CALIX

seed. hepatic c., a gall-stone formed and remaining in the substance of the liver. intestinal Cc. See enterolith. lacteal c., concretion in one of the lactiferous ducts. mule berry c., a urinary calculus of lime oxalate, so called from its shape. nasal c. See rhinolith. ovarian c., an enlarged and calcified corpus luteum. pancreatic c., a concretion formed i: the pancreatic duct from calcium carbonate with other salts and organic materials. pocketed c. Same as encysted c. prostatic c., a concretion formed in the prostate, chiefly of calcium carbonate and phosphate. renal c., a calculus occurring in the kidneys. salivary c. 1. A concretion sometimes formed in a salivary duct, consisting mainly of calcium salts. 2. The tartar formed on neglected teeth. se: c., a calculus formed about a tooth and caused by the exudation of serous matter of diseased gums. shellac c., gastrolith caused by drinking shellac varnish. spermatic c., a concretion in a seminal vesicle. stomachic c., a bezoar or other concretion in the stomach: a gastrolith. struvit c., a urinary calculus composed of very pure ammoniomagnesium phosphate, forming the hard crystals known to mineralogists as struvit. sub morpho us c., a calculus made up of molecules of a crystalline salt, together with molecules of the colloid matter in which the salt is contained. tonsillar c., a cal: careous concretion in a tonsil. urinary Ο vesical when lodged in the bladder (stone, yravel), and renal when in the pelvis of the kidney. uterine c., an intra-uterine concretion formed mainly by the calcareous degeneration of a tumor; a womb-stone. vesical c., a form found in the urinary bladder. vesicoprostatic c., a prostatic calculus extending into the bladder. xanthic 6., a urinary calculus composed mainly of xanthin. A proprietary preparation of pota ium carbonate and pipe rid in para sulph am in-benzoate: used in gout and rheumatism. Caldani’s ligament (kahl-dah’néz) (Leopoldo Marco Antonio Caldani, Italian anatomist, 1725- 1813]. See under ligament. calefacient (kal-e-fa’shent) [L. cal’tdus warm + JSa'cere to make]. sense of warmth. Exciting warmth; causing a A genus of composite-flowered plants. C. of ficin a’lis, pot-marigold, is stimulant and resolvent, and is used externally as a vulnerary. Dose of tincture, 10 min. (0.6 c.c.). A mucilaginous principle from Calen’dula of ficin a’lis. “fever’']. See ure. Sunstroke, or thermic fever: the name is applied also to various tropical fevers. The fleshy ma formed by the gastrocnemius muscles at the back of the leg, below the knee.