Category: C
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Collateral trigone
The angle between the diverging inferior and posterior horns of the lateral ventricle.
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Collapsotherapy
Treatment of pulmonary disorders by unilateral pneumothorax and immobilization of the affected lung.
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Collapsing
Falling into extreme and sudden prostration resembling shock.
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Collapse therapy
The production of a pneumothorax on one side to treat pulmonary tuberculosis. It allows the lung on that side to be at rest. This form of treatment was popular in the pre-antibiotic era, but has been superseded by newer pharmaceutical practices.
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Collagenoblast
A fibroblast-derived cell that produces collagen when mature.
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Coliplication
Operation for correcting a dilated colon.
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Colicystopyelitis
Escherichia coli inflammation of the bladder and renal pelvis.
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Colicystitis
Inflammation of the bladder resulting from Escherichia coli infection.
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Colibacilluria
Presence of Escherichia coli in the urine.
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Cold spray
An aerosol used to lower the temperature and thus harden thermoplastic splinting material during fitting or molding.