| cardamom | Grains of paradise. Dried ripe seeds of Elettaria cardamomum; used for flavoring baked goods, confectionery, curry powder, and in the manufacture of oil of cardamom which is used for flavoring liqueurs. Pharmaceutical aid (flavor); adjuvant and carminative. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cardanolides | The aglycone constituents of cardiac glycosides. The ring structure is basically a cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus attached to a lactone ring at the c-17 position. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Carden's amputation | Transcondylar amputation of the leg, the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Carden, Henry | <person> British surgeon, +1872. See: Carden's amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardenolide | A class of cardiac glycosides containing a five-membered lactone ring (e.g., the Digitalis glycosides). (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardenolides | C(23)-steroids with methyl groups at c-10 and c-13 and a five-membered lactone at c-17. They are aglycone constituents of cardiac glycosides and must have at least one double bond in the molecule. The class includes cardadienolides and cardatrienolides. Members include digitoxin and digoxin and their derivatives and the strophanthins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardia | The part of the stomach immediately adjacent to and surrounding the cardiac opening of the oesophagus, distinguished only by the presence of the cardiac glands, and lacking acid (parietal) and pepsin (chief) cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiac | <cardiology> Pertaining to the heart. Origin: L. Cardiacus from Gr. Kardiakos (16 Dec 1997) |
| cardiac accident | Sudden cardiac catastrophe, such as may result from coronary occlusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac albuminuria | Albuminuria caused by congestive heart failure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac alternation | The occurrence of any cardiac phenomenon every other beat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac aneurysm | Thinning, stretching, and bulging of a weakened ventricular wall, usually as a result of myocardial infarction; rarely postinflammatory or congenital. Synonym: mural aneurysm, ventricular aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac arrest | This refers to the complete cessation of cardiac activity (heartbeat). (27 Sep 1997) |
| cardiac arrhythmia | A disturbance the electrical activity of the heart that manifests as an abnormality in heart rate or heart rhythm. Patients with a cardiac arrhythmia may experience a wide variety of symptoms ranging from palpitations to fainting. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cardiac asthma | An asthmatic attack, the bronchoconstriction being secondary to the pulmonary congestion and oedema of left ventricular failure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punch card | A card on which data are stored by means of holes made in specified positions so that data can be sorted, processed, and analyzed. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| treatment card | <dentistry> A sheet of paper or special index card used to record your treatment progress. (08 Jan 1998) |
| Fridenberg's stigometric card test | An obsolete test of vision and accommodation for illiterates, using a card containing a series of dots and squares of graduated size, to be counted at various distances. (05 Mar 2000) |