Volume 1

The New Sydenham Society̓s Lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne̓s Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick.

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1881-1899
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Credit: The New Sydenham Society̓s Lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne̓s Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CERCARIiEUM—CERCOSIS. larval form of Distoma endohbum, found in Limncea stagnalis. C. brachyu'ra. (Bpax<5e, short; ovpd, the tail.) In Planorbis nitidus. C. bran nea. (Mod. L. brunneus, brown.) In Limncea stagnalis. C. buc'cini mutab'ilis. In Buccinum mutabilis. C. cblorot'ica. (XXtupts, greenness.) In Vivipara vera. C. corona'ta. (L. corona, a crown.) In Limneea stagnalis. C. cotylu'ra. (KotuXj;, a cup; ovpu, a tail.) In Troehus cinereus. C. cymbu'liae. (L. eymbula, a small boat.) In Cymbulia Peronii. C. cystoph'ora. (Kuorts; cpipu>, to carry.) In Planorbis marginatus. C. diplocotyl'ea. (Ara-XoDs, double; KOTvXt], a small cup.) The larva of Amphis- toma subclavatum. C. dis'tomi retu'si. (L. retundo, to blunt.) In Limncea stagnalis. C. echina'ta. ('ExTvos, a hedgehog.) In Vivipara vera and Limncea ovata. C. echinatoi des. ('Exivos, a hedgehog; eISos, form.) In Vivipara fasciata. C. failax. (L. failax, deceitful.) In Vivipara vera and Limncea stagnalis. C. fascicula'ris. (L. fasciculus, a small bundle.) In Nassa reticulata. C. nssicau'da. (L.Jin'lo, to split; cauda, a tail.) In Valvatapiscenalis. C. gib'ba. (L. gibbus, hunched, crooked.) In Limncea pereara. C. gracilis. (L. gracilis, slender.) In Planorbis corneus. C. bel'icis vivip'ara. (L. vivinarus, that brings forth its young alive.) In Vivipara vera. C. bymenocer'ca. ('Ypjji/, a thin skin ; Kspxii, a rod.) In Calyptrcea sinensis. C. la'ta. (L. latus, broad.) In Venus decussata. C. linea'ris. (L. linearis, belonging to lines.) In Littorina litorea. C.macrocer'ca. (MctKpos, great; xcpkU, a rod.) In Pisidium sp. and Cyclas cornea. C. mag'na. (L. magnus, great.) In Vivipara vera. C. megacot'yla. (Ms'yas, great; kot!i\t\, a cup.) In Anodonta cygnea. C.micracantb'a. (MiKpos, small; &kuv- 0os, a spine.) In Limnceapalustris. C. microcot'yla. (M«poe, small; kot- u\)/,acup.) In Vivipara fasciata. C. micru'ra. (Miicpos, small; 6vpa, a tail.) In Bythinia tcntaculata.. C. negiec'ta. (L. neglcctus, part, negligo, to disregard.) In Bythinia tentaculata. C. nodulo'sa. (L. nodulus, a little knot.) In Bythinia tentaculata. C. odontocot'yla. ('Odious, a tooth; kotI>\i], a cup.) In Limnaa stagnalis. C. orna'ta. (L. omatus, adorned.) The larval form of Distoma clavigerum, found in Limnaa stagnalis. C. pacbycer'ea. (TTaxus, thick; icepKis, a rod.) In Troehus cinereus. C. planor'bis carina'ta. (L. carinatus, keeled.) In Planorbis carinatus. C. prox'ima. (L. prozimus, nearest.) In Littorina litorea. C. rena'lis. (L. ren, the kidney.) In Helix aspera. C. sagitta'ta. (L. sagitta, an arrow.) In Nassa reticulata. C. spinif era. (L. spinifer, thorny.) In Planorbis corneus. C. stylo'sa. (L. stylus, a pointed writing instrument.) In Planorbis vortex. C. su'bulo. (L. subulo, a flute player.) In Vivipara vera. C. tbaumanti'adis. (L. Thaumas, the father of Iris.) In Eucope sp. C. trigonocer'ca. (Truyoi/os, three-cor- nered ; KEpKo's, a tail.) In Limax cinereus. C. triloba. (Tpi'Xo/3os, three-lobed.) In Limncea stagnalis. C. tubercula'ta. (L. tubereulum, a small swelling.) In Bythinia tentaculata. C. vesiculif'efa. (L. vesicula, a blister; /wo, to bear.) In Vivipara vera. C. vesiculo'sa. (L. vesiculosus, full of blisters.) In Vivipara vera. C. vir'gula. (L. virgula, a rod.) In Bythinia tentaculata. Cei'carifE U.TT1. (Kf'pfc.'os,thetail.) Larval forms of Trematode worms. About 23 varieties are known, chiefly inhabiting Gasteropods, as Paludina and Planorbis. Cerca.1* iform. (Cercaria; L. forma, shape.) Having the shape of a cprcaria; tadpole- like. Applied to the larval forms of Tunicata. OcrehnasillUS. Same as Cerchnus. Cerch'nus. (Ktpxvo<;, hoarseness, from Ktpxvoi, to render hoarse.) Hoarseness of voice. Cer'ci. (Kepko's, a tail.) Hair-like projec- tions from the posterior segment of the abdomen of some orthopterous insects, as the cockroach. Cercid'ium. (KepKiStou, dim. of KtpKfc, a rod.) The rod-like mycelium of certain fungi. Cer'cis. (Kfpia's, an upright rod.) An old name for the radius, a bone of the forearm, from its form. Also, an old name for a pestle. Also, a Genus of the Nat. Order Leguminosce. C. siliquas'trum, Linn. The Judas tree. Hab. South Europe. Flowers antiscorbutic. Cercodia/cese> Jussieu's term for Ha- loragacece. Cercomonas. (Kspicos, a tail; nova<s, a unit. F. monade a. queue; G. Schwanzmonade.) A Genus of flagellate Protozoa, characterised by an oval body with a filiform tail and a long flagelliform cilium; by means of the caudal pro- longation they can become fixed temporarily. C. bom'inis, Davaine. (L. homo, a man.) A species found in ordinary and in cholera evacua- tions. It is pear-shaped, bright, colourless, and very contractile. There are two varieties, a larger and a smaller. The body of the one is from '018 to •021 mm. ; of the other, -008 to -01 mm. in length. C. intestina'lis, Lambl. (L. intestina, the gut.) A species found in the alvine evacua- tions ; probably the same as C. hominis. C. sal'tans, Ehr. (L. salto, to leap.) A species found in certain ulcers; it is rounded in front, bristle-shaped behind, and 1-1000 to 1-2000 in length. C. urina'rius. (L. urina, urine.) A doubtful species found in the urine of cholera patients ; it is 1-1800 in length, 1-3000 in breadth. Also called Bodo urinarius. Cerco'sis. (Kepx-os, a tail.) Old name for polypus of the womb. Also, for enlargement of the clitoris, according to Sennertus, I. iv, M. B. part i, s. i, c. 2. Also, a name of the clitoris.