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Complication (kom-plik-a' -shuti) [complicare, to fold 

 ther]. A disease or a process secondary to 

 more or less dependent upon some primary 



Compos Mentis (kom'-pos men'-tis) [L.]. Of sound 

 mind, memory, and understanding. See Non Com- 



Composite (kom-poz'-it) [componere, to put together]. 

 I. Composed of distinct portions. 2. In biology, be- 

 longing to the order Composite. C. Monsters ; this 

 is a term used to designate any form of monstrosity 

 showing some degree of duplicity in the main regions 

 of the body. 



Composition (kom-po-zish' '-un) [compositio, a putting 

 together] . Compounding ; applied to drugs. The 

 constitution of a mixture. C. Powder, a popular 

 name (originally Thomsonian) for the pulvis myricce 

 compositus, X. F. At present it is a mixture of 

 finely powdered bayberry bark (Afyrica cerifera), 

 iz parts; ginger, 6 parts; capsicum and cloves, 



I each I part. It is useful for sore throat and severe 

 coryza. Unof. C. Tea, a warm drink composed of 

 different spices, and used as a stomachic and to abort 

 an attack of coryza. 

 Compound (kom' '-pound, or kom-pound / ) [ME., com- 

 pounen, to mix or compound]. I. To mix, as drugs, 

 omposed of several parts ; in chemistry, a com- 

 pound body. C. Cathartic Pills. See Colocynth. 

 C. Cavities, cavities in teeth that are produced by the 

 coalescence of two cavities or by the extension of a 

 gle cavity in such a manner as to include two sur- 

 faces of a tooth. C. Fracture. See Fracture. C. 

 Granule-Cell. See Corpuscle, Gluge's. C. Oxy- 

 gen, a quack cure-all consisting of a strong solution 

 of potassium nitrate or chlorate through which the air 

 to be inhaled is passed. 

 Compounding (kom- pound' -ing) [ME., compounen, to 



!mix]. The mixing, manipulation, and preparation of 

 the drugs ordered in a prescription. 



Compress (kom'-pres) [compressus, pressed together]. 



' Folded cloths, wet or dry, applied firmly to the part 

 for relief of inflammation, or to prevent hemorrhage. 

 C. Fenestrated, with a hole for drainage or inspec- 

 tion. C. Graduated, the strip applied directly is 

 small ; the others, progressively larger, cover it. 



Compressed (kom-presd') [compressus, pressed to- 

 gether]. Firmly pressed together ; having the lateral 



! diameter reduced. C. Air, air the density of which has 

 been increased by compression. C. -Air Bath. Se Bath. 



Compression (kom-presk'-uri) [compressus , pressefl to- 

 gether]. The state of being compressed. C. -atro- 

 phy, atrophy of a part from constant compression. 

 Instances are the Chinese foot, liver-atrophy of tight 

 lacing, atrophy of tissues from pressure by an aneurysm. 

 C. of Brain. See Brain. C.-myelitis, myelitis due 

 to compression. See Myelitis. 



ompressor (kom-pres f -or) [comprimere, to press to- 

 gether]. I. An instrument for compressing an artery, 

 vein, etc. 2. It is also applied to muscles having a com- 

 ing function, as the C. nan's, C. vence dorsalis penis , 

 See Muscles, Table of. 3. One of the light springs 

 inserted on either side of the stage of a microscope for 

 holding the slide in position ; a clip. C. sacculi 

 laryngis, the inferior aryteno-epiglottideus muscle. 

 See Muscles, Table of. C. urpthrae, constrictor 

 urethra. See Muscles, Table of. 



ompressorium (kom-pres-o / re-um) [compressor, a 

 compress]. An instrument devised for making pressure 

 on the cover-glass of a microscope-slide in order to 

 favor separation of the elements of the specimen to be 

 examined, 

 omptonia (komp-to' -ne-ah) [after Henry Compton, 





Bishop of London, a botanist]. A genus of plants. 

 C. asplenifolia. See Liquidambar. 



Conarial (ko-na'-re-al) [uuvdpiov, the pineal gland]. 

