Medical terms beginning with C

Cold used to soothe and cold used to kill tissue share one name, separated only by how far the temperature is taken.

A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum.

CSF is the fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord, providing cushioning and a pathway for clearing waste from the central nervous system.

CSP is an older abbreviation for a phyllodes tumor, a fibroepithelial breast growth that is usually benign despite its historical name.

A method to examine the inside of the colon by taking a series of x-rays.

A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles.

A form of the anticancer drug paclitaxel combined with a protein called poliglumex that may have fewer side effects and work better than paclitaxel.

A form of the anticancer drug camptothecin that may have fewer side effects and work better than camptothecin.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

The scan can find a growth but cannot remove or sample one, so anything suspicious still ends in a scope procedure.

A three-letter shorthand for cyclophosphamide, a drug that arrives inactive and has to be switched on by the liver.

Volume, not length: reporting a lesion in cubic centimeters captures how much of it there is, which three measurements alone do not.

The ability to understand, interact, and work well with people of different cultures.

Group patterns describe tendencies and never individuals, so assuming a belief from someone's background is its own error.

A living cell kept and multiplied outside the body, where it can be watched, treated and counted in ways a person cannot be.

Cells of a single type (human, animal, or plant) that have been adapted to grow continuously in the laboratory and are used in research.

In medicine, the total amount of a drug or radiation given to a patient over time; for example, the total dose of radiation given in a series of radiation treatments.

The total amount of a substance or radiation that a person is exposed to over time.