| chasmogamy | The opening of the perianth of a flower for the purpose of fertilization, contrast with cleistogamous. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| Chassaignac's space | Potential space between the pectoralis major and the mammary gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chassaignac's tubercle | The anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger. Synonym: tuberculum caroticum, Chassaignac's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chassaignac, Edouard | <person> French surgeon, 1804-1879. See: Chassaignac's space, Chassaignac's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chastek | Surname of the owner of a farm on which the disease later known as Chastek paralysis was first reported. See: Chastek paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chastek paralysis | A disease of foxes and mink caused by feeding on raw fish of certain types which contain an enzyme destructive of thiamin; the thiamin deficiency causes loss of appetite, emaciation, and finally paralysis and death. (05 Mar 2000) |