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child's head emerging at birth, covered with the caul. 

 C. galli. See Verrumontanum (Illus. Diet.). C. 

 inclavatum, C. incuneatum, that condition in which 

 the head of the fetus is impacted in the pelvis. C. 

 lienis, the upper end of the spleen. C. longum, the 

 longest of the three heads of the triceps extensor cubiti. 

 C. magnum, the outer head of the triceps extensor 

 cubiti. C. majus. See Globus major (Illus. Diet.). 

 C. medullae, C. medullae oblongatse, Bartholin's 

 name for the cerebrum as distinguished from the ob- 

 longata. Capita medullae oblongata?, the thalami. 

 C. minus. See Globus minor (Illus. Diet.). C. 

 penis, the glans penis. C. progenaeum, a head in 

 which the lower incisors overreach the upper ones. C. 

 scapulae, the portion of the scapula having the articu- 

 lar surface. C. secundum. See C. magnum. C. 

 sternale, the part of the sternum giving rise to the 

 sternocleidomastoid muscle. C. tali, the head of the 

 astragalus. C. testis, the epididymis. C. trans- 

 versum, the transversus pedis. C. zygomaticum, 

 the levator anguli oris. 



Caragana (kar-ah-gan 1 '-ah) [Tartar name meaning 

 black ear]. A genus of plants of the order Legumin- 

 oscz. C. arborescens, Lam., the pea-tree of Siberia; 

 the root and bark are expectorant, the leaves contain 

 a blue coloring-matter. 



Carageen, Caragheen. See Carrageen (Illus. Diet.). 



Caraiba Bark. The bark of Jacaranda procera, 



Caraipa [kar-a-c' -pah) [the Guiana name]. A genus 

 of trees of the order Ternstroeniiacete. C. fasciculata, 

 of Guiana, yields tamacoari balsam. C. grandiflora, 

 Mart., of Brazil, has an astringent bark, and the sap is 

 applied to wounds and in rheumatism. 



Carap (kar'-ap). Carapa oil. See under Carapa 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Carapa. (See Illus. Diet.) C. moluccensis, Lam., 

 an East Indian tree ; the bitter bark is used in diarrhea 

 and the seeds in colic. C. procera, D. C, of the 

 tropics of Asia and Africa; the fruit and bark are 

 antiperiodic, the oil from the seeds is anthelmintic and 

 expectorant. 



Carapin (kar'-ap-in). An alkaloid from the bark of 

 Carapa guianensis. 



Carbamate (kar'-bam-at). A salt of carbamic acid. 



Carbamic {kar-bam'-ik). Obtained from carbamid. 



Carbid {kar'-bid ' ). A compound formed by the direct 

 union of carbon v^ ith some radicle or element. 



Carbimids {kar f -bim-idz). Bodies isomeric with cyan- 

 ates, but distinguished from true cyanates in that 

 alkalis decompose them into carbon dioxid and amin. 

 Syn., Carbonylatnins. 



Carbinol (l:n>'-bin-ol ). Methyl alcohol or any mona- 

 tomic alcohol formed from it by replacement of the 

 hydrogen of the methyl group with one or more hydro- 

 carbon radicles. 



Carboformal {kar-bo-form' '-al). A combination of car- 

 bon ami paialonnaldehvd in the form of blocks (Gliih 

 blocks) for purposes of disinfection, the fonnaldehyd 

 being liberated by the burning of the carbon. 



Carbohemia, Carbohaemia (iar-bo-he f -me-ak) [tariff, a 

 coal; aiua, blond]. Imperfect oxidation of the blood. 



Carbohydric (kar-bo-hi'-drik). Containing carbon, 

 hydrogen, and oxygen. 



Carbolate [kar'-bol-al). I. A salt of carbolic acid. 2. 

 To impregnate with carbolic acid. 



Carbolfuchsin (kar-bol'fook f -sin) [earba, a coal; fuck- 

 sin~\. A staining fluid consisting ol no parts of a s'' 

 aqueous solution of carbolic acid and I pari ol fnchsin 

 dissolved in io parts of alcohol. 



Carbolism. (See Illus. Diet] C, Cutaneous, dry 

 gangrene due to the action of liquid carbolic acid or to 

 prolonged application of a solution of it upon the skin. 



Carbolmarasmus (kar-bol-mar-as'-mus) \carbo, a coal; 

 f/apaoudf;, decay]. Chronic carbolism; a condition 

 marked by vomiting, vertigo, headache, salivation, 

 nephritis, and general marasmus. 



