Category: C

Prolonged continual or intermittent inflammation of the gastric mucosa. H. pylori is the most common cause. It typically produces superficial changes in the lining of the antrum of the stomach and is often also associated with peptic ulcers. Prolonged H. pylori-induced gastritis disposes patients to gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric lymphoma.  

A flammable, explosive, toxic gas produced from the distillation of coal; used for heating and lighting. The principal constituents are methane, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen.  

One of several ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. They are in the mesenteric nervous plexuses near the abdominal aorta and include the celiac and mesenteric ganglia.  

A ganglion located in the coccygeal plexus and forming the lower termination of the two sympathetic trunks; sometimes absent.  

One of the parasympathetic ganglia (otic, pterygopalatine, and submandibular) in the head.  

One of a pair of prevertebral or collateral ganglia located near the origin of the celiac artery. Together they form a part of the celiac plexus.  

A ganglion formed by filamentous threads from the carotid plexus beneath the carotid artery.  

Superficial and deep cardiac plexuses that contain autonomic nerves and branches of the left vagus nerve. They are located on the right side of the ligamentum arteriosus.  

A gait seen in cerebral palsy in which the hamstrings and psoas muscles are shorter than normal and the affected person walks with a stooped posture.  

An avulsion fracture of the posterior margin of the tibia, typically as a result of striking the dorsal surface of the foot on an unyielding surface, such as a concrete step or curb.