Category: C
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Confluent kidney
A birth defect where both kidneys are joined together to form a single organ.
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Crucial incision
Two incisions made perpendicular to each other to allow proper drainage.
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Collateral edema
Swelling observed in the area surrounding an inflamed body part.
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Cerebral diplegia
A condition commonly referred to as spasticity, affecting individuals who exhibit limb paralysis, typically in the legs, often accompanied by seizures and varying levels of cognitive impairment. Also known as spastic diplegia or Little’s disease.
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Cystorectostomy
Connecting the urinary bladder to the rectum and creating a passage for urine to flow into the rectum.
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Cystopexia
A surgical procedure that secures the urinary bladder to the abdominal wall.
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Cystomerocele
A hernia of the urinary bladder protruding through the femoral ring into the groin.
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Cystoenterocele
A rupture or hernia that encompasses parts of both the bladder and the intestine.
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Cyanopia
Vision in which all objects take on a blue hue.
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Cuspidate cuspid
Cuspid teeth, also known as canine teeth, are the four teeth characterized by their pointed, conical crowns.