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CANCER 



ubotympanal, the inner division of the first gill- 

 cleft in the embryo. C, Uterovaginovulvar. See 

 C, Parturient (Illus. Diet.). C, Vaginoperitoneal, 

 the inguinal canal. C. vasculosus epididymidis, 

 the canal of the epididymis. C, Vestibular. (See 

 Illus. Diet.) 2. See Sinus, Urogenital (Illus. Diet.). 

 C.s, Volkmann's, small canals found in the circum- 

 ferential lamellas of long bones and transmitting blood- 

 vessels; they communicate with the haversian canals. 

 C. vomeris, one lying between the vomer and the 



i lower surface of the sphenoid and transmitting blood- 

 vessels to the nose. C.s, Vomerobasilar, C.s, 

 Vomerosphenoid, Lateral, small lateral canals lying 

 between the vomer and the sphenoid transmitting 



! bloodvessels. 



analicula [kan-al-ik' -u-lah) [L., pi. canaliculce~\. See 

 Canaliculus (Illus. Diet.). 



analiculus. (See Illus. Diet.) Canaliculi acces- 

 sorii, inconstant canals at the outer edge of the anterior 

 condylar foramen, for the transmission of veins. C, 

 Bile, C, Biliary, Canaliculi biliferi. See Canals, 

 Intralobular, Biliary (Illus. Diet.). C. of Commu- 

 nication, C. communicationis, a canal at the junc- 

 tion of the petrosa and the mastoid portion of the tem- 

 poral bone, transmitting a vein from the middle fossa 

 of the skull to the transverse sinus. Syn., Aqiucductus 

 communicationis. C. laqueiformis. See Henle 1 s 

 Loop (Illus. Diet.). C. mastoideus. See Canal, 

 Mastoid. Canaliculi medullares. See Canals, 

 Haversian (Illus. Diet.). C. pharyngeus (Arnold). 

 See Canal, Pterygopalatine (Illus. Diet.). Canal- 

 iculi, Serous. See Canals, Recklinghausen's (Illus. 

 Diet.). Canaliculi vasculosi, haversian canals, 

 ananga (kan-ang'-gah) [African name]. A genus of 

 trees of the order Anonace<r. C. odorata, a large 

 tree of southern Asia, furnishing cananga or ylang- 

 ylang oil. 



anarium. (See Illus. Diet.) C. rostratum, Zipp., 

 native of the Molucca Islands, C. strictum, Roxb., 

 native of the East Indies, yield the black dammar of 

 commerce. 



anary-seed {kan-a'-re-sed). The hulled seeds of 

 Phalaris canariensis ; it is used in emollient poultices, 

 ancer. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Any kind of malig- 

 nant growth. Syn., Malignant disease. C, Acinous, 

 C, Acute, medullary carcinoma or medullary sarcoma. 

 C, Adenoid, a malignant form chiefly composed of 

 tubules lined with epithelium; adenocarcinoma. C. 

 a deux, cancer attacking successively a man's first and 

 second wife. C. albus. See Cancrum oris and Noma 

 (Illus. Diet.). C. anthracinus, one beginning as a 

 black speck and developing into a mulberry-like 

 growth. C, Apinoid [dmvijc, without dirt ; ehfor-, 

 likeness], a hard cancer, so called because of the 

 cleanness of its section. C, Apioid \apion, a. pear], 

 a hard cancer resembling an immature pear in section. 

 C, Aran's Green, chloroma; malignant lymphoma 

 of the orbital cavity associated with grave leukemia, 

 and tending to form metastases through the lymphatic 

 system. Syn., Cancer vert d' Aran. C, Areolar. 

 S& Carcinoma, Colloid (Illus. Diet.). C, Atrophic, 

 C, Atrophying. See C, Cicatrizing. C, Black, 

 melanotic cancer. C. of the Blood/ leukocythemia. 

 C, Bunioid, a hard tumor having a rounded form. 

 <-•> Calcifying, one containing a deposit of calcareous 

 ma " er - C., Cauliflower. See under Cauliflower 

 (Illus. Diet.). C, Cavernous, a colloid carcinoma 

 in which the alveoli have become absorbed. C, Cel- 

 lular, C, Cerebriform. See Carcinoma, Encephaloid ; 

 and Sarcoma, Encephaloid (Illus. Diet.). C, Chim- 

 ney-sweeps'. See under Carcinoma (Illus. Diet.). 

