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CLAVIS UTERI 



muscular fibers which take place in muscular contrac- 

 ture. C, Obstructive, cirrhosis of the liver due to 

 the obstruction of the passage of blood or bile from the 

 liver. C, Paludal, cirrhosis of the liver due to mal- 

 aria. The organ is greatly enlarged. C. parasitaria, 

 interstitial hepatitis due to Distomum truncatum ; ob- 

 served in the dog. C, Pericardiotuberculous. See 

 C, Cardioluberculous. C. peritonaei, C, Peritoneal. 

 See Peritonitis deformans (Illus. Diet.). C, Pig- 

 mentary Diabetic, cirrhosis with pigmentation of 

 the skin. Cf. Hemochromatosis. C, Pulmonary, C. 

 pulmonum, interstitial pneumonia. C, Renal, C. 

 renum, interstitial nephritis. C. of the Spleen, 

 chronic hypertrophy and induration of the spleen, with 

 thickening of the capsule. C. of the Stomach, 

 chronic interstitial gastritis. C, Todd's, hypertrophic 

 cirrhosis of the liver. C, Tuberculous, cirrhosis of 

 the liver due to tuberculosis. It is rare ; the majority 

 of cases have occurred in children. C, Turbinated, 

 defective turbinated bodies due to disappearance or 

 diminishment of the erectile structure in cases of atro- 

 phic rhinitis. C, Unilobular, a form of cirrhosis of 

 the liver in which the proliferation of the connective 

 tissue occurs between the individual lobules. C. ven- 

 triculi, chronic interstitial gastritis. 



Cirrus (sir'-us) [L.]. I. A lock or tuft of hair. 2. 

 The male genital organ of Cestodes, usually adherent 

 to the anterior end of the cirrus-pouch. C. -pouch, 

 a structure made up of muscle and connective tissue 

 attached to the male genital aperture of the Cestodes 

 and serving to protrude the cirrus. 



Cirsaneurysma (surs-an-u-riz'-mah). A cirsoid an- 

 eurysm. 



Cis-. A prefix proposed by Baeyer to designate relative 

 asymmetry in unsaturated carbon compounds. 



Cissa (sis-a/i) [L.]. See Pica (Illus. Diet. ). 



Cissampelin (sis-am' -pel-in). An alkaloid from pareira 

 root, identical with beberin. 



Cistern. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Seminal, the pos- 

 terior culdesac of the vagina. Syn., Receptaeulitm 

 scminis, 



Cisterna. (See Illus. Diet.) In the plural, Cisterna, 

 the subarachnoid spaces. C. ambiens. See Canal, 

 Arachnoid (Illus. Diet.). C. basilis, that part of the 

 anterior subarachnoid space holding the circle of 

 Willis ; it is divided by the chiasm into two parts, the 

 Cisterna anterior and the Cisterna inferior. C. cere- 

 bellaris, C. cerebellomedullaris. See Postcistema 

 (Illus. Diet.). C. chiasmatis, the interpeduncular 

 space. C. chyli. See Receptaculum chylii (Illus. 

 Diet.). C. corporis callosi, the third ventricle. C. 

 fossae lateralis cerebri, C. fossae sylvii. See C. 

 sylviana. C. intercruralis, C. interpeduncularis, 

 the anterior subarachnoid space at the base of the 

 brain. C. intercruralis profunda, that part of the 

 subarachnoid space lying directly above the space in- 

 cluded between the crura cerebri. C. intercruralis 

 superficialis, that put of the subarachnoid space in- 

 cluded between the pons and the chiasm. C. lateralis 

 pontis, a small space extending along the outer edge 

 of the pons. C. lumbaris. See Receptaculum chyli 

 (Tllus. .Diet.). C. magna. (See Illus. Diet.) ' 2. 

 The fourth ventricle. C. pontis, the anterior subarach- 

 noid space. Cisternae subarachnoidealae, the sub- 



' arachnoid spaces. C, Superior, that included in the 

 angle between the splenium, the superior surface of the 

 crebellum, and the posterior aspect of the quadri- 

 geminum. C. sylviana, the part of the subarachnoid 

 space lying immediately above the sylvian fissure. 

 Syn., C. fosstc lateralis cerebri. C. venae magnae 

 cerebri. See Canal, Arachnoid (Illus. Diet.). 



