. The practitioner's medical dictionary; containing all the words and phrases generally used in medicine and the allied sciences, with their proper pronunciation, derivation, and definition. ame for the seeds of Abrus precatorius. crab-yaws (krab-yors). See frambesia. crachotement (kra-shot-mon(g)) [Ft.]. A peculiarreflex following operations upon the utero-ovarianorgans, marked by a desire to spit, without the abilityto do so. It is usually accompanied by a tendencyto syncope. cracked-pot sound. A peculiar sound elicited bypercussion over a pulmonary cavity communicatingwith a bronchus. CRADL
. The practitioner's medical dictionary; containing all the words and phrases generally used in medicine and the allied sciences, with their proper pronunciation, derivation, and definition. ame for the seeds of Abrus precatorius. crab-yaws (krab-yors). See frambesia. crachotement (kra-shot-mon(g)) [Ft.]. A peculiarreflex following operations upon the utero-ovarianorgans, marked by a desire to spit, without the abilityto do so. It is usually accompanied by a tendencyto syncope. cracked-pot sound. A peculiar sound elicited bypercussion over a pulmonary cavity communicatingwith a bronchus. CRADLE 256 CRANIOMETRIC cradle (kra-dl) [AS., cradol]. In surgery, a wireor wicker frame so arranged as to keep the weight ofthe bed-clothing from an injured part of the is employed in the treatment of fractures, wounds,etc. c. cap, a name given to the scabs composed ofdirt and sebum, that form on the scalps of neglectedinfants and children, c, ice-, the suspension over afebrile patient, by means of iron frames, of a numberof zinc buckets, kept half-filled with ice, and inclosedin a light covering, , a cradle-shaped pes-sary for treating retrodisplacements of the Cradle for Supporting Bedclothes.—From Ful~lerton. cram (kram). To store the memory with informa-tion for the mere purpose of passing an examination,, arrest in mental development due to over-study. cramp (Jkramp) [Teut., kramp]. A spasmodic toniccontraction of a muscle attended with sharp „ intermittent, tetany, c, professional, spasm ofcertain groups of muscles, from their continuous usein different occupations, as writers, hammermans,piano-players, dancers cramp, etc. , tonic (offingers and toes in children), tetany. Cramptons muscle [Sir Philip Crampton, Irishsurgeon, 1777-1858]. A bundle of striated muscularfibers extending from the annular ligament to thesclera in the eye of birds. cranes bill root. See geranium. cranial (kra-ne-al) [cranium]. 1. Relating to thecranium.
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