Carbolxylene {kar-bol-zi' -len). A clearing mixture 

 composed of carbolic acid, 1 part, and xylene, 3 parts ; 

 used for clearing microscopic sections which are to be 

 mounted in Canada balsam or other resinous medium. 



Carbometer. See Carbonometer. 



Carbomethylic {kar-bo-meth-il' -ik). Containing both 

 carbon and methyl. 



Carbon. (See Illus. Diet.) C. Dichlorid, C 2 C1 4 , a 

 colorless liquid; sp. gr. 1.619 at 20° C; boils at 

 I2I°-I22°C. C. Oxychlorid. See Phosgene Gas 

 (Illus. Diet.). C. Trichlorid, CX1 6 , obtained from 

 chlorin with ethyl and ethylene chlorids in the sun- 

 shine; colorless crystals with odor of camphor, soluble 

 in alcohol and ether, melting at 184 C. Syn., Hex- 

 achlorethane ; Perch lorethane ; Carbon hexachlorid. 



Carbonate [kar'-bo-ndt). A salt of carbonic acid. C, 

 Acid, a substitution-compound of carbonic acid in 

 which there is replacement of but one of its hydrogen 

 atoms with a base. C, Basic, a compound of a car- 

 bonate with the oxid of the same base. C, Hydric. 

 See C, Acid. C, Hydrogen. 1. Carbonic acid. 

 2. Acid carbonate. C, Neutral, C, Normal, a 

 substitution -compound of carbonic acid in which a base 

 replaces all its hydrogen. 



Carbonated (kar' -bo-na-ted). 1. Containing carbonic 

 acid. 2. Changed into a carbonate. 



Carbone [kar'-bon). A carbuncle. 



Carboneous {kar-bon'-e-us). Containing carbon ; car- 

 bonous. 



Carboneum (kar-bon' '-e-utn) . Carbon. 



Carbonic {kar-bon'-ik). Relating to, obtained from, 

 or containing carbon. C. Snow, carbonic-acid gas in 

 a solid state. C. Anhydrid, carbon dioxid. 



Carbonid {kar'-bon-id). 1. See Carbid. 2. A min- 

 eral which contains carbon. 3. Dulong's name for 

 an oxalate freed from its hydrogen by heat. 



Carbonite [kar* •ion-It). An oxalate. 



Carbonium [kar-bon'-e-um). Carbon. 



Carbonometer (har-bou-om' '-el-ur) [carbon; /ifrpov, a 

 measure]. An apparatus for indicating the degree to 

 which the air of a room is vitiated by carbonic-acid gas. 



Carbonometry {kar-bon-om'-et-re). The determination 

 of the amount of carbon dioxid exhaled in the breath. 



Carbonous (ha/'-bou-us). Containing carbon. 



Carbonyl. (See Illus. Diet.) C. Chlorid. See Phos- 

 gene Gas (Illus. Diet.). 



Carbonylamins (har-bon-il-am'-ins). See Carbimids. 



Carbosapol (kar-bo-sap'-ol ) [carbo, a coal ; sapo, soap]. 

 A clear disinfectant solution obtained by warming to- 

 gether carbolic acid 50 parts, yellow soda soap 25 

 parts, and soft potash soap 25 parts. 



Carbosulfid, Carbosulfuret (kar-bo-sui' jid . -jur-ct). 

 A compound of carbon and sulfur with a radicle. 



Carbothialdin {har-bo-thi-aP -din). C r ,I I I0 N,S.,. White 

 crystals obtained on evaporating carbon sulnd with an 

 alcoholic solution of aldehyd ammonia. It is soluble 

 in acids. 



Carbovinate [kar-bo-vr'-n&t'). An ethylcarbonate. 



Carboxyhemoglobin [kar-box-*-heM-o-glo / -bm). A 

 compound of carbon nionoxid and hemoglobin formed 

 in coal gas poisoning. 



Carboxyl. (See Illus. Diet) 2. Same as Carbonyl. 

 Carboxylate (iar-bois / U-4t). A sail of carboxj lie acid. 

 Carboy (kar'-boi) [Turk., karaboya\ A large bottle 



protected bv wicker work and a wooden box used in 



the transportation of corrosive and other liquids. 

 Carceag. A disease ol sheep described by Babes in 

 koumania ; it is probably a form ol trypanosomiasis. 



