Category: C

The process of the caudate lobe of the liver extending under the right lobe.  

The application of manual pressure onto the cricoid cartilage during intubation and mechanical ventilation. This technique helps to occlude the esophagus and prevent the entry of air into the gastrointestinal tract during ventilation. It also diminishes the chances for regurgitation from the stomach and aspiration of gastric contents.  

The pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid. This varies with body position but is normally about 100 to 180 mm H20 when the spinal canal is initially entered during lumbar puncture with the patient lying on his or her side.  

In anatomical and pathology investigations, hollow organs and structures such as vessels are filled with a liquid substance that hardens. Then the surrounding tissues are dissolved by use of suitable chemicals. This leaves a cast of the structures.  

A disinfectant solution such as Dakin’s solution or Javelle water, made from hypochlorites in water.  

The removal of dental caries and the excavation of surrounding dental structure to permit reconstruction of the tooth with dental restorative materials.  

A rare type of ectopic pregnancy (found in about 2% to 4% of all ectopic pregnancies) in which implantation takes place in one of the horns of the uterus. The uterine horn may rupture between the 12th and 16th week of gestation, causing life-threatening shock. Traditionally, cornual pregnancies have been managed with laparotomy and hysterectomy,…

Sexual intercourse during pregnancy. There is no evidence that this has adverse effects on the pregnancy or the embryo (i.e., perinatal mortality). Also, sexual intercourse does not initiate labor.  

Pregnancy with implantation of the embryo in the cervical canal.  

A watertight receptacle that holds the discharge from a colostomy site.