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Concoctio (kon-kbk' -she-d) [L.]. Digestion. C. tarda. 

 Synonym of Dyspepsia. 



Concoction {kon-kok' '-shun) [concoquere , to boil to- 

 gether]. The act of boiling two substances together. 



Concolor (kon-kidl'-or) [con, together; color, color]. 

 In biology, having the same color on both sides or 

 over the entire surface. 



Concomitant (kon-kom' -it-ant ) [concomitari, to accom- 

 pany]. Accompanying. C. Strabismus. See Stra- 

 bismus. C. Symptoms, symptoms that are not in 

 themselves essential to the course of a disease, but that 

 may occur in association with the essential symptoms. 



Concrement (kon' '-kre-ment) [concrescere, to grow to- 

 gether]. A concretion. 



Concresce (kon'-kres) [con, together; crescere, to 

 grow]. In biology, to grow together. 



Concrescescence {kon-kres-es'-ens) [con, together; 

 crescere, to grow]. In biology, the union of the 

 germ-bands to form the primitive streak. 



Concrete (kon'-kret, or kon-kret' ) [concrescere, to grow 

 together]. Solidified or condensed. Concreted 

 Sugar, the product of the Fryer concretor, or simi- 

 lar form of apparatus. It is a compact, boiled-down 

 mass, containing both the crystallizable sugar and im- 

 purities that ordinarily go into the molasses. It shows 

 little or no distinct grain. 



Concretion {kon-kre' -shun) [concretio ; concrescere, to 

 grow together]. The solidification or condensation 

 of a fluid substance ; a calculus ; a union of parts 

 normally separate, as the fingers. C, Animal, an 

 earthy deposit found in any of the various organs or 

 secretions of the body. These concretions have a 

 fibrous base containing salts of calcium, phosphorus, 

 or magnesium. 



Concubitus {kon-ku f -bit-us) [concumbere, to lie to- 

 gether]. Copulation. 



Concursus [kon-ker'-sus) [concursere, to run together] . 

 A synonym of Anastomosis. 



Concussion [kon-kush'-un) [concnssio, a violent shock]. 

 Shock ; the state of being shaken ; a severe or inju- 

 rious shaking or jarring of a part; also, the morbid 

 state resulting from such a jarring. C. of Brain. 

 See Brain. C. of Spinal Cord. A condition caused 

 by severe shock of the spinal column, with or without 

 appreciable lesion of the myelon. 



Concussor (kon-kus'-or) [concutere, to shake]. In 

 massage, an apparatus for gently beating the part to 

 be treated. 



Condaminea (kon-dam-in' -e-ah) [after Condamine, the 

 botanist]. A genus of Cinchona- yielding trees. 



Condensability {kon-dens-ab-iP '-it-e) [condensare, to 

 condense] . Capacity for undergoing condensation. 



Condensation (kon-den-sa'-shun) [condensare, to con- 

 dense]. In chemistry, the union of two or more mole- 

 cules by the linking of carbon-atoms and the forma- 

 tion of complicated carbon-chains. 2. The patholog- 

 ic hardening, with or without contraction, of a soft 

 organ or tissue. 



Condensed [kon-densd') [condensare, to make thick]. 

 Mule compact ; reduced to a denser form. C. Milk, 

 milk that has had most of its watery elements evapo- 

 rated according to a known process. Condensed milk 

 prepared with the addition of cane-sugar is a white or 

 yellowish-white product of about the consistency of 

 honey and ranging in specific gravity from 1.25 to 

 1. 41. It should be completely soluble in from four to 

 five times its bulk of water, without separation of any 

 flocculent residue, and then possess the taste of fresh, 

 sweetened milk. Condensed milk prepared without 

 the addition of cane-sugar is not boiled down to the 

 same degree, and therefore remains liquid. Hatter- 

 shall gives the following analysis of both classes: — 



CONDENSED MILK WITH ADDITION OF SUGAR. 



Condenser {kon-den' -ser) [condensare, to make dense]. 

 A lens or combination of lenses used in microscopy 

 for gathering and concentrating rays of light. 



Condiment (kon'-dim-ent) [condiment urn, spice]. 

 Spice, sauce, or other appetizing ingredients used 

 food. 



Cortdom, or Cundum {kon'-dum, or ktin'-dum) [cor- 

 ruption of Conton, the name of the inventor]. A 

 sheath worn over the penis during copulation for the 

 purpose of preventing conception. 



Conduction (kon-duk' -shun) [conductio ; 

 to draw together]. The passage or transfer ol 

 or material from one part to another. C. -resistance, 

 the resistance encountered by an electric ci 

 passing through a circuit. 



Conductor {kon-duk' -tor) [conducere, to draw to;: 

 I. A body that transmits force-vibrations, such as 

 of heat or electricity. A term applied to the el 

 trodes and cords by which they are joined to the R 

 tery. 2. An instrument serving as a guidi 

 surgeon's knife. 



Conduplicate (kon-du'-p/ik-dt) [condup 

 together]. In biology, doubled or folded 

 leaves or win^s. 



Condurango Bark {kon-du-rang 1 '-go bark') [native 

 S. Amer.]. Bark of Gonolobus tetragom 

 Conglobus condurango ; a remedy much used ir 

 America as an alterative in syphilis. It was 

 duced into the U. S. as a remedy for carcinoma 