 Relating to the conarium. C. Vein. See Vein. 



Conario-hypophyseal (ko-na-re-o-hi-po-fis' -e-al) [ku- 

 ydpiov,the pineal gland ; i~o<j>io(c, an undergrowth]. 

 Relating to the conarium and to the hypophysis of the 

 cerebrum ; pineo-pituitary. 



Conarium {k -na' -re-um) [nwdpiov ; dim. of kuvoc, a 

 cone]. See Pineal Gland. 



Conation (ko-na' -shun) [conari, to endeavor]. Theex- 

 ertive power of the mind, including will and desire ; 

 a special act or exercise of the exertive power. 



Concassation (kon-kas-a f -shun) [concassatio ; con, to- 

 gether; cassare or quassare, toshake, to beat]. I. The 

 shaking of medicines, as in a bottle ; the pulverizing of 

 drugs by beating. 2. Mental distress or affliction. 



Concato's Disease. See Diseases, Table of, and 

 Polyorrhymenitis. 



Concaulescence (kon-ka-iol-es / -ens) [con, together; 

 caulis,& stalk]. In biology, the partial fusion of the 

 pedicle of a flower with the stem from which it springs. 



Concavo-concave (kon-ka'-z-o-kon'-kaz). See Zens, 

 Biconcave. 



Concavo-convex (kon-ka' '-vo-kon' '-veks). See Lens, 

 Periscopic. 



Conceive (kon-scz J ) [concipere, to take in]. To become 

 pregnant. 



Concentration (kon-sen-tra f -shun) [con, together ; cen- 

 trum, the center]. Evaporation of part of the water 

 or other liquid of a mixture, thus rendering it relatively 

 more dense. 



Concentric (kon-sen'-trik) [con, together ; centrum, the 

 center] . Arranged in an equidistant manner about a 

 center. C. Hypertrophy of the Heart, increase in 

 the muscular texture of the heart, the capacity of the 

 cavities remaining unchanged. 



Conception (kon-sep/shun) [concipere, to conceive]. 

 I. The fecundation of the ovum by the spermatozoid. 



. See Pregnancy. 2. The abstract mental idea of any- 

 thing ; the power or act of mentally conceiving. C, 

 Imperative, a false idea that an insane person dwells 

 upon, and which he cannot expel from his mind, even 

 when he knows it to be absurd, and which dominates 

 his actions. 



Concha (kong / -kah) [noyxa, a shell]. A shell. Applied 

 to organs having some resemblance to a shell, as the 

 patella, vulva, etc., and especially to C. auris, or the 

 hollow part of the external ear. C. narium, the tur- 

 binated bones. C. santoriniana, a name applied to 

 a fourth turbinated bone sometimes found in the nose. 



Conchiolin (kong-ki' -o-lin) [icoyxa, a shell ; iov, a vio- 

 let], C. H 4i X ; ,O u . The skeletin material that forms 

 the organic bases of the shells of gastropods. C. Os- 

 teomyelitis. See Osteomyelitis. 



Conchitis 1 kong-ki'-tis) [noyxa, a shell ; itic, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the concha. 



Concho-anthelix (kong / -ko-ant / -he-liks) [noyxa, a shell; 

 av6i'/j.S, the inner curvature of the ear]. The muscle 

 called obliquus auriculae. See Muscles, Table of. 



Concho-helix (kong / -ko-he / -liks) [noyxa, a shell ; e'/.ii, 

 a spiral]. The muscle called transversus auriculae. 

 See Muscles, Table of. 



Conchology (kong-kol f -o-je) [noyxa, a shell ; /.syeiv, 

 to speak]. That department of science that deals 

 with the shells of molluscs. 



Conchometer (kong-kom' -et-er) [itoyxa, a shell ; fikrpov, 

 a measure]. An instrument for the measurement of 

 the shells of molluscs. 



Conchoscope (kowf-ko-skop) [icSyxa, a shell ; the na- 

 ris; OKo-zeh; to inspect]. A speculum and mirror 

 for inspecting the nasal cavity. 



