Medical Dictionary Definitions A-Z List - C
C → Ca-CaCb-CeCf-ChCi-ClCm-CoCp-CrCs-CuCv-Cz
Ca-Ca
- C (cytosine)
- C peptide
- C-IBS
- c-IBS
- C-peptide
- C-reactive protein
- C-Reactive Protein Test (CRP)
- C-section
- C. botulinum
- C. difficile
- C. elegans
- C. elegans genome
- C. perfringens
- C. welchii
- C1 (cervical vertebra)
- C1-C7 (cervical vertebrae)
- C2 (cervical vertebra)
- C3 (cervical vertebra)
- C4 (cervical vertebra)
- C5 (cervical vertebra)
- C6 (cervical vertebra)
- C7 (cervical vertebra)
- Ca
- CA
- ca
- CA 125
- CA 15-3
- CA 19-9
- CA 27-29
- Cabbage Soup Diet
- CABG
- CABG, off-pump
- Cachectic
- Cachetic
- Cachexia
- CAD
- CADASIL
- Cadaver
- Cadaver wart
- Cadmium
- Caduceus
- Caecal
- Caecum
- Caenorhabditis elegans genome
- Caesarian section
- Caesarian section, lower segment
- Caesarian section, vaginal birth after
- Cafe au lait spot
- Caffeine
- Cage, rib
- Cage, thoracic
- Cain, mark of
- Cal
- Cal (Calorie)
- Calabresi, Paul
- Calamine
- Calcaneal spur
- Calcaneocuboid joint
- Calcaneus
- Calcific bursitis
- Calcification
- Calcification, nonarteriosclerotic cerebral
- Calcified granuloma
- Calcimimetic
- Calcinosis
- Calcipotriene
- Calcitonin
- Calcitriol
- Calcium
- Calcium channel blocker
- Calcium deficiency
- Calcium excess
- Calculi
- Calculi, renal
- Calculus
- Calculus, renal
- Calefacient
- Calf
- Calf bone
- Caliciviridae
- Calicivirus
- Calipers
- Calipers, skin
- CALLA
- Callosity
- Callus
- Calor
- Calor, dolor, rubor, and tumor
- Calorie
- Camelpox
- Camisole
- cAMP-dependent protein kinase
- Camphechlor
- Campion, Thomas
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Campylobacteriosis
- Canavan disease
- Cancer
- Cancer anorexia
- Cancer antigen 125
- Cancer care
- Cancer causes
- Cancer cluster
- Cancer detection
- Cancer Institute, National
- Cancer of the appendix
- Cancer of the cervix
- Cancer of the clitoris
- Cancer of the labia
- Cancer of the pancreas
- Cancer of the rectum
- Cancer of the tongue
- Cancer of the vulva
- Cancer registry
- Cancer survivor
- Cancer symptoms
- Cancer, adult primary liver
- Cancer, basal cell
- Cancer, bile duct
- Cancer, bladder
- Cancer, bone
- Cancer, brain
- Cancer, breast
- Cancer, breast, familial
- Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes
- Cancer, cervical
- Cancer, cervix
- Cancer, colon
- Cancer, endometrial
- Cancer, esophageal
- Cancer, esophagus
- Cancer, gastric
- Cancer, Hodgkin disease (adult)
- Cancer, islet cell
- Cancer, kidney
- Cancer, larynx
- Cancer, leukemia
- Cancer, lung
- Cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin (adult)
- Cancer, lymphoma, non-Hodgkin
- Cancer, male breast
- Cancer, malignant melanoma
- Cancer, melanoma
- Cancer, multiple myeloma
- Cancer, myeloma
- Cancer, non-small cell lung
- Cancer, oat cell
- Cancer, oral
- Cancer, ovarian
- Cancer, ovary
- Cancer, pancreas
- Cancer, pancreatic
- Cancer, papillary
- Cancer, penis
- Cancer, prostate
- Cancer, prostatic
- Cancer, rectal
- Cancer, skin
- Cancer, small cell lung
- Cancer, stomach
- Cancer, testicles
- Cancer, testicular
- Cancer, thyroid
- Cancer, uterine
- Cancer, uterus
- Cancer, womb
- Candida albicans
- Candidate gene
- Candidemia
- Candidiasis
- Candidiasis, invasive
- Candidiasis, oral
- Canine genome
- Canine heartworm
- Canker sore
- Cannabinoid
- Cannabinoid receptor 1
- Cannabinoid receptor 2
- Cannabis
- Cannonball pulse
- Cannula
- CAPD
- Capillaries
- Capillary
- Capillary morphogenesis gene 2
- Capitation
- caps
- Capsaicin
- Capsid
- Capsule
- Capsule of Glisson
- Capsulitis
- Captioning
- Car booster seat
- Carb
- Carbo-loading
- Carbohydrate
