Category: C
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Crystalline deposits
An acid group including the urates, oxalates, carbonates, and sulfates. The alkaline group includes the phosphates and cholesterin ammonium urate.
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Charcot-Robin crystal
A type of crystal formed in the blood in leukemia.
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Charcot-Neumann crystal
A spermine crystal found in semen and some animal tissues.
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Cry reflex
The normal ability of an infant to cry. It is not usually present in premature infants.
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Cryptorchism
Failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum. The inability of the testicles to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum.
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Cryptorchidectomy
Operation for correction of an undescended testicle.
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Cryptorchis
An individual in whom either or both testicles have not descended into the scrotum.
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Cryptoplasmic
Having existence in a concealed form.
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Cryptophthalmus
Complete congenital adhesion of the eyelid to the globe of the eye. Eyelid coloboma is a congenital anomaly characterized by the absence of the opening between the upper and lower eyelids.
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Cryptomerorachischisis
Spina bifida occulta without a tumor but with bony deficiency.