COCHINEAL 



2ochineal {koch'-in-el, or koch-in-el') [ME., cut- 

 1. The dried insects of a species of plant 

 Coccus cacti, parasitic upon a cactus of Mexico 

 Central America. It contains a rich red coloring- 

 matter, carmin, used mainly as a dyeing agent. See 

 Pigments, Conspectus of. It is thought to be valuable 

 in infantile whooping-cough. Dose gr. Y 3 . 



"ochlea ( kok'-le-ah) [/«$,£ Aoc, a conch-shell] . A cav- 

 ity of the internal ear resembling a snail-shell. It 

 describes two and a half turns about a central pillar 

 called the modiolus or columnella, forming the spiral 



\ canal, about I V 2 inches in length. The latter is di- 

 vided into three canals or scake, — the scaue tympani, 

 vestibuli, and media. See also, Ear. 2. In botany, 

 a coiled legume, like that of Medicago. 



a coi 





L2 





Cochlea. 

 Scala tympani. 2. Scala vestibuli. 3. Anterior or triangu- 

 lar canal. 4. Posterior or quadrilateral canal. 5, 5. Spiral 

 ligament. 6. External spiral sulcus. 7. Membrana tectoria, 

 ir membrane of Corti. S. Membrana basilaris. 9 Spiral 

 vessel. 10. Limbus laminae spiralis, n. Pillars of Organ 



>f Corti. 12. Branch of cochlear nerve. 13. Ganglion 



pirale. 14 Branch of cochlear nerve between the lamellae 

 ~>i the lamina spiralis ossea 15. One of the orifices by 

 •vhich this branch penetrates the canal of Corti. 16. Part of 



<ony cochlea. 17. Lining periosteum. iS. Membrane of 



ieissner. 



ichlear {kok'-le-ar) [/oSjP.oc, a conch-shell]. Per- 

 :aining or belonging to the cochlea. C. Nerve, the 

 nerve supplying the cochlea. See Nerves, Table of. 

 chlear, or Cochleare ( kok f -le-ar, or kok-le-a'-re ) 

 L. : pi., Cochlearia~\. A spoon ; a spoonful. C. mag- 

 num, a tablespoon ; C. medium, a dessert-spoon ; 

 3. minimum, a teaspoon. 



• chlearia \kok-le-ar'-e-ah). See Horseradish. 

 ■ chleate [kok'-le-dt) [cochleatus, spiral]. Spirally 

 :oiled, like a snail-shell. 



chlitis [kok-W -tis) \K0xfj0c, a conch^shell ; trie, in- 



lammation]. Inflammation of the cochlea. 



ckroach (kok'-roch). See Blatta. 



30 (ko'-ko). Synonym of Yaws. See Frambossia. 



co, or Cocoa (kc/ ko) [Port. , cacao]. See Cacao and 



ma. C.-nut, the nut of Cocos nucifera, a 



'.lm-tree of tropical coast-regions. The oil is used 



- a substitute for cod-liver oil, and in Germany it is 



mployed in pharmacy in the place of lard. C.-nut 



iber, coir. The coarse fibrous covering of the nut 



f the cocoa-palm is largely used in making brooms, 



matting, and coarse carpeting. The fiber is 



•aise, stiff, very elastic, round, and smooth like hair. 



t also has great tenacity, and is well adapted for 



>rdage. C.-nut Oil, oleum cocois, is obtained from 



ie dried pulp of the cocoa-nut by expression. It is 



a oil of the consistency of butter, fusing at from 73 to 



22. 7 to 26. 6° C.). When fresh, it is white in 



alor and of sweet taste and agreeable odor, but it 



307 CCELOSPERM 



easily becomes rancid. It is easily saponified, even 

 in the cold. It is used in the manufacture of candles 

 and soap. 

 Cocomania (ko-ko-ma' -ne-ah) . See Cocainotnania. 

 Cocomaniac (ko-ko-ma' -ne-ak). See Cocainomaniac. 



Cocoolein (ko-ko-cS-le-in) [Port., cacao; oleum, oil]. 

 A proprietary substitute for cod-liver oil, said to be 

 derived from cocoa-nut oil. 



Cocotte (ko-kof) [Fr.]. Synonym of Influenza. 



Coction (kok'-shun) [coctio ; coquere, to cook].» I. 

