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.