=Con´ju-gate.= The anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet. =Cor´o-nal.= Pertaining to the crown of the head, as the coronal suture. =Cra´dle cap.= The dirty looking patch of epithelial scales and sebaceous material that develops over the anterior fontanelle of babies who have the exudative diathesis. =Cra´ni-ot´´o-my.= The cutting in pieces of the fœtal head to facilitate delivery. =Cre-dé Expression.= The maneuver in which the uterus is grasped in the hollow of the hand and squeezed and pressed down upon to aid in the expulsion of the placenta. =Cre-dé Treatment.= The instillation of a 1% solution of nitrate of silver into the eyes of the newborn to prevent ophthalmia. =Curd.= The coagulum of milk, consisting mainly of casein. =Cy´an-o´´sis.= Blueness of the skin, often due to cardiac malformation causing insufficient oxygenation of the blood. =Cys-ti´tis.= Inflammation of the bladder. =De-cid´u-a.= The membranous structure produced in the uterus during gestation and thrown off after parturition. =D. reflexa=, the part of decidua which is reflected upon and surrounds the ovum. =D. serotina=, the late decidua; the part of the decidua vera which becomes the maternal portion of the placenta. _D. Vera_, the true decidua; the portion of the decidua which lines the uterus. =De-cu´bi-tus.= 1. An act of lying down. 2. A bed-sore. =De-hy´drate.= To remove the water. =Di´a-be´´tes.= A disease marked by an habitual discharge of an excessive quantity of urine and the presence of sugar therein. =Di´´aph-o-re´sis.= Perspiration, and especially profuse perspiration. =Di´´aph-o-ret´ic.= 1. Stimulating the secretion of sweat. 2. A medicine that increases the perspiration. =Di-ath´e-sis.= Natural or congenital predisposition to a special disease. =Dif´fer-en´´tial.= Pertaining to a difference, or differences. =Dis-crete´.= Separate lesions which do not blend or coalesce. =Di´u-re´´sis.= Increased secretion of urine. =Dor´sum.= The back or any part corresponding to the back as the dorsum of the penis or foot. =Duc´tus ve-no´sus.= A fœtal blood vessel connecting the umbilical vein with the post-cava. =Dys-cra´si-a.= A depraved state of the system, and especially of the blood, due to constitutional disease. =Dysp-nœ´a.= Difficult or labored breathing. =Dys-to´ci-a.= Painful or slow delivery or birth. =Ec-bol´ic.= An agent that accelerates labor. =E-clamp´si-a.= A sudden attack of convulsions, especially one of a peripheral origin. =Ec-top´ic.= Out of the normal place. =E-de´ma.= Swelling due to effusion of watery liquid into the connective tissue. =Em´bo-lism.= The plugging of an artery or vein by a clot or obstruction which has been brought to its place by the blood-current.