| Chassaignac's space | Potential space between the pectoralis major and the mammary gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| Chaudhry | Anand P. See: Gorlin-Chaudhry-Moss syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chauffard | Anatole M.E., French physician, 1855-1932. See: Chauffard's syndrome, Still-Chauffard syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chauffard's syndrome | <syndrome> The symptoms of Still's disease in one suffering from bovine or other nonhuman form of tuberculosis. Synonym: Still-Chauffard syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chauffer's fracture | A fracture of the wrist that is characterised by an oblique fracture of the radial styloid. (27 Sep 1997) |
| chauffeur's fracture | <radiology> Radial styloid fracture due to direct blow, (so named because of trauma from hand-cranked starters) see: wrist fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
| chaulmoogra oil | The fixed oil expressed from seeds of Taraktogenos kurzii and Hydnocarpus wightiana (family Flacourtiaceae); formerly used in the treatment of leprosy. Synonym: gynocardia oil, hydnocarpus oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chaussier | Francois, French physician, 1746-1828. See: Chaussier's areola, Chaussier's line, Chaussier's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chaussier's areola | A ring of indurated tissue surrounding the lesion of cutaneous anthrax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chaussier's line | The anteroposterior line of the corpus callosum as appearing on median section of the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chaussier's sign | <clinical sign> Severe pain in the epigastrium, a prodrome of eclampsia; may be of central origin or caused by distention of the capsule of liver by haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |