Category: C

The pentahydrate salt of copper, CuS04-5H20, used as an antidote in treating phosphorus poisoning.  

Concerning divalent copper, Cu++, in solution; also referred to as Cu II or copper II.  

Surgical technique for remodeling the femoral head and acetabulum and then covering the head with a metal cup. It is rarely used in treating arthritis of the hip. Total hip replacement is usually the procedure of choice in the elderly as well as in young adults on a selective basis.  

One who practices cunnilingus.  

A solid mass of follicular cells that surrounds the developing ovarian follicle. It projects into the antrum of the graafian follicle.  

A small elevation; a heap of cells.  

The action of repeated doses of drugs that are not immediately eliminated from the body. For example, preparations containing lead, silver, and mercury tend to accumulate in the body and gradually produce symptoms of poisoning. A drug effect that is apparent only after several doses have been given. It is caused by excretion or metabolic…

Increasing in effect by successive additions. Accumulation or escalation, typically referring to the situation where a drug is administered more rapidly than the body can metabolize, resulting in an intensified effect.  

A recurrent, locality-specific pattern of behavior or disease; a folk illness; an illness that affects a specific ethnic group, tribe, or society.  

Institutional values, for example, of a corporation, hospital, professional association, or other health care entity.