Medical Terminology & Phrases

C (cytosine)
C-peptide
C-reactive protein (CRP)
C-section
C1 (cervical vertebra)
C1-C7 (cervical vertebrae)
C2 (cervical vertebra)
C3 (cervical vertebra)
C4 (cervical vertebra)
C5 (cervical vertebra)
C6 (cervical vertebra)
C7 (cervical vertebra)
CA 125
CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
Cachexia
CAD
Cadaver
Cadaver wart
Cadmium
Caduceus
Caecal
Caecum
Caenorhabditis elegans genome
Caesarian section
Caesarian section, lower segment
Caesarian section, vaginal birth after
Caffeine
Cain, mark of
Calamine
Calcaneal spur
Calcaneocuboid joint
Calcaneus
Calcific bursitis
Calcification
Calcification, nonarteriosclerotic cerebral
Calcified granuloma
Calcinosis
Calcitonin
Calcium
Calcium deficiency
Calcium excess
Calculi, renal
Calculus, renal
Calf
Calf bone
Calipers, skin
Callus
Calorie
Campylobacter jejuni
Campylobacteriosis
Canavan disease
Cancer
Cancer antigen 125 (CA 125)
Cancer causes
Cancer detection
Cancer Institute, National
Cancer symptoms
Cancer, basal cell
Cancer, bile duct
Cancer, bladder
Cancer, bone
Cancer, brain
Cancer, breast
Cancer, breast, familial
Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes
Cancer, cervix
Cancer, colon
Cancer, colon
Cancer, esophagus
Cancer, gastric
Cancer, Hodgkin disease (adult)
Cancer, kidney
Cancer, larynx
Cancer, leukemia
Cancer, lung
Cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin (adult)
Cancer, lymphoma, non-Hodgkin
Cancer, male breast
Cancer, malignant melanoma
Cancer, melanoma
Cancer, multiple myeloma
Cancer, myeloma
Cancer, non-small-cell lung
Cancer, oral
Cancer, ovarian
Cancer, ovary
Cancer, pancreas
Cancer, pancreatic
Cancer, papillary
Cancer, penis
Cancer, prostate
Cancer, prostatic
Cancer, rectal
Cancer, skin
Cancer, stomach
Cancer, testicles
Cancer, testicular
Cancer, thyroid
Cancer, uterine
Cancer, uterus
Candida albicans
Candidate gene
Candidiasis
Candidiasis, oral
Canker sore
Cannabis
Cannula
CAPD
Capillaries
Capillary
Capitation
caps
Capsule
Captioning
Carb
Carbo-loading
Carbohydrate
Carbohydrate intake, infant
Carbohydrates
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Carbuncles
Carcinoembryonic antigen
Carcinogen
Carcinogenic
Carcinoid syndrome
Carcinoid tumor
Carcinoma
Carcinoma in situ
Carcinoma in situ, squamous cell
Carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating ductal
Carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating lobular
Carcinoma, ampullary
Carcinoma, basal cell
Cardiac
Cardiac aneurysm
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac conduction system
Cardiac defibrillator, implantable
Cardiac muscle
Cardiac output
Cardiac septum
Cardiac stress testing, exercise
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiac transplant
Cardiac ventricle
Cardiologist
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic (HCM)
Cardiopulmonary
Cardiopulmonary bypass
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Cardiovascular system
Cardioversion
Cardioverter
Carditis
Care proxy, health
Care, ambulatory
Care, managed
Care, nail
Care, postoperative
Care, preoperative
Caries
Carotene, beta
Carotenemia
Carotid
Carotid artery
Carpal bone
Carpal tunnel release
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Carrier test
Cartilage
Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
Casein
Cast
Casting, serial
Castleman disease
Castration
Cat cry syndrome
Cat eye syndrome
CAT scan
CAT scan, helical
CAT scan, spiral
Cat scratch disease
Cat scratch fever
Catabolism
Catalepsy
Catalyst
Catamenia
Cataplexy
Cataract
Cataract surgery
Cataract with poikiloderma atrophicans
Catatonic
Cathartic
Catheter
Catheter, central
Catheter, central venous
Catheter, Foley
Catheter, indwelling bladder
Catheter, Swan-Ganz
Catheterization, venous
Cauda equina
Cauda equina syndrome
Caudad (anatomic orientation)
Caudate nuclei
Cauliflower ear
Cauliflower-ear deformity
Causes of cancer
Cauterization
Caution codes, drug
Caveola
Cavernous sinus
Cavernous sinus syndrome
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Cavities
Cavity, abdominal
CBC
CCD (Central core disease of muscle)
CCD (cleidocranial dysostosis)
CD4 count, absolute
CDC
cDNA
CEA
CEA assay
Cecal
Cecum
Celiac disease, adult
Celiac sprue
Cell
Cell cloning