- Carbohydrate intake, infant
- Carbohydrates
- Carbolic acid
- Carbon dioxide
- Carbon dioxide content
- Carbon monoxide hemoglobin
- Carbon monoxide on houseboats
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Carbonmonoxyhemoglobin
- Carboxyhemoglobin
- Carboxyhemoglobinemia
- Carbuncles
- Carcinoembryonic antigen
- Carcinogen
- Carcinogenic
- Carcinoid syndrome
- Carcinoid tumor
- Carcinoma
- Carcinoma in situ
- Carcinoma in situ, squamous cell
- Carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating ductal
- Carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating lobular
- Carcinoma of the tongue
- Carcinoma, ampullary
- Carcinoma, basal cell
- Carcinoma, hepatocellular
- Carcinoma, islet cell
- Carcinoma, Merkel cell
- Carcinoma, pancreatic
- CARDIA Study
- Cardiac
- Cardiac aneurysm
- Cardiac conduction system
- Cardiac defibrillator, implantable
- Cardiac index
- Cardiac insufficiency
- Cardiac muscle
- Cardiac myocyte
- Cardiac myxoma
- Cardiac output
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Cardiac septum
- Cardiac stress testing, exercise
- Cardiac tamponade
- Cardiac transplant
- Cardiac ventricle
- Cardiac-limb syndrome
- Cardio-cutaneous syndrome
- Cardiologist
- Cardiology
- Cardiomegaly
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiomyopathy, dilated
- Cardiomyopathy, doxorubicin
- Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic
- Cardiopathy
- Cardioplegia
- Cardiopulmonary
- Cardiopulmonary bypass
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Cardiovascular
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cardiovascular syncope
- Cardiovascular system
- Cardioversion
- Cardioverter
- Carditis
- Care proxy, health
- Care, ambulatory
- Care, critical
- Care, hospice
- Care, managed
- Care, nail
- Care, postoperative
- Care, preoperative
- Caries
- Carminative
- Carney complex
- Carotene, beta
- Carotenemia
- Carotenoid
- Carotid
- Carotid artery
- Carotid body
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Carotid stenosis
- Carotid-artery stenosis
- Carpal bone
- Carpal tunnel release
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Carrier test
- Carrier, hemophilia
- Cartilage
- Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Casals-Ariet
- Casals-Ariet, Jordi
- Cascade
- Case-fatality percentage
- Case-fatality proportion
- Case-to-infection proportion
- Case-to-infection ratio
- Casein
- Caseous
- Cashew allergy
- Caspase 3
- Caspase-3
- Cassette
- Cast
- Casting, serial
- Castleman disease
- Castration
- Cat cry syndrome
- Cat eye syndrome
- CAT scan
- CAT scan, helical
- CAT scan, spiral
- Cat scratch disease
- Cat scratch fever
- Catabolism
- Catalepsy
- Catalysis
- Catalyst
- Catamenia
- Cataplasm
- Cataplexy
- Cataract
- Cataract surgery
- Cataract with poikiloderma atrophicans
- Cataract, nuclear
- Cataract, primary
- Cataract, secondary
- Cataract, supranuclear
- Catatonic
- Catechol-O-methyltransferase
- Catecholamine
- Category 1 storm
- Category 2 storm
- Category 3 storm
- Category 4 storm
- Category 5 storm
- Category five hurricane
- Category four hurricane
- Category one hurricane
- Category three hurricane
- Category two hurricane
- Cathartic
- Catheter
- Catheter, central
- Catheter, central venous
- Catheter, Foley
- Catheter, hemodialysis
- Catheter, indwelling bladder
- Catheter, pulmonary artery
- Catheter, Swan-Ganz
- Catheterization, venous
- Cathexis
- Cation
- Cauda equina
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Caudad
- Caudal
- Caudal anesthesia
- Caudal block
- Caudal epidural anesthesia
- Caudate nucleus
- Caul
- Cauliflower ear
- Cauliflower-ear deformity
