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tory (Illus. Diet.). Carunculae papillares. See 

 Papilla, Renal (Illus. Diet.). C. salivalis. See 

 C. sublingualis. C. seminalis. See Verrumonta- 

 un/n (Illus. Diet.). C. sublingualis, one marking 

 the orifice of Wharton's duct. Syn., Papilla saliva- 

 lis inferior. C. urethrae virilis. See V'errumonta- 

 man (Illus. Diet. j. Carunculae vaginales. See 

 Caruncultz myrtiformes (Illus. Diet.). 



^arunculate, Carunculated 'kar-ung'-ku-lat, -ed). 



Furnished with a caruncle. 

 Carvacrol. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Cymophenol ; 

 Oxyzymol ; Metaisocymophenol '; Cymic phenol. C. 

 Iodid, C, H 13 OI, a brown powder slightly soluble in 

 alcohol, readily soluble in olive oil, ether, and chloro- 

 form, melting at 90 C. ; it is used as a substitute for 

 iodoform. Syn., lodocrol. 



larya. (kar'-e-ah) \_Kapva, the walnut-tree]. Hickory; 

 a genus of trees of the order Juglandaceie, indigenous 

 to North America. C. tomentosa yields a crystal- 

 line principle, caryin, believed to be identical with 

 quercitrin. The leaves of most of the species are aro- 

 matic and astringent and the bark bitter and astringent. 

 The inner bark is used in dyspepsia and intermittent 

 fever. 



iaryin (kar'-e-iii). See under Carya. 



iaryinum (kar-e-in'-um). Nut oil. 



iaryochrome (kai^-e-o-krom) [itapvov, a nut ; ;^p<j«a, 

 color]. Applied by Nissl to a kind of nerve-cell in 

 which the cell-body is only indicated, but having a 

 nucleus of the size of an ordinary nerve-cell. 



-aryocinetic. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. Ameboid. 



^aryolyma (kar-e-o-lim'-ah). See Amphiaster (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



'aryomitome {kar-e-om'-it-om*). See Chromatin (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



^aryorrhexis. See Karyorrhexis. 



iasanthrol (kas-an'-throl). A mixture of casein oint- 

 ment with a coal-tar product ; it is used as a varnish in 

 skin-diseases. 



iascador (kas'-ka-dor) \_casca, bark]. A gatherer of 

 cinchona bark. 



Jascanata (kas-kan-at'-ali). A proprietary laxative 

 and alterative said to consist of the active principles of 

 cascara sagrada, gentian, rhubarb, and other herbs, 

 holding in solution phosphate of soda and magnesia. 



iascarin {kas'-kar-in'). C 24 H 10 O 10 . A substance iso- 

 lated by Leprince from the bark of Rhamnus purshiana 

 (cascara sagrada) and believed by him to contain the 

 active tonic and laxative principles of that bark; it 

 occurs in granular masses or prisms. Dose, ll4~3 S r - 

 (0.099-0.198 gm. ). According to Phipson, this is 

 identical with rhamnotoxin. 



;asearia (kas-e-a'-re-ah) [J. Casearius, Dutch bot- 

 anist]. A genus of tropical trees of the order Samy- 

 dacea. C. esculenta, Roxb., a native of the Asian 

 tropics and Australia ; its bitter roots are said to be a 

 valuable remedy in hepatic torpor. C. ovata, Willd., 

 the anavingah of the Malays ; a large tree, bitter in all 

 its parts. The fruit is diuretic. C. tomentosa, Roxb., 

 a tree of India ; the bitter leaves are used by the natives 

 in medicated baths and the fruit is diuretic. 



•asease (ka'-se-az ). An enzyme which digests casein, 

 found by Duclaux and produced by bacteria, notably 

 Tyrothrix lenuis. 

 ;aseate (ka'-ze-dt). 1. A lactate. 2. To undergo 



cheesy degeneration, 

 -aseiform (ka-ze'-e-form). Resembling cheese or 



casein. 

 -asein. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Caseum; Lacteriue. 

 C. Dyspepton, an insoluble semigelatinous substance 

 separated in the first stages of gastric digestion. C, 

 Gluten. See C, Vegetable (Illus. Diet.). C. -mercury, 



a compound of casein and mercuric chlorid, soluble in 

 water with a trace of ammonia added ; it is antiseptic. 

