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Unof. C. chlorid, unof., lowers the pulse- rate and 

 raises the arterial pressure. Dose gr. ij-v. 



Cespitose (ses' -pit-os) \caspes, a turf or sod]. In biology, 

 growing in or characterized by tangled or matted tufts. 



Cesspool (ses' -pool} [E. dial., suss, a puddle; ME., 

 pool]. A reservoir for water ; a privy. 



Cestoid, or Cestode (ses'-toid, or ses' -tod) \kegt6<;, a gir- 

 dle ; eldoc, likeness]. Shaped like a girdle, or ribbon ; 

 applied to worms, of which Tania is a type. 



Cetacea (se-ta' -se-ah ) \cetus, a whale]. An order of 

 mammals living in the sea, as the whale, dolphin, etc. 



Cetaceum (se-ta' -se-um) [L. : gen., Cetacei~\. Sperma- 

 ceti. A fatty substance somewhat resembling paraffin 

 in its physical properties. It is obtained from the head 

 of the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephaltis. It is 

 soluble in ether, chloroform, and boiling alcohol, and 

 is employed only as an emollient. C, Ceratum, 

 contains spermacti io, white wax 35, olive oil 55 parts. 

 C., Ung. (B. P.), contains spermaceti, white wax, 

 almond oil, and benzoin. 



Cetraria \se-tra' -re-ah) \ccetra, a short Spanish shield]. 

 I. A genus of lichens. 2. Iceland moss. A lichen, 

 C. Islandica, found in Iceland and other northern 

 countries. It contains a form of starch, Lichenin, that 

 gelatinizes when boiled with water. It is a feebly 

 tonic demulcent, sometimes recommended in pulmon- 

 ary affections. C, Decoct., contains five per cent, of 

 the lichen. Dose ?ij— iv. 



Cetrarin (se-lra'-rin) \ccetra, a short Spanish shield]. 

 The bitter principle of Iceland moss, crystallizing in 

 fine needles, and nearly insoluble in water. 



Cetyl (se'-til) \cetus, a whale], CjgH^. An alcoholic 

 radical existing in beeswax and spermaceti. 



Cetylid (se' -til-id) [cetus, a whale], C w H 42 5 . 

 Geoghegan's term for the substance in the brain that 

 reduces alkaline solutions of cupric salts. 



Cevadilla (sev-ad-il'-ah). See Cebadilla. 



Cevadillin (sev-ad-W -in) [cevadilla'], C^H^NOg. An 

 uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained from cevadilla. 



Cevadin (set' -ad- in), C 32 H 49 X0 9 . A crystalline alkaloid 

 of cevadilla. See Veratrin. 



Ceylon Sickness. See Beriberi. 



Chabert's Disease. See Diseases, Table of. 



Chaeraphrosyne (ke-rafros'-in-e) \jxai(K.iv, to rejoice ; 

 aopoaivTj, senselessness]. Amenomania. 



Chaeromania (ke-ro-ma' -ne-ah) [^oi/setv, to rejoice ; 

 fiavia, madness]. Amenomania. 



Chaeta (ke'-tah) [^0/177, a long hair]. A bristle. 



Chaetophorous (ke-toff '-or-us) [xaiTq, a long hair; 

 pip£iv,to bear]. In biology, bearing bristles. 



Chaffbone (chaf-bon) [AS., ceaf, husk; ban, a bone]. 

 A name for the inferior maxilla. 



Chagres Fever. See Fever. 



Chain (chdn) [ME., chaine, a chain]. I. A series of 

 connected links of metal, etc. 2. In chemistry, a 

 group of like atoms joined together by chemic affinity 

 without the intervention of atoms of another kind. 

 C. Ecraseur, an ecraseur of which a chain forms 

 the cutting part. C.-saw, a surgeon's saw, the teeth 

 of which are linked together like a chain. 



Chair (char) [ME., chaire, a chair]. I. A seat of 

 office, as that of a professor. 2. A piece of furniture 

 consisting of a seat with a back support. C, Vibra- 

 ting. See Shaking Cure. C, Whirling, a revolv- 

 ing-chair in which formerly a maniacal patient was 

 rapidly whirled. This was regarded as both a seda- 

 tive and a curative procedure. 



Chalastic (kal-as'-tik) [x afjaa ~ lK ^Z* making supple]. 

