Category: C

A mixture of neutral principles obtained from goa powder, which is deposited in the wood of Araroba, a leguminous tree of South America. It is used topically as an ointment for treatment of certain skin disorders. It promotes the growth of skin tumors in laboratory animals.  

Interference with periodic events such as the heartbeat.  

Influencing the rate of occurrence of an event, such as the heartbeat.  

The timing of treatments for specific disorders (e.g., cancer, hypertension) with drugs given to coincide with circadian body rhythms.  

Being unable to orient oneself with respect to time.  

Fear of time or its perceived duration, especially in prisoners.  

A method used in pharmacokinetics to describe the diurnal changes in plasma drug concentrations.  

A device for recording intervals of time.  

The subjective realization of the passage of time.  

A prion disease of deer and elk that resembles mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalitis).