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Cerebrot, Cerebrote (ser' '-e-brot ', ser' -e-brot) [cere- 

 brum, the brain]. A white, fatty principle obtainable 

 from brain-substance. Cf. Cephalot. 



Cerebrotomy (ser-e-brof '-o-me) [cerebrum, the brain ; 

 TEfiveiv, to cut]. Surgical or anatomic section of 

 brain-tissue. 



Cerebrum (ser' -e-brum) [L.]. The chief portion of 

 the brain, occupying the whole upper part of the 

 cranium. See Brain. 



Cerectomy (ser-ek f -to-me) . See Kerectomy. 



Cerencephalot (ser-en-sef '-al-ot) [uripoc, wax ; iyni<j>- 

 akoc, brain]. Cephalot. 



Cereolus (ser-e' -o-lus) \_cera, wax: pi. , Cereoli~]. A 

 bougie of waxed linen, often medicated. 



Ceresin (ser'-es-in) [cera, wax]. Ozokerite that has 

 been bleached without distillation ; it is used as a sub- 

 stitute for beeswax. 



Cereus (se'-re-us) [L., " a wax candle"]. A genus of 

 cactaceous plants. C. grandifiorus. See Night- 

 blooming Cereus. 



Cerevisia (ser-e-vis' -e-ah) [L.]. Ale or beer. C. fer- 

 mentum, beer-yeast. The ferment obtained in brew- 

 ing beer, and produced by Saccharomyces cerevisice. 

 It is given in low states of the system. Dose ^ss-j. 



Cerin (se'-rin) [cera, wax]. An ether of cerotic acid ; 

 one of the substances found in wax. 



Cerise (ser-ez f )[cerasus, a cherry-tree]. A pigment of 

 a cherry color. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Cerium (se'-re-um) [named after the planet Ceres']. Ce 

 = 140 ; quantivalence II, IV. One of the rarer 

 metals. See Elements, Table of. C. oxalas, Ce 2 - 

 (C 2 4 ) 3 .9H 2 0, a white, granular powder, insoluble in 

 water or alcohol, but soluble in hydrochloric acid. 

 The oxalate is the only salt commonly employed in 

 medicine. It is a gastric sedative useful in the vomit- 

 ing of pregnancy. Dose gr. j-x, in pill. C. val- 

 erianate has been used in the same class of cases. 

 Dose gr. iss. 



Ceromel (se'-ro-mel) [arjp6q, wax; pk)u, honey]. 

 Honey cerate ; wax one part, honey two or four parts. 

 It is applied to wounds and ulcers, chiefly in Asiatic 

 countries. 



Ceroplastic (se-ro-plas' -tik) [ia]p6c, wax ; irlaooeiv, to 

 mould]. Modeled, or as if modeled, in wax]. C. 

 Catalepsy. See Catalepsy. 



Ceroplasty (se' -ro-plas-te) [nr/pdc, wax ; irXaaceiv, to 

 mould]. The modeling of anatomic preparations in 

 wax. 



Cerosin (sc'-ro-sin) [Krjpdc, wax] . A wax-like substance 

 forming a white or grayish-green coating on some 

 species of sugar-cane. When purified, it yields fine, 

 light pearly scales. 



Cerosis (ser-o'-sis) [icijpog, wax]. That morbid condi- 

 tion of a membrane in which it seems to consist of wax- 

 like scales. 



Cerotene (se f -ro-ten) [uripdc, wax]. An alkylen or ole- 

 fin, C 2T H M , obtained from Chinese wax ; it melts at 

 58 ; cerylene. 



Cerotic Acid (se-rof '-ik). See Acid, Cerotic. 



Certificate (ser-tif -ik-dt) [certificare, to certify]. A 

 written statement, as for insurance, or in case of birth 

 or death. 



Cerulean Blue. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Cerulein (ser-u'-le-in). Same as Alizarin Green, one 

 of the Alizarins. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Cerumen (ser-u' -men) \_cera, wax]. The wax of the ear. 



Ceruminous (ser-u' -min-us) \_cera, wax]. Pertaining 

 to cerumen. 



Ceruse (se'-riis) \_cerussa, white lead]. 1. White lead : 

 basic carbonate and hydrate of lead. 2. A white 

 face-powder. C. of antimony, white oxid of anti- 

 mony ; also antimonic acid. 



Cervical (ser' -vik-al) [cervix, the neck]. Pertaining 

 to the neck, or to the cervix uteri. C. Carcinoma, 

 carcinoma of the neck of the womb. C. Choke, in 

 the horse, the lodgment of a foreign body in the 

 esophagus at any point between the " throat-latch" and 

 the shoulder. C. Endometritis. See Endometritis. 

 C. Pregnancy, a rare condition in which from atrophy 

 of the decidual membranes the impregnated ovum is not 

 properly held in place, and dropping, lodges in the 

 cervical canal, where it develops until the uterus, not 

 being able to hold it longer, expels it. 



Cervicen (ser' -vis-en) [cervix, the neck]. Belonging 

 solely to the cervix. 



Cervicicardiac (ser-vis-ik-ar' '-de-ak) [cervix, the neck; 

 napdta, the heart]. Relating to the neck and the 

 heart, as the cervicicardiac nerves, branches of the 

 vagus. 



Cerviciplex (ser' '-vis-ip-leks) [cervix, the neck ; plexus, 

 a network]. The cervical plexus. 



Cervicitis (ser-vis-i' '-tis) [cervix, the neck ; irtg, inflam- 

 mation]. Inflammation of the cervix uteri. 



Cervicobrachial (ser-vik-o-brn' -ke-al) [cervix, the 

 neck ; b rachium, the arm]. Relating to the neck and 

 the arm. 



Cervico-bregmatic (ser-vik-o-breg-maf -ik) [cervix, the 

 neck ; (ipsjfia, the sinciput]. Relating to the cervix 

 or nucha and the bregma. 



Cervicodynia (ser-vik-o-din' -e-ah) [cervix, the neck ; 

 bdbvT], pain]. Cramp or neuralgia of the neck. 



Cervico-facial (ser-vik-o-fa'-s/ial) [cervix, neck; 

 fades, face]. Relating to the neck and the face. 



Cervico-occipital (ser-vik-o-ok-sip' -it-al) [cervix, the 

 neck; occiput, the back of the head]. Relating to 

 the neck and the back of the head. 



Cervico-orbicular (ser-vik-o-or-bik' -u-lar) [cervix^ 

 neck; orbicularis, circular]. Relating to the neck 

 and the orbicular muscle. 



Cervico-vaginal (ser-vik-o-vaj' -in-al) [cervix, the 

 neck ; vagina, a sheath]. Relating to the cervix uteri 

 and the vagina. 



Cerviculate (ser-vik' -ti-ldt) [cervicula, a little neck]. 

 In biology, having a slender neck. 



Cervix (ser'-viks) [L.]. The neck; also the posterior 

 part of the neck. Applied also to constricted parts 

 of other organs, as the cervix of the bladder, or of 

 the penis. C. Uteri, the neck of the womb. C. 

 Vesicae, the neck of the bladder. 



Ceryl (se'-ril) [cera, wax], C 27 H 55 . An organic radical 

 found in combination in beeswax. 



Cerylene (se'-ril-en). See Cerotene. 



Cesarean, or Csesarean, Operation (se-za' '-re-ait 

 a' -shun) [ccedere, to cut]. Extraction of the fetus 

 through an incision made in the abdomen. C. O., Con- 

 servative, the removal of the fetus through an < 

 ing in the anterior abdominal wall, without removing 

 the uterus or its appendages. C. O., Elective, oik 

 at a selected time prior to labor. C. O., Improved. 

 See Sanger's Operation, Porro's Operation, etc. C. 

 O., Post-mortem, extraction of the child after the 

 mother's death. For the various methods proposed oi 

 performing the Cesarean Operation, see Gastro-elytro- 

 totny, Laparo-elytrotomy , Gastro-hysterectoiuy. 

 tro-hysterotoviy , and the operations of Pone, Sa 

 Porro- Miiller, Kehrer, and Thomas, under Opera- 

 tions, Table of. 



Cesarean Section. See Operations, Table of. 



Cesium, or Caesium (se'-ze-um) [L., "bluish gray "]. 

 Cs = 132.6 ; quantivalence 1. A rare alkaline 

 metal resembling potassium in physical and chemic 

 properties. C. bromid, like the other bromids, is a 

 good sedative, but its cost is very great. The oxalate 

 and nitrate have also been employed medicinally. 



