Category: C

Referring to cells, or formed of cells. Made of many similar parts connected together. Pertaining to, composed of, or derived from cells.  

A synthetic cephalosporin used to treat bacterial infection by pseudomonads. Parenteral cephalosporin antibiotic used for severe infections of the lungs, ears, skin, urinary tract, and throat. It is generally well tolerated. A specific cephalosporin drug employed for the treatment of bacterial infections.  

An antibacterial drug used to treat septicaemia. A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. Cefaclor (Ceclor) is prescribed for infections of the respiratory or urinary tract, for otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear), and for skin infections. A widely used antibiotic that falls under the category of cephalosporin drugs.  

One of two cavities in the skull behind the eyes, which form part of the venous drainage system. One of the paired cavities within the sphenoid bone, at the base of the skull behind the eye sockets, into which blood drains from the brain, eye, nose, and upper cheek before leaving the skull through connections…

A tumour in connective tissue with wide spaces which contain blood.  

Hollow sounds made by the lungs and heard through a stethoscope placed on a patient’s chest, used in diagnosis.  

To use burning, radiation or laser beams to remove tissue or to stop bleeding.  

An organism that causes a particular disease. The presence of a pathogen instigating an illness may denote that the said pathogen serves as the primary etiological factor, yet its involvement in a complex network of causation cannot be ruled out.  

A lobe at the back of the liver, behind the right and left lobes.  

A local analgesia of the cauda equina nerves in the lower spine. A type of nerve block in which a local anesthetic is injected into the lowest portion of the spinal canal. Obstetric and gynecological surgical procedures often benefit from this type of anesthesia. A caudal block is a nerve block technique where a local…