Mayne's medical vocabulary : being an explanation of all terms ... / R.G. Mayne.

  • Mayne, R. G. (Robert Gray), 1808-1868.
Date:
1889
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    The filament which passes through tlie micliUe of the capsule of fi-ondose niosses. Co'ma. (KQ/ia, deep sleep.) Pathol. A state of lethargic drowsiness, pro- duced by compression of the brain, and other causes. Coma. (Ko/xdw, to be adorned.) Boi. A bush or head of leaves termin- ating a stem. C. Vigil. Pathol. The lethargic condition of the patient in bad cases of typhus, in which he is watchful and muttering in delirium. Com'atose. (Coma ; terminal -dsns.) Pathol. Having a constant propensity to sleep ; full of sleep. Combina'tion. (ComlAno, to set in couples together.) Chem. Chemical union of two or more substances, as opposed to mere mechanical mix- ture. Combus'tion. [Combilro, to burn.) Chem. The evolution of heat and light, during chemical fiction, by absorbing oxygen from atmospheric air : burning. Come'do. (Lat. a glutton.) Tlie small wormlike, black-tipped masses, which can be squeezed from the hair follicles in cases of acne, at one time supposed to be due to the irritation of the demodex folliculorum. Com'et. {Kofj.7jT7]s, long-haired; from the stream of light usually ap- pended to them, like a tail.) Astron. Name of a heavenly body, supposed to be planetary, forming a part of our system. Corn'minuted. [Commlnuo, to criish.) Surg. Applied to fi'actures in which the bone is broken into several pieces. Com'misstl'ra Magna. Anat. The Corpus callosum. C. Mollis. A gray commissure crossing the thu-d ventricle and con- necting the optic thalami. Com'missdre. (Committo, to join together.) Anat. A uniting together. Commu'iiicans. (Lat.) Communi- cating. C. Noni. Two nerve branches from the second and third cervicle, which join with tlie descendeiis noni to form the anser hyi)oglossi. Commuta'tor. (CnmmiUo, to ex- change.) An instrument for breaking or making contact, or changing the current in a galvanic circuit. Compact Tissue of bone. The dense ivorylike outer layer of the bone. Compar'ative Anat'omy. See Comp. Complex'us. [Complcctm; to em- brace.) One of the deep muscles of the nape of the neck. Com'plicated. (Compltco, to wap together.) Sarg. Applied to ft-actirres when combined with other circum- stances that make treatment difficult; as, a wounded artery, dislocation injury of the viscera, etc. Complica'tion, (Same.) Pathol. The coexistence of two or more dis- eases, which modify each other, without being in tlieir nature insej^ar- able. Compos'itse. {Compono, to put together.) One of the largest natural orders of plants. Com'posite. (Compono, to put to- gether.) Compound: oppposed to simple. Com'pound. (Same.) Pharm. Com- posed of two or more ingredients or substances. Surg. Applied to frac- tures and dislocations connected with wounds of the soft jiarts. Com'press. (Comprlmo, to press together.) Surg. A portion of folded linen, lint, or other materials, made into a kind of pad fitted to parts which require particular pressure. Compressed. (Same.) Bot. Flat- tened in a lateral direction. Compres'sion. (Same.) Surg. Pathol. An abnormal state of a part, produced by something pressing upon it ; generally used in reference to the brain. Compres'sor. Anat. Applied to a muscle which presses upon any part; a compressor. Surg. Aisplied to certain instruments for fixing arteries during operations. C. of Dupuytren. See Dupuytren, Comjn'essor of.
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