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CAROBA 



Cardiophtharsis (kar-de-ofthar' -sis) [aapdia, heart ; 

 fdeipetv, to corrupt]. Any affection of the heart caus- 

 ing destruction of its substance. 



CardiojJtosis (kar-de-o-to'-sis) [xapSia, heart , -ruaic, 

 falling]. Prolapse of the heart. Syn., Rummd s dis- 

 ease. 



Cardiopulmonary (kar-de-o-puF-mo-na-re). Relating 

 to the heart and lungs ; cardiopuhnonic. 



Cardiorrheuma (har-de-or-it'-mah) \_wp<Yia, heart ; 

 rheumatism}. Rheumatism of the heart. 



Cardiospasm | kar' -de-o-spazm) [tcapdta, heart ; crtaafiog, 

 a drawing]. A spasm of the heart. 



Cardiospermum (kar-de-o-spur'-mum) [napfiia, heart ; 

 cnepua, seed]. A genus of plants of the order Sapin- 

 daceie. C. halicacabum, L., a climbing tropical an- 

 nual ; the leaves and mucilaginous root are diuretic 

 and diaphoretic. 



Cardiosphygmograph (kar-de-o-sfig' -mo-graf). See 

 Cardiograph (Illus. Diet.). 



Cardiotrausis (kar-de-o-traw' '-sis). See Cardiotrauma 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Cardiotrophe, Cardiotrophia (kar-de-ot'-ro-fe, kar-de- 

 ot-ro'-fe-ah) [/cap J/'a, heart ; rpotpi], nourishment]. I. 

 Heart-nutrition. 2. The volume of the heart. 



Cardipericarditis. See Ca rdi ope ri carditis (Illus. Diet.). 



Cardivalvulitis (kar-de-val-vu-li' -tis). Endocarditis 

 confined to the valves. 



Cardiypertrophe, Cardiypertrophia (kar-de-i-pur r - 

 tro-fe, -fe' -ah) \_cardia ; hypertrophy}. Hypertrophy 

 of the heart. 



Cargile-membrane [Cargile, the inventor]. An ani- 

 mal membrane resembling gold-beaters' foil, made 

 from the peritoneum of the ox and used in surgery for 

 packing and to prevent adhesions ; when applied to 

 the raw surface of the bowel it adheres without sup- 

 porting stitches and forms an artificial peritoneum. 

 Syn. , Animal velum. 



Cariacon. An alcoholic drink made in French Guiana 

 from sugar-cane, sweet potatoes and cassava. 



Cariated \ka'-ri-a-ted ). Carious 



Carica (kar'-ik-ah) [carica, a dry fig, so called from 

 Caria in Asia Minor]. A genus of plants of the order 

 fassi/lorce. C. papaya, L., the papaw tree of tropic 

 America ; it contains in its leaves and fruit the alkaloid 

 carpain besides the ferment papain or papayotin ; the 

 leaves also contain the glucosid carposid. The milky 

 juice and the seeds are anthelmintic. 



Carica-co.oa (kar' -ik-ali-ko' -ko). A preparation of 

 cocoa containing papayin. 



Caricology \kar-ik-ol'-o-je) \care.x, sedge; '/oync, sci- 

 ence]. The branch of botany treating of sedges. 



Caries. (See Illus. Diet.) Ste Sign, Rusf s. C. artic- 

 ulorum. See C. fungosa (Illus. Diet.). C, Atonic, 

 a form described by Billroth attended with but little 

 swelling and a thin, fetid discharge. C. callosa, 

 syphilitic chancre. C. carnosa, fungous caries, 

 marked by large granulation-masses. C. centralis, 

 circumscribed chronk osteomyelitis, which, working 



from within, causes disease of the cortical sub- 

 stances. Syn., Otttititis interna. C. dentis, C. 

 dentium. See C. of Teeth and Odontom 

 (Illus. Diet). C. gallica, syphilitic chancre. 

 C. granulosa. See C, fungosa (Illus. Diet.). C. 

 interna. See C. centralis. C, Lacunar, that in 

 which the undermined bone is full of lacunas. C. 

 mollis. See C. fungosa (Illus. Diet). C. nongal- 

 lica, simple chancre. C. profunda. See ('. centralis. 



Cariesin (ka-ri-cs'-in). A medical preparation of cari- 

 ous bone. 



