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Cedrela [sed f -re-lah) [KedpelaT-n, a cedar-fir tree]. A 

 genus of trees found in tropical regions and allied to 

 mahogany. C. febrifuga, of Southern Asia ; C. odor- 

 ata, bastard cedar, of tropical America (see Cailcedrd); 

 C. rosmarinus, of Indo-China, and C. toona, of 

 India, are among the species that afford active medi- 

 cines. All unof. 



Cedrene (se'-drin) \cedrus, cedar], C 15 H. i4 . A volatile 

 liquid hydrocarbon found in oil of red cedar (see 

 Juniper us virginiana), oil of cloves and oil of cu- 

 bebs. C. Camphor, C 15 H 26 0, a camphor that sepa- 

 rates from the oil of red cedar. 



Cedrin (se'-drin) \cedrus, cedar]. A bitter crystalline 

 substance obtained from cedron. 



Cedriret (sed' -re-ret). See Caeroulignone. 



Cedron (se'-dron) \cedrus, cedar]. The seeds of C. 

 simaba, a popular external remedy in tropical Amer- 

 ica for the bites of venomous insects and serpents, and 

 of reputed value in malarial fevers. Dose of the fld. 

 ext. rr\j-viij. 



Ceke (thek'-e). A Feejee term for elephantiasis of the 

 scrotum. 



Celandini (seF-an-din). See Chelidonium. 



Celastrus (sel-as' -trus) [nrjlaorpog, an evergreen tree]. 

 A genus of trees and shrubs, nearly allied to Euony- 

 tnus. Many of the species are medicinal, and some 

 are poisonous. C. scandens, the climbing staff-tree 

 of North America, is cathartic, diuretic, and alterative ; 

 it is called waxwork, bitter-sweet, and fever-twig. 



Celation (sel-a' -shun) \celatio, a hiding]. The conceal- 

 ment of illness, of a birth, or of pregnancy. 



Cele (si/) [koiaicl, cavity]. An encephalic cavity; used 

 ad of ventricle. 



-cele (si/) [idi'kri, a tumor]. A suffix denoting a 

 tumor. 



Celelminth (se' '-lel-minth ) [/coZ/toc, hollow ; elfiivg, 

 worm]. A parasitic worm with a digestive canal or 

 cavity ; a cavitary worm. 



Celery (sel'-er-e) [aDuvov, a kind of parsley]. The 

 stalk of Apium graveolens, or common garden celery. 

 It contains Apiol, q. v. It is reputed to be antispas- 

 modic and nervine. Dose indefinite. C. Seed, used 

 to cover the taste of other drugs. Unof. 



Celia (se f -le-ah) \_KoiXia, the belly]. I. The belly: the 

 stomach. 2. Any ventricle, or normal cavity of the 

 brain. 



Celiac (se'-le-ak) [cceliacus ; mOla, belly]. Abdominal. 

 Pertaining to the belly. C. Affection, a chronic 

 intestinal disorder most commonly met with in chil- 

 dren between the ages of one and five, characterized 

 by the occurrence of pale, loose stools, not unlike 

 gruel or oatmeal-porridge ; they are bulky, not watery, 

 yeasty, frothy, and extremely offensive, and are ac- 

 companied by anemia and debility without much 

 emaciation. The exhaustion may be aggravated by 

 intercurrent attacks of watery diarrhea, and death 

 may supervene. It is also called Diarrhoea a/ba or 

 Diarrhcea chy/osa. It is due probably to a temporary 

 suspension of the pancreatic function. C. Artery. 

 Same as C. A vis. See Arteries, Table of. C. Axis, 

 a branch of the abdominal aorta ; it divides into the 

 gastric, hepatic, and splenic arteries. See Arteries, 

 Tab/e of. C. Ganglion. See Ganglion, Semilunar. 

 C. Passion, painful diarrhea, or dysentery. C. 

 Plexus. See Plexuses, Table of. 



Celiaca (se-li'-ak-ah) \mikia, the abdomen]. Diseases 

 of the abdominal organs. 



Celiadelphus (se-le-ad-el'-fus) \_Koi7.ia, belly; a6e/.<p6g, 

 brother]. A monstrosity having two bodies joined at 

 the abdomen. 



Celiagra (se-le-a'-grah) \_mula, belly; aypa, seizure]. 

 Abdominal gout. 



Celialgia (se-le-al'-je-ah) \K.oikia, belly; a\yog, pain]. 

