Category: C

An operation to relieve the compression of the median nerve.  

The eight bones which make up the carpus or wrist. Osseous structures of the wrist, including the hemad, pisiform, triquetral, lunate, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and scaphoid bones. One of the eight wrist bones, which are aligned in two rows. The proximal row contains (from the thumb to the little finger) the scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, and…

An expanded part attached to the chrotid artery, which monitors blood pressure in the skull. A pocket in the wall of the carotid artery, at its division in the neck, containing receptors that monitor blood pressure. When blood pressure is raised, impulses travel from the receptors to the vasomotor center in the brain, which initiates…

Tissue in the carotid sinus which is concerned with cardiovascular reflexes. A small mass of tissue in the carotid sinus containing chemoreceptors that monitor levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen ions in the blood. If the oxygen level falls, the chemoreceptors send impulses to the cardiac and respiratory centers in the brain, which promote…

The formation of a blood clot in the carotid artery.  

An excessive amount of carotene in the blood, usually as a result of eating too many carrots or tomatoes, which gives the skin a yellow colour. Carotenaemia is a harmless condition that occurs when blood levels of carotene, an orange pigment found in certain vegetables, become very high due to excessive consumption of these foods.…

Matter in the uterus after the death of a fetus. A fleshy mass that develops from blood clots, membranes, or pieces of placenta left in the womb after abortion. An ovum which has died in the early months of pregnancy. It usually requires no treatment and evacuates itself. Blood mole that assumes a flesh like…

Inflammation of the connective tissue of the heart. Inflammation of the heart, usually resulting from infection (e.g., rheumatic fever, streptococcal sore throat), which causes pain, impaired circulation, and possibly damage to the heart muscle. Inflammation of the layers of the heart. It usually involves two of the following: pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium. A general term…

A procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat by applying an electrical impulse to the chest wall. Reestablishment of heart rhythm by means of electric shock. Typically used in abnormal but not acutely life-threatening rhythm disorders, such as rapid atrial fibrillation. In more acute situations, defibrillation is used. Use of electrical countershock to restore regular heart…

Fluid in the membranes round the heart after cardiotomy. A condition that may develop weeks or months after surgery to the heart and the membrane surrounding it (pericardium) and is characterized by fever and pericarditis. Pneumonia and pleurisy may form part of the syndrome. It is thought to be an autoimmune disease and may be…