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Corylin (kor^-il-in) [Kopv'/oc, the hazel]. The globulin 

 of English walnut ( Juglans regia, L.) and filbert 

 rylus avellana, L ). 



Corynanthe {kor-e-nan* -the) \k6(>\x, a helmet; avdoc, 

 a flower]. A genus of rubiaceous trees. C. yo- 

 himbe, K. Schumann, a tree growing in the Cameroons, 

 yields yohimbehe bark, which contains the alkaloid 

 vohimbin or johimbin, which was referred by some 

 writers (v. Dragendorff, p. 541) to a species of Taber- 

 tuzmontana. 



Corynebacterium {kor-e-ne-bak-te 1 '-re-urn). See Myco- 

 bacterium. 



Corytuberin (kor-e-tu f -ber-in). C lu H K N0 4 . A prin- 

 ciple occurring as dextrorotary silky needles obtained 

 from Coryilalis luberosa, D. C. It blackens at 200 

 C. and decomposes without melting. It is soluble in 

 alkaline solutions and benzene, slightly soluble in 

 chloroform and ether. 



Cosaprin (kos-ah'-prin). C 6 H 4 <V-,T CO-CH ^ e 



acetyl compound of sodium sulfanilate, a white crystal- 

 line mass soluble in water; an antipyretic. Dose, 

 5-8 gr. 3 times daily. 



Cosmic {kos f -mik) [koouoc, the universe]. ^Yorld- 

 wide, of wide distribution as cosmic disease. 



Costa. (See Illus. Diet. I Costae fluctuantes, float- 

 ing ribs. Costae illegitimae, Costae mendosae, 

 Costae nothae, false ribs. Costae legitimae, true 

 ribs. 



Costate {kosf-tat). Ribbed; furnished with ribs or 

 juga. 



Costiform {kos f -te-forni). Rib-shaped. 



Costoabdominal (hos-to-ab-dom'-in-al). Relating to 

 the ribs and the abdomen. 



Costochondral (kos-to-kon'-dral). Pertaining to the 

 ribs and their cartilages. 



Costoclavicular {kos-to-klav-ik'-u-lar). Pertaining to 

 the clavicle and the ribs. 



Costocolic (kos-to-kc/-lik). Relating to the ribs and the 

 colon. 



Costocoracoid (hos-lo-hor^-ah-oid). Pertaining to the 

 ribs and the coracoid process. 



Costohumeral \kos-to-hu / -mur-al). Connected with 

 the ribs and humerus. 



JStoinferior {kos-to-in-fe'-re-or). Relating to the 

 lower ribs ; applied to forms of respiration. 

 Jostopubic (kos-to-pu'-bik). Relating to the ribs and 

 the pubis. 



jstopulmonary {kos-to-pul'-mon-a-re). Relating to 

 the ribs and to the lungs. 



jstoscapular (kos-to-shap'-u-lar). 1. Reladng to the 

 ribs and the scapula. 2. The serratus magnus mus- 

 cle. 



jstosternal (kos-to-stur'-nal). Pertaining to the ribs 

 and the sternum. 



jstosuperior {kos-to-m-pe* '-re-or). Relating to the 

 upper ribs. 



Jstotrachelian (kos-to-tra-ke* '-le-an ) . Relating to the 

 ribs and to the transverse processes of the cervical ver- 

 tebras. 



jstotransverse (hos-to-tranz'-z'urs). I. Pertaining to 

 the ribs and transverse vertebral processes. 2. The 

 scalenus lateralis. See Muscles. 



Jstotransversectomy (kos-to-tranz-ziirs-ek'-to-nte) 

 [costotranszerse ; Iktout/, a cutting out]. Excision of 

 part of a rib and a transverse vertebral process, 

 jstovertebral (kos-to-vur'-te-bral). Pertaining to the 

 ribs and vertebras. 



istoxiphoid (kos-to-zr'-foid). Relating to the ribs and 

 to the ensiform cartilage. 



