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Clavus. (See Illus. Diet.) C.-oculorum. Synonym 

 of Staphyloma. 



Claw-foot. A deformity and atrophy of the foot 



Clayton Furnace. An apparatus for the disinfection 

 of ships by means of sulfurous acid gas. It consists of 

 a cvlinder in which sulfur is burned while being fed 

 with air by means of a fan or blower ; from this the 

 sulfurous gas is conducted by means of shafts to the 

 apartment to be disinfected. 



Clean (kUn). In veterinary practice, to expel the 

 secundines without aid. 



Clearing. (See Illus. Diet) C. Nut, the seeds of 

 Strychnos potatorum (a. v . 



Cleavage. (See Illus Diet. ) C, Egg. See Segmen- 

 tation (Illus. Diet ). C. -nucleus, the nucleus which 

 in the fertilized egg results from the union of the male 

 and female nuclei. 



Cleft-hand (kief t f -hand). A congenital deformity in 

 which some finger or fingers are widely separated from 

 the others. 



Cleidarthritis (hli-dar-thrr'-lis) [a'/tic. clavicle ; arthri- 

 tis^. Inflammation of the sternoclavicular articulation. 



Cleidocostal ykli-do-kos f -tai). Pertaining to the ribs 

 and the clavicle. 



Cleidooccipital ykli-do-ok-sip / -e-tal). I. Relating to the 

 clavicle and the occiput. 2. See Muscles, Table of 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Cleidoscapular (kli-do-skaj/u-lar). Relating to the 

 clavicle and the scapula. 



Cleidosternal (klido-stur / -nal). Sternoclavicular. 



Cleidotomy (hli-dot / -o-me) \jueiq, clavicle; riuvetv, to 

 cut]. The operation of dividing the clavicles in cases 

 of difficult labor due to the broad shoulders of the child. 



Clerodendron ( kler-o-den f -dron ) [«/ ^/uoc, a lot ; devdpov, 

 tree]. A genus of tropic shrubs and trees of the order 

 Verbenaceie. C. infortunatum, Gart., a species in- 

 digenous to India and Malaya ; is used as a substitute 

 for chiretta ; the juice of the leaves as a tonic, febri- 

 fuge, and vermifuge. C. nereifolium, Wall., a species 

 found in Malaya; the root and leaves are antisyphilitic, 

 tonic, and vulnerary; the root and fruit are used to 

 stupefy fish ; the leaves contain chiretten and ophelic 

 acid. C. serratum, Spr. , indigenous to India ; the root 

 is tonic and stomachic, the fruit purgative and diuretic. 

 C. trichotomum, Thunb., the leaves and an insect 

 larva found on the branches are used as an ascaricide. 

 C. villosum, Blume, a species indigenous to Malaya ; 

 the root is stomachic, the sap vermifugal. 



lacter (kli-mak'-tur). See Climacteric > Illus. 

 Diet. . 

 ig (Ming*). A diarrhea of sheep. C. Symptom. 

 fits. 

 \inicopatho\ogy (ilin-ih-o-path-oi '-o-je) [k/./ij?, a bed; 

 . disease; 't.o-.oc, science]. Pathologic conditions 

 as open to clinical observation. 



locephalus ( klin-o-sef '-al-tts) [ivavetv, to incline ; 

 Kfoa'/i,, the head]. A variety of dolichocephalus 

 occurring through synostosis of the sphenoparietal 

 suture and resulting in a saddle-formed depression of 

 the skull. Syn., Saddle-head. 



inodiagonal ( klin-o-di-ag J -on-al) [*/./»•«)•, to incline ; 

 dia-j (jvioc, diagonal]. Inclined and diagonal; obliquely 

 transverse. 



lology (klinoP-o-je) [n/irq, a bed ; /.ojoc, sci- 

 ence]. I. The science of the decline of animal life 

 after it has reached the meridian. 2. The study of 

 beds for the sick. 



inometer (klin-om'-et-er) [k/.htiv, to incline; uerpov, 

 measure]. An apparatus to estimate the rotational 

 capacity of the ocular muscles. C, Duane's, a de- 

 vice for estimating torsional deviations of the eye, and 

 also used in the study of metamorphopsia. 



Clinoscope (klitr'-o-skop) [kZivetv, to incline; okottoc, 

 a watcher]. An instrument for measuring the torsion 

 of the eves when gazing at a fixed object with the axes 

 of vision presumably parallel. 



Clinotechny {iliii-o-ttk'-ne) [k/.ivij, a bed; ri\i-jj, an 

 art]. The art of making and preparing beds for the 

 sick. 



Clisiometer. See Clise- meter (Illus. Diet.). 



Clition {klil / -e-on) [nr/./rrc, a slope]. A craniometrical 

 point located in the middle of the anterior border of 

 the clivus. 



Clitoria (kii-td'-re-ah) [k/siropic, the clitoris]. A genus 

 of leguminous plants. C. teinatea, L. . indigenous to 

 India ; the root and seeds are purgative and emetic. 



Cloaca. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Congenital, a mal- 

 formation in which the rectum opens into the genito- 

 urinary tract. C Urogenital, an abnormal common 

 opening of the urethra and vagina due to defective 

 urethrovaginal septum. C, Vesicorectovaginal, a 

 common aperture of the bladder, vagina, and rectum 

 due to deformity or trauma. 



Clonograph (kloti / -o-graf) [k/.oi-oc, a commotion ; 

 ■jpaotir, to write]. An apparatus for recording the 

 spasmodic movements of the head, extremities, lower 

 jaw, and trunk, as well as the tendon reflexes. 



Closure Time (hloz'-ur-tim). The period at the begin- 

 ning of svstole of the heart, when all the valvular ori- 

 fices of the heart are closed. 



Cloud-ring (hloicd'-ring). An atmospheric phenome- 

 non supposed to have some connection with malarial 

 fevers of hot countries. 



Clove-bark {klor f -bark\. The bark of a large Brazilian 

 tree. Dicypellium caryophyllatum , Nees, of the order 

 Ltiiiritiiie. It has the nature and flavor of cinnamon. 



Clover \klo , -vur). See Trifolium. C* Sweet, Meli- 

 lotus officinalis. 



Clovorubrin (klo-t-o-ru^-brin). A red resinous body 

 formed from oil of cloves by action of sulfuric acid. 



Club-foot. (See Illus Diet, i Syn., Poll-foot- Pom- 

 mel-foot. C, Heel, pes calcaneus. C, Inward, pes 

 varus. C, Outward, pes valgus. 



Clubione (klub-e-o* -ne) [j/rot/r, to hollow out]. A 

 genus of spiders of the family Drassidtr. C. medicin- 

 alis. Walckenaer. a poisonous species of North 

 America, said to have been used as a vesicant after the 

 manner of cantharides. 



Club-moss (klui/-mos). See Lvcopcdium (Illus. 

 Diet ). 



Clumping iklump'-ing). See Agglutination (2). C. 

 Serum. See under Serum. 



Clupein (hlu'-pe-in) [clupen, a kind of small river fish]. 

 C^Hj.N^.Og — 4HjO. A protamin from the herring. 

 Svn., Sa/min. 



Clusia (kli/se-ah) [Charles de T Ecluse (1526-1609)]. 

 A genus of plants of the order Guttifenr, many 

 species of which yield a gum-resin called West Indian 

 balsam. C. ducu, Benth., of Peru, yields a resin 

 called dnca, which has a pleasant odor when burned. 

 C. flava, Tacq., of the West Indies ; the milky sap is 

 used as a substitute for copaiba. C. insignis. Mart., 

 of Brazil ; the milky sap is used as a salve. C. 

 hilariana, Schl., of the West Indies and South 

 America, yields a gum used as a drastic and vulner- 

 ary ; the fruit is edible and the astringent bark is em- 

 ployed in diarrhea. 



Clysis [kli'-sis) [n'/.vZeir, to cleanse]. The administra- 

 tion of an enema ; the cleansing by means of an enema. 



Clysma (klis'-mafrS [ti/.i aua~\. An enema. 



Clysmic (kli/-mik\. Relating to an enema; suitable 

 for cleansing or washing. 



Clyster. (See Illus Diet.) C. Meat Bouillon 

 wine- (Fleineri; take 80 gm. of beef tea and 40 gm. 



