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CUPULAR 



longer in the male. (2) Head with narrow, curved, 

 and forked upright scales on the occiput only ; never 

 flat scales over the top of the head, as in Stegomyia. 

 (3; Narrow, curved or spindle-shaped scales on the 

 scutellum ; never broad flat scales. (4) Wing-veins 

 with median scales and long thin lateral scales on some 

 or all of the veins (Theobald). 



Culexifuge {ku-leks / -e-/uj ). See Culicifuge (Illiis. 

 Diet. |. 



Culicide [ku'-lis-id) [culex, a gnat; c&dere, to kill]. 

 Any agent which destroys mosquitos. 



Culiciform {ku-lisf -e-forni) [culex, a gnat; forma, a 

 form]. Gnat-shaped. 



Culicivorous (ku-lis-iiZ-or-us) [culex, a gnat; vorare, 

 to devour]. Feeding upon gnats or insects of the 

 gnat family. 



Culilawan [koo-le' ' -lah-wah) [Malay name]. A highly 

 aromatic bark from Cinnamomum culilawan, Blume, 

 a tree of Malaya and China. It has the medicinal 

 qualities of the aromatics. Syn., Culiliban bark. 



Culminal {kul'-min-al) \culmen, a summit]. Relat- 

 ing to the culmen. 



Culture. (See Illus. Diet.) C, Fractional. See 

 C. , Pure. C, Needle, the culture of a microorgan- 

 ism by transferring on a sterilized needle to a medium 

 suitable for its growth. C, Pure, a culture of a 

 single form of microorganism. 



Cumarin \ku' -mar-in). See Coumarin (Illus. Diet.). 



Cumaryl {kuf-mar-il). See Coumaryl. 



Cumate {kit' -mat). A salt of cumic acid. 



Cuminamid (kumin'-am-id). C 10 H I3 NO. A sub- 

 stance obtained by the action of heat on ammonium 

 eliminate. 



Cuminate (ku'-min-at). A salt of cumic acid. 



Cuminic {ku-min' -ik). See Cumic (Illus. Diet.). 



Cumol (ku'-mol). See Cumene (Illus. Diet.). 



Cumulate (ku'-mu-lat). The final result of cumulative 

 resolution. 



Cumulus. (See Illus. Diet.) C. proligerus. See 

 Discus proligerus (Illus. Diet.). 



Cumyl [ku'-mil). C 10 H n O. An acid organic radicle 

 of cumin-oil ; an oily liquid. C. -alcohol. See Alco- 

 hol, Cumin (Illus. Diet.). C. Hydrid. See Alde- 

 hyd, Cumic (Illus. Diet.). C. Oxid, cumic acid. 



Cuneal {kit'-ne-al) [cuneus, a wedge]. Wedge- 

 shaped, cuneiform. 



Cuneocuboid \ku-ne-o-ku' '-bold). Pertaining to both 

 the cuneiform and cuboid bones. 



ineoscaphoid (ku-ne-o-skaf'-oid). Relating to the 

 cuneiform bones and to the scaphoid bone, 

 ineus. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Lobulus cerebri oc- 

 cipitalis {interims); L. cuneatus ; L. cuneus : L. 

 cerebri cuneatus ; Lobus cuneiformis : L. pyriformis ; 

 Cuneate lobule : Internal occipital lobule ; Triangular 

 lobule. C. cinereus. See Ala cinerea (Illus. Diet.). 

 C. thalami optici intergenicularis, that part of the 

 thalamus lying between the pregeniculum and the 

 postgeniculum. 



iniculus. (See Illus. Diet.) In the plural, Cunic- 

 uli, the semicircular canals of the ear. 

 unningham's Immediate Method of correcting the 

 irregular position of a tooth : it consists in forcing it 

 into the position of one just extracted. 

 ip. 1 See Illus. Diet.) 3. A drinking-vessel or the 

 contents of such a vessel. C.s, Antimonial, cups 

 made of antimony which impart emetic properties to 

 the contained liquid. C, Bitter, a drirfking-cup of 

 quassia wood. C, Chinese, a drinking-vessel of red 

 arsenic which imparts cathartic properties to wine 

 standing in it during the night C.s, Montgomery's. 