 Digestion. 2. The preparatory' alteration that morbific 

 matter undergoes in preparation for its discharge. 



Cod (kod) [ME., cod]. 1. The scrotum. 2. The belly. 

 3. In the plural, the testes. 4. The Gadus morrhua, 

 a fish furnishing a valuable medicinal product. C. - 

 liver Oil, an oil derived from the liver of the Gadus 

 morrhua, and ranging in color according to the method 

 of its preparation from pale-straw to dark-brown ; its 

 specific gravity is .923 to .924 or even .930 at 15 C. 

 The finer qualities are used for medicinal purposes, 

 the darker by tanners and curriers. See Alorrhua. 



Codamin {ko' -dam-in) \_nudeia, the head; poppy-head; 

 amin], C.^,H 25 X0 4 . A crystalline alkaloid of opium, 

 isomeric with laudanin. When ferric chlorid is added 

 1 to it, it assumes a deep-green color. 



Codein (ko / -den) \_nu8eia, the poppy-head], C ]8 H 91 X0 3 - 

 H.,0. A white, crystalline alkaloid of opium. It is 

 mildly calmative and is serviceable in diabetes mel- 

 litus. It is also valuable in ovarian pain. Dose gr. 

 ss-ij. C. Phosphate, soluble in water. Similar to 

 morphin in action, but less toxic. Dose, hypodenni- 

 cally, gr. ss. C. Sulphas, dose gr. '/(S-'-v ■ C. Valeri- 

 anate, an antispasmodic and sedative. Dose gr. }{. 



Codex (kc/-deks) [L. : //., Codices]. A pharmacopeia 

 or book of formulae ; specifically, the French pharma- 

 copeia. 



Codie Pine Resin. See Ctnvdie-gum. 



Codonostoma (ko-do-nos'-lo-wah) [\<jrfwv,abell; c~6fia, 

 a mouth]. In biology, applied to the oral or disc 

 aperture of certain marine invertebrates, medusae, etc. 



Ccelelminth (se'-lel-minth). See Celelminth. 



Ccelia (se'-le-ah). See Celia. 



Cceliac (se'-le-ak). See Celiac. 



Cceliaca (se-li'-ak-ah). See Celiaca. 



Cceliadelphus (se-le-ad-el'-fus). See Celiadelphus. 



Cceliagra (se-le-a'-grah). See Celiagra. 



Ccelialgia (se-le-al'-Je-ah). See Celialgia. 



Ccelian, Cceline {se / -le-an, se / -lin). See Celean, Celine. 



Cceliocyesis [se-le-o-si-e'-sis). See Celiocyesis. 



Cceliolymph (se'-le-o-limf). See Celiolymph. 



Cceliomyalgia (se-le-o-mi-al' -je-ah) . See Celiomyalgia. 



Ccelioncus (se-le-ong / -kus). See Celioncus. 



Ccelioplegia (se-le-o-ple' '-je-ah) [aoi/Ja, the belly; 

 ~'/.rjyi], a stroke]. A synonym of Asiatic cholera. 



Cceliopyosis (se-le-o-pi-o / -sis). See Celiopyosis. 



Cceliorrhcea {se-le-or-e'-ah). See Celiorrhea. 



Ccelioschisis {se-le-os'-kis-is). See Celioschisis. 



Ccelioscope (se / -le-o-skop). See Celioscope. 



Cceliotomy (se-le-ot'-o-me). See Celiotomy. 



Ccelitis (se-li'-tis). See Celilis. 



Ccelodont (se f -lo-dont) [koZ/u>c, hollow ; 66oig, tooth]. 

 Hollow-toothed, as certain lizards — the opposite of 

 Pleodont, or solid-toothed. 



Ccelom, Cceloma (se'-lom,se-lo / -mali). See Celom. 



Ccelophlebitis [se-lo-fle-bi f -tis). See Celophlebitis. 



Ccelophthalmia {se-lojf-thal'-meah). See Celophthal- 

 mia. 



Ccelosis (se-lo / -sis). See Celosis. 



Ccelosoma (se-lo-sc/-mah). See Celosoma. 



Ccelosperm (se / -lo- sperm) [/coi/oc, hollow ; aizep/ia, 

 seed]. In biology, a seed so curved as to form a con- 

 cavity on one of its surfaces. 



