Category: C

Secretion of substances (typically proteins) from cells, either continuously or independently of cell-to-cell signaling.  

A preventive strategy for measuring cholesterol levels in asymptomatic people to identify those with high cholesterol (who are at risk for cardiovascular disease) and begin therapy to lower these levels.  

Color blindness in a limited portion of the visual field.  

A defect in vision that is oval-shaped and includes the fixation point and the blind spot of the eye.  

An area of depressed vision involving the point of fixation, seen in lesions of the macula.  

An instrument for removing fluids or foreign growths.  

Scoliosis in the lumbar spine caused by tilting of the pelvis in hip disease.  

Scoliosis present at birth, usually the result of defective embryonic development of the spine. A spinal curvature resulting from a congenital anomaly in the spine’s formation.  

Scoliosis due to fibrous scar tissue contraction resulting from necrosis.  

Localized patches of linear sclerosis of the skin. There is no systemic involvement, and the course of the disease is usually benign.