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C. fastigiatum, 

 (L. fastigiatus, pointed at the 

 top fromfastigfum, a projecting 

 point), name for same plant and 

 its products as preceding : C. 

 f rutescens, frdt $s enz (L. frtitex, 

 a shrub or bush, fruticis, of a 

 shrub), a shrubby plant which 

 along with preceding supplies 

 bird-pepper : C. baccatum, bdk- 

 at'-urn (L. baccatus, furnished 

 with berries from bacca, a 

 berry), yields a globular fruit, 

 furnishing cherry or berry caps- 



capsula circumscissa, 



serW urn- sis'- d (L. capsula, a little 

 chest from capsa, a chest or 

 box ; circumscissus, torn or cut 

 off around), in bot., a capsule 

 opening with a lid ; a pyxid- 

 ium. 



capsule, n., kdpsf-ul (L. capsula, 

 a little chest), in anat., a mem- 

 branous bag enclosing an organ ; 

 in bol. , a dry seed-vessel opening 

 by valves, teeth, or pores ; in 

 cJiem., a small shallow cup : 

 capsular, a., kdps'ul-er, relating 

 to a capsule ; hollow ; full of 

 cells : capsular ligament, %< 

 d-ment, a little loose bag at a 

 joint which contains the peculiar 

 liquid for its lubrication : caps- 

 uliferous, a., kdps'-ul'ifter-us 

 (L. fero, I bear), bearing caps- 

 ules. 



caput, n., kdp'ut (L. caput, the 

 head), in anat., a rounded proc- 

 ess supported on a narrower part 

 called its neck : caput caecum 

 coli, k&pt&t setf.um koto (L. 

 ccecus, blind ; Eng. colon, the 

 great gut), a blind sac about two 

 inches and a half in length, situat- 

 ed at the upper extremity of the 

 great gut. 



caramel, n., Mr'aw-^(F.), burnt 

 sugar, chiefly used for colouring 

 wines and brandies; a black por- 

 ous substance obtained by heat- 

 ing sugar to about 400. 



carapace, n., kdr'-d-pds (Gr. kara- 



bos, a crustaceous animal like the 

 crab), the crustaceous and horny 

 coverings of certain classes of 

 animals, as crabs and lobsters, 

 the tortoise, etc.; the protective 

 shield or case of certain of the 

 Infusoria. 



carbon, n., kdrb'tin (L. carbo, 

 a coal, carbonis, of a coal), pure 

 charcoal, exists pure only in the 

 diamond : carbonate, n., Icdrb'- 

 8n-at, a compound formed by the 

 union of carbonic acid with a 

 base. 



carbuncle, n., IcdrbJbng&l (L. 

 carbuncUlm, a little coal from 

 carbo, coal), a gem ; an intense 

 inflammation occupying the 

 whole thickness of the skin with- 

 in a limited area : carbuncular 

 angina, see * angina ' ; a disease 

 of pigs, chiefly characterized by 

 difficulty of breathing and pain- 

 ful inflammatory swellings around 

 the pharynx and larynx. 



carcerule, n., kdr'-ser-ul, also 

 carcerulus, n., ktir-ser'ul>us (L. 

 dim. from career, a prison, a 

 gaol), in bot., a dry, indehiscent 

 fruit, with the carpels adhering 

 around a common axis, as in a 

 mallow. 



carcinoma, n., Icdr'sin-owi'-d (Gr. 

 karkinoma, cancer, karkinomatos, 

 of a cancer from karkinos, a 

 crab-fish), cancer: carcinomatous, 

 a., Mr'sm-ow'a-#s, pert, to 

 cancers. 



cardamoms, n. plu.,kdrd'dm'o'mz 

 (Gr. kdrddmomtin, an aromatic 

 plant, spice), oval trivalvular 

 capsules containing seeds, fur- 

 nished by various species of 

 Amomum, Elettaria, and Ken- 

 ealmia ; much used in giving 

 colour and pleasant flavour to 

 medicines. 



cardia, n., kdrd'-i>d (Gr. kardia, 

 the heart), the opening which 

 admits the food into the stomach : 

 cardiac, a., kdrd'-i-dk, pert, to 

 the heart ; invigorating the heart, 

 as by stimulants : n., a medicine 