 C. Ointment, an ointment base consisting of casein, 14 

 parts ; potassium hydrate and sodium hydrate, each, 0.43 

 part; glycerin, 7 parts; vaselin, 21 parts; borax, 1 

 part ; water, 56-57 parts. C. Peptone, a light-brown 

 soluble powder used as a nutrient. C. of the Saliva, 

 ptyalin. C. Sodium, a compound of casein and 

 sodium hydrate, used as a nutrient. 



Caseoiodin {ka-zc-o-i'-o-din). A compound of casein 

 and iodin (8$> or 9% ) forming a white powder soluble 

 in dilute hot alcohol and in hot alkalis. It is used in 

 myxedema. 



Casimiroa (l-as-im-ir-</-ah) [after Casimiro Gomez"]. 

 A genus of plants belonging to the order Rutacea. C. 

 edulis, La L., the zapote bianco of Mexico ; the edible 

 fruit is anthelmintic ; the bitter bark with the leaves 

 and seeds are incinerated and used medicinally. 



Cassareep, Cassaripe (leas' -a-rep) [South American 

 name]. The concentrated juice of the roots of Manihot 

 aipi and M. utilissima made innocuous by boiling; it is 

 a condiment, and as an ointment ( \of c ) is recommended 

 in treatment of purulent conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, 

 and other diseases of the eye. 



Casserian (l'as-e / -re-an). Named after Casserio (1545— 

 1616), an Italian anatomist. See Gasserian. 



Cassia. (See Illus. Diet.) C. alata, L., ringworm 

 shrub ; a widely diffused tropical shnib. The juice of the 

 leaves mixed with lime-juice is used in the treatment 

 of ringworm, and the wood and bark are alterant. C. 

 beareana, Holmes [Dr. O'Sullivan-Beare], a new 

 species of East Africa. A decoction of the root is 

 highly recommended in blackwater fever and the pow- 

 dered bark is applied as a dressing to ulcers. 



Cassideous (kas-id'-e-us) [cassida, a helmet]. Helmet- 

 shaped, galeate. 



Cassiry. A South American fermented drink prepared 

 from maize. 



Cast. (See Illus. Diet.) C.s, Kulz's, very short, 

 generally hyaline, but sometimes granular casts occur- 

 ring at the beginning and during the course of diabetic 

 coma, disappearing with the disappearance of the coma, 

 and considered by Kiilz as diagnostic of impending 

 coma. C.s, Tubular Exudation (of the intestines) 

 [Hutchinson]. Synonym of Mucous colitis. 



Castor-xylene (kas-tor-zi'-len). A mixture composed 

 of castor oil, 1 part, and xylene, 3 parts, used for clear- 

 ing or clarifying the collodion or celloidin of objects em- 

 bedded in collodion. 



Castrensis (kas-tren'-sis) \castra, a camp]. I. Re- 

 lating to camps. 2. Camp-fever or dysentery due to 

 unsanitary living in camps. 



Casual. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. An occupant of a 

 casual ward in a hospital. 



Casuarina (kas-u-ar-e / -naJi) \_casuar, the cassowary, 

 from the resemblance of the stems to the heavy feathers 

 of this bird]. A genus of plants of the order Casu- 

 itrinea. C. equisetifolia of Malaya ; the tonic and 

 styptic bark is used in the treatment of beriberi. C. 

 montana, Lescher, a native of Malaya ; the bark is 

 used in beriberi ; the leaves in colic, the seeds in a 

 salve in the treatment of headache. 



Casuistics ( kaz-u-is'-tiks) [casus, a case]. The study 

 of individual pathologic cases as a means of arriving at 

 the general history of a disease. 



Casumen (kas' '-u-meti). A proprietary dietetic said tc 

 contain 93$ of proteid. 



Catabasial (kat-ali-ha'-se-al) [Kara, down; basion~\. 

 Applied to skulls having the basion lower than the 

 opisthion. 



Catabiotic (kat-ah-bi-ot'-ik} \taxra, intensive ; /?«$f, 

 life]. Applied to the power of growing structures 



