Category: C

Infection with two or more diseases or viruses at the same time. Simultaneous infection with two or more microorganisms, e.g., with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). The simultaneous intrusion of the body by two distinct viruses, transpiring within a similar timeframe.  

A former name for an intrauterine contraceptive device. A continuous material such as tubing, rope, or a spring arranged in a spiral, loop, or circle. A copper wire coiled in a helical shape resembling a bedspring, encircling a core made of soft iron. This arrangement is employed to construct a magnetic inductance, commonly utilized in…

An examination of the peritoneal cavity by inflating the abdomen with sterile air and passing an endoscope through the abdominal wall. A method of viewing the interior of the abdomen in patients in whom a tumour or some other condition requiring operation may be present but cannot with certainty be diagnosed. The examination is carried…

A ganglion on each side of the origins of the diaphragm, connected with the coeliac plexus. A network of nerves in the abdomen, behind the stomach.  

The main artery in the abdomen leading from the abdominal aorta and dividing into the left gastric, hepatic and splenic arteries.  

Referring to the abdomen.  

A set of general rules showing how a group of people such as doctors or nurses should work.  

A database of regular reviews carried out on research.  

A division of the auditory nerve. The nerve connecting the cochlea to the brain and therefore responsible for the nerve impulses relating to hearing. It forms part of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII). The division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve) that supplies the cochlea.  

A type of hearing aid for profound hearing loss. A device using a microprocessor to simulate the functions performed in the inner ear, to aid people whose ear and hearing problems are so severe that a hearing aid is of little or no use. A tiny electrical receiver and transmitter is surgically implanted into the…