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cataplasm, n., Mt'-d-pldzm (Gr. 

 kataplasma, L. cataplasma, a 

 poultice from Gr. kata, down ; 

 plasso, I form), a poultice or 

 plaster. 



cataract, n., kdt'-dr-akt (Gr. kat- 

 araktes, L. cataracta, a waterfall 

 from Gr. kata, down ; rhaktos, a 

 precipice), a large body of water 

 rushing and falling over rocks ; 

 in med., a disease of the eyes in 

 which the vision becomes im- 

 paired or destroyed, due to opacity 

 of the crystalline lens. 



Catarhina, n., IcdMr-ln'-d (Gr. 

 kata, down ; rhines, nostrils), in 

 zool., a group of the Quadrumana, 

 characterised by twisted or curved 

 nostrils placed at the end of the 

 snout: catarhine, a., kat'-ar-m, 

 of or belonging to. 



catarrh, n., kat-dr' (L. catarrhus, 

 a catarrh from Gr. katarrhed, I 

 flow down from kata, down ; 

 rheo, I flow), a nasal catarrh, a 

 disease well known by its pro- 

 ducing a running or flow of mucus 

 from the nostrils, caused by ex- 

 posure to sudden alternations of 

 temperature ; catarrhal affections 

 may implicate either the skin or 

 mucous membranes ; they are 

 mainly characterised by their 

 superficial and spreading charac- 

 ter, but do not necessarily aug- 

 ment the secretions of the part 

 affected : catarrhus sinuum front- 

 alium, kat-ar'-us sm'u-um front- 

 dl'i-um (L. sinuum, of curves 

 from sinus, a curve, a hollow ; 



frontalium, gen. plu. offrontdlis, 

 pert, to the front), the catarrh of 

 the frontal sinuses, the sinuses 

 being the hollow spaces in the 

 bones which communicate with 

 the nostrils. 



catechu, n., kat'Z-shoo, also 

 cutch, n., kobtsli (said to be from 

 Japanese cate, a tree ; chu, juice), 

 the heart wood of the Acacia 

 catechu, an Indian shrub which 

 contains much tannin, and is a 

 poweriul astringent. 



catenulate, a., Js&t-Zn'-ul-dt (L. 

 catena, a chain), put together 

 like the links of a chain. 



Catha, n., kath'-a (a native Arab- 

 ian name), a genus of plants, Ord. 

 Celastracese: Catha edulis, ed-til'-is 

 (L. edulis, eatable from edo, I 

 eat), a species, the young shoots 

 of which furnish the Arabian 

 drug called 'kat,' used as a 

 stimulant. 



cathartic, n., kath-drttik (Gr. 

 kathairo, I clean or purge), a 

 medicine which purges, as senna, 

 castor-oil, etc. : adj. purgative. 



Cathartocarpus fistula, n., 

 katli'drt'-d-kdrp'.us fist'.ul-a (Gr. 

 kathairo, I clean or purge ; karpos, 

 fruit ; fistula, a hollow reed, a 

 stalk), a species of Sub-ord. 

 Csesalpiniese, whose indehiscent 

 pod contains a laxative pulp. 



catheter, n., kdth^t^r (Gr. kath- 

 $ter, that which is let down, a 

 probe from kathiemi, I let 

 down), a curved tube of silver, 

 india - rubber, or gum - elastic, 

 employed for drawing off the 

 urine from the bladder : cath- 

 eterism, n., kcith-erfer-fam, the 

 art or operation of introducing 

 a catheter. 



catkin, n., kat'-km (after the 

 domestic cat, and kin, little), a 

 kind of flower, long and slender, 

 resembling a cat's tail, as in the 

 willow or hazel, the birch, etc.; 

 same as Amentum. 



cauda equina, kdwd'-a e-kwm'-a 

 (L. cauda, a tail ; equinus, be- 

 longing to a horse from equus, 

 a horse), the horse-tail; the bundle 

 or brush of nervous cords termin- 

 ating the spinal marrow in man ; 

 the corresponding part in lower 

 animals. 



caudal, a., ka/wd'dl (L. cauda, a 

 tail), pert, to a tail, or a tail-like 

 appendage: caudate, a., kdwd'at, 

 having a tail or feathery append- 

 age : caudicle, n., kcfoa'tic-l, 

 also caudicula, n., kawd-ikf-ul-a, 

 a small membranous process 



