| Carteaud, Alexandre | <person> French physician, *1897. See: Gougerot-Carteaud syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| carteolol | <chemical> A beta-adrenergic antagonist used as an anti-arrhythmia agent, an anti-angina agent, an antihypertensive agent, and an antiglaucoma agent. Pharmacological action: adrenergic beta-antagonists, anti-arrhythmia agents, antihypertensive agents, sympatholytics. Chemical name: 2(1H)-Quinolinone, 5-(3-((1,1-dimethylethyl)amino)-2-hydroxypropoxy)-3,4-dihydro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| Carter's black mycetoma | Mycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis which is prevalent in Italy, parts of Africa, and India; the exuded granules are black. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Carter's fever | An Asiatic relapsing fever caused by Borrelia carteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Carter, Henry | <person> Anglo-Indian physician, 1831-1897. See: Carter's fever, Carter's black mycetoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartesian | Relating to Cartesius, Latinised form of Descartes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartesian nomogram | A nomogram based on rectangular coordinates, representing two variables, on which a family of isopleths is superimposed for each of the additional variables involved. Origin: from R. Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1596-1650 (05 Mar 2000) |
| carthamus | The dried florets of Carthamus tinctorius (family Compositae). See: safflower oil. Synonym: safflower. Origin: Ar. Qurtum, fr. Qartama, paint; the plant yields a dye (05 Mar 2000) |
| carticaine | <chemical> A thiophene-containing local anaesthetic pharmacologically similar to mepivacaine. Pharmacological action: anaesthetics, local. Chemical name: 2-Thiophenecarboxylic acid, 4-methyl-3-((1-oxo-2-(propylamino)propyl)amino)-, methyl ester, monohydrochloride (12 Dec 1998) |
| cartilage | <pathology> Connective tissue dominated by extracellular matrix containing collagen type II and large amounts of proteoglycan, particularly chondroitin sulphate. Cartilage is more flexible and compressible than bone and often serves as an early skeletal framework, becoming mineralised as the animal ages. Cartilage is produced by chondrocytes that come to lie in small lacunae surrounded by the matrix they have secreted. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cartilage bone | A bone that develops in a cartilage environment after the latter is partially or entirely destroyed by calcification and subsequent resorption. Synonym: cartilage bone, replacement bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilage capsule | The more intensely basophilic matrix in hyaline cartilage surrounding the lacunae in which the cartilage cells lie. Synonym: territorial matrix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilage cell | <pathology> Differentiated cell responsible for secretion of extracellular matrix of cartilage. (15 Jan 1998) |
| cartilage knife | A very stiff scalpel-shaped knife used in cutting cartilage. Synonym: cartilage knife, ecchondrotome. Origin: chondro-+ G. Tome, cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilage lacuna | A cavity within the matrix of cartilage, occupied by a chondrocyte. Synonym: cartilage space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crash cart | A movable collection of emergency equipment and supplies meant to be readily available for resuscitative effort. It includes medication as well as the equipment for defibrillation, intubation, intravenous medication, and passage of central lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
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