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compound known as fulminic acid. Cyanogen 

 and hvdrocvanic acid are usually distinguished by the 

 odor of bitter almonds. 

 'yanohemoglobin ( si-an' -o-hem-o-glo / -bin ) [jciwoc, 

 blue ; yivtav, to produce ; aiua, blood ; globus, a 

 ball]. A peculiar compound of hydrocyanic acid and 

 hemoglobin, made by the addition of hydrocyanic acid 

 to warm blood outside of the body. This substance 

 is entirely wanting in the ozonizing power of normal 

 oxyhemoglobin, 

 lyanomycosis {si-an* -o-mi-ko'-sis)\Kxavoc$A\iR\ ui-KT/q, 

 fungus]. The production of blue pus, or of pus 

 charged with Micrococcus pyocyan^us. See Bacteria. 

 lyanopathy \-i-an-op / -a-the). See Cyanosis. 

 yanophilous {si-an-off '' '-il-us) [_Kiavoq, blue ; ou.keiv, 

 to love] . Stainable with blue coloring-matter, 

 yanophyl {si-an' -o-fil) [Kiavoq, dark-blue; oi'/'/.ov, 

 leaf]. Fremy's name for a supposed blue constituent 

 of chlorophyl. 



yanopia {si-an-o* -pe- ah) [kwivoc, blue; urp, eye]. A 

 perverted state of the visual powers, during which all 

 objects appear blue. 



yanosin {si-an' -o-sin) [aiavoq, blue]. One of the 

 Fluorescein colors. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 

 /anosis {si-an-o'-sis) \jtvavoq, blue]. A bluish dis- 

 coloration of the skin from non-oxidation of the blood, 

 caused by local or general circulatory diseases. It 

 may be due to the admixture of arterial and venous 

 blood, as when there is a deficiency of the septum 

 between the auricles and ventricles. It is seen in 

 various diseases of the heart and lungs. C, Con- 

 genital. See Blue Disease. 



yanospermia {si-an' '-o-sper 1 '-me-ah ) [icvavoq, blue ; 

 OTripua, sperm]. A condition wherein the semen has 

 a bluish tint. 



yanotic {si-an-ot'-ik) [niavoq, blue]. Relating to or 

 affected with cyanosis. 



yanuric Acid {si-an-u'-rik). See Acid, Tricyanic. 

 yanurin (si-an-u' ' -rin) \Kiavoq, blue ; ovpov, urine]. 

 Uroglaucin or urine-indigo ; indigo found in the urine 

 in cystitis and in chronic kidney-diseases ; it is also 

 occasionally found in apparent health. 

 yar {si'-ar) [/dap, the eye of a needle]. The internal 

 uiditory meatus. 



asma {si-as'-mah) [nvee iv, to be pregnant : pi. , 

 Cyasmata\ The peculiar freckle sometimes seen 

 lpon pregnant women. 



athiform (si' -ath-if-orni) \cyathus, a cup ; forma, 

 •hape]. In biology, cup-shaped, 

 clarthrosis {sik-lar-thro / -sis)[KVK/.oc, circle; apftpuoiq, 

 i joint]. A pivot-joint; lateral ginglymus, or rotary 

 liarthrosis ; an articulation that admits of decided rota- 

 iion in one of its elements. 



'klik) \_kvk7.ik6c, circular]. Having cycles or 

 (leriods of exacerbation or change, as cyclic insanity, 

 n biology, applied to flowers whose organs are ar- 

 ranged in whorls. C. Albuminuria. See Albumi- 

 nuria. C. Insanity. See Insanity. 

 •clicotomy {si-klik-ot' -o-me) [/cwcazkoc, circular ; 

 -kuvtiv, to cut]. Surgical incision or division of the 

 iliary body. 

 (clitic Shell {si-klif -ik) [kvk'mkoc, circular]. A co- 

 erent, solid, fibrous mass of exudate, completely 

 nveloping the crystalline lens. 



ik-li'-tis) \kvk7.oc, a circle ; inq , inflamma- 

 on]. Inflammation of the ciliary body, characterized 

 >' a zone of congestion in the sclerotic coat surround- 

 ig the cornea. It is a serious condition, often impli- 

 ating adjacent structures. It may be serous, plastic, 

 r suppurative. Irido-cyclitis, the involvement of 

 oth iris and ciliary body in the inflammatory process. 

