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CILIARY 



Chylify (ki'-lif-i) [chylus, chyle : facere, to make]. I. 

 To make into chyle. 2. To be made into chyle. 



Chylocele (ki'-lo-sel) [x?/j6c, chyle; kt/'/j/, a tumor]. 

 An etiii-ion of chyle into the tunica vaginalis testis. 

 C, Parasitic. See Filaria sanguinis hominis. 



Chylocyst (ki'-lo-sist) [xv'/.oc, juice; kvotic, bladder]. 

 The chyle-bladder ; the reserrvoir of Pecquet. 



Chylocystic (ki-lo-sis'-tik) [x v '-6s, juice ; kvotic, blad- 

 der]. Relating to the chylocyst. 



Chyloderma [ki-lo-der 1 '-tnah) [x v/ °C> lymph; Sep/ia, 

 skin]. Scrotal elephantiasis, with accumulation of 

 lymph in the thickened skin and in the enlarged 

 lvmphatic vessels ; lymph-scrotum. 



Chylodochium (kil-o-do' -ki-um) [xy'fJiq, chyle; doxeiov, 

 receptacle]. The receptaculum chyli. 



Chylogaster (ki-lo-gas' '-ter) [xv'soc, chyle ; yaarijp, the 

 stomach]. The duodenum, so-called because of its 

 being the chief seat of chylous digestion. 



^hylogastric {ki-lo-gas' -trik) [^tvoc, chyle; yaarijp, 

 stomach]. Pertaining to the chylogaster. 



2hylopericardium (ki-lo-per-ik-ar' -de-um) [xv'/6c, 

 chyle ; irepi, around ; napdia, the heart]. A rare con- 

 dition, in which chyle is present in the pericardium, as 

 a consequence of the formation of a channel of com- 

 munication between a chyle-duct and the cavity of the 

 heart-sac. 

 'hylopoiesis (ki-lo-poi-e'-sis) [xv/oiroiijaic ; XV'tMi 



chyle; -oitiv, to make]. Chylirication. 

 ^hylopoietic (ki-lo-poi-ef '-ik) [xy'd>q , chyle ; troielv, to 



make]. Chylifaction ; making or forming chyle, 

 .^hyloptyalism ki-lop-ti'-al-izm ) [ y: zoo, chyle ; irrva- 



h^eiv, to spit]. Milkiness of the saliva. 

 ^hylorrhea (ki-lor-e'-ah) [xy'/.oc, chyle ; peeiv, to 

 flow]. The excessive flow of chyle. Also, a diarrhea 

 characterized by a milky color of the feces, 

 'hylosis \ki-lo / -sis) [xi'/xxiq, a converting into juice]. 



'incation. 

 ^hylothorax (ki-lo-tho' '-raks) [xv/.6c, chyle ; dupag, the 

 chest]. The presence of chyle within the pleural 

 cavity. It is consequent upon wounds or rupture of 

 the thoracic duct, and is usually fatal, 

 hylous (ki f -lus) [xv/.6c, chyle]. Relating to or re- 

 sembling chyle. 



hyluria (ki-lu' -re-ah) [xv'fM, juice; ovpov, urine]. 

 The passage of milky-colored urine. It is thought to 

 be caused by a disordered condition of the lacteals and 

 is also connected with the presence in the blood of 

 Filaria sanguinis hominis. The urine passed is 

 generally above the normal in quantity, has the color 

 of milk, and becomes jelly-like on standing, after- 

 ward again becoming liquid. It readily undergoes 

 decomposition. The condition arises from a blocking 

 of the lymph-channels by the parasites. See Bacillus 

 of Chyluria under Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of; 

 also Filaria sanguinis hominis, Lewis, under 

 Parasites (Animal), Table of. 



:yme (kUn) [xvuog, juice]. Food that has under- 

 gone gastric digestion and has not yet been acted 

 jpon by the biliary, pancreatic, and intestinal secre- 



ymiferous (kim-if'-er-us) [chymus, chyme ;ferre, to 



>ear]. Capable of producing chyme. 

 ( ymification (klm-if-ik-a ' zhuri) [thymus, chyme ; 

 to make] . The change of food into chyme by 



he digestive process. 



ymophorous (ktm-off' -or-us) [xvuog, chyme ; oepeiv, 



J cam]. Chymiferous. 



yrnoplania {kim-o-pla'-m-ah) [ xvuSc, juice ; irlAvri, 

 roving]. The morbid or abnormal metastasis of 



hvme or any secretion. 

