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(Illus. Diet. ). C, Visceral. See Space, Intermeso- 

 blastic (Illus. Diet). C, Vitelline, C, Yolk. See 

 Latebra (IUus. Diet.). 



Cavum [pi., cava]. (See Illus. Diet.) C. Dou- 

 glasii. See Pout A, Douglas's (Illus. Diet.). C. 

 Douglasii laterale. See Pararectal Pouch (Illus. 

 Diet. ). C. faucium, the cavity of the pharynx. C. 

 ischiorectale. See Ischiorectal Fossa ( Illus. Diet.). 

 C. mediastini antici, the anterior mediastinal space. 

 See under Mediastinum (Illus. Diet). C. medias- 

 tini postici, the posterior mediastinal space. C. 

 mediastinum. See under Mediastinum (Illus. Diet.). 

 Cava narium. Cava nasi, the nasal cavities. C. 

 nasopharyngeum, C. pharyngonasale, the part of 

 the pharynx above the soft palate. C. oris, the cavity 

 of the mouth. C. oris externum, the vestibule, the 

 portion of the mouth between the lips and teeth. C. 

 perilymphaticum, the space existing between the 

 osseous and membranous labyrinths. C. pharyngo- 

 orale, the common cavity of the pharynx and mouth. 

 C. Retzii. See Cavity, Preperitoneal (Illus. Diet.). 

 C. rectoischiadicum. See Ischiorectal Fossa (Illus. 

 Dict.i. C. subdurale. See Subdural Space (Illus. 

 Diet. i. C. tympani, the cavity of the tympanum. C. 

 tympanicum superius. See Mastoid Antrum (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Cayaponin(&z-<z/'-0-H/M) [Cayaponia, Brazilian name]. 

 An alkaloid extracted from Cayaponia globosa, a cucur- 

 bitaceous plant of Brazil. It is said to purge without 

 griping. Dose, I gr. (0.06 gni.). 



Ceanothin (se-an-o , -thin). I. A brown powder ob- 

 tained from Ceanothus americanus. It is purgative 

 and alterative and is used in syphilis, dysentery, and 

 sore throat Dose, 1-2 gr. (0.065-0. 13 gm. ). 2. 

 An alkaloid isolated from Ceanothus americanus ; 

 slightly soluble in alcohol and ether. 



Ceanothus. (See Illus. Diet.) C. reclinatus, L'. 

 Her., of the West Indies, furnishes mabee bark; it is 

 stomachic. 



Cearin (se'-ar-in). An ointment base consisting of car- 

 nauba wax, I part; paraffin, 3 parts, melted together 

 and mixed with 4 times its weight of liquid petrolatum. 



Cebur (se'-bur). See Balsam, Tagulaway. 



Cecectomy (sesek'-tom-e) [cecum; rout], a cutting]. 

 Excision of part of the cecum. 



Cecocele, Ccecocele (se / -ko-sil) [cecum; nij?j/,a tumor]. 

 A hernia into the cecum. Syn., Typhlocele. 



Cecostomy (se-kos'-to-me) [cecum; crroua, a mouth]. 

 The formation of an artificial anus in the cecum. 



Cedar Gum. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A pale yellow 

 gum obtained from Cedrela toona, Roxb., or red cedar 

 of Queensland. It contains arabin and metarabin, but 

 no resin, and is almost soluble in water. 



Celarium, Ccelarium (se-la'-re-um) [Koi/.ia, cavity]. 

 The epithelium of the celom. 



Celastrin [se-la^-trin). Mosso's name for a poisonous 

 alkaloid obtained from the leaves of Catha edulis; it 

 resembles cocain physiologically, though more ener- 

 getic and differing essentially from it. Syn., Kathin. 

 2. A bitter principle found by Dragendorff in add-add, 

 the leaves of Celastrus serratus. 3. A substance form- 

 ing minute white crystals found by Wayne in Celastrus 

 scendens. 



Celastrus. (See Illus. Diet) C. paniculatus, 

 Willd., a climbing shrub of India: the oil from the 

 seeds (oleum nigrum) is a powerful stimulant "and 

 diaphoretic in gout and fever. C. serratus, a native 

 of Abyssinia ; the leaves, add-add, are used in mala- 

 ria ; they contain tannin, a bitter principle, celastrin, 

 and a volatile oil. 



Celiacomesenteric (se-le-ak-o-mez-en-ter / -ik). Relat- 

 ing to the celiac and mesenteric regions. 

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Celianeurysm (se-le an'-u-rizm) [noi/ta, the belly; 

 arsipvaua, a widening]. An abdominal aneurysm. 



Celiectasia (se-le-ek-ta* '-ze-ah ) [uni/ia, belly ; inraaic, a 

 stretching out]. Abnormal distention of the abdominal 

 cavity. 



Celiectomy (se-le-eh / -to-me) [kw/jo, belly ; cutout], a 

 cutting]. Excision of an abdominal organ. 



Celiemia (se-le-S-me-ah) [noi'/Aa, the belly; aifta, 

 blood]. Hyperemia of the abdominal viscera. 



Celiocele, Cceliocele (se f -le-o-sel ) [no/ia, the belly; 

 Ktj'/.t], a tumor]. Abdominal hernia. 



Celiodynia, Cceliodynia ( se-le-o-din'-e-ah) [noU-ia, the 

 belly ; bdvvij, pain]. Pain in the abdomen. 



Celiogastrotomy (se-le-o-gas-lnr'o-me) [noi/.ia, belly; 

 - ; aari/p, stomach ; roin,, cutting]. The opening of the 

 stomach through abdominal incision. 



Celiohemia. Cceliohaemia. See Celiemia. 



Celiohysterectomy [se-le-o-his-ler-eh / -to-me) [koi/Jo, 

 belly ; varepa, womb ; inrouij, a cutting out]. I. Exci- 

 sion of the uterus through an abdominal cut 2. Por- 

 rocesarean section. 



Celiomyitis, Cceliomyitis (se-le-o-mi-i / -lis) [moUa, the 

 belly ; uic, muscle]. Inflammation of the muscles of 

 the abdomen. 



Celiomyodynia, Cceliomyodynia (se-le-o-mi-o-din / - 

 c-ah). See Celiomyalgia (Illus. Diet). 



Celioscope { < se f -le-o-skop) [koV/jx;, a hollow ; o ku h uv, to 

 examine]. An apparatus for illuminating and in- 

 specting body-cavities. 



Celioscopy, Ccelioscopy (sele-osf-ho-pe). Kelling's 

 method of examining the peritoneal cavity by filling it 

 with sterile filtered air through a hollow needle, 

 plunging a trocar through the distended abdominal 

 wall, and passing through the trocar a cystoscope by 

 means of which the adjacent peritoneal surface may be 

 inspected. 



Cell. (See Illus. Diet) C, Acid, one which secretes 

 acid ; a delomorphous cell. C, Acidophil, one 

 which attracts acid dyes. Syn., C, Oxyphil. C- 

 action, the individual function of a cell as distinct 

 from the function of an entire organism. C.s, Adelo- 

 morphous, epithelial cells composing the chief part 

 of the lining of the glands of the stomach, particularly 

 the pyloric region. They are supposed to secrete pep- 

 sinogen. Syn., C, Central, C, Peptic. C, Adi- 

 pose, a fat-cell. C, Adventitial. 1. A branched 

 cell peculiar to the perithelium. 2. A stellate cell of 

 the membrana propria of glands. C, Alveolar, one 

 of those lining the acini of glands. C.s, Amacrine. 

 spongioblasts of the inner nuclear layer of the retina ; 

 they lack long processes, though sometimes axis- 

 cylinder processes are given off which may extend 

 into the nerve-fiber layer. The bodies of these cells 

 are often partly in the inner molecular layer. C, 

 Ancestral. Haeckel's name for an unfertilized ovum. 

 C, Animal, one from animal tissue. C. Antipodal. 

 See Antipodal (IUus. Diet). C, Apical. 1. The 

 single cell tipping the growing point of most crypto- 

 gams. 2. See C, Tapetal. C., Apolar Nerve-, a 

 nerve-cell without processes. C, Archesporial, a 

 cell of the archesporium. C, Asexual Reproduc- 

 tive, one which reproduces by fission or by formation 

 of spores. C, Basket, one peculiar to the cerebellar 

 cortex, the axon of which takes a horizontal course, 

 continually giving off descending collaterals which 

 terminate in brushes of fibrils about the bodies 

 of the Purkinje cells, making them appear as if held 

 within a basket C.s, Beale's (Lionel Smith). See C, 

 Spiral Fiber. C.s, Betz's Giant. See Pyramids, 

 Giant (Illus. Diet). C, Binary Nerve-, two 

 pyriform nerve-cells contained in a single sheath and 

 each provided at its pointed end with a single nerve- 



