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A division of the auditory nerve. The nerve connecting the cochlea to the brain and therefore responsible for the nerve impulses relating to hearing. It forms part of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII). The division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve) that supplies the cochlea.  

A type of hearing aid for profound hearing loss. A device using a microprocessor to simulate the functions performed in the inner ear, to aid people whose ear and hearing problems are so severe that a hearing aid is of little or no use. A tiny electrical receiver and transmitter is surgically implanted into the…

A spiral channel in the cochlea.  

The fused bones in the coccyx. One of the rudimentary vertebrae of the coccyx.  

A sharp pain in the coccyx, usually caused by a blow. A continuous aching pain in the area of the coccyx, the structure formed by the small, fused bones at the base of the spine. Coccydynia may also be called coccygodynia. The condition is associated with a musculoskeletal abnormality in the area of the spine.…

A lung disease, caused by inhaling spores of the fungus Coccidioides immitis. An infection caused by the organism Coccidioides immitis that may be seen as disseminated (spread throughout the body) disease in AIDS patients. A potentially fatal fungal infection caused by Coccidioides immitis, a fungus that lives in the semiarid, sandy soil common to the…

A radioactive isotope which is used in radiotherapy to treat cancer.  

The process by which wound edges come together when healing. Irreversible destabilization of an emulsion. The fusion or growing together of two or more body parts.  

An enzyme produced by a staphylococcal bacteria which makes blood plasma clot. An enzyme that speeds the clotting process in blood. An enzyme, formed by disease producing varieties of certain bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, that causes blood plasma to coagulate. Staphylococci that are positive when tested for coagulase production are classified as belonging to…