Category: C

Referring to both the colon and rectum.    

A lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes, particularly in diseases of the eye. A commercial eye lotion preparation. A solution used to bathe the eyes. A medicated solution used to bathe the eyes.  

Inflammatory bowel disease affecting the tissue that lines the gastrointestinal system. Inflammation of the colon, the large intestine; a kind Of digestive disorder. Inflammation of the large intestine, with pain, diarrhoea and weight loss; there may be ulceration of the large intestine (ulcerative colitis). Colon inflammation, usually involving the mucus membranes. Mucous colitis is a…

A broad term which refers to episodes of uncontrollable, extended crying in a baby who is otherwise healthy and well fed. Acute paraxysmal abdominal pain or pertaining to the colon. Abdominal pain produced by strong contractions of intestines or bladder. Persistent unexplained crying in an infant. Pain resulting from excessive or sudden abdominal spasmodic contractions…

An acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract especially of the nose and throat caused by a virus and accompanied by sneezing and coughing. One of the six External Pathogenic Factors. Cold is a pathogen that causes contraction of tissues, and stagnation of Qi and blood. It exhausts the body as it consumes…

A chemical that promotes the effects of a carcinogen in the production of cancer.  

Another name for vitamin B12, a complex molecule containing one atom of cobalt. One of the vitamin B complex groups of water-soluble vitamins. Important for normal functioning of cells, especially of the nervous system, bone marrow and digestive tract. A deficiency results in pernicious anemia. A group of substances which have an enzyme action and…

A defect in the body’s mechanism for blood clotting, causing susceptibility to bleeding. Any disorder affecting the coagulability of blood. Among acute conditions precipitating the disorder are abruptio placenta, haemolysis following blood transfusions, infection with gram-negative bacteria, heat stroke, shock and snakebite. Chronic disorders linked with coagulopathy are septic abortion, toxaemia of pregnancy, certain cancers…

Anything that depresses, or slows, the sympathetic impulses of the central nervous system (i.e., respiratory rate, heart rate).  

Codes for a protein that binds to the DNA of other genes and is therefore a transcription factor.