

CVRTOCORYPHUS 



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CYSTINURIA 



rtocoryphus (sir-to-kor 1 '-if us) [kvptoc, convex; 

 the crown of the head]. Lissauer's term for 

 with a parietal angle between 122° and 132 . 

 ■rtograph {sir* -to-graf) [kvjjtoc, curved; ypdoeiv, to 



1. A recording c}Ttometer. 

 I'rtoma (sir-t</ -mah) [nip-upa, a curving: //., Cyr- 

 :rnata~\. A convexity, especially one that is ab- 

 normal. 



( rtometer 1 [sir- torn' '-et-er) [/crprdc, curved ; fierpov, 



measure]. An instrument adapted for measuring 



urves, and especially those of the chest. 



( rtometopus (sir-to-met-op / -us) [Kvproc, convex ; 



. the forehead]. Lissauer's term for a skull 



1 which the angle formed by lines connecting the 



with the bregma and the metopion is between 



zo z and 130. 5 °. 



C rtonosus \sir-ton r -o-sus) [KvpToc, curved ; voooc, 



disease]. Synonym for Rhachitis. 

 C •topisthocranius (sir-to-pis-tho-kra' '-ne-us) \_Kvpruc, 

 arved ; b-iodoKpdviov, the occiput]. Lissauer's term 

 >r a skull in which the angle of the summit of the 

 -ciput is between 117° and 140 . 

 C -tosis {sir-to' -sis) [KvpTuoic, curvature : //., Cyrtoses\ 



ny deformity, especially one that affects the bones. 

 C turanus [sir-tur-a'- tius) [KvpToc, curved; oipavoc, 

 le roof of the mouth]. Lissauer's term for a skull 

 . which the angle at the roof of the mouth is between 

 32 and 147. 5 . 

 C t (sist) [kvotic, a pouch]. A cavity containing fluid 

 ad surrounded by a capsule. C., Blood. See 

 hematoma. C, Cutaneous. See C '., Dermoid. C, 

 ^entigerous, one containing teeth ; one form is found 

 1 the ovaries. C, Dermoid, a congenital cyst con- 

 uning bone, hair, teeth, etc. ; the cyst- wall is like 

 le skin. C, Echinococcus, a cyst formed in 

 irious tissues and organs of man by the larva of the 

 hinococcus of the dog, taken into the stomach. 

 -., Exudation, one resulting from increase of exuda- 

 ■:>n, or from exudation into a closed cavity. C, 

 [ydatid. See C, Echi?iococcus. C, Meibomian. 

 :e Chalazion. C, Mucous, a retention cyst con- 

 ning mucus. C, Multilocular, one composed of 

 my separate compartments. C, Mullerian, a cyst 

 ntaining mucus, blood, or pus, developed in the 

 ■nnants or rudiments of the inferior or vaginal 

 rtion of the duct of Miiller. C, Piliferous, a 

 '.ir-containing or dermoid cyst. C, Primary, one 

 wly formed, not from distention. C, Retention, 

 e that is due to the non-expulsion from its duct of 

 : secretion of a gland, in consequence of closure of 

 : duct, as in mucous or sebaceous cysts. C, Seba- 

 ous, one containing fatty material. C, Secondary, 

 , :yst within a cyst. C, Sublingual. See Ranula. 

 . Synovial, one resulting from the distention of 

 rsae or synovial sheaths. C, Tarsal. See Chala- 

 <i. C, Unilocular, one having but a single cavity. 

 Wolffian, a cyst developed in the inferior vestiges 

 the canal of Wolff. It is situated in the anterior or 

 .iteral vaginal wall, and is frequently pro- 

 ged toward the cervix or even into the base of the 

 j >ad ligament. 

 ~> adenoma (sist-ad-en-o' '-wah) [kvotic, cyst ; adfyv, 

 (nd; bua, a tumor: pi., Cystadenomata~\. An ad- 

 ' >ma containing cysts. 

 Pj algia (sist-al f -je-ah) [kvotic, bladder ; d/roc, pain]. 



n in the bladder. 

 ^> atrophia {sist-at-ro / -fe-ah) [kvotic, bladder ; arpo- 

 . want of nourishment]. Atrophy of the urinary 

 ^idder. 

 C* auchenitis {sist-aw-ken-i' -tis) [kvotic, bladder; 

 \rjv, neck; itic, inflammation]. Inflammation of 

 ti neck of the bladder ; trachelocystitis. 



Cystauxe (sist-aTi-ks'-e) [kvotic, bladder ; a£f7, in- 

 crease]. Thickening of the bladder. 



