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Cold-water injections, in hemorrhoids, 924

Colic, dry, 662 hepatic, 1058, 1070 intestinal. See Enteralgia. nervous, 662 in acute intestinal catarrh, 679, 682

Colitis, 667, 683

Collapse in acute pancreatitis, 1119 in acute intestinal catarrh, 682 in cholera morbus, 722 in enteralgia, 662 in hemorrhage from bowels, 833 in hemorrhage into pancreas, 1129 in hepatic colic, 1071 in perforation of simple gastric ulcer, 498

Colles' law of infection of mother by syphilitic children, 263

Colloid cancer of intestine, 868 degeneration of gastric walls, in dilatation of stomach, 600 form of gastric cancer, 564 of cancer of oesophagus, 426

Colocynth, use of, in constipation, 655 in functional dyspepsia, 458

Colon, congenital stricture of, 836 dilatation of, in constipation, 644 displacement of, in constipation, 643 increased length of, in constipation, 644 lesions, in entero-colitis, 738 ulcers of, in chronic intestinal catarrh, 702 and rectum, dilatation of, from fecal impaction, 852

Colotomy, lumbar, for cancer of rectum, 915, 916

Coma, dyspnoeic, in gastric cancer, 554 in acute yellow atrophy of liver, 1027 in acute rheumatism, 38 in cirrhosis of liver, 999 in diabetes mellitus, 204, 205 in dilatation of stomach, 596

Complications of biliary concretions, 1076 of cancrum oris, 341 of constipation, 648 of diabetes mellitus, 210 of gastric cancer, 560 of gout, 121 in chronic intestinal catarrh, 709 of mercurial stomatitis, 346 of acute oesophagitis, 414 of chronic oesophagitis, 417 of parenchymatous glossitis, 362 of syphilitic pharyngitis, 407 of purpura, 190 of acute rheumatism, 31 of gonorrhoeal rheumatism, 106 of rheumatoid arthritis, 83-86 of Heberden's nodosities of rheumatoid arthritis, 86 of simple ulcer of stomach, 502 of tonsillitis, 383 of tabes mesenterica, 1193 and sequelæ of aphthous stomatitis, 329 of dysentery, 805

Compression, use of, in hypertrophy of tongue, 353 and contraction of bowel as a cause of intestinal obstruction, 857

Conception, infection of child with syphilis at moment of, 262, 267

Condensed milk, use of, in cholera infantum, 754 in entero-colitis, 754

Condurango, use of, in gastric cancer, 576

Condylomata in hereditary syphilis, 279 of rectum and anus, 901

Confluent form of aphthous stomatitis, 329

Congenital deficiency of tongue, 348, 349 nature of macroglossia, 350 malformations of rectum and anus, 879 origin of dilatation of oesophagus, 430 of organic stricture of oesophagus, 422 rachitis, 141-143

Congestion of lungs in acute rheumatism, 37 passive and active, as a cause of hemorrhage from stomach, 581

Conium, use of, in spasmodic stricture of oesophagus, 421

Connective tissue, hyperplasia of, in chronic intestinal pancreatitis, 1122 increase of, in acute yellow atrophy of liver, 1025 new, development of, in cirrhosis of liver, 992

Consanguineous marriages, influence on causation of scrofula, 234

Consistence of liver in amyloid disease of, 1042

CONSTIPATION, 638 Synonyms, 638 Nature, 638, 639 Definition, 638, 639 Etiology, 639 Age, 639 Female sex, 639, 640 Heredity, 640 Habit, 640 Occupation, 640 sedentary, 640 Acute and chronic brain disease, 641 Abuse of aperients, 641 opium, 641 Lead-poisoning, 641 Tobacco, 641 Chronic pulmonary disease, 641 heart disease, 641 liver disease, 641 Painful disease of rectum, 642 Chronic cachexiæ, 642 Wasting diseases, 642 Disorders of digestion, 642 Pancreatic disease, 642 Loss of fluids, 642 by perspiration, 642 by diuresis, 642 by diabetes, 642 by exercise, 643 Food, 643 Intestinal worms, 643 Morbid anatomy, 643 Displacement of colon, 643 Dilatation of intestines, 643 of sigmoid flexure, 643 of colon, 644 Increased length of colon, 644 Mucous membrane, intestinal, lesions of, 644 Ulcers of intestines, 644 Thinning of intestinal walls, 644 Hypertrophy of intestinal walls, 644 Fecal accumulations, 644 character, 645 Scybalæ, formation of, 645 Hemorrhoidal tumors, 645 Peri-rectal abscesses, 645 Fistulæ, 645 Symptoms, 645 Fulness and heat of rectum, 645 Appetite, impaired, 646, 647 Tongue, state, 646, 647 Flatulence, 646, 647 Abdominal distension, 646, 647 pain, 646 Stools, character, 646 Cold feet, 646 Pain in groin, 646 Varicocele, 646 Seminal emissions, 646 Urinary retention, 646 Jaundice, 646 Uterine displacements, 647 Nervous symptoms, 647 Vertigo, 647 Headache, 646, 647 Visual disorders, 647 Disorders of hearing, 647 Heart-palpitation, 647 Chilliness, 647 Menstrual disorders, 647 Anæmia and chlorosis, 647 Mental depression, 647 Hallucinations, 647 Relation of displacements of colon to suicide, 647 Fever, 647, 648 Urine, state of, 648 Skin disorders, 648 Complications and results, 648 Ulceration of intestinal mucous membrane, 648 Abscess, peri-rectal, 648 Fistulæ, 648 Hemorrhoids, 648 Intussusception, 648 Typhlitis and perityphlitis, 648 Hæmoptysis, 648 Cerebral hemorrhage, 648 Hernia, 648 Death, cause of, 649 Diagnosis, 649 From secondary constipation, 649 From rectal growths and tumors, 649 From stricture, 649 From abdominal tumors, 649, 650 From obstruction by gall-stones, 649 Of stercoral tumors, 649, 650 physical signs, 650 Prognosis, 650 Treatment, 651 Prophylactic, 651 Exercise, 651, 653 Bathing, 651 Acute form, 651 Use of purgatives, 651 enemata, 651 Chronic form, 652 Diet, 652 Use of milk, 652 Of atony of colon, 653 Use of bathing, 653 of massage, 653 of cold douche, 653 of electricity, 653 of abdominal belt, 654 of diet, 654 of mineral waters, 652, 653, 655 of strychnia, 654 of iron, 654 of belladonna, 654 of arsenic, 654 of ipecacuanha, 654 of zinc salts, 655 of enemata, 655 of cold water, 655 of water, 655 of podophyllin, 655 of rhubarb, 655 of aloes, 655 of colocynth, 655 of ox-gall, 655 of salines, 655 of Epsom salts, 655 of Rochelle salts, 655 of purgatives, mode, 656 of cascara sagrada, 656 of alum, 656 of sulphur, 656 of guaiacum, 656 of colchicum, 656 of senna, 656 of tonics, 657 In children and infants, 656 Diet, 656 Objections to vegetables, 654 Use of soap suppository, tonics, 656, 657

Constipation due to disease of spinal cord, 906 in cancer of intestine, 891 in dilatation of stomach, 594 in fissure of anus and rectum, 888 in functional dyspepsia, 450 in gastric cancer, 550 in chronic gastritis, 475 in gout, 118 in hepatic colic, 1072 in chronic intestinal catarrh, 706 in intestinal indigestion, 627 in acute pancreatitis, 1119 in acute peritonitis, 1141 in acute rheumatism, 27 in rheumatoid arthritis, 83 in simple ulcer of stomach, 494, 495 in tabes mesenterica, 1190 in typhlitis and perityphlitis, 819 significance of, in rachitis, 154 influence on causation of enteralgia, 658 of functional dyspepsia, 447 of hemorrhage from bowels, 830 of internal hemorrhoids, 884 of acute intestinal catarrh, 671 of intestinal indigestion, 625 of rectal prolapse, 881 of typhlitis, 814 as a cause of intestinal obstruction, 850 as a cause of torsion of cæcum, 853

Constitutional peculiarity, influence on causation of catarrh of bile-ducts, 1051 treatment of cancer of oesophagus, 428 of cancrum oris, 343 of enteralgia, 665 of mercurial stomatitis, 348

Contagiousness of dysentery, 793, 794 of scurvy, 169 of stomatitis ulcerosa, 336 of thrush, 332

Contraction of stomach in gastric cirrhosis, 613

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