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brarum, that limited to the palpebral conjunctiva. C, 

 Perinaud's, a mucopurulent form marked by the 

 presence of large granules which are sometimes pedic- 

 ulated. The condition is accompanied by chills, fever, 

 and swelling of the preauricular, retromaxillary, and 

 cervical glands, which sometimes suppurate. C, 

 Pneumococcic, acute contagious conjunctivitis due 

 to the presence of the bacillus of conjunctivitis. C, 

 Purulent, gonorrheal ophthalmia. C, Spring. See 

 Vernal Conjunctivitis (Illus. Diet.). C, Subacute, 

 redness and thickening of the conjunctiva, largely con- 

 fined to the conjunctiva of the lids and fornices, a 

 scanty secretion of mucus with some pus-corpuscles 

 due to the presence of the bacillus of conjunctivitis. C. 

 suppurativa. See Ophthalmia, Gonorrheal (Illus. 

 Diet.). C, Toxic, forms of conjunctival irritation 

 due to the chemic action of mydriatics, chrysarobin, 

 dust from anilin dyes, fumes of formalin, etc., the 

 bites of insects or caterpillar hairs. 



Connivens {kon-i'-venz). I. See Connivent (Illus. 

 Diet. ). 2. Arranged in circular folds ; e. g., Valvula 

 cottniventes. 



Conoicin [kon-o / -is-in). A substance contained in 

 Vicia fhba, L. , and V. sativa, L. 



Consonant, Consonating {kon'-so-nant, kon-so-na'- 

 ting) [con, together; sonare, to sound]. Applied to 

 pulmonary sounds heard on auscultation which sound 

 in unison with some other sound. 



Constitutio. See Constitution (Illus. Diet.). C. 

 lymphatica, Paltauf's term for a pathologic condition 

 marked by hyperplasia of the entire lymphatic sys- 

 tem, including the thymus gland, and frequently by 

 a hyperplasia of the vascular system, and, in females, 

 of the genital organs. 



Consultant (ko?i-sul'-tant) [consultare, to take coun- 

 sel] . A consulting physician ; one summoned by the 

 physician in attendance to give counsel in a case. 



Contact. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A person who has 

 been exposed to a contagious disease. C. -action, 

 catalysis. C.-bed, a large open basin containing a 

 layer of coke or cinders, for the purification of sewage 

 by bringing it into contact with bacteria which set up 

 rapid decomposition and destruction of the organic 

 matter. Cf. Septic Tank. C. -substance, a catalyst, 

 intagion. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Mental, C, 

 Nervous, C, Psychic. See Irritation, Morbid 

 (Illus. Diet.). 

 Continence, Continency (kon'-tin-enz, -e) [continere, 

 to hold back]. Self-restraint in regard to sexual 

 indulgence. 



jntraaperture (kon-tra-apZ-ur-chur). A counter- 

 opening. 



intract [kon-trakt'*) [contrahere, to draw together]. 

 I. To draw the parts together; to shrink. 2. To 

 acquire by contagion. 



jntractility. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Faradaic. See 

 Galvanofaridization. C, Galvanic. See Galvano- 

 contractility (Illus. Diet.). C, Idiomuscular, that 

 peculiar to degenerated muscles. C, Neuromus- 

 cular, normal contractility as distinguished from idio- 

 muscular contractility. 



jntraction. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Cathodal Dura- 

 tion, one occurring at the cathode and continuing dur- 

 ing the whole time of closure of the circuit. Syn., 

 Cathodal-closure tetanus. C, Clonic, alternate muscu- 

 lar contraction and relaxation. C, Dupuytren's. 

 See Diseases, Table of (Illus. Diet.). C, Dupuy- 

 tren's, False, contraction of the palm and fingers due 

 to injury of the palmar fascia. C, Fibrillar, C, 

 Fibrillary. See under Fibrillar (Illus. Diet.). C, 

 Galvanotonic. See Galvanotonus (2) (Illus. Diet.). 

 C, Gowers'. See C, Front-tap (Illus. Diet.). C, 



Hour-glass, constriction of the middle of the stomach 

 or uterus so as to resemble an hour-glass. C, Idio- 

 muscular. See under Idiomuscular (Illus. Diet.). 