Cell cycle
Cell sorter, fluorescence-activated
Cell, alpha (pancreatic)
Cell, antigen-presenting
Cell, beta (pancreatic)
Cell, cone
Cell, delta (pancreatic)
Cell, fat
Cell, rod
Cell, stem
Cells, germ
Cells, reproductive
Cellulite
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centigrade
Centimeter (cm)
Centimorgan (cM)
Central
Central auditory processing disorder
Central catheter
Central core disease of muscle (CCD)
Central fovea
Central line
Central nervous system (CNS)
Central nervous system, spongy degeneration of the
Central retinal artery
Central retinal vein
Central venous catheter
Central venous line
Central vision
Centric-fusion translocation
Centromere
CEPH
Cephal-
Cephalgia
Cephalgia, histamine
Cephalic
Cephalic disorder
Cephalothoracic lipodystrophy
Cephaly
Cerclage
Cerebellum
Cerebral
Cerebral aneurysm
Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE)
Cerebral calcification, nonarteriosclerotic
Cerebral cortex
Cerebral fornix
Cerebral hemispheres
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral ventricle
Cerebritis
Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
Cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) prevention
Cerebrovascular ferrocalcinosis
Cerebrum
Ceruloplasmin deficiency
Cervical
Cervical cancer
Cervical cap
Cervical cerclage
Cervical disc
Cervical dysplasia
Cervical dystocia
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Cervical kyphosis, postmenopausal
Cervical rib
Cervical vertebra, first
Cervical vertebra, second
Cervical vertebrae
Cervicectomy
Cervicitis
Cervix
Cervix, incompetant
Cesarian section
Cesarian section, lower segment (LSCS)
Cesarian section, vaginal birth after
Chain-termination codon
Chalazion
Chamber, anterior
Chamber, posterior
CHAMPUS
Chancre
Change of life
Charbon
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Chart, Snellen's
Chasing the dragon
CHD
Cheek
Cheilitis
Cheiroarthropathy
Chemical menopause
Chemical reaction
Chemokine
Chemokine receptor
Chemokinesis
Chemoprevention
Chemosis
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy, adjuvant
Chemotherapy, topical
Cherubism
Chest film
Chest pain
Chest X-ray
Chewing tobacco
Chickenpox (varicella)
Chickenpox (varicella) immunization
Chickenpox rash
Chilblains
Child abuse
Child abuse, emotional
Child abuse, physical
Child abuse, psychological
Child abuse, sexual
Child abuse, verbal
Child development test
Child health
Child Health and Human Development, Nat'l Inst of
Child injury, mental
Child neglect
Childbed fever
Childbirth fever
Childhood
Children’s immunizations
Chimera
Chimeraplasty
Chin
Chinese restaurant syndrome
Chiropractic
Chiropractor
Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chloride
Chloroform
Chloroprene
Chlorpyrifos
Choking (object in airway)
Cholangiography, percutaneous transhepatic (PTC)
Cholangitis, primary sclerosing
Cholangitis, sclerosing
Cholecystitis
Cholera
Cholera genome
Cholescintigraphy
Cholestasis with peripheral pulmonary stenosis
Cholesterol
Cholesterol lowering with fibrate
Cholesterol lowering with niacin
Cholesterol, "bad"
Cholesterol, "good"
Cholesterol, HDL
Cholesterol, LDL
Chondrodysplasia, metaphyseal (McKusick type)
Chondromalacia patellae
Chondroplasia
Chondrosarcoma
Chorda tympani
Chordae tendineae
Chordoma
Chorea
Chorea, Sydenham’s
Chorioangioma, placental
Chorion
Chorionic gonadotropin, human (hCG)
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
Choroid of the eye
Choroiditis
Chromatids
Chromatography, gas (GC)
Chrometophobia
Chromosome
Chromosome banding
Chromosome complement
Chromosome disorder
Chromosome duplication
Chromosome inversion
Chromosome inversion, paracentric
Chromosome inversion, pericentric
Chromosome map
Chromosome, acentric
Chromosome, acrocentric
Chromosome, dicentric
Chromosome, marker
Chromosome, metaphase
Chromosome, X
Chromosome, Y
Chromosomes
Chromosomes in multiple miscarriages
Chronic
Chronic arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile (Still&
Chronic bacterial prostatitis
Chronic bronchitis
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
Chronic illness
Chronic leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic phase
Chronic tamponade
Chronicity
Churg-Strauss syndrome
Chyle
Chylomicron
Chyme
Ci (Curie)
Cigar
