Category: C
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Colorectal adenocarcinoma
Cancerous tumor of the colon caused by colonic polyps or ulcerative colitis that becomes cancerous.
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Colonic polyposis
An inherited condition where large numbers of pendulous growths develop in the mucosa of the colon, with near-certain development of colon cancer; treatment is prophylactic colectomy.
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Coiocoiostomy
Surgical creation of a new opening between two segments of the colon.
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Collum
Necklike structure between the head and shoulder.
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Colloid bath
Immersion in water with dissolved soothing agents to treat skin disorders such as puritis.
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Colies fracture
Displacement of the distal end of the radius and ulna.
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Cochleopalpebral reflex
Contraction of the obicularis palpebrarum muscle in response to sudden loud noise. Contraction of the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle resulting from a sudden noise produced near the ear.
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Coccygeal
Pertaining to the tailbone or coccyx. Spinal nerve network in the coccyx region.
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Coarctation of the aorta
Congenital narrowing of the aorta, often in the descending aorta near the ductus arteriosus. A birth defect in which the aorta, the main artery leading from the heart into the body, is severely narrowed. Usually the narrowing occurs just past the point where the subclavian artery, which supplies the upper body, branches off the aorta.…
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Clitoritis
Inflammation of the external female genitalia.