CAPILLURGY 



lapillurgy kap'-il-ur-je) \capillus, a hair ; ipyov, 

 work]. The art of destroying superfluous hair. 



:apillus. i See Illus. Diet.) 2. A hair-like filament. 

 3. A hair's breadth (^ to J, of a line). 



^apistration l-ap-is-tra'-shun) \capistrum, a halter]. 

 See Phimosis: and also Trismus (Illus. Diet.). 



iapistrum. See Illus. Diet.) 3. Trismus. 



.apitatum [kap-it-a' -turn) [caput, head]. The large 

 bone of the carpus, the os magnum. 



.apitium {kap-e f -she-urn) [L.]. A bandage for the 

 , head; it may be triangular or four-cornered. C. mag- 

 num, C. quadrangulare, C. quadratum, a four- 

 cornered head bandage. C. minus, C. triangulare, 

 a three-cornered head bandage. 



apitones \ kap' -it-onz) [caput, head]. Fetuses with 

 heads too large for unassisted delivery. 



^apnomor (kap / -no-mor) [kci-voc:, smoke; /wipa, a 

 part]. C,,H ,.,<).,. A transparent, colorless, oily fluid, 

 1 a constituent of smoke obtained from the heavy oil of 

 tar. It dissolves caoutchouc. 



apparis. iSee Illus. Diet.) C. aphylla, Roth, a 

 shrub of India esteemed in the treatment of boils and 

 affections of the joints. C. coriacea, Burch., a native 

 of Peru: the fruit is antiepileptic and antihysteric. C. 

 jamaicensis. Jacq., of South America; the root-bark 

 is rubefacient, the root diuretic, the leaves and flowers 

 antispasmodic. 



apral .'• at*' -ml ). 1. Capric or decatoic aldehyd. 2. 

 Caproic or hexyl aldehyd. 



apraldehyd [kap-ral' '-de-hid}. Capric aldehyd. 

 apramid (kap' -ram-id). C 1() H |9 . XH,. A color- 



I less crystalline substance, soluble in alcohol, obtained 

 from capric ether when shaken with concentrated aque- 

 immonia. 



-aprate kap' -rat'). A salt of capric acid. 



Capric kap'-rik) \capra, a goat]. Relating or belong- 

 to, or having the odor of a goat. 



Oaprinate > kap'-i in-at). See Caprate. 



-aprinic I kap-rin'-ik). See Capric. 



^aprizant \kat>'-ri-zant) [caper, a goat]. Leaping; of 

 irregular motion, applied to the pulse. 



iaproate >hap / -ro-at ). A salt of normal caproic acid, 

 aproic Relating to a goat. C. Anhy- 



drid. C| .H.^Oj, a neutral oily liquid, 

 aproin \ap , -ro-in). A fat resembling caprin found in 

 utter. 



.apronitril ^kap-ro-ni'-tril). See Amvl Cyattid. 

 aproyl (a/S-ro-il). I. C 6 H u O. ~ A hypothetic 

 cle. Syn., Hexoyl. 2. C 6 H 13 . A radicle. Syn., 



aprylene kap'-ril-en) 

 aprylic hap-ril'-ik). 



See Octylene (Illus. Diet). 

 Obtained from or containing 

 C. Anhydrid, (C 8 H ]5 0) 2 0, a liquid substance 

 j at ordinary temperature, 

 aprylin kap'-ril-in). See Tricaprvlin (Illus. Diet.), 

 -aprylyl . C„H I5 0. The radicle found in 



[ caprylic acid. C. Hydrate, caprylic acid, 

 -apsacutin kap-sak' '-it-tin). See' Capsaicin. 

 apsaicin {kap-saf-is-in\. C^H^NOj. The active 

 j principle of capsicum found in the pericarp and pla- 

 j centa of Capsicum fastigiatum, and soluble in alcohol, 

 ether, benzene, and fixed oils. Its vapors are intensely 

 ; acrid. Dose, y^- J gr. (0.006-0.016 gm.). Syn., Cap- 

 I sacutin: Capsicin. 

 apsicin. (See Illus. Diet) 2. A volatile alkaloid 

 psicum occurring as an oily liquid devoid of 

 I -ncv. 

 apsicum. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A genus of plants 



order Sola/iace,,-. 

 apsotomy [kap-snt'-o-tne). See Capsttlotomy (Illus. 



apsula. 





(See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Caps u/e. 



151 CAPUT 



Capsulation (kap-su-la'-shun) \capsula, a small box]. 

