Category: C

Numbness and pain in the hand, especially in the region supplied by the radial nerve.  

An intelligent ape (Pan troglodytes ) native to parts of Africa. The DNA of humans and chimps is closely matched.  

A species of Mastigophora, a protozoon that may cause diarrhea in humans.  

Designed to prevent injury to children; used especially of medicine containers that children cannot open.  

Historically, the period of parturition during which women remained in bed for labor, delivery, and the traditional 6 weeks’ recovery time after childbirth.  

The period in the life of the female during which she is capable of procreation; puberty to menopause.  

An alphavirus, typically found in Africa or Southeast Asia, that can be transmitted to humans by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes. After an incubation period of about a week, the virus produces high fevers, headache, nausea, vomiting, and severe joint pain, usually in the wrists or ankles.  

A swollen appearance of the face of a child due to infiltration of the jaw, especially the mandible, with masses of vascular fibrous tissue containing giant cells. Cherubism, a hereditary condition scientifically referred to as familial fibrous dysplasia of the jaw, manifests as bilateral swelling in the jaw area, resulting in a facial appearance reminiscent…

Cycles of therapy with cytotoxic drugs after the initial treatment for a cancer. The object is to sustain a remission that has been achieved during induction.  

The use of two or more complementary drugs to treat a disease.