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Coqueluche (kok-lush') [Fr., a hood or cowl]. Syn- 



onvm of Influenza : also of Whooping-cough. 

 Coquet or Coquette (ko-ket') [Fr.]. Synonym of In- 



Coquilles (ko-keF) [Fr.]. A variety of dark eyeglasses 



curved like shells. 

 Cor ikor) [L. ; gen., cordis']. The heart. See Heart. 



In biology, according to Caesalpino, the seat of the 



Mrinciple of life in plants. See Root-neck. C. adipo- 

 um, a heart with a simple excess of the normal sub- 

 ericardial fat. C. biloculare, reptilian heart; a 

 congenital condition in which there is absence or de- 

 ficiency of the septa of both cardiac auricles and 

 ventricles. C. bovinum. See Bovine Heart. C. 

 seminis, the heart of the seed ; the corcle or corcule. 

 C. villosum, hairy heart ; the peculiar shaggy ap- 

 pearance presented by the heart in acute plastic peri- 

 carditis, with the deposited fibrin existing in long 

 shreds. 



Coraco- kor'-ak-o-) [/co/)a£, a crow]. Pertaining to the 

 coracoid process, as C.-brachialis. See Muscles, 

 Table of. 



Coracoid {kor'-ak-oid) [\opa^, a crow ; elduc, likeness]. 

 I. Having the shape of a crow"s beak. 2. The cora- 

 coid process. C. Ligament, a triangular ligament 

 joining the coracoid process to the acromion. C. 

 Process, a beak-shaped process of the scapula. 



Coracopectoralis (kor-ak-o-pek-tor-a' '-lis) [/copaf, a 

 crow ; pectus, the breast]. The pectoralis minor 

 muscle. See Muscles, Table of. 



Coral (kor'-al) [aopd'A'/'.iov, coral]. The hard sub- 

 stance secreted by marine polyps. C. Calculus, a 

 peculiar dendritic form of calculus found in the pelvis 

 of the kidney, and forming a complete mold of the 

 infundibula and calices. 



Coral Root {kor'-al root). Crawley. The root of 

 Corallorhiza odontorhiza, a prompt and powerful 

 diaphoretic that is used in fevers. Dose gr. xxx. 

 C, Fid., Ext. Dose rr^xv-xxx. Unof. 



Coralliform (kor-al' -if-orm) \corallum, coral ; forma, 

 shape]. In biology, resembling coral. 



Corallin \kor'-al-in) [corallinus, coral-red]. A color- 

 ing-matter derived from rosolic acid and alcoholic am- 

 monia. It is used for dyeing red, and is noteworthy 

 as being a cause of local and general poisoning, and 

 it is liable to lead to cutaneous and constitutional 

 affections in those who wear garments dyed with it. 

 Some observers ascribe its ill-effects to an arsenical 

 admixture. C.-red. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 

 C. -yellow. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Corallite ikor'-al-it) [corallum, coral]. In biology, 

 the calcareous calyx or cup of a single coral polyp. 



•iorbiculum (kor-bik' '-u-lum) [corbis, a basket]. In 

 biology, applied to the pollen-basket or the inner side 

 of the tarsus of a bee. 



-ord [chorda, a string]. Used as a synonym for the 



! Umbilical Cord, the vascular, cord-like structure con- 

 necting the placenta and fetus. C. , Coiling of, loops 

 about the fetus or its members. C, Columns of. 

 See Columns. C, False or Superior (vocal), a fold 



i of mucous membrane on either side of the middle 

 line of the larynx, inclosing the superior thyro-aryte- 

 noid ligament. C, Knots of, real knots of the cord 

 formed by the passage of the fetus through a loop. 

 False Knots, accumulations of Wharton's jelly at par- 

 ticular points. C, Presentation of, descent of the 

 cord, at the beginning of labor, between the presenting 

 part and the membranes. C, Prolapse of, descent 

 at the rupture of the bag of waters ; incomplete, if 

 remaining in the vagina, complete, if protruding there- 

 from. C, Spinal. See Spinal Cord. C, Torsion 

 of, twisting upon its axis. The blood-vessels of the 



CORIANDER 



cord make about 40 spiral turns. C, Vocal. See 

 Vocal Band. C. of Weitbrecht, the orbicular liga- 

 ment of the elbow. See also Chorda. 



