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CERIUM 



by the development of two individuals having heads 

 united at the top. 



Cephalopharyngeus (sef-al-o-far-i//-/e-us). I. Relat- 

 ing to the head and pharynx. 2. See under Muscles 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Cephaloplegia (sef-al-o-ple'-je-ah) [/.f^a/.j?, head ; 

 -///}'/, a stroke]. Paralysis of the muscles about the 

 head and face. 



Cephaloscopy {jef-al-os' '-ko-pe) [Ke(j>a?J/, head ; okotteLv, 

 to examine]. I. Auscultation of the head. 2. Ex- 

 amination of the head with a view to ascertain the 

 condition of the mental faculties. 



Cephalothoracopagus (se/-al-o-tho-rah-op / '-ag-us) 



[nEoaAij, head; dupa^, thorax ; mjyvbvai, to join]. A 

 double-headed monster with united thoraxes and necks. 

 These monsters are divided by Veit into prosopothor- 

 acopagus and syncephalus. 



Cephalothrypsis (sef-al-o-thrip'-sis). See Cephalo- 

 tripsy (Illus. Diet.). 



Cephalotridymus (sef-al-o-trid'-im-us) [icedxiTi?/, the 

 head ; rpidvuoc-, triple]. A three-headed monster. 



Cephalotrypesis (sef-al-o-tri-pe'-sis) [/ceoa/j?, head ; 

 Tpvnr/air, a boring]. A trephining of the skull. 



Ceptor (sep* -tor) [capere, to take]. A term suggested 

 by Ehrlich in place of intermediary body. According 

 to the manner of action he distinguishes uniceptors 

 and amboceptors. 



Ceral 'se'-ra/). Pasta cerata, a proprietary vehicle for 

 application of medicaments, said to consist of wax, 

 potash, and water. 



Ceramuria (ser-am-u'-re-ah) [nepaunr, potter's earth; 

 ovpov, urine]. See Phosphaturia (Illus. Diet.). 



Cerate. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Camphorated. See 

 Camphor ceratum (Illus. Diet.). C, Simple, one 

 consisting of 3 parts of white wax and 7 parts of lard 

 melted together. C, Touch, a lubricant used in 

 vaginal inspection consisting of spermaceti, white wax, 

 and caustic soda, each one part; olive oil, 16 parts. 

 Syn. , Ceratum pro tactu. 



Cerated {sc'-ra-ted) [«ra, wax], 1. Coated with wax. . 

 2. Relating to cerate. 



Cerato (ker-at'-o). For words beginning thus see 

 Kerato-. 



Ceratonia (ser-at-o / -ue-ah) \ictpaTun>ia\ 1. A genus 

 of leguminous trees. 2. The fruit of C. siliqua. C. 

 siliqua, L., the carob-tree, a native of the regions 

 about the Mediterranean. The falcate, fleshy pods 

 called carob-pods, sugar- pods, and St. John's bread 

 are demulcent and pectoral and contain carobin, caro- 

 bone, and carobic acid. They are used as food and 

 form the chief constituents of much of the patented 

 food for cattle. The seeds are substituted for coffee. 



Ceraunics ser-aw'-tiiks). See Keraunics. 



Cerberetin {sur-ber-ef-in). C,,H,,0 4 . A yellow 

 amorphous powder obtained from decomposition of 

 cerberin ; melts at 85. 5 C. 



Cercocoma {sur-ko-ko'-ma) [icipKOf , a tail ; k6utj, hair]. 

 A genus of vesicant Coleoptera established by Geoffroy 

 St. Ililaire. C. schafferi, native of Europe, is fre- 

 quent on chamomile flowers. 



Cercomonad (sur-ko-mo'-nad). A member of the 

 genus Cercomonas (</. v. ). 



Cerea flexibilitas (sc'-rc-ah jlcks-e-bil'-e-tas). That 

 condition of muscular tension in the insane in which 

 the limbs may be molded into any position. 



Cerealin {se-re'-al-in). An enzym capable of convert- 

 ing stanh into glucose, isolated from brain-extract by 

 J. T. Wood. 



Cerebellifugal (ser-e-be!-if'-u-gal) [cerebrum ; fugere, 

 to flee]. Tending from the cerebrum, 



Cerebellipetal (ser-e-bcl-ip'-c-tal) [cerebrum ; peter,-, 

 to seek]. Tending toward the cerebrum. 



