chlorosis Iron-deficiency anemia, primarily of young women, indicated by greenish-yellow skin color. cholera infantum Acute non-contagious intestinal disturbance of infants formerly common in congested areas with high humidity and temperature. cholera morbus Acute gastroenteritis occurring in summer and autumn exhibiting severe cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. No longer in scientific use. chorea Nervous disorders marked by involuntary, jerky movements, especially of the arms, legs, and face. Chrysarobin Bitter, yellow substance in Goa powder (from the wood of a Brazilian tree Vataireopsis araroba), and yielding chrysophanic acid; formerly called chrysphanic acid. cinchona (Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark) Trees and shrubs of the genus Cinchona, native chiefly to the Andes and cultivated for bark that yields the medicinal alkaloids quinine and quinidine, which are used to treat malaria. Dried bark of these plants. Cinnamyl Hypothetical radical, (C6H5.C2H2)2C, of cinnamic compounds. Formerly, cinnamule. clonic The nature of clonus--contraction and relaxation of muscle. cocculus Poisonous bean-shaped berry of a woody vine (Anamirta cocculus) of the East Indies that yields picrotoxin. cochineal Red dye made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects. coddle Cook in water below the boiling point: coddle eggs. Treat indulgently; baby; pamper. codling (codlin) Greenish elongated English apple used for cooking. Small unripe apple. Cohosh (baneberry, herb Christopher) Plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries; especially blue cohosh, black cohosh. colchicum Various bulbous plants of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus. The dried ripe seeds or corms (short thick solid food-storing underground stem) of the autumn crocus which yield colchicine. collodion Highly flammable, colorless or yellowish syrupy solution of pyroxylin, ether, and alcohol, used as an adhesive to close small wounds and hold surgical dressings, in topical medications, and for making photographic plates. colocynth (bitter apple) Old World vine (Citrullus colocynthis) bearing yellowish, green-mottled fruits the size of small lemons. The pulp of the fruit is a strong laxative. colombo (calumba) Root of an African plant (Jatrorrhiza palmata, family Menispermaceae) containing columbin; it is used as a tonic called calumba root or colombo root. colostrum (foremilk) Thin yellowish fluid secreted by the mammary glands at birth, rich in antibodies and minerals. It precedes the production of true milk. coltsfoot (galax) Eurasian herb (Tussilago farfara), naturalized in parts of North America with dandelion-like flower heads. Dried leaves or flower heads of this plant have been long used in herbal medicine to treat coughs. consomme Clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich.