Category: C

A method of treating a fractured mandible by passing wires around the bone and a splint in the oral cavity.  

Direct transmission of a whisper through a cavity in auscultation.  

A cutting wheel containing silicon carbide, in variable grit sizes.  

A wall made of cellulose and other materials that encloses a plant cell in a rigid framework. Plant cells have both cell membranes and cell walls. Plant cell walls cannot be digested by humans.  

The region over the coccyx where lanugo hairs of the embryo come to a point.  

Periodic, recurring attacks of vomiting typically occurring in patients with a family history of migraine headaches. Such vomiting causes metabolic alkalosis as a result of chloride loss.  

Vomit having the appearance and consistency of coffee grounds because of blood mixed with gastric contents. It can occur in any condition associated with hemorrhage into the stomach. Accurately depicts vomit from a patient who has experienced stomach bleeding, where the blood has stayed in the stomach long enough to be modified by digestive fluids.…

The portion of the mechanically delivered tidal volume that is not delivered to the patient owing to expansion of the ventilator circuit with pressure. Tubing with a high compliance increases the compressed volume, especially when the tidal volume is delivered under high pressure.  

The amount of gas remaining in the lung when the small airways close during a maximum expiratory effort. It is increased in patients with small airway disease.  

A hollow voice sound heard during auscultation of the chest, indicating a pulmonary cavity.