CEPHALOTOME 



CEREBELLOUS 



Cephalotome {sef -al-o-tom) [K£d>aAy, the head ; repveiv, 

 to cut]. The instrument used in performing cephalot- 

 omy. 



Cephalotomy (sef-al-of '-o-me) [ke^oTit/ , head; tojutj, 

 section]. The opening or division of the head of the 

 fetus in labor. 



Cephalotribe {sef -al-o-trib) [netyali), the head ; rpifieiv, 

 to crush]. An instrument for crushing the fetal 

 head. 



Cephalotripsy {sef ' -al-o-trip-se) [/ce^a/.^, head ; rpi^ELv, 

 to bruise]. The operation of crushing the fetal head 

 when delivery is otherwise impossible. 



Cephalotriptor (sef-al-o-trip' -tor). See Cephalotribe. 



Cephalotroch [sef'-al-o-trok) [ne^aty, head ; Tpo%or, a 

 wheel]. In biology, a molluscan or annelid larva 

 having a cephalic circlet of cilia. 



Cephalous (sef r -al-us) [neQa.?^, head]. In biology, 

 having a head. The opposite of Acephalous. 



Cephaloxia [sef-al-oks' -e-ah). Synonym of Torticollis. 



Cera (se' '-rah) [L.]. Wax. A mixture of cerotic acid, 

 cerolein, and myricin, gathered by the honey-bee from 

 the pollen of flowers and the leaves of plants. C. 

 alba, white wax ; prepared by bleaching yellow wax. 

 It is valuable as an ingredient of cerates and oint- 

 ments C. flava, yellow wax ; it possesses an 

 agreeable balsamic odor. It is soluble in ether, hot 

 alcohol, and chloroform. 



Ceraceous (se-ra' '-se-us) \_cera, wax]. Waxy; re- 

 sembling wax. 



Ceramidium (ser-am-id' '-e-um) [nepapoc, pottery]. In 

 biology, the urn-shaped spore-bearing receptacle of 

 certain algae. 



Cerasein {ser-a' '-se-in) \_cerasus, a cherry-tree]. A pre- 

 cipitate from a tincture of the bark of choke-cherry, 

 Prunus virginiana (true) ; used as a quinin-substi- 

 tute, and as a diaphoretic and sedative. Dose 2 to io 

 grains. Unof. 



Cerasin [ser'-as-in) [cerasus, a cherry-tree]. I. An 

 ingredient of the gum of cherry, peach, and plum 

 trees, apparently identical with bassorin. 2. A crude 

 precipitate from tincture of Choke-cherry, q. v. 



Cerasinose {ser-as' '-in-os) [cerasus, a cherry-tree]. A 

 crystalline carbohydrate isomeric with arabinose ; it 

 is derivable from cherry-gum. 



Cerate (se / -rdt) [cera, wax]. In pharmacy, an unc- 

 tuous preparation consisting of wax mixed with oils, 

 fatty substances, or resins, and of such a consistence 

 that at ordinary temperatures it can be readily spread 

 upon linen or muslin, and yet is so firm that it will not 

 melt or run when applied to the skin. There are 

 eight official cerates. C, Goulard's. See Goulard. 

 C, Hufeland's. See Hufeland. 



Ceratectasia (ser-at-ek-ta' '-ze-ah). See Keratectasia. 



Ceratectomy [ser-at-ek' -to-me). See Kerectomy. 



Ceratiasis (ser-at-i'-as-is). See Keratiasis. 



Ceratin (ser' '-at-in) . See Keratin. 



Ceratitis {ser-at-i'-tis). See Keratitis. 



Cerato- {ser'-at-o-). See Kerato-. 



Ceratum (se-ra / -turn) . See Cerate. 



Cerbera (ser' '-ber-ah) [Cerberus, a dog of mythology]. 

 A genus of apocynaceous old-world trees, several of 

 them actively poisonous. C. odollam, of India, has 

 purgative leaves and bark; it contains Cerberin, q.v. 

 C. tanghin, the ordeal-tree of Madagascar, is highly 

 poisonous ; one seed is said to have destroyed 20 

 people. 



Cerberin (ser'-bcr-in) [Cerberus, a dog of mythology]. 

 A poisonous glucosid from the seeds of Cerbera odol- 

 lam and other related trees. 



Cercaria (ser-ka f -re-ah) [ntpnor, tail]. Any trematode 

 worm (fluke) in its second (or tailed) stage of larval 

 life. 



Cercarian {ser-ka' -re-an) [/cfp/coc, a tail]. Any tre- 

 matode, or fluke- worm, in the Cercaria stage. 



Cerchnus (serk'-nus) [nipxvoQ, rough, hoarse]. Hoarse- 

 ness ; noisy respiration. 



Cercis {ser'-sis). See Judas Tree. 



Cercomonas (ser-kom' -o-nas) [/cep/coc, tail ; povac, 

 monad]. A genus of flagellate infusorians. C. in- 

 testinalis, a minute animal parasite, a protozoon, 

 occasionally found in the fecal discharges of patients 

 suffering with typhoid fever, chronic diarrhea, and 

 cholera. Its pathologic significance has not yet been 

 ascertained. C. urinarius. See Bodo. 



Cercus {ser'-kus) [/cep/coc, the tail of a beast]. In 

 biology, one of the antenna-like structures projecting 

 from the hinder parts of certain insects. 



Cere [ser) [cera, wax]. In biology, that portion of the 

 sheath of the bill in certain birds, e.g., parrots and 

 birds of prey, which has a waxy appearance. 



Cereal (se'-re-al) [Ceres, the goddess of agriculture]. 

 1. Relating to edible grains. 2. Any edible grain or 

 bread-corn ; also the plant that produces it. The 

 composition of the more important cereals is thus 

 given by Bell : — 



Cerealin {se' -re-al-in) [Ceres, the goddess of agricul- 

 ture]. An albuminoid found in various cereals and 

 obtainable from bran. See Flour. 



Cerebel (ser'-e-bel). See Cerebellum. 



Cerebellar (ser-e-bel'-ar) [dim. of cerebrum\ Re- 

 lating to the cerebellum. C. Fossa. See Fossa. C. 

 Ganglion. See Ganglion. 



Cerebellic {ser-e-bel' -ik). See Cerebellar. 



Cerebellitis (ser-e-bel-i' -tis) [cerebellum, a little brain; 

 trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the cerebellum. 



Cerebellocortex (ser-e-bel-o-kor' -teks) [cerebellum, the 

 little brain; cortex, bark]. The cortex of the cere- 

 bellum. 



Cerebello-spinal {ser-e-bel-o-spi 1 '-nal) [cerebellum, the 

 little brain ; spina, the spine] . Relating to the cere- 

 bellum and the spinal cord. 



Cerebellous {ser-e-bel'-us). See Cerebellar. 



