CHLORALAMID 



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CHLOROMA 



great caution. Dose gr. v-xx ; smaller if combined 



with potassium or sodium bromid. C, Syrupus 



(B.P.). Dose 3jss-ij. C.-urethane. See Uralium. 



Chlora\amid(hlo-ral-am / -id)[chloral; amid], CC1 3 CH- 



^NHCHO" "^ name inaptly applied to chloral for- 



mamidate. In doses of 30 to 45 grains it is a hypnotic. 

 Chloralid (klS-ral-id) [chloral], C 5 H,C1 6 3 . A sub- 

 stance obtained when trichlorlactic acid is heated to 

 150 , with an excess of chloral ; it crystallizes from 

 alcohol and ether in large prisms, is insoluble in 

 water, and melts at from II4 to II5 ; it boils at from 

 1-/J to 273 . 

 Chloralimid (klo-ral'-im-id) [chloral; imid~\, CC1 3 .- 

 CH.NH. A Hypnotic allied to chloral, soluble in 

 alcohol. Dose same as that of chloral hydrate. Unof. 

 Chloralism (klo / -ral-izm) [chloral]. I. Chloral- 

 poisoning ; the morbid state caused by the injudicious 

 use of chloral. 2. The habit of using chloral. 

 Chloralize {klo / -ral-lz) [chloral]. To put under the in- 

 fluence of chloral. 

 Chloralose (klo / -ral-di) [chloral ; glucose]. Anhydro- 

 glycochloral ; a product of the action of anhydrous 

 chloral upon glucose. 

 Chloramyl [klo' -ram-il) . See Anesthetic. 

 Chloranemia (klo-ran-e' -me-ah). Synonym of Chlo- 

 rosis. 

 Chloranil [kl& '-ran-il) [chlorin], C 6 C1 4 2 . A com- 

 pound obtained from many benzene compounds (anilin, 

 phenol, isatin) by the action of chlorin or potassium 

 chlorate and HC1. It consists of bright, golden 

 leaflets, insoluble in water, but soluble in hot alcohol 

 and ether. 

 Chlor-anodyne (klor-an' '-o-dln) [chlorin; av priv. ; 

 bSivT], pain]. A proprietary remedy introduced as an 

 improvement on chlorodyne. It contains morphin 

 hydrochlorate, tinct. cannab. Ind., chloroform, dilute 

 hydrocyanic acid, and aromatics. Dose for an adult 

 Tt^xv. Unof. 

 Chloranthus (klo-ran' -thus) [j?.wp<5c, yellowish-green ; 

 ;, a flower]. A genus of chloranthaceous plants 

 of hot climates. C. officinalis, of Java, is a valuable 

 febrifuge and anti-spasmodic. Unof. 

 Chlorate (klo' -rat) [chlorin] . Any salt of chloric acid. 



See Potassii chloras: Sodii chloras, etc. 

 Chloremia ( hlo-re / -me-ah)[x/up6c, green ; aifia, blood]. 

 A blood-disorder, either idiopathic or associated with 

 other ailments, consisting in a diminution of the per- 

 centage of the hemoglobin and a decrease in the 

 number of red blood-corpuscles. 

 3hlorethyl {klo-reth'-il). See Ethyl chlorid. 

 Chloric (klo'-rik ) [chlorin] . Pertaining to or contain- 

 ing chlorin. C. Acid. See Acid. C. Ether. I. 

 See Ethyl chlorid. 2. See Spiritus Chloroformi. 

 Chlorid (klo'-rid) [chlorin]. In chemistry, a binary 

 compound, one of the elements of which is chlorin. 

 C. of Iron Test. See Tests, Table of. C. cf 

 Methyl. See Anesthetic. Chlorids, Test for. See 

 . Table of. 

 -hlorin, or Chlorine (klo'-riri) [j?«p<5r, green]. Q 

 = 35-5; quantivalence I. A non-metallic element. 

 At ordinary temperatures it is a greenish-yellow gas, 

 prepared 1 y decomposing sodium chlorid, NaCl. It 

 is highly irritative to the skin and mucous membranes, 

 producing spasmodic closure of the glottis. It is the 

 most valuable of disinfectants. Chlori, Aqua, C, 

 Liquor (B. P.), chlorin water, contains 4 per cent, of 

 the gas in solution. It is a good antiseptic wash. 

