Category: C

Any of several lasers (e.g., argon, C02, etc.) employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery, including the treatment of pigmented lesions, wrinkles, vascular malformations, and other cosmetic skin surface irregularities.  

A gas-produced colorless light with a wavelength of 10,600 nm (infrared), used, for example, in dermatological surgeries to remove scars, wrinkles, and solar skin damage. It can also be used as a scalpel in stereotactic neurosurgeries, gynecological surgeries, and many other applications.  

Stricture of the larynx owing to outside causes such as abscess, tumor, or goiter.  

Laryngitis occurring mainly in infants and young children and characterized by a barky cough, hoarseness, and stridor.  

A type of laryngitis caused by a recurrent irritation, or following the acute form. It is often secondary to sinus or nasal pathology, improper use of the voice, excessive smoking or drinking, or neoplasms. The patient experiences a tickling in the throat, huskiness of the voice, and dysphonia. The treatment involves correcting the preexisting nose…

A bony point or area on the skull used for measurements or orientation of the skull.  

A bony point that is used in living persons or radiographs for measurements of the head or face or orientation of the head in certain positions.  

One of the cylindrical plates of bone surrounding a haversian canal.  

A layer of bone that underlies the periosteum.  

Labor occurring with an accompanying abnormal condition such as hemorrhage or inertia.