Category: C

  • Coloscopy

    Visual examination of the colon through a sigmoido-scope or colonoscope.  

  • Colorimetry

    A photometric technique that measures the absorption of light by colors in a test solution, as compared with that in a standard solution.  

  • Colorimetric analysis

    Analysis by adsorption of a compound and the identification of its components by color.  

  • Color hearing

    A sense of color caused by a sound.  

  • Color gustation

    A sense of color aroused by stimulation of taste receptors.  

  • Colorectostomy

    Surgical formation of a passage between the colon and rectum.  

  • Color deficiency

    A preferred term for color blindness, the inability to identify one or more of the primary colors.  

  • Color additive

    Any dye, pigment, or substance that can impart color when added or applied to a food, drug, or cosmetic. Use of color additives in the U.S. is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Food Drug and Cosmetic (FDC) colors certified for food use are FDC Blue No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3;…

  • Complemental color

    One of two spectral colors that produce white light when blended. Two colors from the spectrum that, when combined, create white light.  

  • Coloptosis

    A downward displacement of the colon.