Category: C
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Caveola
A small pit or depression formed on the cell surface during pinocytosis.
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Causal treatment
Treatment directed toward removal of the cause of the disease.
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Caulobacter crescentus
A single-celled slightly curved bacterium that thrives in watery environments. It exists in two forms: a flagellated swarmer cell, and a stalked cell.
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Caudad
Toward the tail; in a posterior direction.
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Cauda striati
A tail-like posterior extremity of the corpus striatum.
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Cauda epididymidis
The inferior portion of the epididymis that is continuous with the ductus deferens.
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Caucasian
Unscientifically to individuals of European or Northern African descent.
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Cat unit
The amount of drug per kilogram of body weight just sufficient to kill a cat when injected intravenously slowly and continuously.
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Catoptrophobia
A morbid fear of mirrors or of breaking them.
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Catheterize
To pass or introduce a catheter into a part; usually referring to bladder catheterization.