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Coin counting
A sliding movement of the tips of the thumb and index finger over each other. This may occur in Parkinson’s disease. Also called pill rolling.
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Patient cohort
Any group of individuals affected by common diseases, environmental or temporal influences, treatments, or other traits whose progress is assessed in a research study.
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Cohnheim’s areas
One of the irregular groups of fibrils seen in a cross section of a striated muscle fiber.
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Cohesin
A protein complex that binds sister chromatids to each other. It releases them during mitosis, contributes to gene expression and the repair of DNA, and has other cellular functions.
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Cognitive science
The study of memory, information processing, algorithm use, hypothesis formation, and problem solving in human and computer systems.
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Cognitive retraining
Restoring analytical skills, decision making, memory, and reasoning through stimulation and practice.
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Cogan’s syndrome
Interstitial keratitis associated with tinnitus, vertigo, and usually deafness.
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Coexcitation
Simultaneous excitation of two parts or bodies.
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Coenzyme Q10
A vitamin like substance which can be synthesized from tyrosine in a multistep process. It is a coenzyme for several mitochondrial enzymes involved in ATP production. Coenzyme Q10 is also known as ubiquinone. It is promoted as an antioxidant dietary supplement. One crucial constituent of the electron transport chain in the mitochondrion is a compound…
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Coenocyte
A multinucleated mass of protoplasm; a mass of protoplasm in which there are no cell membranes between the nuclei.
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