| curlicue ureter | Term given to the radiographic appearance of an opacified ureter, herniated through the sciatic foramen; a very rare condition. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Curling's ulcer | An ulcer of the duodenum in a patient with extensive superficial burns, intracranial lesions, or severe bodily injury. Synonym: stress ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Curling, Thomas | <person> English surgeon, 1811-1888. See: Curling's ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| currant jelly clot | A jelly-like mass of red blood cells and fibrin formed by the in vitro or postmortem clotting of whole or sedimented blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| current | <chemistry> The amount of charge carried per unit time. (09 Jan 1998) |
| current density | <radiobiology> Amount of current flowing through a substance, per unit area perpendicular to the direction of current flow. (See also density) (09 Oct 1997) |
| current drive | <radiobiology> Any of a variety of techniques used to cause current flow in a plasma. See inductive current drive, RF current drive, non-inductive current drive. Usually applied to schemes used to generate current in tokamaks and other toroidal devices which require internal plasma currents. See: bootstrap current. (09 Oct 1997) |
| current of injury | The current set up when an injured part of a nerve, muscle, or other excitable tissue is connected through a conductor with the uninjured region; the injured tissue is negative to the uninjured. Synonym: demarcation current. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curriculum | A course of study offered by an educational institution. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Curschmann's disease | Hyaloserositis of the liver. Synonym: Curschmann's disease, icing liver, sugar-icing liver, zuckergussleber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Curschmann, Heinrich | <person> German physician, 1846-1910. See: Curschmann's disease, Curschmann's spirals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curse | An affliction thought to be invoked by a malevolent spirit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Curtis, Arthur | <person> U.S. Gynecologist, 1881-1955. See: Fitz-Hugh and Curtis syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curvatura | Synonym: curvature. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curvatura ventriculi major | The border of the stomach to which the greater omentum is attached. Synonym: curvatura ventriculi major. (05 Mar 2000) |