) [AS., cote]. 1. A small bed. 2. The finger 

 of a glove. See Finger-cot. C, Fever, C, Kib- 

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bee's, a bed devised especially for applying cold water 

 treatment to fever patients. 



Cotarnin {ko-tar r -mn\ [an anagram of narcotin]. C, 2 - 

 H ri N0 4 . An oxidation-product of narcotin. C, 

 Hydrochlorate. C,„H 15 N0 4 . HC1 . H 2 t), small yel- 

 low crystals, soluble in water and alcohol. It is an 

 internal hemostatic. Dose, ^ td 2 gr. Syn., Styp- 

 ticin. 



Cotoin. (See Illus. Diet.) It is employed in treatment 

 of dysentery and cholera. Dose, 0.03-0.3 gm. C, 

 Para-, yellow crystals melting at 150 C; one-half as 

 strong as cotoin. 



Cotton. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Marine, a fine quality 

 of cotton- wool obtained from the Levant. Syn., 

 Adenos. C, Styptic, cotton saturated with a stypdc 

 substance. 



Cotyledon (kot-il-c'-don) [kotv/jiAwi; a socket]. I. 

 Any one of the numerous rounded portions into which 

 the uterine surface of the placenta is divided. 2. A 

 genus of plants of the order Crassml«f*tr. C. umbil- 

 icus, navel-wort of Europe, has been highly recom- 

 mended in epilepsy, but its medical properties are 

 feeble. Dose of fresh juice, j£— 1 fluidounce 2 or 3 

 times daily, to be continued for months in increased 

 doses. 



Cotylopubic (kot-il-o-pu' '-bik). Relating to the os 

 pubis and the acetabulum. 



Cotylosacral {kot-il-o-sa' -kral). Relating to the ace- 

 tabulum and the sacrum. 



Cough. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Chin, whooping- 

 cough. C, Ear, Fox's (of Scarborough, England) 

 name for a peculiar reflex cough caused by irritation of 

 the external auditory canal. C, Morton's, cough 

 followed by the vomiting of food, occurring frequently 

 in pulmonary tuberculosis. C, Pleuritic, the dry, 

 short, frequent cough of pleurisy, pneumonia, and 

 phthisis, which accompanies the pain and friction- 

 sounds of pleurisy and disappears with effusion or 

 when bronchitis supervenes. [Fagge and Pye-Smith.] 

 C, Sydenham's, spasm of the respiratory muscles in 

 hysteria. C, Throat, that due to irritation of the 

 pharynx. C, Uterine, a reflex cough occurring in 

 sufferers from genital disease due to irritation of the 

 uterovaginal fibers of the hypogastric plexus supplying 

 the fornix vaginae and cervix uteri and the nerves and 

 ganglia supplying the fundus uteri and ovaries. 



Coumarate {too* -mar-at). A salt of coumaric acid. 



Coumaryl ykoo'-tnar-il). The hypothetic radicle of 

 coumarin. 



Counteraction {kozuntur-ak'-shun). The action of a 

 drug or agent opposed to that of some other drug or 

 agent 



Counterfissure \kozvn-tur-jish' '-ur). See Contrafissura 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Counterpressure {kencn-tur-presh' -ur). Pressure op- 

 posed to that from a contrary direction. 



Counterpuncture (kemw-tur-punk'-chur). See Coun- 

 teropening (Illus. Diet.). 



Countess's Powder. Synonym of Cinchona bark. 



Coupler {kup f -lur) [copulare, to bind]. I. An arrange- 

 ment for fastening wire to a tooth in correcting irreg- 

 ularities in dentition. 2. A device for connecting dif- 

 ferent parts of an electric apparatus. See Button, 

 Anastomosis. 



Courbaril-resin, Courbarin. See Aninie (Illus. 

 Diet). 



Courbometer {koor-bom'-et-ur) [Fr. courbe, a curve ; 

 uirpov, a measure]. A device of Chatelain to show 

 the curve of the alternating current. 



Court, Airing. See Airing-court. 



Courvoisier's Law. See under Gallstones. 



Cousso [koy-so). See Brayera (Illus. Diet.). 



