Category: C

A change in hue or saturation, or both, resulting from pre-exposure to light of other wavelengths.  

A surface tension effect shown by the elevation or depression of a liquid at the region of contact with a solid, as in capillary tubes.  

Heat produced by the metabolism of food.  

Acidosis in which the pH of body fluids has returned to normal. Compensatory mechanisms maintain the normal ratio of bicarbonate to carbonic acid (approx. 20:1) in blood plasma, even though the bicarbonate level is decreased or the carbon dioxide level is elevated.  

Any acid containing the group-COOH. The simplest examples are formic and acetic acids.  

Failure of the lower pharyngeal muscles to relax during swallowing. The condition may cause dysphagia or aspiration of food.  

Rate of change in velocity per unit of time while on a circular or curved course.  

The uptake of water, electrolytes such as sodium, amino acids, and some drugs by the mucosa of the large bowel.  

The taking up of the monosaccharides by the brush border of the small intestine.  

The ability to copy or draw shapes, figures, or lines (e.g., with a pen and paper). This nonverbal ability depends on the integration of several higher brain functions, including perception, planning, and motor coordination. It is lost in organic brain syndromes.