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Coning
Herniation of the brain through the foramen magnum. This is a neurological catastrophe that almost always results in death. Pneumoconiosis produced by dust such as that from asbestos or silica. This causes fibrosis to develop in the lung.
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Conidiophore
The stalk supporting conidia.
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Coniasis
Dustlike calculi in gallbladder and bile ducts.
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Congo-Crimean viral hemorrhagic fever
A frequently fatal viral infection found in the Middle East, Africa, and southwestern Asia, characterized by bleeding, diarrhea, hepatitis, high fevers, throat pain, and vomiting. The responsible virus (Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever virus) is transmitted to humans by ticks or exposure to the blood of infected animals or patients. Ribavirin has been used to treat the…
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Conglobation
An aggregation of particles in a rounded mass.
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Conglobate
In one mass, as lymph glands.
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Pulmonary congestion
The accumulation of an abnormal amount of blood in the vascular bed of the lungs. It usually occurs in association with heart failure.
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Passive congestion
Hyperemia of an organ resulting from interference with blood flow from capillaries into venules (e.g., in congestive heart failure). Blockage caused by blood’s inability to flow out of a specific area.
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Active congestion
Congestion resulting from increased blood flow to a part or from dilatation of blood vessels.
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Congenital disease
A disease that is present at birth. It may be due to hereditary factors, prenatal infection, injury, or the effect of a drug the mother took during pregnancy.
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