 C, Myoclonic, the convulsive spasmodic contraction 

 of a muscle. C, Myotatic. See Myotatic (Illus. 

 Diet.). C, Palmar, Dupuytren's contraction. C, 

 Pelvic, nanowing of any of the pelvic diameters. C, 

 Peristaltic, peristalsis. C, Rheumatic, of the Ex- 

 tremities. Synonym of Tetanilla. C, Tonic. See 

 Tonic Spasm (Illus. Diet.). C, Vermicular, peris- 

 talsis. 



Contractor (hon-traht'-or) [contrahere, to draw to- 

 gether]. A tensor muscle. 



Contracture. (See Ilius. Diet.) C, Nurse's. See 

 under Xurse (Illus. Diet.). C., Thomsenean, that 

 occurring in Thomsen"s disease. 



Contradolin (kon-trad '-olin) A compound of acet- 

 amid, salicylic acid, and phenol ; analgesic. Dose, 

 4-8 gr. (0.25-0. 5 gm. ) hourly. 



Contralateral (kon-tra-laf ' ur-cil) [contra, against; 

 latus, side]. Opposite; applied to a muscle acting in 

 unison with another on the opposite side of the 

 body. 



Contrastimolo (kon-tra-stim' -old). A term used by 

 Rasori (1762-1837), of Milan, in his theory of disease, 

 for the asthenic diathesis of Brown. Cf. Stimolo. 



Controller (kon-trol f -ur). An apparatus for regulating 

 the electric current to the operation of small lamps, 

 faradaic coils, small motors, etc. 



Contunding (hon-tuud'-ing) [contundere, to bruise]. 

 Producing a contusion ; bruising. 



Conus. (See Illus. Diet.) C. cochleae, the modio- 

 lus. C. cordis, the ventricular part of the heart. C. 

 corporis striati, the ventral extremity of the striatum. 

 Coni Malpighii, Coni tubulosi, the malpighian 

 pyramids. Coni retinae, the retinal cones. C. ter- 

 minalis. See C. medullaris (Illus. Diet.). Coni 

 testiculi. See Coni vasculosi (Illus. Diet). 



Convallamaretin {kon-val-amar-e / -tin). CjpH^Og. 

 A crystalline substance obtained by heating convalla- 

 maiin with dilute sulfuric acid. 



Convallamarin. (See Illus. Diet.) It is used as a 

 cr.rdiac stimulant. Dose, % gr. (0.05 gm.). 



Convallaretin {kon-val-ar-e' -tin). Cj^H^Oj. A sub- 

 stance obtained from convallarin by prolonged boiling 

 in dilute acids. 



Converter {kon-i-urt'-ur). See Alternator. 



Convexoconcave (kon-veks-o-konkdv'). See Con- 



cavoconvex. 



Convexoconvex (kon-veks-o-kon-veks f ). Having two 

 convex surfaces; biconvex. 



Convulsion. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Local, one affect- 

 ing one muscle, member, or part of a member. C, 

 Mimetic, C, Mimic, a facial convulsion. C, Os- 

 cillating, C, Oscillatory, one in which the separate 

 fiber-bundles of a muscle are affected successively and 

 not simultaneously. C, Suffocative, laryngismus 

 stridulus. C, Tetanic, the spasm of tetanus. C, 

 Tonic. See Tonic Spasm (Illus. Diet.). C, Toxic, 

 that due to the action of some toxic agent upon the 

 nervous system. 



Coordinator (ko-or^-din-a-tor) [con, together; ordinare, 

 to arrange]. The part of the nervous system regulat- 

 ing coordination. C, Oculonuchal, Spitzka's name 

 for the part of the posterior longitudinal fasciculus 

 below the floor of the fourth ventricle. 



Copaiba. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Copaiva. C, 

 East Indian. See Gurjun Balsam (Illus. Diet). 



Copal. (See Illus. Diet.) C, American, a resin 

 from the bark of Rhus copallina, L. C, Fijian, that 

 obtained from Dammara vitiensis, Seem. C, Kauri. 

 See Agatkis australis, and Coicdie Gum (Illus. Diet.). 



