Category: C

Vision resulting from light falling on the fovea centralis. Sight using the macula lutea of the retina.  

A phlebovirus that causes sporadic epidemics among both humans and animals of hemorrhagic fever, in Africa. It is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.  

One of the tiny vascular projections of the chorionic surface that become vascular and help to form the placenta.  

A delirious, drowsy state in which the patient is partially conscious and occasionally responsive to stimuli.  

One of the large blood vessels that conducts fluid from the heart to the systemic circulation. The elasticity of these vessels is an important factor in the development of hypertension.  

A vessel parallel to the vessel from which it arose. A secondary branch or interconnected network of branches originating from a major blood vessel.  

Vertigo caused by disease of the central nervous system.  

One of the seven vertebrae of the neck.  

Mechanical version by combined internal and external manipulation.  

A method of mechanically assisted pulmonary ventilation. A device administers air or oxygen to the lungs under a continuous pressure that never returns to zero.