Category: C
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Choreography
The arrangement or written notation of a series of movements.
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Chondromalacia
A gradual degenerative process in the knee. Softening of condral cartilage on patella (backside); first symptoms usually clicking or grating sound in knee. A roughing of the undersurface of the kneecap producing pain and grating. Degeneration of the cartilage of a joint. Softening of cartilage, especially of the knee, causing pain, swelling, and degenerative changes.…
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Chloramines
Combined available chlorine formed when the free chlorine in water combines with other elements, such as ammonia. Any one of various compounds containing nitrogen and chlorine.
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Cervical spine
The part of the vertebral column found in the neck that contains seven smaller vertebrae. Refers to the neck; the first seven vertebrae of the spine. The first seven bones (vertebrae) of the back found in the neck. The upper region of the neck consisting of the seven vertebrae.
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Cervical plexus
One of the four primary nerve branches along the spine; services the upper torso and extremities. A group of nerves in front of the vertebrae in the neck, which lead to nerves supplying the skin and muscles of the neck, and also the phrenic nerve which controls the diaphragm. Network of nerves in the cervical…
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Cerebral palsy (CP)
A general term referring to abnormalities of motor control caused by damage to a child’s brain early in the course of development. A condition that results in a disturbance of motor function. A disorder mainly due to brain damage occurring before birth, or due to lack of oxygen during birth, associated with poor coordination of…
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Center of gravity
The center of a body’s mass. In the human body, the position of the body parts determines where the center of gravity will be at any one time.
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Center of buoyancy
The center of the volume of the body displacing the water.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
An overuse injury of the wrist in which the median nerve is compressed by the inflamed flexor tendons (all of which pass through the carpal tunnel), leading to numbness and muscle weakness in the hand. Inflamed tendons and membranes in the wrist and damaged nerves that control finger and hand movement. A condition, usually affecting…
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Cardiovascular system
Comprised of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. It distributes oxygen and nutrients to the cells, removes carbon dioxide and wastes from the cells, and maintains the acid-base balance of the body. The circulatory system; the heart, blood, and arteries and veins. The system of organs and blood vessels by means of which the blood…