Category: C

  • Cyclosis

    The circulatory movement of protoplasm within a cell. A streaming of cytoplasm within a cell.  

  • Cycloid

    A personality type characterized by marked mood alterations between elation and depression, cyclothymic personality.  

  • Cyclical psychodynamics

    The reciprocal relations between current behavior and repressed conflicts, such that they mutually reinforce each other.    

  • Cyclazocine

    A synthetic substitute for heroin which reduces the pharmacological effects of heroin. It acts as a narcotic antagonist produces dependence, withdrawal syndrome produces no further craving for it. Treatment with consists of two steps: (a) use of to reduce craving for heroin, resulting in with drawal from heroin. Daily injections of  obstruct the euphoric effect…

  • Cybernetics

    The science that studies the relationship of computer engineering and human neurology. The science of communication processes and automatic control systems in both machines and living things: a study linking the working of the brain and nervous system with the functioning of computers and automated feedback devices. The science of communication and control in the…

  • Cyanotic

    Marked by cyanosis. Of the nature of, affected with to cyanosis. The skin displays a discolored appearance, ranging from shades of blue, gray, to deep purple, stemming from an inadequate oxygen supply.  

  • Cut-off value

    The optical density (OD) reading of reference serum in an ELISA test which differentiates a positive from a negative result.  

  • Cut-off score

    A score on a test used for selection below which no person is accepted. The selected to maximize the number of successes and to minimize the number of failures.  

  • Cutaneous blood vessels

    Blood vessels relating to the skin, cutaneous.  

  • Custom

    A shared way of interacting socially, that has been present in a group for a generation or more. A generally accepted practice or behavior by a particular group of people or a social group.