 Dose, internally, TTLx-xxx. Calx Chlorinata, 

 " chlorid of lime," a hypochlorite of calcium contain- 

 ing free chlorin ; a valuable disinfectant. Dose, in- 

 ternally, gr. iij-vj. Calx Chlorat, Liq. (P. B.), con- 

 I l 9 



tains I pound of the salt per gallon of water. Sodium 

 Chlorat., Liq., Labarraque 's Solution, sodium carbon- 

 ate 10, calx chlorinata 8, water ad 100. Dose Tr^ x- 

 3 j in 20 parts of water. Chlorin Vapor (B. P.), 

 used for inhalation. C. -Hunger, the condition of the 

 body when chlorin (usually in the form of common 

 salt) is lacking. Among the immediate results of this 

 deficiency are indigestion and albuminuria. 



Chloroanemia (klo-ro-an-e* -me-ah ). Synonym of 

 Chlorosis. 



Chlorobrom (hlo / -ro-brom) [chlorin; bromin]. A 

 solution each ounce of which contains 30 grains of 

 chloralamid and potassium bromid. It is a hypnotic. 



Chlorocruorin (klo-ro-kru' '-or-iti) [x?.upoc, green ; 

 cruor, blood]. A green respiratory pigment from 

 the greenish blood of the Sabella. 



Chlorodyne {klo 1 '-ro-dln) [x'/opoc, green; bSvvr/, pain]. 

 A proprietary remedy supposed to contain chloroform, 

 ether, morphin, cannabis Indica, hydrocyanic acid r 

 and capsicum. The various imitations differ widely. 

 It is a good anodyne and narcotic. Dose tr^ x-xxx. 

 with care. Unof. 



Chloroform {klo* -ro-forni) [chloroformum, chloroform : 

 gen. , Chloroformi]. Methyl Terchlorid, CHC1 3 . A 

 heavy, colorless, volatile liquid obtained by the acdon 

 of chlorinated lime on methyl alcohol. (The commer- 

 cial article, C. venale, contains 2 per cent, of impurities 

 and is unfit for administradon. ) Administered inter- 

 nally, chloroform produces narcosis and violent gastro- 

 enteritis. Chloroform has an agreeable odor and a 

 sweetish taste. It solidifies in the cold, melts at 71 C, 

 boils at 6i° C, and its specific gravity is 1. 526. It is 

 excellent in true cholera and in similar diseases of the 

 stomach and bowels. Externally, it is much employed 

 as an ingredient of rubefacient and anodyne liniments. 

 Mixed with a large per cent, of air and inhaled, the 

 vapor is one of the most valuable of general anesthedes. 

 but occasionally (1:3000) causing death by cardiac 

 paralysis. See Anesthetic. Deep injections in the 

 vicinity of the sciatic nerve are recommended in 

 sciatica. C, Alcoholized, a mixture of chloroform 

 and alcohol. C, Ammoniated, equal parts of am- 

 monia in alcohol and chloroform ; antipyretic and 

 anodyne. Unof. C, Aqua. Dose ^ss-ij. C, Lini- 

 ment, contains chloroform 30, soap-liniment 70. C, 

 Liniment., Comp., contains chloroform ^j, oil of 

 turpentine ^j, tincture of opium 3 iv, tincture of aco- 

 nite 3 ij. Unof. C, Emulsum, chloroform 4, ex- 

 pressed oil of almond 6, tragacanth 1.5, water q. s. 

 Dose 3J-.5'j. C., Spt., pure chloroform 6, alcohol 

 94 parts. Dose tnje-^j. Tinct. chloroformi etmor- 

 phinae (B. P. ), a substitute for chlorodyne. Each dose 

 of ten minims contains chloroform n\l^", ether 

 TTL'j, alcohol T\l)£, morphin hydrochlorate gr. J t , 

 dilute hydrocyanic acid tn^^, oil of peppermint 

 TrLj 1 ^, fluid extract of licorice X\l%, treacle and 

 syrup q.s. Tinct. C. Comp. (B.P.), chloroform 2, 

 alcohol 8, comp. tinct. of cardamon 10. Dose 

 npcx-sj. 



Chloroformism {klo 1 ' -ro-for-mizm) [chloroformum, 

 chloroform]. I. The use of chloroform to excess 

 for its narcodc effect. 2. The symptoms produced by 

 this use of the drug. 



Chlorolymphoma (klo-ro-limf-o / -mah) [xAup6$, green ; 

 lymph a, water; dun, a tumor]. Another name for 

 chloroma*; it is thought by some to be a variety of 

 lymphoma, from its containing lymphocytes. 



Chloroma (hlo-ro'-mah) [x^ujpoc, yellowish-green ; bua, 

 a tumor: //., Chloromata]. " Green cancer"; a rare 

 variety of sarcoma, of a greenish tint, usually seated 

 upon the periosteum of the bones of the head, or upon 

 the dura. 