 S ymorrhea (klm-or-e / -ah) [xvuog, chyme ; peiv, to 



ow]. A discharge of chyme. 



Chymosepsis (klm-o-sep f -sis) [xyfi6g, chyme ; aij^ig, 

 putrefaction]. Putrefactive fermentation of the chyme. 



Chyron (ki'-roti) \ciron, cyron\ The name given by 

 ancient writers to the itch-mite, Sarcoptes scabei. 



Cibarious (sib-a' '-re-us) \cibum, food]. Serving as 

 food ; nutritious ; edible. 



Cicatricial (sik-at-rish' '-al ) [cicatrix, a scar] . Pertain- 

 ing to or of the nature of a cicatrix. C. Deformities, 

 abnormal contractions caused by cicatrices. C. Tis- 

 sue, a form of dense connective tissue, seen in 

 cicatrices. 



Cicatricula (sik-at-rik / -u-lah) [L. , dim. of cicatrix, a 

 scar]. The germinating point of the fecundated egg. 



Cicatrisant (sik'-at-ri-sant). See Cicatrisant. 



Cicatrisive {sik / -at-ri-siv) [cicatrix, a scar]. Tending 

 to form a cicatrix. 



Cicatrix (sik-a' -triks) [L.: //., Cicatrices'^. A scar; 

 a connective-tissue new-formation replacing loss of 

 substance in the skin. It extends as far as the 

 corium. It may be depressed below or elevated above 

 the surface ; its color is usually whitish and glistening 

 when old, red or purple when young. 



Cicatrizant (sik f -at-ri-zant ) [cicatrix, a scar] . I . Tend- 

 ing to cicatrize or heal. 2. A medicine that aids the 

 formation of a cicatrix. 



Cicatrization (sik-at-riz-a' -shun) [cicatrix, a scar]. 

 The process of healing. 



Cicer \si'-ser) [L:]. A genus of leguminous plants. 

 See Chick-pea. 



Cicuta (sik-u'-tah) [L.]. A genus of umbelliferous 

 plants. C. virosa. See Cvwbane. 



Cicutin {sik-u'-tin) [cicuta, hemlock], i. An alkaloid 

 obtained from Cicuta 7-irosa. 2. The same as Conein. 



Cicutoxin (sik-u-toks' -in) [cicuta, hemlock ; rofoaiv, 

 poison]. The poisonous active principle of Cicuta 

 zn-rosa. It is a viscid, non-crystallizable liquid of un- 

 pleasant taste and acid reaction. 



Cider (si'-der) [ME., cidre~\. The expressed juice of 

 apples or pears. C. Brandy. See Apple-Brandy. 

 C. Vinegar. See Vinegar. 



Cigaret (sig-ar-ef). See Cigarette. 



Cigarette (sig-ar-ef) [Fr., dim. of ciga re, a cigar]. A 

 roll of inflammable material medicated and adapted for 

 smoking. Nasal catarrhs and spasmodic attacks of 

 dyspnea are among the disorders sometimes treated 

 by cigarette-smoking. C. -makers' Cramp. See 

 Cramp. 



Cigarmakers' Cramp. See Cramp. 



Cigue (se-gu-e) [Fr.]. Cicuta. 



Cilia (sil'-e-ah) [cilium, the eyelid or lash]. The eye- 

 lashes. Also, the locomotor and prehensile organs 

 of certain infusoria, and the hair-like appendages 

 of certain epithelial cells, whose function it is to 

 propel fluid or particles along the passages that 

 they line. 



Ciliariscope (sil-e-ar* -is-kbp) [cilium, eyelid ; oiuyireiv, 

 to look at]. An instrument (essentially a prism) for 

 examining the ciliary region of the eye. 



Ciliary (sil'-e-a-re) [cilium, an eyelash]. Pertaining to 

 the eyelid or eyelash, and also by extension to the C. 

 Apparatus, or the structure related to the mechanism 

 of accommodation. C. Arteries — anterior, posterior 

 long, and posterior short, branches of the ophthalmic 

 artery, supplying the recti muscles, the ciliary appara- 

 tus, and the posterior structures of the eye. with the 

 exception of the retina. See Arteries, Table of. C. 

 Body, the ciliary muscle and processes. C. Canal, 

 the canal of Fontana. See Canal. C. Ganglion, the 

 ganglion at the apex of the orbit, supplying the ciliary 

 muscle and iris. See Ganglia, Table of. C. Muscle, 

 the muscle of accommodation, whose contraction les- 

 sens the tension upon the suspensory ligament of the 



