| Chauffard | Anatole M.E., French physician, 1855-1932. See: Chauffard's syndrome, Still-Chauffard syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| Chauveau | J.-B. Auguste, French veterinarian, physiologist, and microbiologist, 1827-1917. See: Chauveau's bacterium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chauveau's bacterium | Former name for Clostridium chauvoei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chayes | Herman E.S., U.S. Prosthodontist, 1880-1933. See: Chayes' method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chayes' method | A method of replacing lost teeth utilizing a mechanical device for the fixation and stabilization of the dental prosthesis which allows "movement in function" of the abutment teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |