Chrysomelia

(From and an apple). See Aurantia Hyspanica.

Chrysopus

(From and face or aft-, pearance). See Gambogia.

Chu

Or Chus. The name of a measure. The same as choa, congius. This was a liquid measure among the Athenians, containing six sextarii, twelve Attic cotylae, or nine pints or pounds of oil, ten of wine, thirteen and a half of honey, according to Galen. Linden says, at least eight of wine and four ounces. Rho-uius asserts, that the chus, or congius, weighs ten pounds. Castelli.

Chundrilla Vercuria

See Zacintha. Chunno. See Battatas.

Chylaria

(From chyle). See Dysuria.

Chylifera Vasa

(From chyle, and to carry). See Lactea vasa. Chylificatio, (from and fio, to make).

Chylification. The first digestion, or the changing of the aliment into chyle. See Digestion.

Chylisma

(From juice). In Dioscorides it signifies expressed juice.

Chylista

Hartman's chylista is glass of antimony obtunded by levigating it with mastich dissolved in rectified spirit of wine.

Chylopoietic

(From chylus, and facio,) applied to the organs which form chyle.

Chylosis

(From to express the juice).

See Chylificatio.

Chymation

The name of a penetrating medicine in Marcellus Empiricus.

Chymia

See Chemia.

Chymiatria

(From chemistry, and healing). The art of curing diseases by chemical medicines.

Chymosum

(From succus). See Chylus.

Chymus

humour or juice, (from

/undo,to pour out). In the common signification of the word it is every kind of fluid which is incrassated by concoction. Sometimes it means the finest part of the chyle when separated from the faeces; but in general it implies the food in the state in which it passes out of the stomach previous to its mixing with the bile. In Galen, it is the faculty or quality in plants and animals which is the object of our taste.

Chytlon

(From to pour out). In Hippocrates it means a plentiful inunction with oil and water.