Category: C

A broad groove on the inner surface of the sphenoid bone lateral to its body. It lodges the carotid artery and the cavernous sinus.  

A disorder that occurs after the death of a significant other, in which the experience of distress accompanying bereavement fails to follow normative expectations and manifests in functional impairment. This diagnosis was previously titled, “grieving, dysfunctional”.  

A chronic, generalized granulomatous disease caused by the fungus Coccidioides immitis.  

The nuclei of the cones, sensory cells of the retina. They form the outer zone of the outer nuclear layer of the retina.  

Grafting tissue, including skin, cornea, or bone, obtained from a body immediately after death.  

A nerve graft made up of bundles of segments from an unimportant nerve.  

The difference in the amounts of a substance on either side of a membrane or in two areas of a biological system. Substances diffuse down a concentration gradient, from the area of higher concentration to lower concentration.  

A goiter in which a cyst or cysts are formed, possibly resulting from the degeneration of tissue or liquefaction within an adenoma.  

A goiter in which there is a great increase of the follicular contents.  

The level of circulating blood glucose as measured by glucometer analysis of a fingerstick sample. Regular measurements of CBG allow diabetic patients toparticipate actively in their own health management.