CATARRH 



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CAUDEX 



Catarrh, Catarrhus. (See Ulus. Diet. ) C. aestivus, 

 hay-fever. C, Alcoholic, a chronic gastric catarrh due 

 to undue use of alcohol. C, Alveolar, a condition 

 occurring in bronchopneumonia in which the alveoli 

 of the lungs contain a granular liquid exudate hold- 

 ing modified epithelial cells and blood-corpuscles. 

 C, Apex, that affecting the bronchial tubes at the apex 

 of the lungs. C, Atrophic Nasal, chronic nasal 

 catarrh resulting in dryness and atrophy of the mem- 

 brane. C, Bostock's, hay-fever. C., Bronchial, 

 bronchitis. C, Choleriform Gastrointestinal, 

 cholera infantum. C, Chronic Gastrointestinal. 

 See Marasmus (Ulus. Diet.). C, Dry, a form of 

 chronic bronchitis associated with emphysema attended 

 with violent and exhausting paroxysms of coughing 

 with scanty or no sputum. C, Epithelial, that at- 

 tended with copious discharge of epithelial cells. C, 

 Follicular, that accompanied by follicular enlarge- 

 ment. C, Hemorrhagic, bronchial catarrh attended 

 with a superficial extravasation of blood into the mu- 

 cous tissue. C, Hyperplastic Nasopharyngeal, 

 C, Hypertrophic Nasal, chronic catarrh with hyper- 

 trophy of the mucosa and of the glands at the vault 

 of the pharynx. C, Infectious, that caused by 

 pathogenic microorganisms either by direct invasion or 

 by the effect of toxins generated by them. [Hemme- 

 ter.] C, Intoxication, that caused by chemic poi- 

 son («) introduced with the ingesta ; (b) developed 

 from the ingesta through putrefaction ; ( c) that devel- 

 oped from the blood. [Hemmeter. ] C, Laennec's. 

 I. See C, Dry. 2. See C, PituitoHs. C, Mem- 

 branous Nasal, a form of nasal catarrh marked by 

 the formation of a thick pseudomembrane. C, My- 

 cotic, that caused by a fungus. C, Papillary, Ras- 

 mussen's term for catarrh of the renal papillas. C, 

 Pituitous (of Laennec), chronic serous, bronchorrhea 

 attended with copious secretion discharged by severe 

 paroxysms of coughing. C, Purulent, one marked 

 by purulent secretion. C, Rarefying Dry (of the 

 nasopharynx), a state of malnutrition marked by pale, 

 dry mucosa and at times the occurrence of varicose 

 veins in the pharyngeal wall and about the orifices of 

 the eustachian tubes. C, Rose, hay-fever. C, 

 Russian, influenza. C, Serous, that marked by se- 

 cretion consisting chiefly of a serous fluid. C, Sil- 

 ver, a name given to the injurious effects sometimes 

 following the use of too strong or too often repeated 

 solutions of silver nitrate in conjunctivitis neonatorum. 

 C, Summer, hay-fever. C, Vernal. See Vernal 

 Conjunctivitis i Ulus. Diet. ) C, Vasomotor, hay-fever. 



Catarrhectic (kat-ar-ek / -tik) [KarappriKriKu^]. Purga- 

 tive. 



Catastaltic. (See Ulus. Diet.) 3. An inhibitory or 

 sedative agent. 



Catatricrotism (kat ah-tri-krot'-izni) [Kara, down ; 

 ~pe!c, three ; /cpordc, a striking]. The occurrence of 

 a third pulsation in the downward stroke of the sphyg- 

 mograph. 



Catatropia (katah-tr(/-pe-ah). See Katatropia. 



Catavertebral {kat-ah-vur* -te-bral) [Kara, down; ver- 

 tebral}. Located on the side of a centrum of a ver- 

 tebra next to the bloodvessels. 



Catching (katsh'-ing). Contagious, in the popular 

 -e, i. e., directly from one person to another, as 

 scabies, ringworm, syphilis, gonorrhea, typhus, variola, 

 diphtheria, and scarlatina. 



Catechin-red. See under Pigment. 



Catechol. (See Ulus. Diet.) C. Dimethylate, C. 

 Dimethyl-ether. See Veratrol. C. Monomethyl- 

 ate, C. Monomethyl-ether. See Guaiacol (Ulus. 

 Diet.). 



