CONIDIOPHORE 



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CONSCIOUSNESS 



Conidiophore (ko-nid' -e-o-for) [kovic, dust ; <ptpecv, to 

 bear]. In biology, applied to the hypha that produces 

 conidia. 



Conidium (ko-nid' -e-um)[K.6vic- , dust ; iScov, dim. suffix : 

 //. Conidia']. In biology, the deciduous asexual spores of 

 certain fungi. Also called Basidiospore and Acrospore. 



Conidosis (kon-id-o'-sis). Synonym of Urticaria. 



Coniferin \ko-nif -er-in) \_conifer, cone-bearing], C 16 

 H 22 8 -f- 2H 2 0. A crystalline glucosid found in the 

 cambium of coniferous woods, and consisting of 

 shining needles. It effloresces in the air and melts at 

 185 C. It is also called Abietin. 



Coniin (ko-ni'-in). See Conium and Conin. 



Conin (ko'-nin) [kuvelov, hemlock], C 8 H 15 N. A vol- 

 atile alkaloid that occurs in hemlock [Conium macu- 

 latum), chiefly in the seeds, and is obtained by extrac- 

 tion with acetic acid or distillation with soda. It is a 

 colorless, oily liquid, having the odor of hemlock and 

 boiling at 167-108 ; its specific gravity is 0.886 at o°. 



Conium [ko-ui'-um) [kuveiov, hemlock]. Hemlock. 

 The green, full-grown fruit of the spotted hemlock, C. 

 maculatum. It contains three alkaloids and a volatile 

 oil. Its properties are mainly due to the alkaloids 

 coniin, C 8 H 13 N, and methylconiin , C 8 H u NCH g . It 

 produces motor paralysis, without loss of sensation or 

 of consciousness. Toxic doses cause death by paraly- 

 sis of the organs of respiration. It is valuable in acute 

 mania, delirium tremens, tetanus, blepharospasm, asth- 

 ma, and whooping-cough. C, Abstract., made from 

 conium 200, dilute hydrochloric acid 6, sugar of milk 

 and alcohol q. s. , to make ioo parts of abstract. Unof. 

 Dose gr. ss-iij. C, cataplasma (B. P.), made from 

 the leaves. For external use. C, Ext., Alcoholic, 

 each grain representing one grain of the drug. Dose gr. 

 ij-v-xl. C, Fid. Ext., same strength as preceding. 

 Dose n\ij-v-xl. C, pilula Comp. (B. P.), contains 

 extract of hemlock and ipecac. Dose gr. v-x. C, 

 succus (B. P.), made from the leaves. Dose rr^xxx- 

 ^ij. C, Tinct., 15 per cent, strength. Dose rc^x- 

 3J. C. Vapor (B. P.), for inhalations. Coniin, 

 unof., volatile alkaloid of conium. Dose gr. 3*5— tV 

 Coniin Hydrobrom., C 5 H 9 (C 3 H 7 ), unof., recom- 

 mended for spasmodic affections. Dose gr. J L - A . 

 All preparations uncertain in strength. Coniin. 

 Hydrobrom., Injectio Hypoderm. Dose rry-iij. 



Conjugal (kon'-ju-gal) [conjugalis, a husband or wife]. 

 Pertaining to marriage; connubial. C. Diabetes, 

 diabetes affecting husband and wife together ; this is 

 said to be not infrequently observed. 



Conjugate (kon'-Ju-gdt) [con, together; jugare, to 

 yoke]. Yoked or coupled. C. Deviation. See 

 Deviation. C. Diagonal, Internal, an internal 

 measurement of the pelvis from the middle of the 

 sub-pubic ligament to the sacro-vertebral angle. It 

 is 12^ cm. C. Diameter (of the pelvis), the antero- 

 posterior or sacro-pubic. See Diameter. C. Diameter 

 (of the pelvis), external. See Baudelocque, Diameter 

 of. C. Focus. See Focus. C.-symphyseal Angle, 

 the angle that the conjugate diameter of the pelvis 

 makes with the pubic bone at the symphysis. C, 

 True, the minimum useful diameter of the pelvic inlet. 

 See Diameter. 



Conjugation [kon-ju-ga' -shon) [conjugatus, joined to- 

 gether]. In biology, that form of sexual reproduc- 

 tion in which two cells, similar in size and appearance, 

 unite to form a spore. The sexual character of con- 

 jugation was first pointed out by Vaucher, in 1803. 



