Category: C

The passage of blood through the arteries of the heart.  

The condition in which the penis is curved during erection.  

A pelvis deformed subsequent to hip joint disease.  

A pelvis in which one or more of the principal diameters is reduced to a degree that parturition is impeded. A pelvis with one or more of its main dimensions diminished, potentially complicating or preventing a baby’s passage through it.  

A small rolled cottonball, less than % in (about 1 cm) in diameter, used for desiccation or topical application of medicaments, particularly in dentistry; also called pledgets.  

Agents applied to skin to produce a mild, superficial burn; done to remove wrinkles.  

The long interval following a premature ventricular contraction, so called because it does not disturb the normal sinus pacing of the heart.  

A group of fibers in the heart, nerves, spinal cord, or brain that conduct impulses that trigger responses in the same or other tissues.  

A complement cascade initiated by an antibody antigen reaction that activates complement factor 1 (Cl).  

A complement cascade initiated by a foreign protein, usually a bacterium.