Category: C

  • Circular fold

    A large transverse fold of mucous membrane in the small intestine.  

  • Cinnarizine

    An antihistaminic used to treat Meniere’s disease. Cinnarizine is an antihistamine medication employed to manage nausea and vomiting associated with travel sickness. It is also used to alleviate nausea and vertigo in inner ear disorders like labyrinthitis and Meniere’s disease. In certain cases, higher doses of the drug are utilized to enhance circulation in individuals…

  • Cingulectomy

    A surgical operation to remove the cingulum. Surgical excision of the cingulum. The procedure is sometimes carried out as ‘psychosurgery for intractable mental illness.  

  • Cinesiology

    The study of muscle movements, particularly in relation to treatment.  

  • Cineradiography

    The practice of taking a series of X-ray photographs for diagnosis, or to show how something moves or develops in the body. A process in which fluoroscopic images of moving body parts are projected on an image intensifier, then photographed on a videotape for viewing on a television screen. The technique of taking a rapid…

  • Cineplasty

    An amputation where the muscles of the stump of the amputated limb are used to operate an artificial limb.  

  • Cinematics

    The science of movement, especially of body movements.  

  • Cimex

    A bedbug or related insect which feeds on birds, humans and other mammals.  

  • Cimetidine

    A drug which reduces the production of stomach acid, used in peptic ulcer treatment. H2-receptor antagonist that serves as an antiulcerative. Drug used to treat peptic ulcers and certain other conditions in which decreased acid secretion in the stomach is desired. Adverse effects include diarrhea, dizziness, and skin reactions. A drug used to treat benign…

  • Ciliated epithelium

    Simple epithelium where the cells have tiny hairs or cilia. Epithelium with hair like processes on the surface that wave actively only in one direction. This type is present in the respiratory tract and fallopian tubes.