| camptocormia | Static, often marked forward flexion of the trunk; usually manifestation of conversion reaction. Synonym: camptospasm, prosternation. Origin: G. Kamptos, bent, + kormos, trunk of a tree (05 Mar 2000) |
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| camptodactyly | Camptodactylia Permanent flexion of one or both interphalangeal joints of one or more fingers, usually the little finger; often congenital in origin. Synonym: camplodactyly, streblodactyly. Origin: G. Kamptos, bent, + daktylos, finger (05 Mar 2000) |
| camptomelia | A skeletal dysplasia characterised by a bending of the long bones of the extremities, resulting in a permanent bowing or curvature of the affected part. Origin: G. Kamptos, bent, + melos, limb (05 Mar 2000) |
| camptomelic | Denoting or characteristic of camptomelia. See: camptomelic syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| camptomelic dwarfism | Dwarfism with shortening of the lower limbs due to anterior bending of the femur and tibia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| camptomelic syndrome | <syndrome> Also associated with flat facies, short vertebrae, hypoplastic scapula, and bowed tibia. Synonym: osteochondrodysplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| camptospasm | Static, often marked forward flexion of the trunk; usually manifestation of conversion reaction. Synonym: camptospasm, prosternation. Origin: G. Kamptos, bent, + kormos, trunk of a tree (05 Mar 2000) |
| camptothecin | This alkaloid was originallyisolated from a Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata but has alsobeen found in the nothapodytes tree (Nothapodytes foetida). It isthe first known naturally-produced DNA topoisomerase Iinhibitor, and as such is being heavilly researched as atreatment for a wide variety of cancers. (09 Oct 1997) |