Category: C

A blade, often made of wood or plastic, with an indented tip adapted to ensure sampling during a Papanicolaou test of the squamous cells of the endocervix of the uterus.  

Muscular closure of the coronary arteries, causing angina, ischemia, or myocardial infarction.  

Spasmodic movements resembling chorea.  

The space between the equator of the lens and the ciliary body.  

A vesicular lung sound that is lower pitched and louder than normal.  

A solution in which the solute is suspended and not dissolved, such as gelatin or albumin. A uniform system comprising either individual, substantial molecules like proteins or clusters of smaller molecules suspended within a liquid, solid, or gas. Colloidal mixtures in which solid particles make up the dispersed phase and a liquid serves as the…

Minute quantities of cobra venom in sterile physiological salt solution.  

The intense first heart sound heard in mitral stenosis.  

A sling made by placing the center of the cravat under the wrist or forearm with the ends tied around the neck.  

A rehabilitation device to assist upper extremity motion; it suspends the arm by way of an overhead frame and a pulley and weight system.