An expository lexicon of the terms, ancient and modern, in medical and general science; including a complete medico-legal vocabulary / by R.G. Mayne.
- Mayne, Robert Gray, 1808-1868
- Date:
- 1860
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Credit: An expository lexicon of the terms, ancient and modern, in medical and general science; including a complete medico-legal vocabulary / by R.G. Mayne. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![150 CANICULA—CANTACON. Cani'cula, (S, f. (Dim. Ca;Ms, a dog.) Astron. A name for Sirius, or the dog-star. Fr. lined. caiiicule.J. Gevm. syn. Hundsstern,m. Canicularis, is, e. {Camcula, the dog-star.) Of or belonging to the dog-star; applied to the hottest days of the year, called Dies caniculares, or dog-days. Fr. anal, canicu- laire, adj. Germ. syn. zum Hundsterne gehorig. Canidee, patron, pi. c. g. (Cards, a dog; termi- nal -ida.) Zoiil. Name given to a Family or tribe of animals, of which the Cants, or dng, is the type. See Diss. div. i. s. iii. Canina, Brassica. See Brassica Canina. Canina, Lingua. See Lingua Canina. Canina, Eosa. See Rosa Canina. Ca'nine. (Ciinis, a dog.) Of or belonging to, or of the nature of a dog. Cdnlnus, a, um. Fr. anal, canin, adj. Germ. syn. Imndiseli, adj. Ca'nine Ap'petite. Pathol. A term for the (WacamBulimia. AiypetltnsC&ninus. Fr.syn. jaim canine. Genn. syn. Hundsliunger, m. Ca'nine Mad'ness, Pathol. A term for the dis- ease Hydrophobia ; because so frequent]) consequent on the bite of a dog in a rabid state ; the disease Babies canina. Fr. sjti. rage canin. Gei-m. syn. Hundswuth, f. Ca'nine Teeth. Anat. Name given to the four Cuspidaii; because resembling those cor- respondingly situated in the dog: iheDentes canini. See Cynodontes, Denies Columel- lares, Denies Cuspidaii. Fr. syn. dents ca- nines. Germ. syn. HundzUhne, pi. m. Caninum Malum. Bot. Dog's apple; applied to tlie fruit of the Atropa mandragora. Caninus, a, um. {Cants, a dog.) Of or be longing to the dog: canine. Fr. anal.c.iKm, adj. Germ. syn. hiindisch, adj. Caninus, Mus'ciilus. Anat. The canine muscle; a term for the Levator anguli oris. Caninus, Risus. [Palhol. Other tenns for Caninus, Spas'mus. J the Spasmus cynicus, wliich see. Caninus, Sen'tis. 31. Bled. Old term for the Posa canina. Caniram. (Arab.) Bot. Old name for the Jftia; vomica. Cani'riibus, i, m. {Canis, a dog; rulnis, a bramble.) M. Med. Old name for the Posa canina. Ca'nis, is, c. g. {Kvdv, Kvuhs.) Anal. Anci- ently used as a name for the frenum of the prepuce. Zoiil. A dog, or bitch. Fr. syn. chien, m.; chienne,f. Germ. syn.//M?wZ,m.; Hinidinn. f. Ca'nis Ce'rebrum. Bot. Dog's brain; a fanciful term for the Antirrhinum, from its seed- vessels resembling a dog's skull. Ca'nis Interfec'tor. Bot. The dog-ldller; an ohl name for the Vcratrum sabadilla. Cani'ties, oi, f. (Co/n/,?, grey-haired.) Term for greyness of the hair. See Poliosis. Fr. anal, canitie, f. Canljer. Bot., Chrm. Commnn name for dis- ense in trees, jilants, etc., or rust m metals. Pathol. Couuiion name for Cancrwn. Fr. iiu;il. chancre, ip. Can'na, ff, f. (Kdwi]. a reed.) Anal. An- ciently applied to tlie Tibia and Fibula, from their likeness to a reed or pipe. Bot. A cane, or reed; apphed to a Juss. Order (Ganna, nom. pi.) of plants. Fr. anal. canne, f. Germ. syn. Polir, n. Can'na Fistiila. Bot. A name for Cassia fistula. Can'na In'dica, Bot. Indian reed; a name for Sagittaria alexipharmica. Can'na Major. Anat. Old term for the Tibia. Can'na Minor. Anat. Old term for the Fibula. Cannabina, «, f. {Cannabis, hemp.) Chem., Med. Name given to a resin extracted from the plant Cannabis Indica by maceration, in which the active principle is said to reside. Cannabinus, a, um. {Cannabis, hemp.) Of or belonging to hemp : can'nabine. See Eupatorium Cannabinum. Can'nabis, is, f. (Kawa§is, supposed from Arab./iTirenHft, hemp.) Bot. Hemp. A Linn, genus of plants, CI. Dioecia; Ord. Pentan- dria. Juss. Urticacea. Hemp. See Sche- hendenigi. Fr. anal, chanvre, m. Germ, syn. Hanf, m. Can'nabis In'dica. Med. The systematic name of a variety of hemp well known in South America, Turkey, Asia Minor, India, etc., for its exciting properties; called Bangue among the Hindoos, Hashish by the Arabs, Maslach by the Turks, and among the Hot- tentots, who use it in a similar manner, it is named Dacha. The dried plant which has iiowered, and from which the resin has not been removed, is called Gunjah, and it is sold in bundles, chiefly for smoking. This substance yields to alcohol 20 per cent, of resinous extract, composed of tJie resin, which is called Churrus, and of Chloro- phylle. Fr. syn. chanvre de I'Jnde, m. Can'nabis Sativa. Bot. The systematic name of the common hemp plant, a native of India, Persia, and other countries of Asia, but now naturalised in the South of Europe; it has a strong, narcotic smell, causing giddiness, dimness of sight, and intoxica- tion ; decoctions of the seeds are used against coughs, etc., as demulcent. Can'niila, «, f. (Dim. Canna, a reed.) Surg. Name for a tubular instrument introduced by means of a stilette, to which it forms a sheath, into a cavity or tumour, in order that on removing the stilette, any fluid pre- sent may be allowed to pass through it. See Sgphon. Fr. anal, canule, f. Canopite. Pharm. Old term, used by Celsus, vi. 6, § 25, for a collyrium made of cadmia, oxide of copper, aromatics, etc. Canopum. (Kava^Troi', the elder-flower.) Bot. Old teiTQ, by Paulus iEgiueta, Adams's Transl. vol. iii. 6. vii. s. 3, p. 155, for the flower or bark of the Sambucus nigra, or elder-tree. Canta'brica. {Cantabri, a people of Spain, in whose country it was first discovered.) Bot. Old name for a plant whicli some have thought to be a Dianthus, others a Cam- panula, but most generally it is supposed to have been the Convolvulus cantabrica of T.iuna-ns. Canta'brum, i, n. T!ic substance bran, or very cmuse broad. Can'tacon. Bot. Old name for the Crocus satii'us. ICulimd.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21462124_0184.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