 The act or process of inclosing in capsules. 



Capsule. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Acoustic- See 

 C, Auditory. C, Adipose. See C of the Kidney. 

 C, Aqueous, C. of the Aqueous Humor, Desce- 

 met's membrane. C, Articular. See Ligament, 

 Cap.ular (Illus. Diet.). C, Atrabiliary. See C, 

 Suprarenal (Illus. Diet.). C, Auditory, the primi- 

 tive auditory organ, formed by the invagination of the 

 nervous stratum of the epiblast. See also Vesicle, Au- 

 ditory, and J'., Otic (Illus. Diet.). C, Bowman- 

 Muller's. See BrnvmaiPs C. (Ilius. Diet. . C, 

 Brain. See Capsula (lib s. Diet.). C, Cartilage, 

 C. of a Cartilage-cell, the lining of cartilage cavities 

 containing the cartilage-cells. C. of a Cell, the cell- 

 membrane. C, Cellular, of the Eye, the sheath of 

 the eyeball. C, Crystalline. See C. of the Lens 

 (Illus. Diet.). C, Dental, one of connective tissue 

 inclosing a rudimentary tooth of the fetus. C, 

 Fibrous. See Ligament, Capsular (Illus. Diet.). 

 C. of a Glomerulus. See Bowman's C. (Illus. 

 Diet.). C.s, Glutoid, gelatin capsules treated with 

 formaldehyd. C, Gum. See C, Dental. C. of 

 the Heart, the pericardium. C, Hemorrhoidal, a 

 metal capsule- shaped device for applying Vienna paste 

 to a hemorrhoid. C, Hyaloid. ' See Membrana 

 limitans (Illus. Diet.). C. of the Kidney, the fat- 

 containing connective tissue encircling the kidney. 

 C, Muller's. See Brno/nan's C. (Illus. Diet.). 

 C, Nasal, the embryonic cartilage which becomes the 

 nose. C. of a Nerve-cell, that portion of the neuri- 

 lemma which covers a ganglion-cell. C, Notochor- 

 dal, the sheath of the notochord. C, Ocular. See 

 C, '/enon's (Illus. Diet.). C, Olfactory. See C, 

 .Vasal. C, Optic, the embryonic structure forming 

 the sclera. C, Ovic. See Ch-icapsule (Illus. Diet.). 

 C, Periotic, the structure surrounding the internal 

 ear. C, Persistent. See Cuticula dentis (Illus. 

 Diet.). C.s, Rainey's. See Jtainev's Corpuscles 

 (Illus. Diet.). C, Renal. See C, Suprarenal. C. 

 of Retzius. See Cavity, Preperitoneal 1 Illus. 

 Diet. ). C.s, Seminal, expansions of the vasa def- 

 erentia near the seminal vesicles; applied by some 

 authorities to the seminal vesicles. Syn., Capsttlares 

 seminales. C.s, Sense, the cartilaginous or bony 

 cavities containing the organs of sense. C, Suprare- 

 nal Accessory, an additional capsule attaining the 

 size of a pea and sometimes attached to the suprarenal 

 capsule by connective tissue. C, Synovial. See 

 Membrane, Synovial (Illus. Diet.). C, Terminal 

 Gland. See Corpuscle of A'rause (Illus. Diet. . C. 

 of a Uriniferous Tubule, Bowman's capsule. 



Capsulotome. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. An instrument 

 used by Buller in capsulotomy to steady the capsule; 

 it consists of two fine needles fixed parallel to each 

 other in a handle. 



Captol (kap / -tol). A product of the condensation of 

 tannin and chloral ; a dark-brown hygroscopic powder, 

 soluble in alcohol and warm water. It is used in I r , 

 to 2 % solution as an antiseborrheal agent and lotion 

 for the hair. Syn., Tannochloral. 



Caput. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., C. nuclei caudati. 

 C. auriculare musculi styloglossi, Gruber's name 

 for an accessory head of the styloglossus muscle origi- 

 nating in the auditory canal. C. breve, the trans- 

 versa pedis muscle. C. caecum coli, the cecum. 

 C. caudati, Wilder's name for C. corporis striati. C. 

 cordis, the base of the heart. C. corporis striati, 

 the base of the striatum. Capita corporum caver- 

 nosum penis, the cmra of the corpora cavernosa. C. 

 dorsi cornu. See C. gelatinosum 1 Illus. Diet.). C. 

 externum. See C. magnum. C. gaieatum, a 



