Medical terms beginning with C

A rare, inherited disorder marked by tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and tumors that form in embryonic nervous tissue in the head, neck, and torso.

A rare, inherited disorder marked by tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and tumors that form in embryonic nervous tissue in the head, neck, and torso.

Carnitine is a naturally occurring compound that shuttles fatty acids into cells' mitochondria so they can be converted into usable energy.

Carotenoids are plant pigments responsible for red, orange, and yellow coloring in produce, some of which the body converts into vitamin A.

Narrowing here is one of the more treatable roads to stroke, which is why neck vessels are imaged after brief neurological symptoms.

The little finger is spared because a different nerve supplies it, and that pattern is the most useful clue available.

No blood supply and no nerves: cartilage neither heals well nor hurts directly, so joint pain comes from the structures around it.

A drug used to treat high blood pressure and certain heart problems.

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents.

A detailed report of the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient.

A group or series of case reports involving patients who were given similar treatment.

A study that compares two groups of people: those with the disease or condition under study (cases) and a very similar group of people who do not have the disease or condition (controls).

Castleman disease is a rare disorder of lymph node tissue that ranges from a single, localized growth to a systemic form affecting the whole body.

Removal or destruction of the testicles or ovaries using radiation, surgery, or drugs.

A chemotherapy combination used to treat endometrial, ovarian, head and neck cancers, and non-small cell lung cancer that has spread.

The older name survives in speech, though modern scanners sweep in a spiral and the axial part of it no longer describes them.

A monoclonal antibody linked to a toxic substance.

A blood pressure tablet that works from inside the brain, quieting the nerve traffic that keeps vessels tight.

A condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy.

A chemical originally isolated from a type of mimosa tree.