Cerebriform (se?'-d ' -bre-form) [cerebrum; forma, form]. 

 Encephaloid. 



Cerebrin. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. A preparation from the 

 gray matter of the brain of sheep and calves, made with 

 equal parts of glycerin and 0.5^ of carbolic acid solu- 

 tion. It has been used in chorea. Dose, gtt. 5-10. 

 Syn., C. alpha; Cerebrinin. 3. A proprietary anti- 

 neuralgic elixir, said to contain analgesin, ether, caffein, 

 and cocain. Dose, 2-4 teaspoonfuls. 



Cerebritis. (See Illus. Diet. ) C, Local, softening of 

 the brain. 



Cerebrocardiac {ser-e-bro-kar* '-de-ak) [cerebrum ; icap- 

 6ia, the heart]. Applied to diseases characterized by 

 both cerebral and cardiac symptoms. 



Cerebroid (ser'-e broid) [cerebrum, the brain; ridoc, 

 likeness]. Resembling brain-substance. 



Cerebrology (ser-e-brol'-o-je) [cerebrum, the brain ; 

 '/ir.or, science]. The science of the brain ; encephal- 

 ology. 



Cerebrometer (ser-e-brom'-el-ur) [cerebrum, the brain ; 

 fitrpov, measure]. An instrument for recording cere- 

 bral impulses. 



Cerebroolein (ser-e-bro-o'-le-in). A compound of olein 

 and lecithin forming a yellow oil ; it is obtained from 

 brain-tissue. 



Cerebropathy. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Psychic, 

 mental disease resulting from primary lesion of the 

 brain or spinal cord, but presenting distinct symptoms 

 of its own. C, Syphilitic, psychic cerebropathy due 

 to syphilis. C, Tabetic, psychic cerebropathy due 

 to tabes. 



Cerebrophysiology {ser-e-bro-Jiz-e-ol' '-o-je). The physi- 

 ology of the brain. 



Cerebropontile (ser-e-bro-pou'-lil). Relating to the 

 cerebrum and pons. 



Cerebroscopy 'ser-e-bros' '-ko-pe). I. Bouchut's term 

 for ophthalmoscopy employed by neurologists. 2. En- 

 cephaloscopy. 3. The postmortem examination of 

 the brain. 



Cerebrosuria (ser-e-bro-stt'-re-ah). The presence of 

 cerebrose in the urine ; cerebral diabetes. 



Cerebrum. (See Illus. Diet.) C. abdominale, the 

 solar plexus. C. exsiccatum, the dried and powdered 

 gray substance of the brain of calves. One part repre- 

 sents 5 parts of the fresh organ. Dose, 2-4 gm. per 

 day. C. posterius, the cerebellum. 



Cerecloth [sei'-kloth 1 [cera, wax]. Cloth impregnated 

 with wax and rendered antiseptic; used as a dressing 

 for wounds. 



Cereiform (se-re / -e-/orm) [ccreus, a wax taper; forma, 

 form]. Shaped like a wax taper. 



Cereometer (se-re-om' '-et-ur) [iaip6c, wax ; inrpor, a 

 measure]. An apparatus for the estimation of the 

 quantity of wax in a given mixture by determining the 

 specific gravity. 



Cereous (sS -re- us) [eereus~\. Made of wax. 



Cerevisine iser-e-vis'-lti). Dried yeast used internally 

 in furunculosis (dose, I teaspoonful before each meal I 

 and for application in leukonhea and gonorrhea] vagi- 

 nitis, 15-30 gr. in suppository of cacao-butter. 



Ceric (sc^-rik) [eera, wax], I. Relating to wax. 2. 

 Containing cerium as a quadrivalent radicle. 



Cerin. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Of Chevreul, a crystal' 

 line precipitate from an aqueous extract of cork by 

 action of hot alcohol. 



Cerite [sc / -ri/\. A Swedish mineral formerly called the 

 heavy stone of liastnas, from which cerium is obtained. 



Cerium. (See Illus. Diet.) It forms two series of 

 salts (eerous and eerie salts) corresponding to the two 

 oxids, C. -bismuth Salicylate. See Bismuth and 

 Cerium Salicylate. C, Nitrate. 1. Ce 2 (NO.,) 6 . 12- 

 11./), white crystals soluble in water; an antiseptic 



