Category: C
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Cafe coronary
Chest pain, cyanosis, and collapse (or sudden death) during a meal, caused by aspiration of a bolus of food into the trachea. The Heimlich maneuver may be used to clear the obstructed airway of an adult or child who is still choking and conscious with severe obstruction.
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Corona veneris
Syphilitic blotches on the forehead that parallel the hairline.
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Corona ciliaris
The circular figure on the inner surface of the ciliary body.
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Cornu of the uterus
The entry point of the fallopian tube into the uterine cavity.
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Cornu of the sacrum
The two small processes projecting inferiorly on either side of the sacral hiatus leading into the sacral canal.
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Cornu of the hyoid
The greater or the lesser horn of the hyoid bone.
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Cornu cutaneum
A hornlike excrescence on the skin.
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Cornu coccygeum
One of the two upward projecting processes that articulate with the sacrum.
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Corneosclera
The cornea and sclera, constituting the tunica fibrosa or fibrous coat of the eye.
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Corneomandibular reflex
Deflexion of the mandible toward the opposite side when the cornea is irritated while the mouth is open and relaxed.