Ciliary body
Ciliary muscle
Ciliary neuralgia
Circadian
Circinate balanitis
Circle of Willis
Circular breathing
Circulation
Circulation, fetal
Circulatory
Circulatory System
Circumcision
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis & gray matter degeneration
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniform
Cl (chloride)
Clamydia
Clap
Clasped thumbs and mental retardation
Claudication
Claudication, intermittent
Claudication, venous
Claustrophobia
Clavicle
Clavus
Clay-shoveler's fracture
Cleft lip
Cleft palate
Cleft uvula
Cleidocranial dysostosis
Cleidocranial dysplasia
Click-murmur syndrome
Clinical cytogenetics
Clinical depression
Clinical disease
Clinical psychology
Clinical research trials
Clinical social worker, licensed
Clinical trials
Clinodactyly
Clinophobia
Clitoris
Cloaca
Cloacal exstrophy
Clone
Clone bank
Clones, recombinant
Cloning
Cloning vector
Cloning, cell
Cloning, DNA
Clostridium
Clostridium difficile (C.difficile)
Clostridium perfrigens
Clostridium welchii
Clot-dissolving medications
Clubfoot
Cluster headache
cM
cm (centimeter)
CM (coccidioidomycosis)
CME
CMV (cytomegolovirus)
CNS (central nervous system)
CNS prophylaxis
Co-morbid
Co-payment
Co-stimulation
Coagulation, laser
Coal miner’s pneumoconiosis
Coarctation
Coarctation of the aorta
Cobalamin
Cocaine
Cocci
Coccidioidomycosis (CM)
Coccus
Coccydynia
Coccygeal vertebrae
Coccyx
Coccyx bone
Cochlea
Cochlear implant
Cockayne syndrome
Cockroach allergy
Code
Codes, drug caution
Coding DNA
Codon
Coefficient of inbreeding
Coenzyme
Coeval
Cogan corneal dystrophy
Cogan syndrome
Cognition
Cognitive
Cognitive science
Cohort
Coinsurance
Coitophobia
Coitus
Coitus interruptus
Coke
Colchicine
COLD (chronic obstructive lung disease)
Cold injury
Cold sore
Cold, common
Cold, June
Cold, summer
Colectomy
Colic
Colitis
Colitis, amebic
Colitis, Crohn
Colitis, granulomatous
Colitis, mucus
Colitis, pseudomembranous
Colitis, spastic
Colitis, ulcerative
Colitis, universal
Collagen
Collagen disease
Collagen injection
Collapsed lung
Collarbone
Collateral
Collateral knee ligament, lateral
Collateral knee ligament, medial
Coloboma
Colon
Colon cancer
Colon cancer and polyps
Colon cancer, family history of
Colon syndrome, nervous
Colonoscope
Colonoscopy
Colony-stimulating factor
Colorblindness, red-green
Colorectal
Colorectal cancer
Colostomy
Colostomy bag
Colostomy, a patient’s perspective
Colostomy, iliac
Colostomy, transverse
Colostrum
Colpo- (prefix)
Colpocephaly
Colpopexy
Colpoptosis
Colporrhaphy
Colposcope
Colposcopy
Colpotomy
Coma
Coma, diabetic
Combined oral contraceptive
Comedo
Comedones
Comminuted fracture
Common bile duct
Common cold
Comorbidity
Compartment syndrome
Complementary DNA (cDNA)
Complementary sequence
Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
Complete blood count
Complete hysterectomy
Complete syndactyly
Complications, postoperative
Compound fracture
Compound microscope
Compress
Compression fracture
Computed tomography
Computer addiction
Computerized axial tomography (CAT)
Computerized axial tomography scan
Computerized tomography
Concatenate
Concussion
Concussion of the brain
Condition
Condition, Sever
Conditioning
Conditioning, Pavlovian
Condom
Condom, female
Condom, male
Conduction system, cardiac
Condyloma
Condyloma acuminatum
Condyloma latum
Condyloma subcutaneum
Cone
Conformal radiation therapy
Conformational radiation therapy
Congenital
Congenital achromatopsia,
Congenital anemia and triphalangeal thumbs
Congenital anomaly
Congenital arthrogryposis
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
Congenital clasped thumb with mental retardation
Congenital deafness
Congenital deafness and retinitis pigmentosa
Congenital defect
Congenital heart disease
Congenital hemolytic jaundice
Congenital hip dislocation
Congenital hypothyroidism
Congenital malformation
Congenital neutropenia, severe (SCN)
Congenital ptosis of the eyelids
Congenital rubella syndrome
Congenital torticollis
Congestive heart failure
Conization
Conjoined twin
Conjunctiva
Conjunctival fornix
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis, alllergic
Conn syndrome
Connectionism
Connective tissue
Connective tissue disease
Connexin
Conor and Bruch disease
Consanguinity
Conserved sequence
Constipation