Citraconic (utra-kon'-ik). Compounded of citric and 



aconic acids. C. Anhydrid, C 5 H 4 3 , an oily liquid 

 boiling at 212° C. 

 Citral (sit'-ral) [citrus, a lemon]. C 10 H ]6 O. An 

 aldehyd found in oil of lemon and many of the essen- 

 tial oils ; a golden-yellow liquid giving aroma and 

 value to oil of lemon. Sp. gr. 0.899. It boils at 



228°-229° C. 



Citramalic (sit-ra-mal'-ih). Relating to or composed 

 of citric and malic acids. 



Citrol (sit'-rol). Itrol citrate, a silver preparation used 

 in gonorrhea. 



Citronellol (sil-ron-el' -ol). C, . H 18 0. A body iso- 

 meric with borneol, obtained from oil of citronella. 



Citrophen (sit'-ro-fen). C 3 H 4 01I — CONH — OC 2 - 

 H 5 C 6 H 4 . Paraphenetidin citrate ; a white powder or 

 crystalline substance, with faint, sour taste, soluble in 

 water, melts at 181 C. It is antipyretic and antineu- 

 ralgic. Dose, 3— 15 gr. 



Citrullin (sit-rul'-in). A resinoid from Citrullus colo- 

 cynthis, Schrad. ; a yellow amorphous powder soluble 

 in alcohol and ether. It is a cathartic extensively used 

 in veterinary practice. Syn., Colocynthidin ; Amoi-- 

 phous colocynthidin. 



Citrullus (sit-rul'-us) [dim. of citrus']. Agenusofcucur- 

 bitaceous plants indigenous to Africa. C. colocynthis, 

 Schrad., the ripe, yellow fruit affords colocynth. C. 

 vulgaris, Schrad., the common watermelon. 



Citrurea (sit-ru'-re-ak). A combination of citric acid, 

 urea, and lithium. 



Cladothrix dichotoma. See Bacteria, Table op (Illus. 

 Diet.). It causes lesions of the skin in butchers, tan- 

 ners, cooks, etc.; called by Rosenbach erysipeloid. 



Clasrnatosis (klas-mat-o'-sis). See Clasmatocytosis* 

 (Illus. Diet). 



Clastic (klas'-tik) \_K7,aar6r, broken]. Breaking up into 

 fragments; causing division. 



Claudication. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. An obstruction. 

 C, Charcot's Intermittent, C. .Intermittent, inter- 

 mittent paresthesia of the legs attended with pain, 

 tremor, and excessive perspiration due to arterioscle- 

 rosis; a condition first noted by French writers in ap- 

 parently healthy horses and afterward observed in man. 

 Syn., Angiosclerotic paroxysmal myasthenia ; Inter- 

 mittent lameness; Intermittent limping; Angina 

 cruris. C, Spontaneous, the lameness that occurs 

 as an early symptom of eoxarthrocace in children. 



Claustrophilia [klaws-tro-fil'-e'-ak) [claustra, a bolt; 

 <j>i?.eiv, to love]. A morbid dread of an open door; it 

 is a neurasthenic condition. 



Claustrum. (See Illus. Diet. ) C. gutturis, the opening 

 of the pharynx. C. oris. See Velum palali (Illus. 

 Diet.). C. virginale, C. virginitatis, the hymen. 



Clavicle. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Bone, Cor, 

 C. -crutch, Cole's device for supporting a bi 

 clavicle; it is so furnished with pads and adjustments 

 as to dispense with bandaging. 



Clavicotomy (klav-ik-ot ' -o-me) [clavicle; row, , a cut- 

 ting]. Surgical section of the clavicle. 



Clavicula (klav-ik'-u-lah). The clavicle. C. capi- 

 tis, the projection formed by the pterygoid and entop* 

 terygoid bones on the pleurapophysis of the hemal arch 

 of the nasal vertebras. 



Claviculate (Mav-if-u-ldt). 1. Having a clavicle. 2. 

 Wrinkled; corrugated. 



Claviform (klav'-e-form) [clava, a club]. Club-shaped ; 

 clavate. 



Clavipes {klav'-e-plz) \_clava, a club; pes, a foot]. 

 Having club-shaped feet. 



Clavis uteri (kla'vis u'-tur-e). Womb key: an 

 tn (therapeutic intrauterine device designed for the ap- 

 plication of electricity in certain pathologic conditions 

 of the uterus and adnexa. 



