CEROCERIC 



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CHALKITIS 



tised in solutions of I: 1000. Syn., Cerous nitrate. 

 2. Ce(N0 3 )4, a reddish-yellow mass of crystals sol- 

 uble in water and alcohol. It is used as a nerve tonic 

 in irritable dyspepsia and chronic vomiting. Dose, I— 3 

 gr. ^ 0.065-0. 20 gm. ). Syn., Ceric nitrate. 



Ceroceric [se-ro-se / -rik). Containing cerium both as a 

 trivalent and a quadrivalent radicle. 



Cerolein [se-ro* -le-in) \cera, wax]. A substance found 

 in beeswax, soluble in alcohol ; probably a mixture of 

 fatty acids. 



Ceroma (se-r</-maA) [iii}puua, a wax tablet]. A cystic 

 tumor the tissue of which has undergone fatty degene- 

 ration. 



Cerosate [ser-</-sdt). A salt of cerosic acid. 



Cerosic scr-</-sik). Relating to cerosin. 



Cerosoceric (ser-o-so-se'-rii). See Ceroceric. 



Cerosopotassic {ser-o-so-po-tasf-ik). Containing a 

 cerous compound and potassium. 



Cerostroma. Cerostrosis {ser-o-stro'-mah, -sis). See 

 yosis hystrix (Illus. Diet.). 



Cerotate (sf-ro-tdt). A salt of cerotic acid. 



Cerotic e-ra'-tik). Derived from wax. 



Cerotin [se / -ro-tin). See Alcohol, Ceryl (Illus. Diet). 



Cerotinate (se-ro> 'tin at). See Cerotate. 



Cerous [se^-rus ). Containing cerium as a trivalent 

 radicle. 



Cerulosis, Caerulosis (ser-u-Io'-sis). See Cyanosis 

 (Illus. Did 



Ceruminosis (ser-n-min-y-sis). An excessive secretion 

 of cerumen. 



Cerussa i se-rus / -ah) [L.]. White lead. 



Cervicalis | :: -zik-a'-lis) [cervix, the neck]. 1. Cervi- 

 cal. 2. An arterv, muscle, nerve, or vein of the neck. 

 See Tables (Illus.' Diet.). 



Cervicispinal [sit -z is-e-spi'-naJ). Relating to the neck 

 and spinal cord. 



Cervicoauricular {sur-z'ik-o-a-w-rik'-u-lar). Relating 

 to the back of the neck and the outer ear. 



Cervicobasilar 1 ttr-z-ik-o-bas'-il-ar). Pertaining to the 

 neck and the basilar region. 



Cervicohumeral {sur-vik-o-hu' -mer-al). See Cleido- 

 tccipital. 



Cervicomuscular (sttr-vik-o-mm'-ku-lar). 1. Relating 

 to the muscles of the neck. 



Cerviconasal ur-vik-o-na' -zal). Running from the 

 back of the neck to the nose. 



Cervicoscapular \sur--t-ik-o-skap f -u-lar). 1. Relating to 

 the back of the neck and the scapula. 2. The trans- 

 verse artery or vein of the neck. 



Cervicovesical {sur-vik-o-ves'-ik-al). Pertaining to 

 the bladder and the cervix uteri. 



Cervimeter {stir-vim' -el-ur) [cervix, the neck; uirpov, 

 a measure]. An instrument for measuring the cervix 

 uteri. 



Cervix. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Conical, C, Conoid, 

 C, Conoidal, malformation of the cervix uteri 

 marked by a conical shape and elongation, with con- 

 striction of the os externum. C. cornu, the constricted 

 portion of the cornu dorsale. C. obstipa, C. rigida, 

 wryneck. C, Tapiroid, a cervix uteri with a very 

 elongated anterior lip. 



f\. (See Illus. Diet.) C. -ester, a compound of 

 ceryl and an acid radicle. C. Hydrate, C. Hy- 

 droxid, ceryl alcohol. 



ssium, Caesium. (See Illus. Diet.) C. and Am- 

 monium Bromid. < -Br . 3X11,01, a white crystalline 

 powder, soluble in water; a sedative used in epilepsy. 

 Dose, 15-45 gr. Max. dose, 90 gr. C. Bitartrate, 

 CsHC 4 H + O s . rhombic crystals soluble in water ; used 

 in nervous heart palpitation. Dose, 0. 18-0.3 gm. C. 

 Carbonate, CsjC0 3 , hygroscopic white crvstals or 

 sand-like powder, melting at white heat, soluble in 



water and alcohol. It is used in epilepsy. C. 