Carina. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A mesial ridge on the 

 lower surface of the fornix cerebri. 3. The spinal 

 column. C. aquaeductus sylvii, the carinate inferior 



margin of the sylvian aqueduct. C. vaginae, the an- 

 terior column of the vagina. 



Carinal (kar'-in-al). Carinate. 



Cariosity (kar-e-os'-it-e). See Caries. 



Carious. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Marked by irregular 

 pits or perforations so as to present the appearance of 

 carious bone. 



Carissa. (See Illus. Diet.) C. carandas, L., a native 

 of India and Malaya ; the fruit is stomachic. C. 

 ovata, a native of Australia, contains carissin. C. 

 xylopicron, Thou., of Madagascar; the wood is 

 stomachic, digestive, and anthelmintic. 



Carissin (kar-is'-in). According to Bancroft, a gluco- 

 sid from the bark of Carissa ovata, R. Br., resembling 

 ouabin in action. 



Carlate (kar'-lat). A salt of atractylic (carlic) acid. 



Carmalum (kar'-mal-um). A histologic stain consist- 

 ing of carmin, I part ; alum, 10 parts ; water, 100 

 parts. 



Carminate (kar'-min-at). A salt of carmic acid. 



Carnallite (ka/^-nal-it) \j\ Carnall, a Prussian miner- 

 alogist (1804— 1874)]. Potassium-magnesium chlorid. 



Carnassial (kar-nas' e-al) [Fr., camassier, carnivo- 

 rous]. I. Fitted for eating flesh ; sectorial ; applied 

 to teeth which come together like scissor-blades. 2. 

 In the Camivora, a molar or premolar, larger and 

 more prominent than the others. Syn., Sectorial 



too til. 



Carnation (kar-na'-s/utn) \carnaH6\. The natural 

 color of flesh. 



Carneoaponeurotic (kar-ne-o-ap-o-nu-rot'-ik) . Fleshy 

 and pertaining to an aponeurosis. 



Carneopapillosus (ha r-ue-o-pap-il-o' -sits) . Composed 

 of fleshy papillas, as the columns of the vagina. 



Carneotendinous (kar-ne-o-teu' '-din its). Both mus- 

 cular and tendinous. 



Carniferrin (kar-ne-fer'-in). A tasteless meat prepara- 

 tion containing phosphocarnic acid and 30^ of iron. 

 Dose, for adults, 8 gr. Syn., Iron phosphosarcolac- 

 tate. 



Carniferrol. A preparation of meat-peptone with iron ; 

 it is used as a stimulant dietetic. Syn., Liquor cam is 

 ferro-peptonatus. 



Carnification. (See Illus. Diet.) C. of Bone. See 

 Osteosarcosis (Illus. Diet.). C. of the Lung, Con- 

 gestive, brown induration of the lung. C. of the 

 Lungs, C, Pulmonary. 1. The change of the paren- 

 chyma of the lungs into a red material resembling 

 muscle. 2. A consolidation of the lung from action of 

 inflammation. 



Carniformis (kar-nc-form'-is) \caro, flesh; forma, 

 form]. Having a flesh-like appearance ; e. g., Absees- 

 sits carniformis. 



Carnigen \kar'-nc-jen). A dietetic albumose. 



Carnogen (hai'-no-jen) [carv, flesh; generttre, to pro- 

 duce]. Glycerite of bone-marrow, containing 60', of 

 red marrow and 25 V of unaltered fibrin ol o\ blood, 

 with albumin, suspended in glycerin. It is a liematinic 

 and used chiefly in pernicious anemia. Dose, 1-2 

 tablespoon fuls 3 times daily. 



Carnolin (haS-noi-in). A solution of 1.5', of fbrmal- 

 dehyd ; it is a food preservative ami disinfectant 



Carnosin (kar'-uo-siu). C,H, 4 N 4 0,. A. base soluble 



in water, isolated (IQOO) by (lulewitseli and Ainirad- 

 zibi from Liebig'a meat extract ; melts with deeom 

 position at 239 C. 



Carnotin [lar'-iio-fin). See Aureolin. 



Caro. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Strycimos mix vomica. 

 C. luxurians, exuberant granulation. C. strigis, the 

 Beak of the owl [Strix alnco) ; it was ones official. 

 C. testud nis, the .flesh of the common tortoise. 



Caroba. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The carob ; the fruit 