Constraint-induced movement therapy
Consultant
Contact dermatitis, allergic
Contact eczema
Contact eczema, allergic
Contig
Contig map
Contiguous gene syndrome
Continuous passive motion machine
Contraceptive device, intrauterine (IUD)
Contraceptive sponge, vaginal
Contraceptive, combined oral
Contraceptive, diaphragm
Contraceptive, implantable progestin
Contraceptive, injectable progestin
Contraceptive, minipill
Contraceptive, pill
Contraction
Contraction, uterine
Contractions, Braxton Hicks
Contralateral
Contrast sensitivity, visual
Control (genetic)
Control (research)
Contusion
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Coprolalia
Coprophobia
Cor
Cor biloculare
Cor pulmonale
Cord, vocal
Corn
Cornea
Corneal
Corneal dystrophy, Cogan
Corneal dystrophy, epithelial basement
Corneal dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint type
Corneal dystrophy, microcystic
Corneal ring, intrastromal
Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Coronal
Coronary angiography
Coronary arteries
Coronary artery brachytherapy
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
Coronary artery disease
Coronary artery spasm
Corpora cavernosa
Corpus
Corpus callosum, agenesis of the
Corrigan pulse
Cortex
Cortex, adrenal
Cortical
Corticosteroid
Cortisol
Cortisone
Coryza
Cosmid
Costal margin
Costochondritis
Cotinine
Cough
Cough suppressant
Coughing syncope
Coumadin, teratogenicity of
Counseling, genetic
Counselor, genetic
Count, platelet
Cousin marriage
Cow milk allergy
Cox-1 (cyclooxygenase-1)
Cox-2 (cyclooxygenase-2)
Cox-2 Inhibitor
Coxa valga
Coxa vara
CPM machine
CPR
Crack (drug)
Cracked tooth syndrome
Cradle cap
Cramp, writer’s
Cramps, heat
Cranial (anatomic orientation)
Cranial arteritis
Cranial bone
Cranial dystonia
Cranial nerve I
Cranial nerve II
Cranial nerve III
Cranial nerve IV
Cranial nerve IX
Cranial nerve V
Cranial nerve VI
Cranial nerve VII
Cranial nerve VIII
Cranial nerve X
Cranial nerve XI
Cranial nerve XII
Cranial nerve, eighth
Cranial nerve, eleventh
Cranial nerve, fifth
Cranial nerve, first
Cranial nerve, fourth
Cranial nerve, ninth
Cranial nerve, second
Cranial nerve, seventh
Cranial nerve, sixth
Cranial nerve, tenth
Cranial nerve, third
Cranial nerve, twelfth
Cranial nerves
Cranio- (prefix)
Craniocleidodysostosis
Craniology
Craniopharyngioma
Craniotomy
Cranium
Creatine
Creatinine
Creatinine clearance test
Crepitus
CREST syndrome
Cretinism
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
Crib death
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Crippled
Crohn colitis
Crohn enteris
Crohn enterocolitis
Crohn ileitis
Crohn ileocolitis
Crohn's disease
Cross training
Cross-section
Cross-sectional study
Cross-species transplantation
Crossed embolism
Crossing over
Crossover study
Crotch
Croup
Crown
CRP (C-reactive protein)
Cruciate
Cruciate ligament, anterior
Cruciate ligament, posterior
Crutch
Cryoglobulin
Cryoglobulinemia
Cryophobia
Cryopreservation
Cryoprotectant
Cryostat
Cryosurgery
Crypt
Cryptography
Cryptorchidism
Cryptorchidism
CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
CSF (colony-stimulating factor)
CT scan
CT, electron beam
CT, Ultrafast
CTS (carpal tunnel syndrome)
Cuboid bone
Cul-de-sac
Culdocentesis
Culdoscope
Culdoscopy
Culture
Cup, optic
Curare
Curettage
Curettage
Curette
Curettement
Curie (Ci)
Currarino syndrome
Curse, Ondine's
Cushing syndrome
Cushing, Harvey
Cushingoid
Cusp
Cut
Cutaneous
Cutaneous papilloma
Cutaneous syndactyly
Cutis anserina
Cuts
CVA (cerebrovascular accident)
CVS
Cyanosis
Cycle, cell
Cycle, menstrual
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Inhibitor
Cyclopia
Cyclops
Cyclothymia
Cynophobia
Cyst
Cyst of the ovary, follicular
Cyst thyroglossal
Cyst, Baker
Cyst, Meibomian
Cyst, meibomian
Cyst, ovarian
Cyst, pilonidal
Cyst, sebaceous
Cyst, synovial, of the popliteal space
Cyst, tarsal
Cyst, thyrolingual
Cystectomy
Cystic acne
Cystic fibrosis (CF)
Cystic periventricular leukomalacia
Cystine
Cystine kidney stones
Cystine transport disease
Cystinuria
Cystitis
Cystitis, interstitial (IC)
Cystoscope
Cystoscopy
Cytogenetic map
Cytogenetics
Cytogenetics, clinical
Cytokine
Cytomegolovirus (CMV)
Cytometry, flow
Cytoplasm
Cytosine (C)

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