 1. Emollient, softening. 2. An emollient or laxative 

 medicine. 



Chalastodermia {kal-as-to-der 1 '-me-ah). Synonym of 

 Dermatolysis. 



Chalaza (kal-a'-zah) [x&Asa, a hailstone]. In biology, 

 one of the twisted cords binding the yolk-bag of an 

 egg to the lining membrane of the shell ; or that part 

 of a seed where its coats unite with each other and the 

 nucleus. 



Chalazion (kal-a' -ze-on) [£a/.dCwi>, a small hailstone] . 

 A tumor of the eyelid from retained secretion of the 

 Meibomian glands : a Meibomian cyst. 



Chalazonephritis (kal-a-zo-nef-ri'-tis) [x&ha£ a i na i' 5 

 vtopov, the kidney; trig, inflammation]. Granular 

 nephritis. 



Chalicosis (kal-ik-o' -sis) [x aKt Zi gravel]. A disease 

 of the lungs of workmen caused by the inhalation of 

 dust or sand. 



Chalk (chawk) [ME., chalk, lime]. Carbonate of lime. 

 See Calcium. C. Stone, gout-stone — a deposit be- 

 neath the skin in gouty patients. 



Chalot's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Chalybeate (ka-lib'-e-dt) [^d/.w/;, iron]. Containing 

 iron. 



Chalybs (ka'-libz) [L.]. See Ferrum. 



Chamber (chdm'-ber) [ME., chamber, a room]. A 

 cavity or space. C, Anterior (of the eye) , the space 

 between the cornea and the iris. C, Posterior (of 

 the eye), the space between the iris and the lens. 

 The chambers of the eye contain the aqueous humor. 



Chamberlaine's Operations. See Operations, Table of. 



Chamberland's Bougie or Filter. See Filter. 



Chamecephalic (kam-e-sef-al'-ik) [^a/«w', low ; K£<j>a}.r], 

 head]. Characterized by chamecephaly. 



Chamecephalous (kam-e-sef'-al-us). See Chame- 

 cephalic. 



Chamecephaly (kam-e-sef -al-e) [jo/ioi, low ; kecki/i], 

 head]. In craniometry, that condition of the skull in 

 which the cephalic index is 70 or less. A flat and 

 receding skull. 



Chameconcha (kam-e-kong'-kah) [x a wu, low ; k&)XV, 

 orbit]. In craniometry, an orbital index be^ow 

 80.01. 



Chameconchous (kam-e-cong* -kus) [x a f w ^i l° w > 

 ^yXV, concha]. In craniometry, having an orbital 

 index of not more than 8o°. 



Chamecranious (kam-e-kra'-ne-us) \_xa.)iuai, low ; 

 Kpavtdv, skull]. In craniometry, having the greatest 

 length of the skull proportioned to its height. 



Chameleon Mineral (kam-e' -le-on min'-er-al). An 

 old name for a crude mixture of potassium manganate 

 with potassium nitrate. 



Chamelirin (kam-el-ir'-in) [x a , ua h ground ; /.eipiov, 

 lily]. A poisonous glucosid from Chamczlirion luteum; 

 it is a strong heart-depressant. 



Chamelirion (kam-el-ir'-e-on) [x a vai, ground ; '/Aputv, 

 lily]. A genus of liliaceous plants having active 

 medicinal and poisonous properties. C. luteum, or 

 carolinianum, of the U. S. (called Helonias dioica), 

 is a uterine tonic and diuretic. Unof. 



Chameopisthius (kam-e-o-pis' -the-us) [x a , ua *> l° w I 

 b-iodiov]. In craniometry, Lissauer's term for a skull 

 in which the angle between the radius fixus and the 

 line joining the hormion and the lambda is from 17 

 to 24.5 . 



Chameprosopic (kam-e-pro-so'-pik) [,^a//a/, low; 

 —pfourxov, face]. Low-faced; having the zygomatic 

 facial index below 90 . 



Chamocephalic (kam-o-sefal'-ik) [x a , ua i> on tae 

 ground, low ; keoo/ti, head]. See Chamecephalic. 



Chamois Leather (sham'-wah, or sham'-e). See 

 Leather. 



Chamois-skin (sham'-wah-, or sham'-e-skin). Properly 

 the skin or tanned leather of the chamois ; now pre- 

 pared from split sheep-skin. It is used in surgery and 

 for underclothing. 