Cystectasia (sist-ek-ta' -ze-ali) , or Cystectasy (sist-ek'^ 

 taz-e) [kvotic, bladder; zktooic, a stretching out]. 

 Surgical dilatation of the urethra or of its prostatic 

 portion in certain operations for stone. 



Cystein (sist'-e-in) [kvotic, bladder], C 3 H 7 X0 2 S. A 

 compound obtained by reducing cystin ; it is a crys- 

 talline powder, soluble in water, yielding an indigo- 

 blue color with ferric chlorid ; in the air it rapidly 

 oxidizes to cysdn. 



Cystelcosis (sist-el-kc/sis) [kictic, bladder ; e/.nua/c, 

 ulceration]. Ulceradon of die bladder. 



Cystencephalus (sist-en-sef '-al-us) [k'ictic, a bladder ; 

 eyKEoa?.6c, the brain]. A form of monstrosity in which 

 the brain is replaced by a cyst-like structure. 



Cystenchyma {sist-eng* -kim-ah) [/fior/c, a bladder; 

 lyxvfia, an infusion]. In biology, a connective tissue of 

 large, oval, thin-walled cells, as seen in certain sponges. 



Cysthitis {sis-thi' -tis) \kvo6oc, vulva ; uric, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammadon of the vulva. 



Cystic {sist'-ik) [kvgtic, bladder]. Pertaining to or 

 resembling a cyst ; pertaining to the urinary bladder or 

 the gall-bladder. C. Angioma. Synonym of Lymph- 

 angioma circumscriptum. 



Cysticercus (sis-te-ser^-kus) [kvotic, a bladder ; icipKoc, 

 a tail]. The scolex of the tape-worm. An hydatid. 

 C. bovis, a form of hydatid exisUng in the muscles 

 of the ox (mostly in the calf). Its progenitor is the 

 Taenia mediocanellata of man. It produces the dis- 

 ease called Beef Measles. C. cellulosse, the hydatid 

 found inhabidng the intermuscular connective tissue 

 of the pig, producing the condition known as 

 " measles. ' ' Its progenitor is the Tcznia solium of 

 man. See Alternation of Generation. C. cellu- 

 losae cutis. An hydarid, or immature form of Tutiia 

 solium, which is somedmes parasidc upon the subcu- 

 taneous tissues of the skin. C. ovis, an hydatid of 

 uncertain origin found in sheep in the condition called 

 Mutton Measles. C. pisiformis, an hydatid found mainly 

 in the abdominal cavity of the rabbit and of the hare, 

 and, in its immature state, in the liver of these animals. 

 Its progenitor is the Taenia serrata of the dog. C. 

 tenuicollis, a slender or long-necked hydatid found 

 in the abdominal and pelvic cavity of the sheep, the 

 pig, the ox, and the fowl. Its progenitor is the Ticnia 

 marginata of the dog. See Parasites [Animal) , Table of. 



Cystid (sist'-id') [kvotic, a bladder]. In biology, the 

 saccular, ciliated, planula-like embryo of a polyzoan ; 

 also the cell in which the body of an adult polyzoan 

 is contained. 



Cystidomyeloma {sist-id-o-mi-el-o / -mah ) [kvotic, blad- 

 der ; uve/.oc, marrow]. A medullary carcinoma of the 

 bladder. 



Cystifellotomy {sist-if-el-of -o-me) [Kvorig, cyst ; fel, 

 bile; TOfiij, a cutring]. See Cholecystotomy. 



Cystiform [sist' -if-orm) [cystis, a bladder; forma, 

 shape]. Encysted, cystomorphous. 



Cystin (sist? -in) [kvotic, bladder], C 3 H 7 XSO„. A sub- 

 stance found in the urine in small amount. It occurs 

 in regular, colorless, six-sided tables of very charac- 

 teristic appearance. It is insoluble in water, alcohol, 

 and ether, but readily soluble in ammonia. Test : 

 boil with a solution of lead oxid in sodium hydrate. 

 If cystin is present, black lead sulphid is precipitated. 



Cystinuria (sist-in-u' '-re-ah ) [kvotic, bladder ; ovpov, 

 urine]. The presence of cystin in the urine. The cysdn 

 may be present in the form of calculi or as a deposit. 

 The urine has a yellowish-green color and a peculiar 

 smell, like that of fresh sweet-briar, but rapidly 

 acquires a putrescent odor on standing, whilst an oily 

 film forms on the surface. 



