Clumping to Colchicine

Clumping: The aggregation of particles into irregular masses. Clysis: (1) Washing out of a body cavity. (2) The administration other than by the oral route.
ayster : An injection into the rectum; an enema.
Clysterize : To treat with enema. CoA : Coenzyme A.
Coacervate formation: Separation of a layer rich in colloidal material by mixing oppositively charged hydrophilic colloids.
Coagulability: The state of formation of clots.
Coagulant: Acceleration of the coagulation of blood.
Coagulase: An enzyme which clots plasma and surrounds the bacteria which is a barrier of fibrin. Coagulate: To cause to clot. Coagulation: The process of clot formation.
Coagulin: An antibody causing coagulation of the antigen. Coaglutinin : An agent that does not agglutinate an antigen, but causes agglutination of antigen. Coagulum: A clot or curd. Coalescence: The union of tWo or
more granules of a liquid to form a large granule.
Coated tablets: A tablet made by coating compressed tablets with sugar or other coating material.
Cobalamine (Vitamin B12) : A group of substances which has an enzymes action and contains cobalt-complex.
Cobalt (Co) : Metallic element of atomic number 27 ; atomic weight,

58.93 ; used in magnetic alloys, and to treat anemia.
Cobalt-60 : A radioactive isotope used as a substitute for radium. Cobaltosis : Pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of cobalt dust.
Cobra venom: A secretion obtained from the poisonous gI and Naja raja; used as a local haemostatic.
Coca: Leaf of the coca plant of the genus Erythroxylon ; used as a central nervous stimulant and as a euphoriant masticatory .
Cocaine: Methyl ester of benzyl ecgonine and its salt obtained from coca leaves, i.e. Erythroxylum coca and E. truxillense ; used as a narcotic anaesthetic.
Cocainism: Cocaine intoxication. Coccerin : A wax from Coccus, the cochineal insect; used as a biological stain.
Cocci: Unicellular, spherical bodies with smooth outlines.
Coccoid: Roughly spherical cells of bacteria.
Coccyx: The lower end of the spinal column.
Coceus : (1) A one-seeded carpel. (2) A mericarp. (3) A spherical bacterium.
Cochineal: A red colourlng matter consisting of the dried bodies of the female insects of Coccus coacti ; used as a colouring agent.
Cochlea: Anything of a spiral form. Cocoa: A powder prepared from
roasted cured kernels of ripe seed of a Theobroma cacao; used as a flavour.

Codeine: An active narcotic alkaloid of opium and is used in cough syrups, as analgesic and antitussive.
Codeine phosphate: The phosphate salt of codeine, used as a narcotic, analgesic and antitussive.
Codex: An authorised medicinal formulary. .
Codeine: o-Methylmorphine obtained from opium, used as an analgesic and antitussive.
Cod-liver oil : An oil obtained from the liver of cod fish; used as a source of vitamins A and D, and to promote wound healing.
Codon: The triplet of bases on mRNA.
Coefficient: (1) A numerical factor multiplying a term in an algebraic equation. (2) A number preceding a formula in a chemical equation. (3) A dimensionless constant characterizing a chemical or physical process.
- Biological coefficient: The
amount of potential energy consumed by the body when at rest.
- Distribution coefficient,
partition coefficient: The ratio at equilibrium of the concentration of a substance in one phase to its concentrati~n in another phase.
-Isotonic coefficient: (1) The amount of salts in the blood plasma. (2) The amount of a substance added to distilled water to prepare an isotonic solution.
- Linear absorption coefficient: In radiation physics, the fraction of a beam of roentgen rays or gamma
rays that is absorbed per unit thickness of the absorber.
- Oxygen utilization coefficient: The quotient obtained by dividing the figure for the volumes of.
oxygen in 100 ml of venous blood.
- Phenol coefficient: A measure of the bacteriocidal activity of a chemical compound in relation to phenol.
Coeliac disease: A wasting disease of childhood in which there is
inability to absorb fat fro~ the ­intestine.
Coelioscopy : A method of viewing the interior of the abdomen.
Coelom: The body cavity. Coenzyme: A comparatively low molecular weight organic substance which can attach itself.
Coenzyme A : Essential for the formation of acetyIchloine and for acetylation reactions in the body. Cofactor: An element or principle with which another must unite in order to function.
Coffee: The dried seeds of Coffea arabica useful in asthma, headache and opium poisoning.
Cohesion: The forc.e that causes various particles to unite.
Coitus: Sexual intercourse.
Colation (Straining)
filtration.
Colature : A liquid obtained by straining.
Colauxe : Dilatation of the colon.
Colchicine: An alkaoid, occurring as yellow powder, obtained from Colchicum, used to treat gouty arthritis.