Category: C
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Cardiac care unit
A specialized kind of intensive care unit with cardiac monitoring abilities for inpatients having, or suspected of having, acute cardiac (heart) conditions. Synonym(s): coronary care unit, cardiac surveillance unit.
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Canadian Hospital Association
The national association of hospitals in Canada, the counterpart of the American Hospital Association (AHA) in the United States.
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Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accreditation
The Canadian counterpart to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in the United States. It was formerly called the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation (CCHA). Both CCHFA and JCAHO are voluntary bodies concerned with the quality of hospitals and other health care facilities. Originally JCAH (JCAHO’s former name) per¬ formed its functions…
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Calcium entry blockers
A class of drugs which block the entry of calcium to certain tissues.
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Cache Valley virus
A virus discovered in Utah in 1956 which causes spontaneous abortion in sheep and cattle. The virus is found throughout the western United States. Rare cases of Cache Valley virus infection are reported in humans in the western states; the first case in the southeast was reported in 1996. A mosquito is believed to be…
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Cytotrophoblast
The part of a trophoblast that retains its cellular structure and does not invade the maternal tissues. It forms the outer surface of the chorion.
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Cytophotometry
The study of chemical compounds in living cells by means of a cytophotometer, an instrument that measures light intensity through stained areas of cytoplasm.
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Cytarabine
A cytotoxic drug used to suppress the symptoms of some types of leukemia. It is administered by injection and can damage the bone marrow, leading to various blood cell disorders. Other side-effects are nausea, vomiting, mouth ulcers, and diarrhea. A drug used mainly to induce remission of acute myeloblastic leukaemia. A potent suppressant of myeloblasts,…
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Cystosarcoma phylloides
A malignant tumor of the connective tissue of the breast: it accounts for approximately 1% of all breast cancers. Such tumors may show a wide variation in cell structure. The best treatment for a localized tumor is simple mastectomy.
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Cystitome
A small knife with a tiny curved or hooked blade, used to cut the lens capsule in the type of operation for cataract in which the capsule is left behind (extracapsular cataract extraction). An instrument for incision into the sac of the crystalline lens or of the bladder.