 Pain in the abdomen. 



Celian, Celine (se'-le-an, se'-lin). Same as Celiac. 



Celiocyesis (se-le-o-si-e'-sis) \Koikia, belly ; Kvr/aig, 

 pregnancy]. Abdominal extra-uterine gestation. 



Celiolymph (se'-le-o-limf) \KOUaa, a cavity; lympha, 

 water]. The cerebrospinal fluid. 



Celiomyalgia (se-le-o-mi-al' '-je-ah) \_Koula, belly ; ftvg, 

 muscle ; a/.yoc , pain]. Pain in the abdominal muscles. 



Celioncus (se-le-ong'-kus) \_Koi/.ia, the belly; oynog, a 

 swelling]. A tumor of the abdomen. 



Celiopyosis (se-le-o-pi-o'-sis) [mi/aa, belly ; -iuatg, a 

 suppuration]. Suppuration in the abdominal cavity. 



Celiorrhea (se-le-or-e'-ah) \noi7Jia, the belly ; piecv, to 

 flow]. Diarrhea. 



Celioschisis (se-le-os'-his-is) [/co//>ia, belly ; ax'ioig, fis- 

 sure]. Congenital abdominal fissure. 



Celiotomy (se-le-ot'-o-tue) \_Kou.ia, belly ; rouij, a cut- 

 ting]. Surgical opening of the abdominal cavity. 



Celitis (se-li'-tis) \_no7.ia, belly; trig, inflammation]. 

 Inflammation of the abdominal organs. 



Cell (sel) \_cella, a small, hollow cavity] . I. In anatomy, 

 any one of the interstitial spaces and small cavities of 

 the bones, etc. 2. In biology, a nucleated mass of 

 protoplasm capable of reproduction. A mass of proto- 

 plasm, with or without a cell-wall and with or without 

 a nucleus. 3. A galvanic element, or single member 

 of a galvanic battery without the connecting wire 

 between the metals. See Battery. 4. The case or cup 

 in which a zooid or larva is located. See Cell-body. 

 C, Abbe-Zeiss Counting, a glass receptacle cemented 

 upon a glass slide, its floor being marked in micro- 

 scopic squares. It is used for counting the blood-cor- 

 puscles. C, Air. See Air-cell. C, Ameboid, a 

 cell capable of changing its form and of moving about 

 like an ameba. C, Apolar, a nerve-cell without 

 processes or poles, such as has been ascribed to the 

 sympathetic system. C, Beaker. See C, Goblet. 

 C, Betz's, the motor or ganglionic cells comprising the 

 fourth layer of the motor area of the gray matter of the 

 brain. C.-body, the mass of a cell, composed of two 

 substances, the mitoma, or cytomitoma , and the para- 

 mitoma. The first is the thread-like basis of the cell- 

 body, the latter, the homogeneous filar and interfilar sub- 

 stance. The nucleus is composed of the karyomitoma, 

 or nuclear network, otherwise called the chromatin ; 

 the nuclear sap, or substances contained in the meshes 

 of the chromatin, and from its non-staining quality 

 called achromatin : and the nuclear membrane, made 

 up of two layers, the outer achromatic, the inner chro- 

 matic, or staining. The nucleoli are usually multiple, 

 and are composed of more refractile matter. C, 

 Bunsen, the same as the Grove cell except that the 

 platinum electrode of the latter is replaced in the 

 Bunsen by a stick of carbon. C. -capsule, a thick 

 or unusually strong cell-wall. C, Ciliated, one pro- 

 vided with cilia. C. of Corti, any one of the hair- 

 cells on the outer surface of the organ of Corti. C, 

 Cylindrical, a variety of epithelial cell. C, Dan- 

 iell's, a battery cell containing two fluids, viz., a satu- 

 rated solution of sulphate of copper and a semi-saturated 

 solution of sulphate of zinc. In the former is placed 

 a sheet of metallic copper, and in the latter a mass of 

 zinc, these two metals forming the electrodes of the 

 cell. C, Daughter-, a cell originating from the divi- 

 sion of the protoplasm of a mother-cell ; any one of 

 the young cells found within the substance of an un- 

 divided mother-cell. C. of Deiters, one of the cells 

 with fine processes resting on the basilar membrane of 

 the cochlea, beneath the air-cells ; also a nucleated cell 

 of the neuroglia. C, Demilune, GianmttsPs cells, 

 granular protoplasmic cells found in mucous glands, 