 C., Chondroid, a hard cancer which on section ex- 



hibits a shining bluish-white appearance. C, Chronic, 

 a scirrhous cancer. C.s of Cicatrices, a form of 

 epithelioma growing in or upon scars. C, Cicatriz- 

 ing, a form of hard cancer marked by atrophy and 

 shrinking. C, Cohnheim's Theory of the Em- 

 bryonic Origin of, according to which the fetal life 

 portions of the epithelium become nipped off and in- 

 cluded in the connective tissue ; these portions in later 

 life, if stimulated to activity, give rise to a cancerous 

 growth. [Roberts.] Syn., Inclusion theory. C, 

 Connective-tissue. See C, Scirrhous. C, Corset. 

 See C, Jacket. C, Cylinder-cell, C, Cylindri- 

 form Epithelial. See Epithelioma , Cylindric. C, 

 Cystic, a cystocarcinoma. C, Dendritic, a papilloma. 

 C, Duct, a form of columnar epithelioma. C, 

 Eburneous. See Sclerema (Illus. Diet.). C, Em- 

 bolic, one clue to embolic infection. C, Encephal- 

 oid. See Carcinoma, Encephaloid (Illus. Diet.). C, 

 Encephalomatous. See Sarcoma, Encephaloid 

 (Illus. Diet.). C, Fasciculated, a spindle-celled 

 sarcoma. C, Fungoid, C, Fungous, C, Hema- 

 toid. See Sarcoma, Encephaloid ; Angioma, Caver- 

 nous (Illus. Diet.); and Anigomyces. C, Gelatini- 

 form, C, Gelatinous, a colloid cancer. C, Gland, 

 C, Glandular, C, Glandular-cell. See Adenocar- 

 cinoma (Illus. Diet.); and Epithelioma, Cylindric. 

 C, Glaucoid, C, Green. See C, Aran's. C, 

 Gum, C, Gummous. See C, Colloid (Illus. Diet.). 

 C, Hard. See Carcinoma, Scirrhous (Illus. Diet.). 

 C, Inclusion Theory of. See C, Cohnheim's Theory 

 of. C, Jacket, a continuously spreading cancerous 

 infiltration of the superficial tissues. C, Lardiform, 

 C, Larinoid, a variety of hard cancer having the ap- 

 pearance of lard. C, Lenticular. See Carcinoma 

 lenticulare (Illus. Diet.). C. leuce. See Sarcoma, 

 Encephaloid (Illus. Diet.). C, Lipomatous, one 

 marked by many fat-cells in the stroma. C, Lob- 

 stein's, retroperitoneal sarcoma. C, Lupous, C. 

 lupus. See Lupia cancrosa (Illus. Diet.). C, 

 Mammary. 1. One affecting a mammary gland. 2. 

 See C. , Mastoid. C, Mastoid, a form of medullary 

 sarcoma presenting on section the appearance of boiled 

 cow's udder. C, Medullary, C. medullaris. See 

 Carcinoma, Encephaloid (Illus. Diet.). C. mel- 

 aeneus, C. melanodes, C, Melanoid. See Carcin- 

 oma melanodes (Illus. Diet.). C, Metastatic, a 

 secondary cancer. C, Milt-like. See Sarcoma, 

 Encephaloid (Illus. Diet.). C. mollis, a soft cancer. 

 C, Mucous. See C, Colloid (Illus. Diet.). C, 

 Multicellular, a medullary carcinoma or sarcoma. 

 C. mundatorum. See C, Soot. C. myrmecia. 

 See C. verrucosus. C, Myxomatous. See Catcin- 

 oma, Myxomatous. C, Napiform. See C, Bunioid. 

 C, Nephroid, a form of encephaloid sarcoma having 

 the appearance of a kidney in section. C.-nest, a 

 mass of cancer-cells. C, Obsolescent. See C, 

 Cicatrizing. C. oris. See Cancrum oris (Illus. 

 Diet.). C. ossis. See Arthritis fungosa (Illus. 

 Diet.). C, Osteoid. 1. One containing a deposition 

 of osseous material. 2. See Osteosarcoma (Illus. 

 Diet.). 3. See Osteochondroma (Illus. Diet.). C, 

 Osteolytic, carcinomatous infiltration of bone without 

 distinct tumor-formation. C, Pancreatic, a form of 

 hard cancer resembling the pancreas in structure. C, 

 Papillary, C, Papillary Epithelial, a papillary epi- 

 thelioma ; papilloma. C. phagedaena, one beginning 

 as a pustule which develops sudden ulceration and 

 rapid progression. C, Pigment, C, Pigmentary. 

 See C, Melanotic (Illus. Diet.). C, Placental, a 

 form of encephaloid sarcoma resembling the placenta 

 in structure. C, Primary, C, Primitive, one not 

 due to infection from some preceding cancerous mani- 



