Category: C

  • Cataphoresis

    Transmission of electronegative ions or drugs into the body tissues or through a membrane by use of an electric current. The spread of electrically charged medications across the skin or mucous membranes.  

  • Catamnesis

    A patient’s medical history after treatment; the follow-up history.  

  • Catagen

    The intermediate phase of the hair-growth cycle, between the growth or anagen stage and the resting or telogen phase.  

  • Catadicrotism

    Two minor expansions following the main beat of an artery.  

  • Catadicrotic

    Manifesting one or more secondary expansions of a pulse on the descending limb of the tracing.  

  • Catacrotism

    A pulse with one or more secondary expansions of the artery following the main beat.  

  • Catacrotic

    Indicating the downstroke of pulse tracing interrupted by an upstroke.  

  • Casuistics

    Analysis of clinical case records to establish the general characteristics of a disease.  

  • Castrated

    Rendered incapable of reproduction by removal of the testicles or ovaries.  

  • Castellani’s paint

    Paint used to disinfect skin and to treat fungus infections of the skin. Its components are phenol, resorcinol, basic fuchsin, boric acid, and acetone.