Catechuic (kat-ek-u'-ik). Relating to or obtained 



from catechu. C. Anhydrid. See Acid, Catechutan- 

 mc. 



Catechuin (kat-ek-u'-in). See Catechin (Ulus. Diet.). 



Catechuretin, Catechurrhetin {kat-ek-u-ret'-in). C 3 „- 

 HjgOj.,. A body obtained from catechu by continued 

 action of sulfuric acid. 



Cateiadion (kat-i-ad'-e-ou) [L.J. An instrument 

 used to excite hemorrhage by being thrust into the 

 nostrils. 



Catelectrode (kat-el-ekZ-trdd). See Cathode (Ulus. 

 Diet.). 



Catenating (kat-en-a'-tiug) \catenare, to chain 

 together]. Connecting; linking; e.g., C. ague. 



Cathartate {kath-a>'-tat). A salt of cathartic acid. 



Cathartogenin \kath-ar-toj' '-cii-iu). A yellow-brown 

 substance obtained from cathartic acid by decomposi- 

 tion with hydrochloric acid. Syn., Cathartogenic 

 acid. 



Cathartomannite {kath-ar-to-man' -it). See Sennit. 



Cat-head (kat / -//ed). A term applied by Rosch to cer- 

 tain skulls the bones of which are too thin, the form 

 rotund, with the occiput markedly projecting, while all 

 prominences and muscular impressions are inconspicu- 

 ous. Cf. App'e-Juad. 



Catheter. (See Ulus. Diet.) C.-life, dependence 

 upon the catheter for evacuation of the bladder. 



Cathypnosis (kat/i-ip'-no-sis) [unfit -icoig, a falling 

 asleep]. Synonym of Sleeping-sickness. 



Cativi, Cativia [Carib for manihot root]. A skin-dis- 

 ease of Central America said to be caused by an animal 

 parasite, and resembling in its lesions grated manihot 

 root. 



Catoptroscope ( kat-ofS-tre-skdp) [ndro—rpor, a mirror ; 

 OKo-elr, to examine]. An instrument for examining 

 objects by reflected light. 



Catoretic (kat-o-ret f -ik). See Catoteric (Ulus. Diet.). 



Catramin (kat'-ram-in). A turpentine obtained from 

 Tsuga canadensis and other conifers. It is recom- 

 mended as a stimulant, diuretic, and expectorant in 

 chronic respiratory troubles and is used in tuberculosis 

 and lupus subcutaneously and as an embrocation. 



Cat's-purr. A peculiar purring bruit heard on auscul- 

 tation, due to a defect of the mitral valve. Syn., 

 Frtmisse/nent cataire. 



Catulotic 1 katul-ot'-ik) [Karw/ovr, to cause to cica- 

 trize]. Promoting cicatrization. 



Cauda. (See Ulus. Diet.) 3. The part of a muscle 

 forming its insertion. C. caudati. See Cauda (2) 

 (Ulus. Diet.). C. cornu Ammonis, an inconstant 

 narrow strip not connected with the hippocampus lying 

 between the fascia dentata and the fimbria. C. cornu 

 posterioris, an appendage of the postcomu, made up 

 of vascular neuroglia, extending backward toward the 

 occipital lobe. C. corporis striata. See Cauda (2) 

 (Ulus. Diet.). C. fasciae dentatae, the prolongation 

 of the fascia dentata upon the uncus. C. helicis, an 

 appendage of the cartilage of the ear at the union of 

 the helix and anthelix. C. lienis, the lower extremity 

 of the spleen. C. medullae of Bartholin, a collective 

 term for the oblongata and spinal cord. C. muliebris, 

 the clitoris. C. musculi. See Cauda (3). C. 

 nuclei caudati. See Cauda (2) (Ulus. Diet. ). C. 

 pedunculus mallei. See Manubrium of Malleus 

 (Ulus. Diet.). C. striata. See Cauda (2) (Ulus. 

 Diet. ). 



Caudation (ka-w-da'-s/iun) \_cauda, a tail]. The con- 

 dition of being furnished with a tail. 2. Elongation 

 of the clitoris. 



Caudatolenticular, Caudolenticular (ka-w-dat-o-len- 

 tik'-u-lar, ka7i , -do-len-tik / -u-lar). Pertaining to both 

 the caudate and the lenticular nuclei. 



Caudex. ( See Ulus. Diet. ) 2. The main stem of the 



