The principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery / By T. Wharton Jones. With one hundred and ten illustrations.

  • Thomas Wharton Jones
Date:
1856
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Credit: The principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery / By T. Wharton Jones. With one hundred and ten illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    CataeACT (KarapaKrris, from Karappaaaw, to throw down with violence, to break or disturb), opacity of the lens or its capsule. Ceratitis {Kcpa;, horn, cornea), inflammation of the cornea. Ceratocele (ncpas, horn, cornea, Kfi\rj, tumor), hernia of the cornea. Ceratome {idpas, cornea, ropih, section), a knife for making an incision of the cornea. Chalazion {xi\a$a, grando, or hailstone), a small tumor of the eyelid. Chemosis (vi/jwo-is, from xnpv, a gaping, from xa'°, to gape; or x»i«mis, from Xiyo's, humor, or fluid), elevation of the conjunctiva like a wall round the cornea, from exudation into the subjacent cellular tissue. Choroiditis (.choroid, from x^P'ov, chorion, one of the membranes of the flatus, diog, likeness), inflammation of the choroid. Cheomatopsy, or Cheomopsy Ixp^p-a, color, 8ipi$, vision), chromatic or co- lored vision. Chroopsy, or Chrupsy (xp6a, color, opt;, visio?i), chromatic vision. Cilia (celo, to cover or conceal, because they cover and protect the eye, or from cieo, to move), eyelashes. Cirsophthalmia ((cipffdj, varix, 6(p6a\p:ds, the eye), a varicose state of the bloodvessels of the eye. Clavus {the head of a nail), a certain degree of prolapse of the iris, through an opening in the cornea; the prolapsed portion of the iris being pressed flat like the head of a nail. Collyrium {xoWvpiov, from KoWvpa, a cake; bread sopped according to Scali- ger, this being a common application to the eyes), a medicine for the eyes. Coloboma {Ko\6/3opa, mutilation), applied to fissures of the eyelids and of the iris, congenital or traumatic. Corectomia {Kdpri, pupil, tK, out, ripvM, to cut), operation for artificial pupil by excision. Coredialysis {x6p>), pupil, Sia\i(x>, to loosen), operation for artificial pupil by separation. Coremorphosis {K6pt], pupil, pvp$uais, formation), operation for artificial pupil in general. Coreoncion (Kdpri, pupil, Syxo;, hook), hook invented for the operation for artificial pupil by separation. Coreplastice {Kopn, pupil, nXaariKh, the art of making images), operation for artificial pupil in general. Cornea {coriiu, horn), the cornea was so called from its horny appearance. Coroto.mia {Koprj, pupil, tcuvoj, to cut), operation for artificial pupil by in- cision. Curette {French for a small spoon), Daviel's spoon, an instrument used to assist the exit of the lens in the operation of extraction. Dacryoadenitis {dtiKpvw, to weep, airi, gland), inflammation of the lacrymal gland. Dacryocystitis (<5a*pv&>, to weep, mens, sac), inflammation of the lacrymal sac. DACEYO-SYSTO-BLEXNORRnOLA {SaKOVtO, to IVCCp, (cuerrff, sac, 0\lvva, muCUS, pc'j), to flow), blennorrhcea of the lacrymal sac. DaceY0H2EM0ERHYSIS {iaxpico, to weep, a'lpa, blood, peay, to flow), sanguineous lacrymation. Dacryolites (SavpiHo, to weep, \Wo;, a stone), calculous concretions deposited in the lacrymal passages. Dacryoma {Saxpifo, to weep), stillicidium lacrymarum. Diplopy (<5raXoof, double, dip, vision), double vision. Distichiasis (<5<f, twice, crixos, a row), a form of trichiasis in which the mal- directed eyelashes form a second row distinct from the others. Ectropium (KKTpo-rtof, from ix, out, rpr?™. to turn), eversion of the eyelids. Enchantiiis (a', in, K<ivQds, the corner of the eye), enlargement of the lacrymal caruncle.