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CATOTRETOUS 



Catelectrotonus (kat-el-ek-trof -o-nus) [/card, down ; 

 ijke.K.Tpov, amber ; rovog, tension] . The state of in- 

 creased irritability of a nerve near the cathode. See 

 Anelectrotonus. 



Catenulate (kat-en' '-u-ldt) \catenula, a small chain]. 

 In biology, having a chain-like arrangement. 



Catgut (kat'-gut). The intestines of a sheep treated to 

 make ligatures. C, Carbolized, catgut rendered 

 aseptic by soaking in a solution of carbolic acid. C, 

 Chromicized, treated with chromic acid. C. Mat, 

 an appliance used in intestinal anastomosis for the pur- 

 pose of approximating the edges of the severed intes- 

 tines. C. Plate, an appliance for uniting the intestinal 

 edges in intestinal anastomosis. It is made of a solid 

 catgut sheet ; is thin, large, and flat, and resembles the 

 Senn decalcified bone-plates. 



Catha (ka'-thah) [Ar., kat\. A genus of celastraceous 

 plants. C. edulis affords leaves and twigs which 

 the Arabs use as a substitute for tea and coffee. 



Catharma (kath-ar' '-mah ) [nadap/ia, refuse : pi., Cath- 

 armata~\. That which is removed by purgation ; ex- 

 crement. 



Catharsis {kath-ar' -sis) [nadaipeiv, to purge]. Purga- 

 tion. 



Cathartic (kath-ar' -tik) [nadapruidq, purging]. I. 

 Purgative. 2. A medicine used to produce evacuations 

 of the bowels. A purgative. C. Acid. See Senna. 

 C. Pill, Compound. See Colocynth. 



Cathelectrotonus See Catelectrotonus. 



Catheresis or Cathaeresis (kath-er-e' -sis) \tuiBaipuv, to 

 cut down]. I. Prostration or weakness induced by 

 medication. 2. Caustic action ; it often designates a 

 feebly caustic action. 



Catheretic (kath-er-et'-ik) [aadaipeiv, to reduce]. I. 

 Reducing ; weakening ; prostrating. 2. Caustic. 3. 

 A reducing or caustic agent. 



Catheter (kath' -et-er) [naderr/p, a thing put down]. A 

 tube-like instrument for evacuating the liquid of a cav- 

 ity, usually the bladder. C, Bozeman's, a double- 

 current uterine catheter. C, Eustachian, an instru- 



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The Sizes of Catheters. 



The upper number indicates that of the American system ; the 



lower, that of the French. 



ment for examining the E. tube, distending or making 

 applications to it. C. Fever, systemic disturbance, 

 with fever, -following the introduction of the catheter 

 into the urethra. C., Gouley's, a solid curved-steel 

 instrument grooved on its inferior aspect, for passing 

 over a guide, through a stricture into the bladder. 

 C, Lung, a soft-rubber tube that may be passed down 

 the trachea. C, Schrbtter's, instruments of hard 



rubber and of varying caliber, somewhat triangular 

 on section, used for the dilatation of laryngeal stric- 

 tures. C, Self-retaining, one that will hold itself 

 within the bladder without other appliances to assist it. 



Catheterism, or Catheterization (kath'-et-er-izm, or 

 kath-et-er-iz-a' -shun) \KaBerrjp, a thing put down]. 

 The use or passing of a catheter. 



Catheterize (kath' -et-er-lz) \_na8eTTjp, a thing put down]. 

 To operate upon with a catheter. 



Cathetometer (kath-et-om' -et-er) [nade-og, a plumb-line ; 

 fieTpov, a measure] . An instrument of precision used 

 in craniometry for determining the length, breadth, 

 height, and possible abnormity of the skull. 



Cathetometric (kath-el-o-mef -rik) [/cdfcroc, a plumb- 

 line ; fiirpov, a measure]. Relating to the catheto- 

 meter. 



Cathetometry (kath-et-om' -et-re) [/cdtfero?, a plumb-line ; 

 /nerpov, a measure] . The measurement of the skull by 

 the cathetometer. 



Cathodal (kath'-o-dal) [/card, down ; u66g, way]. 

 Relating to a cathode. 



Cathode (kath'-od) [/card, down ; u66g, way]. The 

 negative electrode or pole of an electric circuit. 



Cathodic (kath-od'-ik) [/card, down ; o>66g, way]. 1. 

 Relating to a cathode. 2. Proceeding downward; 

 efferent or centrifugal (applied to a nerve-current or 

 nerve-impulse). 



Catholicon (kath-ol' -ik-on) [nadoMndv , universal]. A 

 universal remedy ; a cure-all. 



Cation (kat'-e-on) \jiara, downward; levai, to go]. An 

 electro-positive element ; one that accumulates at the 

 cathode in electrolysis. See Ion. 



Catkin (kat'-kin) [Ger., Kdtzchen, dim. of cat]. In 

 biology, the indeterminate deciduous, scaly spike of 

 unisexual sessile flowers, forming the inflorescence of 

 many trees, e.g., the willow and birch. Cf. Anient. 



Catling, or Catlin (kat'-ling, or kat'-lin). A long, 

 pointed, two-edged knife for amputating. 



Catnep, or Catnip (kat'-nep, or -nip) [corruption of cat- 

 mint]. The leaves and tops of the herb Nepeta 

 cataria, a stimulant and tonic ; a popular remedy for 

 chlorosis, hysteria, etc. Dose of fld. ext. 3J-ij. Unof. 



Catocathartic (kat-o-kath-ar'-tik). See Catacathartic. 



Catoche (kat'-o-ke) [kcltoxv, catalepsy]. Catochus. 



Catochus (kat'-o-kus) [naroxog, a holding down]. I. 

 Catalepsy ; coma-vigil. 2. Apparent death ; trance. 



Catodont (kat'-o-dont) [/cdrw, down; bdoig, tooth]. Pos- 

 sessing teeth only in the lower jaw. 



Catoptric Test, the diagnosis of cataract by means of 

 the reflection of images from the cornea and lens- 

 capsules. 



Catoptrics (kat-op'-triks) [KaTOTcrpindg, in a mirror]. 

 The laws of the reflection of light. 



Catorhinus (kat-o-rin' -us) [/cdrw, below ; pig, the nose]. 

 In craniometry, Lissauer's term for a skull in which 

 the angle between the radius fixus and the line joining 

 the wing of the nose and the anterior nasal spine is 

 between 16.5 and 33 . 



Catostomus (kat-os' -to-mus) [/cdrw, below ; <rrd//o, the 

 mouth]. In craniometry, Lissauer's term for a skull 

 in which the angle between the radius fixus and the 

 line joining the premaxillary point and the wing of 

 the vomer is between 25. 5 and 42. 5 . 



Catoteric (kat-o-ter'-ik) [mruTepiKdg , a carrying down- 

 ward]. A purgative or cathartic. 



Catotica (kat-ot' -ik-ah) [/carwrep/zcdc, a carrying down- 

 ward]. Medicines or diseases that affect the internal 

 surfaces of the body. 



Catotretous (kat-ot'-ret-us) [/card, down ; rpr/rdg, per- 

 forate]. In biology, having the oral and anal aper- 

 tures on the ventral surface. C, Amaurosis, a 

 condition noted in suppurative choroiditis in which the 



