, a descent] . The 

 decline of a disease. 



Catabolergy, or Katabolergy (kat-ab-ol'-er-je) [nara, 

 down ; fiaJJxiv, to throw ; epyov, work]. Energy 

 expended in katabolic processes. 



Catabolic (kat-ab-oP-ik) [Kara, down; fiakteiv, to 

 throw]. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, catabolism. 



