Category: C
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Canthoplasty
An operation to repair the canthus of the eye. An operation to cut through the canthus to enlarge the groove in the eyelid. Plastic surgery of an optic canthus.
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Canthal
Referring to the corner of the eye.
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Cannulate
To put a cannula into a vein or cavity to give drugs or to drain away fluid.
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Cannabis resin
An addictive drug, a purified extract made from the flowers of the Indian hemp plant.
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Canities
A loss of pigments, which makes the hair turn white. Loss of pigment in the hair, which causes graying or whitening. It is usually part of the aging process, when it starts at the temples. White patches may occur as a result of alopecia areata or vitiligo. Congenital (rare) or acquired whiteness of the hair.…
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Canine
A pointed tooth next to an incisor. Any of the four teeth, two in each jaw, flanking the incisors and projecting beyond the level of the other teeth. The third tooth from the midline of each jaw. There are thus four canines, two in each jaw, in both the permanent and deciduous (milk) dentitions.
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Canicola fever
A form of leptospirosis, giving high fever and jaundice.
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Candidate vaccine
A vaccine which is being tested for use in immunisation.
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Candidate
Someone who could have an operation.
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Cancrum oris
Severe ulcers in the mouth, leading to gangrene. Cancrum oris, also called NOMA, is a gangrenous ulcer about the mouth which affects sickly children, especially after some severe disease such as measles. It is due to the growth of bacteria in the tissues. Gangrenous destruction of oral and facial tissues occurring as a consequence of…