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- Ductal carcinoma in situ See: DCIS
- CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) A watery fluid, continuously produced and absorbed, which flows in the ventricles (cavities) within the brain…
- Coprophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of coprophobia experience anxiety even…
- Centric-fusion translocation A type of chromosome rearrangement, also called a Robertsonian translocation, in which there is fusion of an…
- Nephrotomogram A series of special x-rays of the kidneys. The x-rays are taken from different angles. They show the kidneys…
- Distention The state of being distended, enlarged, swollen from internal pressure. For example, on inhalation there is…
- Cyclooxygenase Abbreviated cox. See: Cox-1; Cox-2
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