Category: C
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Closed-angle glasses
Glaucoma caused by a shallow anterior chamber and thus a narrow filtration angle through which the aqueous humor normally passes. Because the rate of movement of the aqueous humor is impaired, intraocular pressure increases. In general, headache, haloes around single sources of light, blurred vision, and eye pain are symptomatic.
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Chronic glasses
Glaucoma in which the tonometer indicates an intraocular pressure reading of up to 45 or 50, the anterior ciliary veins are enlarged, the cornea is clear, the pupil is dilated, and pain is present. During attacks vision is poor. The visual field may be normal. Cupping of the optic disk is not present in the…
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Cutaneous gland
Glands of the skin, especially the sebaceous and sudoriferous glands. These include modified forms such as the ciliary, ceruminous, anal, preputial, areolar, and meibomian glands.
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Compound tubular gland
A gland composed of numerous tubules leading to a lone duct.
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Compound gland
A gland consisting of a number of branching duct systems that open into the main secretory duct.
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Cardiac gland
Mucus-secreting glands of the stomach near the cardiac orifice of the esophagus.
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Cornual gestation
Pregnancy in an ill-developed cornu of a bicornuate uterus.
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Clinical genetics
The study and use of genetics in health and disease.
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Conductive gel
A gel applied to the body to reduce its impedance and therefore to facilitate the delivery of an electric shock.
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Cardiac gating
Medical image information consistently collected during a specific phase of the cardiac cycle.