 Hydrate, C. Hydroxid, CsOH, a grayish-white mass 

 melting below red heat, and having a strongly alkaline 

 reaction. It is soluble in water, generating much 

 heat. It is used in epilepsy. C. and Rubidium 

 and Ammonium Bromid, CsBr. RbBr . 6( XH ( - 

 Br), a nervine. Dose, 15-45 gr. I or 2 times daily. 

 Max. dose, 90 gr. C. Sulfate, CsjS0 4 , hard, color- 

 less, stable crystals, soluble in water; used as anti- 

 epileptic. 



Cestus (ses'-ttts) [L., a girdle]. The fold of the meta- 

 tela encircling the dorsal part of the brain-tube. 



Cetene {se^-ten). See Hydrocarbons, Table of (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Cetenylene {^se-ten , -il-in). C M Hj,. A hydrocarbon. 



Cetic, Cetinic (se / -tii, se-tin'-ik). Pertaining to cetin 

 or to the whale. 



Cetin [se^-tin) [cetus, a whale]. C m H m O.,. The chief 

 constituent of commercial purified spermaceti. It is a 

 fatty crystalline substance, soluble in alcohol and ether, 

 insoluble in water, melting at 49 C, and volatilizing 

 at 360 C. Svn., Cctinum. 



Cetol (sS-tol). ' See Ethal (Illus. Diet). 



Cetrarin. (See Illus. Diet.) C 18 H 16 O r It is stomachic. 

 Dose, 3-6 gr. (0.2-0.4 gm.). 



Cetylate (se / -til-dt). A salt of cetylic (palmitic) acid. 



Cetylene (se* -til-en). See Cetene. 



Cevin {sS-ziii . Cj-H^NO^C^H^NOg) (Fliickiger). 

 A product of the decomposition of cevadin with hot 

 alcoholic potash. 



Ceylon Sickness. Beriberi. 



Ceyssatite (ses'-a-fit) [Ceyssat, a village of Puy-de- 

 Dome]. A fossil earth from the village of Ceyssat. 

 composed almost entirely of pure silica. It is white, 

 very light and absorbent, unctuous to the touch, adher- 

 ing well to the skin, and easily pulverized, and may be 

 heated to nearly 572 F. without destruction. It is 

 used as an absorbent dusting-powder. 



Chailletia {shazvl-yef-e-ah) [J. F. Chaillet, the dis- 

 coverer (1839)]. A genus of plants of the order 

 Chailletiacece. C. toxicaria, Don., a species found in 

 Sierra Leone ; the seeds, called ratsbane, are used as 

 a rat-poison. 



Chairamidin {ki-ram'-id-in). C^H^N^O,. An alkaloid 

 obtained from Remijia purdieana, Wedd. 



Chairamin {hr" -ram-in) [naipoc, the right time]. C^- 

 HjgNjO,. An alkaloid from cuprea cinchona obtained 

 from Remijia purdieana, Wedd. Syn., Concusconin. 



Chairomania {ki-ro-ma r -ne-ah). See Chttromania (Il- 

 lus. Diet.). 



Chalazia [kal-a* '-ze-ah) [xa/.aZiov, a small hailstone]. 

 I. The so-called hailstone sputa. 2. A chalazion. 



Chalazion. (See Illus. Diet. ) Syn., Porosis palpebrar. 

 C. terreum, one in which there is degeneration of the 

 contents and change to calcium carbonate and choles- 

 terin. Syn., Lithiasis palpebralis. 



Chalazogamy {kal-az-eg'-am-e) [chalaza : jauoc, mar- 

 riage]. A term applied by Treub ( 1S91 ') to the process 

 of pollination in Casuarina, Coryltis, Carpinus, Bet- 

 ula, Alnus, and Juglans, in which the pollen-tube 

 enters by way of the chalaza. Cf. Mesogamy, Porog- 

 amy. 



Chalba. Gruel prepared from white sesame ; it is the 

 lenten food of Oriental nations. 



Chalcitis {kal-si'-tis . See Chalkitis. 



Chalcosis (kal-kot-sis) [^o/jcoc, copper]. A deposit of 

 copper particles in the tissues. 



Chalinoplasty {kal-in-o-plas* -te) [ r«7/vo<-, a bridle or 

 rein ; -/.aaaetv, to form]. An operation to form a new 

 frenum of the tongue. 



Chalkitis (kal-kr'-tis) \_xa/n6$, anything made of 

 metal]. A severe inflammation of the eyes marked at 



