Category: C

The formation of calcium on bones or at joints in old age. Infiltration of inorganic calcium into tissues.  

The Achilles tendon, the tendon at the back of the ankle which connects the calf muscles to the heel and which acts to pull up the heel when the calf muscle is contracted.  

A condition in which the blood contains an unusually large amount of calcium.  

A lotion, based on zinc oxide, which helps relieve skin irritation, caused e.g. by sunburn or chickenpox. A preparation of zinc oxide or zinc carbonate used as a mild astringent on the skin in the form of a lotion, cream, or ointment. A mild astringent used, as calamine lotion, to soothe and protect the skin…

A radioactive element, used in treatment by radiation.  

A surgical operation to make an opening between the caecum and the abdominal wall to allow faeces to be passed without going through the rectum and anus.  

An operation to open up a connection between the caecum and the sigmoid colon.  

Referring to the caecum.  

Referring to a person who is thin or wasting away.  

A quantity of a drug wrapped in paper, to be swallowed. A flat capsule containing a drug that has an unpleasant taste. The cachet is swallowed intact by the patient. A flat capsule is used to enclose unpleasant-tasting medications, allowing them to be swallowed without any discomfort. This capsule, known as a cachet, is designed…