- Caulophyllum thalictroides
- Causalgia
- Causes of cancer
- Cauterization
- Caution codes, drug
- Caveola
- Cavernous hemangioma
- Cavernous sinus
- Cavernous sinus syndrome
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis
- Cavities
- Cavity, abdominal
- Cavy
Cb-Ce
- CB1
- CB1 receptor
- CB2
- CB2 receptor
- CBC
- CBER
- CBT
- CC chemokine receptor 5
- CCCR5
- CCD (Central core disease of muscle)
- CCD (cleidocranial dysostosis)
- CCHF
- CCK
- CCL5
- CCP
- CCR5
- CD10
- CD4
- CD4 count, absolute
- CD40
- CD8+ T cell
- CD95
- CDC
- CDHR
- cDNA
- CEA
- CEA assay
- Cecal
- Cecal volvulus
- Cecum
- Celebrity diets
- Celiac disease
- Celiac disease, adult
- Celiac sprue
- Cell
- Cell cloning
- Cell cycle
- Cell fusion
- Cell lineage
- Cell sorter, fluorescence-activated
- Cell suicide
- Cell therapy
- Cell, alpha (pancreatic)
- Cell, antigen-presenting
- Cell, B
- Cell, beta (pancreatic)
- Cell, cone
- Cell, delta (pancreatic)
- Cell, fat
- Cell, helper
- Cell, plasma
- Cell, rod
- Cell, somatic
- Cell, stem
- Cell, T
- Cell, T-4
- Cell, T-helper
- Cell, totipotent
- Cellophane maculopathy
- Cells, germ
- Cells, reproductive
- Cellulite
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitus
- Celsus
- Cemento-ossifying fibroma
- Centenarian
- Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
- Center for Devices & Radiological Health
- Center, trauma
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centigrade
- Centimeter (cm)
- Centimorgan (cM)
- Central
- Central auditory processing disorder
- Central catheter
- Central core disease
- Central core disease of muscle
- Central fovea
- Central line
- Central nervous system (CNS)
- Central nervous system, spongy degeneration of the
- Central retinal artery
- Central retinal vein
- Central venous catheter
- Central venous line
- Central vision
- Centrencephalic seizure
- Centric-fusion translocation
- Centromere
- CEPH
- Cephal-
- Cephalgia
- Cephalgia, histamine
- Cephalic
- Cephalic disorder
- Cephalothoracic lipodystrophy
- Cephaly
- ceps
- CEPT
- Cerclage
- Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1
- Cerebellar
- Cerebellar ataxia with progressive dementia
- Cerebellum
- Cerebral
- Cerebral amyloidosis and spongiform encephalopathy
- Cerebral aneurysm
- Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE)
- Cerebral calcification, nonarteriosclerotic
- Cerebral cortex
- Cerebral edema
- Cerebral fornix
- Cerebral hemispheres
- Cerebral herniation
- Cerebral palsy
- Cerebral vascular
- Cerebral vascular disease
- Cerebral ventricle
- Cerebritis
- Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Cerebrovascular
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) prevention
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Cerebrovascular ferrocalcinosis
- Cerebrum
- Certified midwife
- Certified nurse-midwife
- Certified professional midwife
- Ceruloplasmin deficiency
- Cervical
- Cervical cancer
- Cervical cap
- Cervical cerclage
- Cervical disc
- Cervical dysplasia
- Cervical dystocia
- Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
- Cervical kyphosis, postmenopausal
- Cervical rib
- Cervical vertebra, first
- Cervical vertebra, second
- Cervical vertebrae
- Cervicectomy
- Cervicitis
- Cervix
- Cervix, incompetent
- Cesarian section
- Cesarian section, lower segment (LSCS)
- Cesarian section, vaginal birth after
- Ceteris paribus
Cf-Ch
- CF
- CFS
- CFTR
- Chagas disease
- Chain-termination codon
- Chalazion
- Chamber, anterior
- Chamber, posterior
- Chamomile
- CHAMPUS
- Chancre
- Chancroid
- Chandipura virus
- Change of life
- Change, single base
- Channel, ion
- Channelopathy
- Chaperone
- Chapped lips
- Char syndrome
- Charbon
- Charcoal, activated
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Charcot-Wilbrand syndrome
- Chargaff ratios
- Chargaff rule
- Chargaff's rule
- CHARGE association
- CHARGE syndrome
- Charles Bell
- Charles D. Kelman
- Charles Darwin
- Charley horse
- Chart, Snellen's
- Chasing the dragon
- CHD
- Checkpoint
- Cheek
- Cheilitis
- Cheiroarthropathy
- CHEK2
- Chekhov
- Chekhov, Anton
- Chemical menopause
- Chemical reaction
- Chemical terrorism
- Chemo
- Chemo-brain
- Chemo-fog
- Chemobrain
- Chemoembolization
- Chemofog
- Chemokine
- Chemokine receptor
- Chemokinesis
- Chemoprevention
- Chemoprophylaxis
- Chemoradiotherapy
- Chemosense
- Chemosensory
- Chemosis
- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy, adjuvant
- Chemotherapy, topical
- Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction
- Chen, Zhong Wei
- Cherubism
- Chest
- Chest cold
- Chest film
- Chest pain
- Chest X-ray
- Chewing tobacco
- CHF
- Chicken genome
- Chicken pox
- Chicken soup
- Chickenpox
- Chickenpox immunization
- Chickenpox rash
- Chickenpox vaccination
- Chiggers
- Chikungunya
- Chilblain
- Child abuse
- Child abuse, emotional
- Child abuse, physical
- Child abuse, psychological
- Child abuse, sexual
- Child abuse, verbal
- Child development test
- Child health
- Child Health and . . . (NICHD)
- Child injury, mental
- Child neglect
- Child urine infection
- Childbed fever
- Childbirth assistant
- Childbirth fever
- Childhood
- Childhood ataxia with CNS hypomyelinization
- Childhood liver cancer
- Childhood translocation 11 leukemia
- Children of the dark
- Children of the night
- Children's immunizations
- Chills
- Chimera
- Chimeraplasty
- Chin
- Chinese medicine
- Chinese restaurant syndrome
- Chiron
- Chiropractic
- Chiropractor
- Chlamydia
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Chloral hydrate
- Chloride
- Chlorinated camphene
- Chloroacetophenone
- Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile
- Chloroform
- Chloropicrin
- Chloroprene
- Chlorpyrifos
- Chlortetracycline
- Choana
- Choanae
- Choanal
- Choanal atresia
- Choanal stenosis
- Chocolate
- Choking (object in airway)
- Choking in children
- Cholangi-
- Cholangiogram
- Cholangiogram, intravenous
- Cholangiogram, IV
- Cholangiography
- Cholangiography, percutaneous transhepatic
- cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde
- Cholangitis
- Cholangitis, primary sclerosing
- Cholangitis, sclerosing
- Cholecalciferol
- Cholecyst
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystitis
- Cholecystogram, oral
- Cholecystokinin
- Cholelithiasis
- Cholera
- Cholera genome
- Cholescintigraphy
- Cholestasis with peripheral pulmonary stenosis
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol ester transfer protein
- Cholesterol guidelines
- Cholesterol lowering with fibrate
- Cholesterol lowering with niacin
- Cholesterol,
- Cholesterol, "good"
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Cholesteryl ester transfer protein
- Cholestin
- Chondrocalcinosis
- Chondrodysplasia, metaphyseal (McKusick type)
- Chondrodystrophic myotonia
- Chondrogenesis imperfecta
- Chondroitin sulfate
- Chondromalacia
- Chondromalacia patellae
- Chondroplasia
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chorda tympani
- Chordae tendineae
- Chordoma
- Chorea
- Chorea, senile
- Chorea, Sydenham's
- Chorioamnionitis
- Chorioangioma, placental
- Choriocarcinoma
- Chorion
- Chorionic gonadotropin, human
- Chorionic villus sampling
- Choroid
- Choroidal melanoma
- Choroiditis
- Chrematophobia
- Christian Boehmer Anfinsen, Jr.
- Chromaesthesia
- Chromatids
- Chromatin
- Chromatin modeling
- Chromatin modelling
- Chromatin remodeling
- Chromatin remodelling
- Chromatography, gas (GC)
- Chromatophobia
- Chromesthesia
- Chromosome
- Chromosome 1
- Chromosome 11 childhood leukemia
- Chromosome 2
- Chromosome 3
- Chromosome 4p- syndrome
- Chromosome 5q- syndrome
- Chromosome band
- Chromosome banding
- Chromosome complement
- Chromosome disorder
- Chromosome duplication
- Chromosome inversion
- Chromosome inversion, paracentric
- Chromosome inversion, pericentric
- Chromosome map
- Chromosome, acentric
- Chromosome, acrocentric
- Chromosome, dicentric
- Chromosome, marker
- Chromosome, metaphase
- Chromosome, X
- Chromosome, Y
- Chromosomes
- Chromosomes in multiple miscarriages
- Chronic
- Chronic arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile
- Chronic bacterial prostatitis
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic daily headache
- Chronic disease
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic granulocytic leukemia
- Chronic illness
- Chronic insomnia
- Chronic kidney failure
- Chronic leukemia
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia, juvenile
- Chronic myeloid leukemia
- Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD)
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Global Initiativ
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Chronic otitis externa
- Chronic pain
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Chronic phase
- Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia
- Chronic renal failure
- Chronic tamponade
- Chronic wasting disease
- Chronicity
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Chyle
- Chylomicron
- Chyme
Ci-Cl
- Ci (Curie)
- CIC
- cidal
- cide
- Cider vinegar diet
- Cigar
- Cigarette
- Ciguatera
- Ciguatoxin
- Cilia
- Ciliary body
- Ciliary body melanoma
- Ciliary muscle
- Ciliary neuralgia
- Cilium
- Cinacalcet
- Circadian
- Circinate balanitis
- Circle of Willis
- Circular breathing
- Circulation
- Circulation, fetal
- Circulatory
- Circulatory system
- Circum-
- Circumcision
- Circumflex
- Circumjacent
- Cirrhosis
- Cirrhosis and gray matter degeneration
- CISM
- Cisplatin
- Citrovorum factor
- Citrulline
- Citrulline antibody
- Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniform
- CK
- Cl (chloride)
- CLA
- Clade
- Clamydia
- Clap
- Clark level of invasion
- Clasped thumbs and mental retardation
- Classic typhus
- Classification of diseases
- Claudication
- Claudication, intermittent
- Claudication, venous
- Claustrophobia
- Clavicle
- Clavus
- Clay-shoveler's fracture
- Cleft lip
- Cleft palate
- Cleft palate prosthesis
- Cleft uvula
- Cleidocranial dysostosis
- Cleidocranial dysplasia
- Click-murmur syndrome
- Climacteric
- Clinical
- Clinical aspirin resistance
- Clinical cytogenetics
- Clinical depression
- Clinical disease
- Clinical investigator
- Clinical psychology
- Clinical Research Center
- Clinical research trials
- Clinical social worker, licensed
- Clinical trial
- Clinical trials
- Clinodactyly
- Clinophobia
- CLIP
- Clip
- Clitoral
- Clitoral amputation
- Clitoral cancer
- Clitorectomy
- Clitoridectomy
- Clitoris
- CLL
- Cloaca
- Cloacal exstrophy
- Clone
- Clone bank
- Clones, recombinant
- Clonic seizure
- Cloning
- Cloning vector
- Cloning, cell
- Cloning, DNA
- Cloning, therapeutic
- Clonote
- Clostridium
- Clostridium botulinum
- Clostridium difficile
- Clostridium perfringens
- Clostridium welchii
- Clot, blood
- Clot-dissolving medication
- Clotbuster
- Club drug
- Clubfoot
- Cluster
- Cluster headache
Cm-Co
- cM
- cm (centimeter)
- CM (coccidioidomycosis)
- CME
- CMG2
- CML
- CML, juvenile
- CMT
- CMV (cytomegalovirus)
- CNM
- CNP
- CNPs
- CNR1
- CNR2
- CNS (central nervous system)
- CNS prophylaxis
- Co-morbid
- Co-payment
- Co-stimulation
- Coagulation
- Coagulation, laser
- Coal miner's pneumoconiosis
- Coarctation
- Coarctation of the aorta
- Coated stent
- Cobalamin
- Cocaine
- Cocci
- Coccidioidomycosis (CM)
- Coccus
- Coccydynia
- Coccygeal
- Coccygeal vertebrae
- Coccyx
- Coccyx bone
- Cochlea
- Cochleae
- Cochlear
- Cochlear implant
- Cockayne syndrome
- Cockle
- Cockles of the heart
- Cockroach allergy
- Cod liver oil
- Code
- Code black
- Code blue
- Code, emergency
- Code, hospital
- Codes, drug caution
- Coding DNA
- Codon
- Coefficient of inbreeding
- Coenzyme
- Coenzyme Q10
- Coeval
- Coffin-Lowry syndrome
- Cogan corneal dystrophy
- Cogan syndrome
- Cognition
- Cognitive
- Cognitive behavior therapy
- Cognitive dysfunction, chemotherapy-related
- Cognitive science
- Cognitive therapy
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Cohort
- Cohort study
- Coinsurance
- Coitophobia
- Coitus
- Coitus interruptus
- Coke
- COL2A1
- COL4A5
- Colchicine
- COLD (chronic obstructive lung disease)
- Cold injury
- Cold sore
- Cold, common
- Cold, June
- Cold, summer
- Colectomy
- Colic
- Colinear
- Colinearity
- Colitis
- Colitis
- Colitis, amebic
- Colitis, Crohn's
- Colitis, granulomatous
- Colitis, mucus
- Colitis, pseudomembranous
- Colitis, spastic
- Colitis, ulcerative
- Colitis, universal
- Collagen
- Collagen disease
- Collagen injection
- Collagen IV alpha 5
- Collagen, type IV, alpha 5
- Collagenopathy
- Collapsed lung
- Collapsing pulse
- Collarbone
- Collateral
- Collateral knee ligament, lateral
- Collateral knee ligament, medial
- Coloboma
- Colography, computed tomography
- Colon
- Colon cancer
- Colon cancer and polyps
- Colon cancer family history
- Colon cancer risk
- Colon cancer, family history of
- Colon polyp
- Colon polyp family history
- Colon syndrome, nervous
- Colonic
- Colonic (adjective)
- Colonic (noun)
- Colonic adenoma family history
- Colonoscope
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy, virtual
- Colony-stimulating factor
- Color hearing
- Color, eye
- Color, skin
- Colorblindness
- Colorblindness, red-green
- Colorectal
- Colorectal adenoma and carcinoma 1
- Colorectal adenoma family history
- Colorectal adenomatous polyposis, recessive
- Colorectal cancer
- Colorectal cancer family history
- Colorectal cancer risk
- Colorectal polyp
- Colorectal surgeon
- Coloscopy
- Colostomy
- Colostomy bag
- Colostomy, a patient's perspective
- Colostomy, iliac
- Colostomy, transverse
- Colostrum
- Colpo-
- Colpocephaly
- Colpopexy
- Colpoptosis
- Colporrhaphy
- Colposcope
- Colposcopy
- Colpotomy
- Coma
- Coma, diabetic
- Combined oral contraceptive
- Comedo
- Comedones
- Commensal
- Comminuted fracture
- Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen
- Common bile duct
- Common cold
- Common hepatic duct
- Common migraine
- Commotio cordis
- Community-acquired infection
- Comorbidity
- Compartment syndrome
- Compassionate use
- Complement system
- Complementary DNA
- Complementary medicine
- Complementary sequence
- Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Complete blood count
- Complete hysterectomy
- Complete syndactyly
- Completely-in-the-canal hearing aid
- Complex partial seizure
- Complicated grief
- Complication
- Complications, postoperative
- Compound 118
- Compound fracture
- Compound heterozygote
- Compound microscope
- Compress
- Compression
- Compression fracture
- Compression, biliary
- Compression, nerve
- Compulsive shopping
- Computed tomography
- Computed tomography colography
- Computer addiction
- Computerized axial tomography (CAT)
- Computerized axial tomography scan
- Computerized tomography
- COMT
- Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur
- Concatemer
- Concatenate
- Conception
- Concordance
- Concordant
- Concordant couple
- Concussion
- Concussion of the brain
- Condition
- Condition, Sever
- Conditioning
- Conditioning, Pavlovian
- Condom
- Condom, female
- Condom, male
- Conduction system, cardiac
- Condyloma
- Condyloma acuminatum
- Condyloma latum
- Condyloma subcutaneum
- Cone
- Cone dystrophy
- Cone snail
- Conformal radiation therapy
- Conformational radiation therapy
- Congenital
- Congenital achromatopsia,
- Congenital anemia
- Congenital anemia and triphalangeal thumbs
- Congenital anemia with spinocerebellar ataxia
- Congenital anomaly
- Congenital arthrogryposis
- Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens
- Congenital brevicollis
- Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
- Congenital cervicothoracic vertebrae synostosis
- Congenital clasped thumb with mental retardation
- Congenital deafness
- Congenital deafness and retinitis pigmentosa
- Congenital defect
- Congenital heart disease
- Congenital hemolytic jaundice
- Congenital hip dislocation
- Congenital hypothyroidism
- Congenital lymphedema
- Congenital malformation
- Congenital neutropenia, severe (SCN)
- Congenital osseus-torticollis syndrome
- Congenital ptosis of the eyelids
- Congenital retraction syndrome
- Congenital rubella syndrome
- Congenital stationary night blindness
- Congenital synostosis of cervicothoracic vertebrae
- Congenital torticollis
- Congenital vaccinia
- Congenital webbed neck syndrome
- Congestion
- Congestive heart failure
- Conization
- Conjoined twin
- Conjoined twins
- Conjugated linoleic acid
- Conjunctiva
- Conjunctival
- Conjunctival fornix
- Conjunctival melanoma
- Conjunctivitis
- Conjunctivitis, allergic
- Conn syndrome
- Connectionism
- Connective tissue
- Connective tissue disease
- Connective tissue disease, heritable
- Connexin
- Connexin 26
- Connexon
- Conor and Bruch disease
- Conotoxin
- Consanguinity
- Conservative mutation
- Conserved sequence
- Consolidation therapy
- Constipation
- Constitutional thrombopathy
- Constraint-induced movement therapy
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Consultant
- Consumption
- Contact dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis, allergic
- Contact eczema
- Contact eczema, allergic
- Contact healing
- Contig
- Contig map
- Contiguous gene syndrome
- Continuous passive motion machine
- Continuous positive airway pressure
- Contraception, emergency
- Contraceptive device, intrauterine (IUD)
- Contraceptive sponge, vaginal
- Contraceptive, combined oral
- Contraceptive, diaphragm
- Contraceptive, implantable progestin
- Contraceptive, injectable progestin
- Contraceptive, minipill
- Contraceptive, pill
- Contraction
- Contraction, premature
- Contraction, uterine
- Contractions, Braxton Hicks
- Contraindicate
- Contraindication
- Contralateral
- Contrast
- Contrast media
- Contrast nephropathy
- Contrast sensitivity, visual
- Control (genetic)
- Control (research)
- Contusion
- Conventional medicine
- Convulsion
- COPD
- Coprolalia
- Coprolith
- Coprophobia
- Copy number polymorphism
- CoQ10
- Cor
- Cor biloculare
- Cor pulmonale
- Cord
- Cord, spinal
- Cord, umbilical
- Cord, vocal
- Cordectomy
- Corn
- Cornea
- Corneal
- Corneal abrasion
- Corneal dystrophy
- Corneal dystrophy, Cogan
- Corneal dystrophy, epithelial basement
- Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial
- Corneal dystrophy, lattice
- Corneal dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint type
- Corneal dystrophy, microcystic
- Corneal ring, intrastromal
- Corneal topography
- Corneal transplant
- Cornelia de Lange syndrome
- Corns
- Coronal
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary arteries
- Coronary artery brachytherapy
- Coronary artery bypass graft
- Coronary artery disease
- Coronary artery spasm
- Coronary bypass
- Coronary insufficiency
- Coronavirus
- Corpora cavernosa
- Corporeal
- Corpse
- Corpus
- Corpus amygdaloideum
- Corpus callosotomy
- Corpus callosum, agenesis of the
- Corpus luteum cyst
- Corrigan pulse
- Cortex
- Cortex, adrenal
- Cortical
- Cortical blindness
- Corticosteroid
- Corticosteroid allergy
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone
- Cortisol
- Cortisone
- Coryza
- Cosmeceutical
- Cosmid
- Costal margin
- Costochondritis
- Cotinine
- Cotton rat
- Cough
- Cough suppressant
- Coughing syncope
- Coumadin, teratogenicity of
- Counseling, genetic
- Counselor, genetic
- Count, absolute CD4
- Count, platelet
- Counter, Geiger
- Counterpulsation
- Courier
- Cousin marriage
- Cow genome
- Cow milk allergy
- Cowper's gland
- Cowpox
- Cox-1
- Cox-1 inhibitor
- Cox-2
- Cox-2 inhibitor
- Coxa valga
- Coxa vara
- Coxsackie virus
- Coxsackievirus
Cp-Cr
- CPAP
- CPEO
- CPEO with myopathy
- CPEO with ragged-red fibers
- CpG
- CpG island
- CPM machine
- CPP32
- CPR
- Crabs
- CRAC1
- Crack (drug)
- Cracked tooth syndrome
- Cradle cam
- Cradle cap
- Cradle-cam
- Cradlecam
- Cradlecam
- Cramp, writer's
- Cramping leg pain
- Cramps, heat
- Cramps, menstrual
- Cranial
- Cranial arteritis
- Cranial bone
- Cranial dystonia
- Cranial nerve I
- Cranial nerve II
- Cranial nerve III
- Cranial nerve IV
- Cranial nerve IX
- Cranial nerve V
- Cranial nerve VI
- Cranial nerve VII
- Cranial nerve VIII
- Cranial nerve X
- Cranial nerve XI
- Cranial nerve XII
- Cranial nerve, eighth
- Cranial nerve, eleventh
- Cranial nerve, fifth
- Cranial nerve, first
- Cranial nerve, fourth
- Cranial nerve, ninth
- Cranial nerve, second
- Cranial nerve, seventh
- Cranial nerve, sixth
- Cranial nerve, tenth
- Cranial nerve, third
- Cranial nerve, twelfth
- Cranial nerves
- Cranio-
- Craniocleidodysostosis
- Craniology
- Craniometaphyseal dysplasia
- Craniopagus
- Craniopagus parasiticus
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniosynostosis
- Craniotomy
- Cranium
- Crapulence
- Crapulent
- CRC
- Cream
- Crease, single transverse palmar
- Creatine
- Creatinine
- Creatinine blood test
- Creatinine clearance test
- Crepitus
- CREST syndrome
- Cretinism
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
- Crib death
- Crick
- Crick, Francis
- Crick-Brenner experiment
- Crime scene investigation
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- Cripple
- Crippled
- Crisis, midlife
- Critical care
- Critical incident stress management
- Crocodile tears syndrome
- Crohn colitis
- Crohn enteris
- Crohn enterocolitis
- Crohn ileitis
- Crohn ileocolitis
- Crohn's disease
- Cross training
- Cross-section
- Cross-sectional study
- Cross-species transplantation
- Crossed embolism
- Crossing over
- Crossover study
- Crotch
- Croup
- Crown
- CRP
- Cruciate
- Cruciate ligament, anterior
- Cruciate ligament, posterior
- Crush injury
- Crutch
- Cry for help
- Cryo-electron microscopy
- Cryo-EM
- Cryocardioplegia
- Cryoelectron microscopy
- Cryoglobulin
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Cryophobia
- Cryopreservation
- Cryoprobe
- Cryoprotectant
- Cryostat
- Cryosurgery
- Cryotherapy
- Crypt
- Cryptic
- Cryptitis
- Crypto
- Cryptography
- Cryptorchidism
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cryptosporidium
- Cryptosporidium enteritis
- Cryptosporidium parvum
Cs-Cu
- CSF
- CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
- CSF (colony-stimulating factor)
- CST3
- CT
- CT cell
- CT colography
- CT colonography
- CT scan
- CT, electron beam
- CT, Ultrafast
- CTL
- CTS
- Cubital
- Cubital tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cubitus
- Cubitus valgus
- Cubitus varus
- Cuboid bone
- Cul-de-sac
- Culdocentesis
- Culdoscope
- Culdoscopy
- Culture
- Cup, optic
- Cupping
- Curable
- Curare
- Curcumin
- Cure
- Curettage
- Curette
- Curettement
- Curie (Ci)
- Currarino syndrome
- Curse, Ondine's
- Cushing syndrome
- Cushing's ulcer
- Cushing, Harvey
- Cushingoid
- Cusp
- Cut
- Cutaneous
- Cutaneous allodynia
- Cutaneous papilloma
- Cutaneous syndactyly
- Cutis
- Cutis anserina
- Cutis laxa
- Cuts
- Cutting for the stone
Cv-Cz
- CVA
- CVC
- CVS
- CWD
- CXCR4
- Cyanide
- Cyanogen chloride
- Cyanosis
- Cyanotic
- Cycle, cell
- Cycle, menstrual
- Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase
- Cyclic citrullinated peptide
- Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome
- Cyclin
- Cyclin D
- Cyclin E
- Cyclobutanone
- Cyclooxygenase
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitor
- Cyclooxygenase-1
- Cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitor
- Cyclooxygenase-2
- Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor
- Cyclopia
- Cyclops
- Cyclospora infection
- Cyclosporiasis
- Cyclothymia
- Cylindroma
- Cylindromatosis, familial
- Cymbalta
- Cynophobia
- Cys
- Cys-Cys
- Cyst
- Cyst of the ovary, follicular
- Cyst, Baker
- Cyst, Meibomian
- Cyst, ovarian
- Cyst, pilonidal
- Cyst, sebaceous
- Cyst, synovial, of the popliteal space
- Cyst, tarsal
- Cyst, thyroglossal
- Cyst, thyrolingual
- Cystadenoma
- Cystatin 3
- Cystatin C
- Cystectomy
- Cysteine
- Cystic acne
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cystic hernia
- Cystic periventricular leukomalacia
- Cysticerci
- Cysticercosis
- Cysticercus
- Cystine
- Cystine kidney stones
- Cystine transport disease
- Cystinosis
- Cystinuria
- Cystitis
- Cystitis in children
- Cystitis, interstitial (IC)
- Cystocele
- Cystoscope
- Cystoscopy
- Cysts
- Cyt-
- cyte
- cyto (combining form)
- Cyto-
- Cytogenetic map
- Cytogenetics
- Cytogenetics, clinical
- Cytokine
- Cytokinesis
- Cytology
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Cytometry, flow
- Cytoplasm
- Cytosine (C)
- cytosis
- Cytoskeleton
- Cytotoxic
- Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
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