Category: C

A class of flatworms of the phylum Platyhelminthes; it includes the tapeworms.  

A subclass of the class Cestoidea, phylum Platyhelminthes, which includes the tapeworms, having a scolex and a chain of segments (proglottids) (e.g., Taenia, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates). The category of flatworms that includes tapeworms.  

A neurological disorder with complex hemi-body deficits and cranial nerve findings produced by a lesion of the brainstem.  

A metallic element; atomic weight 132.905, atomic number 55. It has several isotopes. The radioactive isotope 137Cs, which has a half-life of 30 years, is used therapeutically for irradiation of cancerous tissue.  

Surgical removal of the fetus, placenta, and membranes through an incision in the abdominal and uterine walls.  

Surgical removal of the fetus, placenta, and membranes through an incision in the portion of the uterus just above the cervix.  

Inflammation of the cervix uteri and the vagina.  

Relating to, or beginning in, the upper segments of the cervical spine or neighboring soft tissues.  

To the neck and face.  

A pain or cramp of the neck; cervical neuralgia.