| 121. | Canavan disease | Also called Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease, aspartoacylase deficiency or aminoacylase 2 deficiency, is an autosomal recessive degenerative disorder that causes progressive damage to More… 1.0 KB |
| 122. | Cancer | (medical term: malignant neoplasm) is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division beyond the normal limits), invasion (intrusion on and destruction of More… 3.2 KB |
| 123. | Candida | Candida (genus) is a genus of yeasts. Many species of this genus are endosymbionts of animal hosts including humans. While usually living as commensals, some Candida species have the More… 1.6 KB |
| 124. | Candidiasis | Commonly called yeast infection or thrush, is a fungal infection (mycosis) of any of the Candida species, of which Candida albicans is the most common. Candidiasis encompasses infections More… 0.9 KB |
| 125. | Cangas bead symptom | Canga's bead symptom is a radiologic term used to define the irregular appearance of uterus and nodular structures in tuba uterina observed in patients with genital tuberculosis |
| 126. | Canine distemper | Canine distemper is a very serious viral disease affecting animals in the families Canidae, Mustelidae, Mephitidae, Hyaenidae, Ailuridae, Procyonidae, Pinnipedia, some Viverridae and Felidae More… 2.0 KB |
| 127. | Caplans syndrome | (or Caplan's disease) is a combination of rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiosis that manifests as intrapulmonary nodules, which appear homogenous and well-defined on chest X-ray. More… 0.8 KB |
| 128. | Cardiac ectopy | (or ectopic beat) is a disturbance of the electrical conduction system of the heart in which beats arise from the wrong part of the heart muscle. It is a form of cardiac arrhythmia in which More… 0.6 KB |
| 129. | Cartilage | is the smooth, rubbery, bluewhite connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber between bones. Cartilage, which is more elastic than bone, makes up the flexible parts of the skeleton such More… 0.4 KB |
| 130. | Cellulitis | is a diffuse infection of connective tissue with severe inflammation of dermal and subcutaneous layers of the skin. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria, More… 4.3 KB |
| 131. | Cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis | (or cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, with one fewer 'e', or cerebrotendinous cholesterosis) is a form of xanthomatosis. It is autosomal recessive, and associated with the CYP27A1 More… 0.6 KB |
| 132. | Cervix | The cervix (also : neck of the uterus) is the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. It is cylindrical or conical in shape and protrudes through More… 1.9 KB |
| 133. | Chest trauma | Chest trauma (also called thoracic trauma) is a serious injury of the chest. Thoracic trauma is a common cause of significant disability and mortality, the leading cause of death from More… 1.0 KB |
| 134. | Childbirth | Childbirth (also known as labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's More… 0.6 KB |
| 135. | Chloramphenicol | Chloramphenicol is a bacteriostatic antimicrobial originally derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae, isolated by David Gottlieb, and introduced into clinical practice in 1949. It More… 0.9 KB |
| 136. | Chorionic villus sampling | Chorionic villus sampling (abbr CVS) is a form of prenatal diagnosis to determine chromosomal or genetic disorders in the fetus. It entails getting a sample of the chorionic villus More… 0.8 KB |
| 137. | Circulatory system | The circulatory system is an organ system that moves nutrients, gases, and wastes to and from cells to help fight diseases and help stabilize body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis. More… 2.4 KB |
| 138. | Clubbing | Clubbing, or finger clubbing, or digital clubbing is a deformity of the fingers and fingernails that is associated with a number of diseases, mostly of the heart and lungs. Idiopathic More… 0.4 KB |
| 139. | Cluster headache | nicknamed "suicide headache", is a neurological disease that involves, as its most prominent feature, an immense degree of pain. "Cluster" refers to the tendency of these More… 0.4 KB |
| 140. | Coal | is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were preserved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation, and which its chemical and physical properties have been More… 1.2 KB |