 C:locephalus {si-klo-sef -al-us) [niK/.oq, a circle; 



CYLINDROCEPHALIC 



neipa/.i], head]. I. A species of single autositic mon- 

 sters characterized by a more or less complete absence 

 of the olfactory organs, together with an intimate 

 union of imperfectly developed or rudimentary visual 

 organs, situated in the median line. 2. A variety of 

 this species in which there is a fusion of the orbital 

 cavities and of the eyes, without a vestige of a nose 

 or of a proboscis. 



Cycloid {si'-kloid) [kvhXoq, a circle ; elSoq, form]. In 

 biology, having a circular form. 



Cyclophoria {sik-lo-fo' -re-ah) [ki'k/oc, a circle ; oopeiv, 

 to bear]. I. A term applied to the circulation of the 

 fluids of the body. 2. An insufficiency of the oblique 

 muscles of the eye, giving the eyes a tendency to roll 

 outward or inward, so that the naturally vertical meri- 

 dians would diverge either at the upper or lower 

 extremities. 



Cyclopia {si-klo'-pe-ah). See Synophthalmia. 



Cycloplegia (si-klo-pW '-je-ah) [icvKAoq, circle; — '/.tj^tj, a 

 stroke] . Paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye. 



Cyclops (si'-klops) [kvk'aoc, circle ; Znl>, eye]. A con- 

 genital malformation consisting in a fusion of the two 

 eyes into one. See Khinocephalus. 



Cyclosis {si-klo* '-sis) [kik?.oc, a circle]. In biology, 

 circulation, as of the protoplasm within a cell. 



Cyclothymia (si-klo-thim' -e-ah) [k'ik/.oc, circle ; Ovfioq, 

 mind]. Cyclic insanity. See Insanity. 



Cyclotome (sik'-io-tom) [/ci/i/.oc, circle ; rouoc, cut- 

 ting]. A kind of knife for performing cyclotomy. 



Cyclotomy [sik-lot / -o-me) \k'vk?xk,, round; ~oui], section]. 

 An operation proposed for the relief of glaucoma, con- 

 sisting of an incision through the ciliary body. 



Cydonium {si-do / -ne-um) [svdurvtov, a quince]. Quince- 

 seed. The seeds of C. vulgaris, employed mainly for 

 the mucilage contained in the epithelial covering, which 

 consists of a compound of gum and glucose. C. 

 mucilago, quince-seeds 2, macerated in water loo 

 parts, is a bland demulcent, knowu as Bandolin, and 

 used as a hair-dressing. 



Cyematocardia (si-em-at-o-kar , -de-ah) \jcirifia, a fetus ; 

 napdia, a heart]. Fetal rhythm of the heart-sounds. 



Cyesiognosis (si-e-se-og-no / -sis) [kvtjoic, pregnancy ; 

 jfoxTfc, knowledge]. The diagnosis of pregnancy. 



Cyesiology (si-e-se-ol f -o-je) [kvtioic, pregnancy ; 7.6} or, 

 treatise]. The science of gestation in its medical 

 aspects. 



Cyesis (si-e'-sis) \kvtjoi<;, pregnancy]. Pregnancy. 



Cyetic (si-et'-ik) [kw?t*koc, pregnant]. Relating to 

 pregnancy. 



Cylicotomy {sil-ik-of -o-me) [kv7.i^, cup ; re/jtveiv, to 

 cut]. Surgical incision of the ciliary muscle. 



Cylinder (sil' -in-der) \_Kv7.n-6poc, a cylinder]. A long, 

 circular body. See, also, Lenses. C.-cone of 

 Kuhnt, one of the conical sections marked off by the 

 " incisures" and going to build up the annular seg- 

 ments of a medullated nerve-fiber. C. -filling, a fill- 

 ing, the material of which is composed of gold-foil or 

 tin-foil cylinders, sometimes called block-filling. C. 

 of Gold-foil, a form of gold-foil for filling teeth, 

 made by rolling a tape of non-cohesive gold upon a 

 fine broach, commencing at one end of the tape and 

 continuing the movement until the desired size of the 

 cylinder is reached. 



Cylindrenchyma (sil-in-dreng' '-kim-ah) \Kv7.iv6poq, a 

 cylinder ; tyxvfia, an infusion]. In biology, tissue 

 composed of cylindric cells. 



Cylindric (sil-in'-drik), or Cylindrical (sil-in' -drik-al) 

 [M/iwJpoc, a cylinder]. Pertaining to or like a 

 cylinder. C. Lenses. See Lenses. 



Cylindrocephalic {sil-in' -dro-sef-al'-ik) [/«'•/ <wJpoc, 

 cylinder; zteoa/.?/, head]. Affected with cylindro- 

 cephaly. 



