Category: C

Any agent that suppresses inflammation by blocking the inflammatory effects of cyclooxygenase.  

A chemical that binds to or blocks another reagent from participating in a reaction.  

A tube made of the transversalis fascia and the aponeuroses of the abdominal wall muscles just above the inguinal ligament. The inguinal canal is a cylindrical passageway 4 cm long from the retroperitoneal space to the skin. It begins at the deep (internal) inguinal ring inside the abdominal wall, approx, halfway between the anterior superior…

Exposure of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, or trachea to acids or alkalis, with resulting tissue damage.  

The use of an infusion pump to provide a continuous supply of chemotherapeutic agents to the hepatic artery to control metastases from cancers of the gastrointestinal tract.  

A controlled method of intravenous administration of drugs, fluids, or nutrients given without interruption, instead of by bolus. By adjusting the infusion rate, precise medication dosages or quantities of fluids can begiven over time. Therapies administered continuously include some antibiotics, cancer chemotherapies, heparin, insulin, parenteral nutrition, and vasopressors, among others.  

Inflammation that persists weeks to months after tissue damage. Its pathological hallmarks include simultaneous tissue repair and destruction.  

An infiltration of cells, especially blood cells, into tissues; invasion by cells of malignant tumors into adjacent tissue.  

Infestation of a parasite of dogs, pigs, and barefooted humans by the flea Tunga penetrans. In humans the usual sites of invasion are the spaces between the toes, where the bur rowing female swells and causes a painful open sore.  

The existence of two or more infections at the same time.