Category: C

Enema.  

Limping, impairment in walking. Pain or fatigue of muscles, particularly experienced in the leg muscles upon walking, that is caused by inadequate circulation and usually results from atherosclerosis of the arteries supplying blood to the muscles. Sometimes referred to as “intermittent claudication,” it is induced by walking and is relieved by rest. The fact of…

Is an agent that can cause one of two types of structural changes, breaks in chromosomes that result in the gain, loss, or rearrangements of chromosomal segments. Adj. clastogenic. Any agent that can damage a chromosome. Examples of clastogens include chemotherapeutic agents (e.g., cyclophosphamide or nitrogen mustard), and many forms of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., ultraviolet…

A protein-tyrosine kinase receptor that is specific for stem cell factor. this interaction is crucial for the development of hematopoietic, gonadal, and pigment stem cells.  

Chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrous scar tissue and regenerative nodules/lumps leading progressively to loss of liver function. A chronic, interstitial, inflammation of any organ. A progressive disease of the liver, often associated with alcoholism, in which healthy cells are replaced by scar tissue. Liver damage caused by scar tissue;…

The term used to describe a product that promotes healing through the formation of scar tissue. A medicine or application that promotes the healing of a sore or wound, or the formation of a cicatrix, which is a scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound. An agent…

An enzyme derived from papaya, used in medicine and to tenderize meat. An enzyme obtained from the paw-paw, which is being used in the treatment of prolapsed intervertebral disc. When injected into the disc it dissolves the cartilage tissue. A proteolytic enzyme derived from the milky white sap of the papaya fruit, utilized for medicinal…

Also called chylous urine, is a medical condition involving the presence of chyle (emulsified fat) in the urine stream, which results in urine appearing milky. The passage of chyle in the urine. This results in the passing of a milky-looking urine. It is one of the manifestations of filariasis, where it is due to obstruction…

Milky (having fat emulsion).  

Are large lipoprotein particles that transport dietary lipids from the intestines to other locations in the body. Chylomicrons are one of the five major groups of lipoproteins (chylomicrons, VLDL, IDL, LDL, HDL) that enable fats and cholesterol to move within the water-based solution of the bloodstream. One of three major classes of lipoproteins that carry…