 See under Montgomery (Illus. Diet.), 

 lpania (ku-pa/i f -ne-a'k) [F. Cupani, 1657-1710]. A 



genus of shrubs and trees of the order Sapindacece ; 

 the loblolly wood of Jamaica. C. americana, L., a 

 Mexican species ; the astringent leaves and fruit are 

 used in blennorrhea and the starchy seeds in diarrhea. 



Cuphea (ku'-Je-a/i) [kdooc, gibbous, from the shape of 

 the calyx]. A genus of plants of the order Lythra- 

 ce<E. C. antisyphilitica, H. B. K.., C. balsamona, 

 Cham., C. ingrata, Cham., C. microphylla, II. B. 

 K., are employed in decoction in the American 

 tropics in treatment of syphilis. C. viscosissima, 

 Jacq., a viscid annual of the United States, is a homeo- 

 pathic remedy in cholera infantum. 



Cupper {kup'-er). One who practices cupping. 



Cupping. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The formation of a 

 cup-like depression. 



Cupragol (ku'-pra-got). A compound of copper and 

 albumin used in solutions of *■%-$% as an antiphlo- 

 gistic and secretory stimulant. 



Cupram (kit* '-pram) [cuprum, copper]. A solution of 

 copper carbonate in ammonia-water used as a fungi- 

 cide. 



Cuprammonia {ku-pram-o'ne-ah). Copper ammo- 

 nio-sulfate. 



Cuprammonic (ku-pram-on* '-ik). Containing copper 

 and ammonia. 



Cuprargol (ku-prar'-gol). A cupronucleinic acid 

 compound occurring as a gray powder slowly soluble 

 in water. It is used in the treatment of conjunctivitis 

 by instillation of 1^ to 5 % solutions once or several 

 times daily ; in trachoma used as an astringent in 20^ 

 aqueous solution. 



Cuprate {ku'-prat). A double salt containing a cupric 

 compound. 



Cupratin (ku'-pra-lin). A preparation of copper al- 

 buminoid, similar to ferratin. 



Cuprein (kn'-pre-in). C 19 H M N 2 2 . A colorless crys- 

 talline alkaloid derived from cuprea bark. It is solu- 

 ble in alcohol and slightly so in ether; it melts at 

 198 C. 



Cuprene [kn'-pren). C T H 8 . A nonvolatile insoluble 

 hydrocarbon ; a yellow bulky solid consisting of 

 matted filaments resembling amadou in appearance, ob- 

 tained by passing a current of pure acetylene gas over 

 bright copper filings. 



Cuprescent {ku-prcs'-ent). Having the appearance of 

 copper. 



Cupressin {ku-pres , -in). An oil from cypress; used in 

 pertussis. 



Cupriaseptol {ku-pre-ah-sep/ -tol). Copper sulfocar- 

 bonate. 



Cupric (ku'-prik). Containing copper as a bivalent ele- 

 ment. C. Oxid. See Copper Oxid, Black. 



Cuprocitrol (ku-pro-sil'-rol). A copper and citrol de- 

 rivative used in trachoma in 5'V-iov salve. 



Cuprohemol [ku-pro-he'-mol). A compound of copper 

 and hemol used in tuberculosis. Dose, I l /i~ 2 g 1 "- 

 (0.1-0. 15 gmA 



Cuprol (fcu'-prol). Xucleinate of copper occurring as a 

 fine powder; used in ophthalmology. 



Cuprosopotassic \ku-pro-so-po-tas'-ik). Relating to a 

 combination of a cuprous salt and potassium. 



Cuprosulfate ku-pro-sul'-fat). A double sulfate con- 

 taining copper. 



Cuprotartrate ku-pro-tar , -trdt). A combination of 

 copper and tartaric acid. • 



Cuprous {ku'prns). Containing copperas a univalent 

 element. C. Oxid. See Copper Oxid, Red. 



Cupula (ku'-pu-lah) [L.]. An invisible substance on 

 the cristae acustice that on the application of fixation 

 fluids coagulates and becomes visible. C. terminalis. 

 See Me m b r a na tectoria \ Illus. Diet.). 



Cupular, Cupulate {ku'-pu-lar, -lat). Cup-shaped. 



