Category: C

Papillae on the dorsum of the tongue.  

An overgrowth of vascular tissue in the periphery of the cornea, occurring in response to inflammation of the cornea, especially in trachoma.  

Pancreatitis located around divisions of the pancreatic duct.  

Pain due to a lesion in the central nervous system.  

An enzyme present in most cells that oxidizes reduced cytochrome to cytochrome.  

An ovum having a large central food yolk, as in a bird’s egg.  

Impulses passing through parasympathetic nerves.  

Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid from the external auditory canal. It is usually the result of prior surgery to the ear or mastoid bone or of trauma to the skull, and may predispose patients to meningitis.  

A bony outgrowth of the femur at the insertion of the adductor femoris longus.  

A soft and spongy tumor. Its thin and delicate trabeculae enclose large medullary spaces similar to those in cancellous bone. A protrusion of bone that originates from cancellous or spongy bone.