Category: C

A physical obstruction to the flow of blood through the epicardial arteries, usually due to atherosclerotic plaque.  

Stenosis resulting from any contracted scar. Tightening or constriction resulting from scar tissue.  

A comprehensive summary of the opinions of a panel of experts about a particular scientific, medical, nursing, or administrative issue. Its purpose is to provide guidance to health care professionals, especially on controversial or poorly understood aspects of care.  

Staphyloma in the region of the ciliary body.  

A stain used to color one part of a tissue or cell, unaffected when another part is stained by another color.  

A stain that has been certified by the Biological Stain Commission.  

The chill or rigor of a malarial paroxysm.  

Thick sputum mixed with clotted blood, typically seen in patients with pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.  

An exostosis of the heel, often painful and resulting in disability.  

Infiltration of the small intestine by collagen fibers. Clinically, the disease is similar to severe celiac sprue. It is resistant to treatment with a gluten-free diet and immunosuppressive drugs.