Conjunctiva (kon-junk-ti' '-va/i) [conjunctions, connect- 

 ing]. The mucous membrane covering the anterior 

 portion of the globe of the eye, reflected on and ex- 

 tending to the free edges of the lids. Its parts are 

 called palpebral and ocular, or bulbar. 



Conjunctival (kon-junk' '-tiv-al, or kon-junk-ti' -val\ 

 \_conjunctivus, connecting]. Relating to the con- 

 junctiva. 



Conjunctivitis (kon-junk-tiv-i' -tts) \_conjunctivus, con- 

 necting; ltiq, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 conjunctiva. It may be catarrhal, croupous, diphtheric 

 (or membranous), gonorrheal, phlyctenular, puru- 

 lent, etc., in character or origin. C, Atropin, a 

 peculiar idiosyncratic catarrh of the conjunctiva pro- 

 duced by prolonged use of atropin as a mydriatic, 

 and characterized by the formation of numerous folli- 

 cles. C. crouposa, a form associated with the form- 

 ation of a whitish-gray membrane that is easily re- 

 moved. C. diphtheritica, a specific purulent inflam- 

 mation of the conjunctiva spreading by infection, 

 yielding a contagious secretion, and leading to necro- 

 sis of the infiltrated tissue. C. eczematosa. See 

 C. lymphatica. C, Egyptian. See Trachoma. C. 

 exanthematica. See C. lymphatica. C. follicularis, 

 a form characterized by the presence of foiiicles. 

 C, Granular. See Trachoma. C. lymphatica, 

 that occurring in scrofulous individuals. It is accom- 

 panied by the formation of ulcers. C. membranacea. 

 See C. crouposa and Ophthalmia. C. phlyctenulosa. 

 See C. lymphatica. C. pustulosa. See C. lymphatica. 

 C. scrofulosa. See C. lymphatica. 



Connate (Icon' -at). See Co7ifluent and Congenital. 



Connection (kon-ck'-sliun) [connectere, to connect]. 

 Sexual intercourse. 



Connective (kon-ek' '-tiv) [connectere, to connect]. I. 

 Connecting ; binding. 2. In botany, the portion of 

 the filament that connects the two cells of an anther. 

 C. Tissue. See Animal Tissue. 



Connivent (kon-i' '-vent) [connivere, to wink at]. In 

 botany converging toward each other ; applied to 

 stamens that converge above, as those of the violet. 



Conocephalic, or Conocephalous (ko-no-sefal'-ik, 

 ko-no-sef -al-us) [nuvog, cone; K.etya"kr), head]. Having 

 the skull somewhat conoidal. 



Conoid, or Conoidal (ko'-noid, or ko-noi' '-dal) [kwvo?, 

 cone; ddog, shape]. Of a conical or approximately 

 conical shape. C. Ligament, the lower and inner 

 part of the coraco-clavicular ligament. C. Tubercle, 

 the eminence on the inferior surface of the clavicle to 

 which the C. ligament is attached. 



Conquassant (kon-kwas' '-ant) [conquassare, to shake 

 severely]. Very severe (applied chiefly to labor-pains 

 at the acme of their intensity). 



Conquassation (kon-k:oas-a'-shun). See Concassation. 



Conquinamin \kon-kwin' '-am-in). An alkaloid of 

 Cuprea bark. 



Conrad's Water. An eye-wash composed of three 

 parts of mercuric chlorid, IOO of distilled water, and 

 five to ten of tinctura opii crocata. 



Conroy's Test. See Tests, 7 able of. 



Consanescent (kon-san-es' -enf) [consanescere, to be- 

 come sound]. Healing, becoming healed (applied 

 mostly to wounds). 



Consanguine (kon-san' '-givin) [consanguineus, oi the 

 same blood]. Allied by birth or descent ; akin by 

 blood-relationship. 



Consanguineous (kon-san-giuin' -e-us) [con sanguineus, 

 of the same blood]. Related by a common parentage. 



Consanguinity (kon-san-giuin'-it-e) [cm, together; 

 sanguinis, of blood]. The relationship arising from 

 common parentage; Wood-relationship, 



Consciousness (kon'-shus-nes) [conscius, knowing]. 

 The state of being aware of one's own existeno 

 one's nun mental states, and of the impression- made 

 upon one's senses ; ability to take cognizance of 

 tions ; applied to ab extra impressions. C, Double, 

 that morbid condition in which there are two se| 



