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CRYPTOMERORRHACHISCHISIS 



membranous laryngitis. C, Bronchial. See Bron- 

 chitis, Plastic. C. -kettle, a small boiler heated by a 

 lamp and contained within a metallic cylinder. The 

 boiler is furnished with an inhaling tube, and either 

 water or any medicament may be placed within it and 

 the escaping steam inhaled. C, Diphtheric, laryn- 

 geal diphtheria. C, Intestinal (Clamens). Syno- 

 nym of Mucous Colitis. 



Croupine (kroop'-en). Laryngismus stridulus (//. 



Crowd-poison {kroud-poi'-.on). Volatile organic 

 matter recognizable in the expired air of crowded 

 places. 



Crown. (See Illus. Diet. ) C.-bark. See Loxa Bark 

 (Illus. Diet.). C, Fibrous, C, Radiating. See 

 Corona radiata (Illus. Diet.). C, French. See 

 Corona veneris (Illus. Diet. |. C.gall, a disease of the 

 peach, apricot, almond, prune, plum, apple, pear, Eng- 

 lish walnut, grape, raspberry, blackberry, cherry, poplar, 

 and chestnut, due to a parasite plasmodiuin, Dendro- 

 phagus globosus. C, Post and Plate, a porcelain 

 facing with a backing of gold, and a post fitung die en- 

 larged pulp canal, and a disc covering the exposed sur- 

 face of the tooth root. [Harris] C. -setting, the 

 operation of joining an artificial crown to the root of 

 a natural tooth ; improperly called '• pivoting." 



Crucifer (hr/Z-sif-ur) [crux, cross; ferre, to bear]. 

 Any member of the order Crucifer*. 



Cruciferous (iru-sif'-ur-us). Relating to the order 

 CniL if era. 



Cruciform {kru f -se-form) [crux, a cross; forma, form]. 

 Crucial, shaped like a cross. 



Crudivorous (kru-div'-or-us) [< rutins, raw ; vorare. to 

 devour]. Applied to savages subsisting entirely upon 

 uncooked food. 



Cruentous {kru-cn'-tus) [cruor, blood]. Bloody. 



Cruenturesis (kru-en-tu-re'-sis) [cruentus, bloody ; 

 ovpov, urine]. Hematuria. 



Cruor (kru'-or) [cruor, blood]. Coagulated blood. 



Crupper, i See Illus. Diet. ) 2. The sacrococcygeal 

 region. 3. The base of the tail in mammals. 



rin (kru'-rin). Edinger's name for Quinolinbismttth- 

 sulfocytinitl. 

 iruritis {kru-ri'-tis) [cms, a leg]. See Phlegmasia 



dolens (Illus. Diet.), 

 irurogenital {kru-ro-jen' '-it-ai ') [crus, a leg; genitalis, 

 relating to generation]. Relating to the thighs and 

 the genitals, 

 ^ruroinguinal {kru-ro-ing' -gwin-aJ). Relating to the 



thigh and the groin. 

 ;rus [pi., crura]. (See Illus. Diet.) Crura antheli- 

 cis, Crura bifurcata, two ridges on the inner aspect 

 of the external ear converging at the anthelix. Syn., 

 Radices anthelicis. Crura of the Fornix. See Pillars, 

 Anterior and Posterior, of the Fornix ( Illus. Diet. ) . 



Crust. ( See Illus. Diet. ) C, French, svphilis. C, 

 Milk, C. Milky. See Achor (Illus. Diet.). C. of 

 the Peduncle. See Crusta (Illus. Diet.). 



Crusta. See Illus. Diet.) C. inflammatoria. See 

 Buffy Coat (Illus. Diet.). C. lamellosa, psoriasis. 

 C. osteoides radicis). See C. petrosa (Illus. Diet.). 

 C. pleuritica. See Buffy Coat 1 Illus. Diet.), 

 irutch. (See Illus. Diet. 1 C, Perineal, a support or 

 brace of various forms by means of which the leg of a 

 patient in the lithotomy position may be adjusted or 

 held at any height or angle. 

 ;ry. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Epileptic. See under 

 Epileptic (Illus. Diet. >. C, Hydrencephalic. See 

 Hydrocephalic Cry (Illus. Diet.). 



Cryalgesia ikri-al-je'-ze-ah) [npi-oc, cold; a/.j-^ff/c, 

 pain]. Pain from the application of cold. 



Crymotherapy i kri-mo-ther* '-ap-e) [k/jioc, cold ; 6epa- 

 Tzeta, therapy]. Ribard's term for the therapeutic use 



of great cold applied locally. A bag filled with car- 

 bonic snow at a temperature 176 F. below zero is ap- 

 plied daily for half an hour to the pit of the stomach. 

 It is previously surrounded by cotton to prevent injury 

 to the skin. These applications are stated to increase 

 the appetite in tuberculous patients. 

 Cryogenin [kri-oj'-en-in). Metabenzaminosemicarba- 

 zid. It is given in treatment of tuberculosis for dimin- 

 ishing the fever, being innocuous and effective. Dose, 

 3-20 gm. 

 Cryolite {krr'-ol-tt) [upvoc, cold ; /.idee, stone]. A min- 

 eral occurring in large beds in Greenland ; it is a 

 fluorid of sodium and aluminium, and is used exten- 

 sively in the preparation of sodium carbonate and 

 alumina. 



Cryoscopic (kri-os-kop / -ik). Relating to cryoscopy. 



Cryoscopy (kri-os'-ko-pe) [api-vc, cold; anorriir, to ex- 

 amine]. The process whereby die freezing-point of 

 certain liquids, blood, urine, etc., may be compared 

 with that of distilled water. Syn., Algeoscopy. 



Cryostase \kn'-os-taz). A compound of equal parts 

 of phenol, camphor, saponin, and traces of oil of tur- 

 pentine. It solidifies when heated and becomes liquid 

 when cooled to below o° C. Recommended as an 

 antiseptic. 



Crypt. (See Illus. DicO C.s, Multilocular. 1. 

 Sharpey"s name for simple glands with pouched or 

 sacculated walls. 2. The lobules of a racemose 

 gland. C.s, Synovial. See Bursa mucosa (Illus. 

 Diet.). C.s, Synoviparous, extensions of the syno- 

 vial membranes sometimes perforating the capsule of 

 the joints and occasionally becoming shut off from the 

 main sac. C.s of the Tongue, small pits in the mu- 

 cosa of the tongue with walls studded with globular 

 projections, each of which contains a vascular loop 

 and is furnished with lymph-follicles. C.s, Sebace- 

 ous, the sebaceous glands. 



Crypta. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Glomerulus (Illus. 

 Diet. ). Cryptae littrii, the preputial glands. Cryptae 

 minimae, Cryptae mucosae. See Crypts of Litber- 

 kiihn (Illus. Diet). Cryptae odoriferae, Cryptae 

 preputiales, Cryptae tysonianae, the preputial 

 glands. 



Cryptobiotic (krip-to bi-ot f -ik) [npi-roc, concealed ; 

 fiioc, life]. Having dormant life ; applied formerly to 

 calculi, crystals, or any inanimate objects which increase 

 in size. Syn., Lithobiotic. 



Cryptocarya [krip-to-kar'-e ah) [kov~6c, concealed; 

 mipiw, a nut]. A genus of plants of the order Lauri- 

 tictc. C. australis, Benth., Australian nutmeg, con- 

 tains an alkaloid which causes death by asphyxia if 

 administered to warm-blooded animals. C. guaianen- 

 sis, Meissn., of Brazil, and C. moschata. Mart., 

 Brazilian nutmeg, have carminative and antidysenteric 

 fruit, and the latter contains ethereal and fatty oil and 

 cryptocaryin. C. mandioccana, Meissn., a species of 

 Brazil, has bark used in treatment of diarrhea. 



Cryptococcus {krip-to-kok'-us). See Bacteria, Table 

 of (Illus. Diet.). 



Cryptocrystalline ( krip-to-kris / -tal-en). See Micro- 

 crystalline (Illus. Diet ). 



Cryptogenic ( krip-to-jen'-ik) [apvTTrw;, concealed ; 

 } an -a v, to produce]. I. Obscure in origin. 2. Para- 

 sitic from the beginning within another living or- 

 ganism. 



Cryptolithiasis (hrip-lo-lith-i'-as-is) [npiTrToc, con- 

 cealed ; /.ttioc, stone]. The calcification and ossifica- 

 tion of tumors of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. 



Cryptomerorrhachischisis (krip-to-mer-o-rak-is'-kis- 

 is) [KpvTzroc, hidden ; uepoq, a part ; pdx'C, the spine ; 

 oxi^eiv, to cleave]. Spina bifida occulta, a variety 

 with bony deficiency but without a tumor. 



