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Corrective or Correctant.—A substance used to modify or make pleasant the action of a cathartic or other medicines, as Acacia, Coriander, etc.

Corrosive.—A substance that destroys organic tissue either by direct chemical means or by causing inflammation and suppuration, as Mercuric Chloride, Nitric Acid, etc.

Counter Irritant.—A substance or medicine which produces superficial inflammation artificially in order to exercise a good effect, by stimulating functional activity of a part, thus promoting repair upon some adjacent or deep-seated morbid process, as Blistering or Firing, etc.

Cumulative Poison.—A medicine which finally acts as a poison after several successive doses have been taken with little or no apparent effect, as Arsenic, Strychnine, etc.

Debilitant.—A medicine which diminishes the energy of organs, as Bromide of Potassium, Lobelia, etc.

Defervescent.—A medicine that reduces temperature, as Quinine Sulphate, Aconite, etc.

Deliriant or Delirifacent.—A medicine which produces delirium, as Opium, Stramonium, Alcohol, etc.