| 141. | Coalworkers pneumoconiosis | is caused by long exposure to coal dust. It is a common affliction of coal miners and others who work with coal, similar to both silicosis from inhaling silica dust, and to the long-term More… 0.9 KB |
| 142. | Complete protein | A complete protein (or whole protein) is a source of protein that contains an adequate proportion of all of the essential amino acids for the dietary needs of humans or other animals. Nearly More… 1.0 KB |
| 143. | Computed tomography | Computed tomography (CT) is a medical imaging method employing tomography. Digital geometry processing is used to generate a three-dimensional image of the inside of an object from a large More… 1.4 KB |
| 144. | Congenital absence of the vas deferens | (CAVD) is a condition in which the two vas deferens, male reproductive organs, fail to form properly prior to birth. The vas deferens helps connect the sperm-producing testicles to the More… 1.0 KB |
| 145. | Congenital disorder | involves defects in or damage to a developing fetus. It may be the result of genetic abnormalities, the intrauterine (uterus) environment, errors of morphogenesis, or a chromosomal More… 0.6 KB |
| 146. | Congenital disorder of glycosylation | A congenital disorder of glycosylation (previously called carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome) is one of several rare inborn errors of metabolism in which N-glycosylation of a More… 0.8 KB |
| 147. | Conjunctivitis | (commonly called "Pink Eye" in North America, and "Madras eye" in India) is an inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of More… 2.4 KB |
| 148. | Continuous wave Doppler ultrasound | A Doppler ultrasound that uses two transducers: one that transmits an uninterrupted series of sound waves and another that constantly receives echoes from the tissues being examined. It is More… 0.3 KB |
| 149. | Cornea | The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Together with the lens, the cornea refracts light, and as a result helps the eye to More… 0.6 KB |
| 150. | Crown | in dentistry; it refers to the restoration of teeth using materials that are fabricated by indirect methods which are cemented into place. A crown is used to cap or completely cover a tooth. More… 1.2 KB |
| 151. | Cryptorchidism | is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum. This usually represents failure of the testis to move, or "descend," during fetal development from an abdominal position, More… 2.2 KB |
| 152. | Cystine | Cystine is the amino acid dimer formed when a pair of cysteine molecules are joined by a disulfide bond. It is described by the formula (SCH2CH(NH2)CO2H)2. It is a colorless solid, and melts More… 0.7 KB |
| 153. | Danazol | inhibits pituitary gonadotrophin secretion and is used in the treatment of endometriosis, menorrhagia and gynaecomastia. The dose is usually of the order of 100 mg twice daily and More… 0.3 KB |
| 154. | Dandy Walker syndrome | (DWS), or Dandy-Walker complex, is a congenital brain malformation involving the cerebellum and the fluid filled spaces around it. The Dandy-Walker complex is a genetically sporadic disorder More… 2.8 KB |
| 155. | Dantrolene | is a muscle-relaxing drug that is providing of value in relieving the muscular spasm in some cases of multiple sclerosis. |
| 156. | Dapsone | is one of the most effective drugs in the treatment of leprosy. |
| 157. | Dariers disease | Darier's disease is a genetic disorder discovered by French dermatologist Ferdinand-Jean Darier. Darier's is characterized by dark crusty patches on the skin, sometimes containing More… 1.9 KB |
| 158. | Dartos | is the thin muscle just under the skin of the scrotum which enables the scrotum to alter its shape. |
| 159. | Day blindness | is a condition in which the patient sees better in a dim light or by night than in daylight. It is only found in conditions in which the light is very glaring, as in the desert and snow, and More… 0.3 KB |
| 160. | Deadly nightshade | is the popular name of Atropa belladonna, from which atropine is procured, its poisonous black berries are sometimes eaten by children. |
