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Anticatarrhal
Anticatarrhal An`ti*ca*tarrh`al, a. (Med.)
Efficacious against catarrh. -- n. An anticatarrhal remedy.
CataractCataract Cat"a*ract, n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a
waterfall, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to break down; in the passive, to
fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; kata` down + ? to
break.]
1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
2. (Surg.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its
capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light
and impairs or destroys the sight.
3. (Mach.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the
action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes
called dashpot. Cataractous
Cataractous Cat`a*rac"tous, a.
Of the nature of a cataract in the eye; affected with
cataract.
CatarractesPenguin Pen"guin, n. [Perh. orig. the name of another bird,
and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native
South American name.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri.
They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost
scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills.
They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in
diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin,
under Jackass.
Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic
regions. The king penguins (Aptenodytes Patachonica,
and A. longirostris) are the largest; the jackass
penguins (Spheniscus) and the rock hoppers
(Catarractes) congregate in large numbers at their
breeding grounds.
2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant
(Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the
plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed
leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also pinguin.]
Arctic penguin (Zo["o]l.), the great auk. See Auk. CatarrhCatarrh Ca*tarrh", n. [L. catarrhus, Gr. ?, ?, a running down,
rheum, fr. ?; kata` down + ? to flow. See Stream.] (Med.)
An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which
there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the
quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as, catarrh of the
stomach; catarrh of the bladder.
Note: In America, the term catarrh is applied especially to a
chronic inflammation of, and hypersecretion fron, the
membranes of the nose or air passages; in England, to
an acute influenza, resulting a cold, and attended with
cough, thirst, lassitude, and watery eyes; also, to the
cold itself. Catarrhal
Catarrhal Ca*tarrh"al, a.
Pertaining to, produced by, or attending, catarrh; of the
nature of catarrh.
Catarrhal pneumoniaPneumonia Pneu*mo"ni*a (n[-u]*m[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. pneymoni`a, fr. pney`mwn, pl. pney`mones the lungs, also,
pley`mwn, which is perh. the original form. Cf. Pneumatio,
Pulmonary.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the lungs.
Note:
Catarrhal pneumonia, or Broncho-pneumonia, is
inflammation of the lung tissue, associated with catarrh
and with marked evidences of inflammation of bronchial
membranes, often chronic; -- also called lobular
pneumonia, from its affecting single lobules at a time.
Croupous pneumonia, or ordinary pneumonia, is an acute
affection characterized by sudden onset with a chill, high
fever, rapid course, and sudden decline; -- also called
lobar pneumonia, from its affecting a whole lobe of the
lung at once. See under Croupous.
Fibroid pneumonia is an inflammation of the interstitial
connective tissue lying between the lobules of the lungs,
and is very slow in its course, producing shrinking and
atrophy of the lungs. CatarrhineCatarrhine Cat"ar*rhine, n. [Gr. kata`rris with hanging or
curved nose; kata` down + "ri`s, "rino`s nose.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including
the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close
together and turned downward. See Monkey. Catarrhous
Catarrhous Ca*tarrh"ous, a.
Catarrhal. [R.]
N CatariaCatnip Cat"nip`, Catmint Cat"mint`, n. (Bot.)
A well-know plant of the genus Nepeta (N. Cataria),
somewhat like mint, having a string scent, and sometimes used
in medicine. It is so called because cats have a peculiar
fondness for it. Procatarctic
Procatarctic Pro`cat*arc"tic, a. [Gr. ? beginning beforehand.
fr. ? to begin first; ? before + ? to begin; ? intens. + ? to
begin: cf. F. procatarctique. ] (Med.)
Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial. [Obs.]
Note: The words procatarctic causes have been used with
different significations. Thus they have been employed
synonymously with prime causes, exciting causes, and
predisposing or remote causes.
The physician inquires into the procatarctic
causes. --Harvey.
Procatarxis
Procatarxis Pro`cat*arx"is, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? first
beginning.] (Med.)
The kindling of a disease into action; also, the procatarctic
cause. --Quincy.
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