Corda (kor'-dah). See Chorda. C. valvuleux, Du- 

 four s term for the cecal pouches or pancreatic organs 

 invariably and normally loaded with bacteria [Micro- 

 coccus insectorum, Burrill) in certain families of the 

 higher Hemiptera (Pentatomida ; Scutelleridce , Corime- 

 Lznidce) ; invariably wanting in the lower Hemiptera. 



Cordial {kor / -Jal) [cor, the heart]. 1. Pertaining to 

 the heart ; exhilarant ; stimulant. 2. An aromatic, 

 spirituous stimulant. 



Cordiale (kor-de-a f -le) [L. ]. A cordial. C. rubi fruc- 

 tus. See Blackberry Cordial. 



Corditis {kor-di' -tis). See Chorditis. 



Cordon (kor* -don) [Fr., a cord or rope]. A chain of 

 posts to enforce a quarantine against a place infected 

 with an epidemic disease. 



Cordylus (kor / -dil-us) [nopdv?.rj, a club]. In biology, 

 one of the tentacular ' ' auditory clubs ' ' of Hydrome- 

 dusa:. 



Core (kor) [ME., core, a core]. I. The central slough 

 of a boil or carbuncle. 2. The axial or central por- 

 tion of the terminal corpuscle in a nerve. 3. A 

 bundle of soft iron wires used as a magnet in the cen- 

 ter of a coil. 



Coreclisis (kor-ek-li' '-sis). See Coroclisis. 



Corectasis (kor-ek' -tas-is) [top;?, pupil ; ektogic, a 

 stretching out]. Dilatation of the pupil. 



Corectome (kor-ek' '-torn) [n.6pi], the pupil ; eicrefiveiv, 

 to cut out]. An instrument used in iridectomy. 



Corectomy (kor-ek' 'to-nte) [noprj, pupil ; eKre/iveiv, to 

 cut out]. See Iridectomy, and Pupil, Artificial. 



Corectopia [kor-ek-to 1 '-peak) [Kbpij, pupil ; £KT(nzoe i 

 misplaced]. An anomalous position of the pupil; 

 displacement of the pupil. 



Coredialysis {kor-e-di-al' -is-is) [Kbprj, pupil ; dia'sveiv, 

 to liberate]. The production of an artificial pupil at 

 the ciliary border of the iris. 



Corediastasis (kor-e-di-as / -tas-is) [icdpjj, pupil ; diaora- 

 au;, dilatation]. Dilatation of the pupil. 



Corelysis (kor-el' '-is-is) [ndpq, pupil ; moic , a loosen- 

 ing]. The detachment of iritic adhesions to the lens, 

 or to the cornea. 



Coremorphosis (kor-e-mor / -fo-sis) [Koprj, pupil ; fiop<j>- 

 001c, formation]. See Pupil, Artificial. 



Corenclisis (kor-en-kli' '-sis) [ndpij, pupil ; b,K/.eiaiq, in- 

 clusion]. The formation of a new pupil by displace- 

 ment, the iris being drawn aside and in part excised. 



Coreometer (kor-e-om' '-et-er) [nbpr], pupil, fierpov, a 

 measure]. An instrument for measuring the pupil of 

 the eye. 



Corephthisis (kor-ef-tis-is) [nopjj, pupil ; tpffiocg, a 

 wasting]. See Corophthisis. 



Coreplasty {kor 1 ' -e-plas-te). See Pupil, Artificial. 



Coreses (kor'-es-ez) [ndpic, a bed-bug]. In botany, 

 reddish discoid bodies found beneath the skin of 

 grapes. 



Coretomy (kor-eP -o-me) [ndpy, pupil; riiivziv to cut]. 

 Iridotomy or iridectomy ; any surgical cutting opera- 

 tion on the iris. 



Coriaceous (kor-e-a' -she-us) [corium, leather]. In biol- 

 ogy, leathery. 



Coriamyrtin (ko-re-am-er'-tin) [corium, a hide ; myr- 

 tus, myrtle]. An exceedingly poisonous principle, a 

 glucosid, obtained from the fruit of Coriaria myrtifolia. 



Coriander, or Coriandrum (ko-re-an'-dcr, ko-re-an'- 

 drum) [nopiawov, coriander]. Coriander. The 

 fruit of C. sativum, an aromatic carminative and stim- 

 ulant, used mainly to give flavor to other remedies and 

 as a corrective to griping purgatives. Dose gr. x-xx. 

 C, Ol., the volatile oil. Dose rr^ij-v. 



