Category: C

Filaments extending outward from a radiographically visualized mass. The presence of such filaments suggests that the mass is growing centrifugally and therefore may be malignant.  

Intense pelvic and lower abdominal pain brought on by palpation of the cervix. The sign points to the presence of pelvic inflammatory disease.  

An abnormal connection between the cavities of the heart or between the systemic and pulmonary vessels.  

The early phase of shock in which the body’s compensatory mechanisms (e.g., increased heart rate, vasoconstriction, increased respiratory rate) are able to maintain adequate perfusion to the brain and vital organs. Typically, the patient is normotensive in compensated shock.  

The fascial covering of femoral vessels.  

The portion of cervical or pretracheal fascia enclosing the carotid artery, interior jugular vein, and vagus nerve.  

The ability to distinguish differences in color; one of the three parts of visual function.  

A sensation arising from the receptors of the skin.  

Long-standing negative feelings about self or capabilities.  

The process by which T lymphocytes with receptors that react to self-antigens are destroyed in the thymus.