Volume 2

The New Sydenham Society's lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne's Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick.

  • Power, H. (Henry), 1829-1911.
Date:
MDCCCLXXXI [1881]-MDCCCXCIX [1899]
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Credit: The New Sydenham Society's lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne's Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAM^GEIRON—( -CIIAMiESPARTIUM. C. spu'ria. (L. spurius, false.) The Ve- ronica officinalis. C. sylves'trls. (L. sylvestris, belonging to a wood.) The Veronica chamadri/s. C. vulgra'ris. (L. vulgaris^ common.) The Teucrium chamcedrtjs. Cliamaeg'ei'roii. (Xa/xat; aiyctiooi/, the black poplar.) The colt's foot, Tussilago far- fara. Chamaelse'a. (Xa/xai; ikaia, the olive tree.) The dwarf olive tree, Daphne al- ■pvia. Also, the Cneorum tricocciim. Chain8el8eag''nUS. (Xa/^at; IXaiayvo's, a Boeotian marsh plant.) The Dutch myrtle, Myrica gale. Chamaelsei'tes. Old name for a wine impregnated with the Chamml(Ba. ChamEelaucia'ceae. A Nat. Order of epigynous calycifloral Exogens, having a one- celled ovary, ascending ovules, axile placenta?, dotted leaves, and the embryo fused into a solid mass. Or, a Tribe of the Family Myrtacece, having a dry unilocular fruit, basilar seeds, five-lobed calyx, and free stamens. Chamae'leon. (XajuaL, on the ground; Xiwv, a lion.) A Genus of lizards of the Sub- order Dendrosaura, Order Sauria, remarkable for the great size of their lungs, and for their power of changing colour under irritation or ex- citement. The blood and gall were formerly be- lieved to be medicinal. A name given to certain thistles, from the variety and uncertainty of their colours, like the changing hues of the chameleon. Also, a name given by Dioscorides to a compo- site plant used in medicine, and which has been variously referred to the Genera Cirsium, Acai^na^ Carlina, Atractylis, and Cardopathiiiin. C. al'bus. (L. albus, white.) The Atractilis gummifera. C. mineralis. Mineral chameleon. Name for a green-coloured mass obtained by mixing peroxide of manganese with an equal weight of nitre or carbonate of potash, and fusing at a red heat; this, dissolved in water, is at fii'St green, then blue, purple, and red successively; it then throws down a brown precipitate, and becomes colourless altogether. C. ni'grer. (L. niger, black.) The Cardo- pathium corymbosum. C. ve'rus. (L. verus, true.) The Gnicus lanatus., or distaff thistle. Chamaeleu'ce. (Xa^at, on the ground ; Xeuki], the white poplar.) The colt's foot, I'us- silago farfara, the Fetasitis officinalis, and also the Caltha paliistris. Chamaelinum. {Ta^ai; Xivov, flax.) The Linum catharticum. Chameelir'etin. A resinous body which, along with glucose, is produced by the action of dilute acids on chamtelirin. It is soluble in alco- hol and ether, insoluble in water. Chamaelirin. A yellowish neutral bitter powder obtained from the root of Chamcelirium liiteum. It is soluble in water and alcohol, and the solutions froth like those of saponin. Chamaelir'ium. (Xa^tai; Xeipiov, a lily.) A Genus of the Nat. Order Melanthacece. C. carolinia'num. The C. lateum. C. lu'teum, Gray. (L. luteus, yellowish.) Blazing star, devil's bit. Hab. North America. I'he root is bitter and contains chamaelirin; it is used in atonic dyspepsia, and as an anthelmin- tic. Cliamaeme'lon. Same as Ghamcemc- lum. Chamseme'lum. (Xa/xat, on the ground; fxjjXoi/y an apple.) The chamomile, Anthemis nobilis, from its odour being like that of the apple. C. arvens'e. The Anthemis arvensis. C. cbrysanth'emum. The great ox-eye daisy, Chrysantheinnni IcucantJiemum. C. cot'ula. The Anthemis cotula. C. foe'tidum. (L./ce^ifiMs, stinking.) The stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula. C. nob'ile. (L. nobilis, celebrated.) The chamomile, Anthemis nobilis. C. odora'tum. (L. odoratiis, fragrant.) The Anthemis nobilis. C. tincto'rium. The Anthemis tincto- ria. C. vul^a're. (L. vulgaris, common.) The wild chamomile, Ilatncaria chamomilla. Chamae'morus. (Xufiai; /xopui, the mulberry tree.) The cloudberry, Rubiis chama- morus. Also, the ground pine, Ajuga chamcepitys. C. norves''ica. The Jinbus chaincemorus. Chamaemyr tus. (Xa/xai; f.iupTo<i, the myrtle tree.) The dwarf myrtle, Ruscus acu- leatus., and also the Polyyala vulgaris. Chamaene'rioii monta'num. (Xa- fxai; i'?jptof,the oleander; L.';><o/^<?«w«a', belonging to a mountain.) The Epilobium montanum. Cliameepeu'ce. {Xafxai; ttevkv, the pine tree.) The stinking ground pine, Campho- rosma monspeliensis. Also, a Genus of the Nat. Order Composited. C. casabo'nae, De Cand. Fish thistles. Used as a pot-herb when young. diamaB'pityS. {Xafxai; ttLtv^, the pine tree. G. Feldcypresse.) The common ground pine, Ajuga chamcepitys. C. anthyl'lus. ('Ai^duW/?, a doubtful plant.) The Ajuga iva. C. mosclia'ta. (Mod. L. moschatus, musky.) The French ground pine, Ajuga iva. Cliamae'plion. The Jack-in-the-hedge, Sisymbrium alliaria. Cliamae'plium officinale. The Sisymbrium officinale. Chamaeraph anus. (Xa/^ai, on the ground; pacpduo?, the radish.) Old name for the upper part of the root of Apium graveolens ; also, for the dwarf radish. Chamaerhododen'dron. (Xa/xa/; pooo^zvhpov, the rose laurel.) A name for the Azalea pontica. See JEgolethroji. Chamae'riphes. {^aixaipicpm, thrown to the ground.) The Chammrops humilis. Cliamaeritll'os. The Gypsophila stru- thium and the Saponaria officinalis. Chamae'rops. QLafxaL; pw^]/, a low shrub.) A Genus of the Nat. Order Palmacvce. C. bu'milis. (L. humilis, lowly.) Hab. South Europe. Said to yield a form of bdellium. Its fruit, the wild date, is astringent. C. serrat'ula. (L. serratulus, from ser- rula, a small saw.) A starch prepared from the roots is used by Indians of Florida as a food. Cliamae'rubus. (Xa/xai; rubus, a black- berry bush.) The cloudberry tree, Rubus chamcd- morus. Also, the Rubus saxatilis. CliamaBspar'tium. (Xufxal; uttuptlov,