| carbromal | An obsolete hypnotic agent which is a monoureide-containing bromine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| carbuncle | A Staphylococcal skin infection which involves a hair follicle, often referred to as a boil or a furuncle. A group of boils is known as a carbuncle. Symptoms and findings include a tender pea-sized (or larger), red nodule, may ooze pus or weep. Treatment includes warm, wet compresses several times a day. Oral or topical antibiotics may be indicated in some cases. (27 Sep 1997) |
| carbuncles | A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms inside the body. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in treating abscesses. The main treatments include hot packs and draining ( lancing ) the abscess, but only when it is soft and ready to drain. If you have a fever or long-term illness, such as cancer or diabetes, or are taking medications that suppress the immune system, you should contact your healthcare practitioner if you develop an abscess. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbuncular | Relating to a carbuncle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbunculosis | A Staphylococcal skin infection which involves a hair follicle, often referred to as a boil or a furuncle. A group of boils is known as a carbuncle. Symptoms and findings include a tender pea-sized (or larger), red nodule, may ooze pus or weep. Treatment includes warm, wet compresses several times a day. Oral or topical antibiotics may be indicated in some cases. (27 Sep 1997) |
| carburet | 1. Archaic term for carbide. 2. To combine with carbon. 3. To enrich a gas with volatile hydrocarbons, as in a carburetor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbutamide | <chemical> A sulfonylurea antidiabetic agent with similar actions and uses to chlorpropamide. Pharmacological action: hypoglycaemic agents. Chemical name: Benzenesulfonamide, 4-amino-N-((butylamino)carbonyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbuterol hydrochloride | [5-[2-(tert-Butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl]-2-hydro xyphenyl]urea monohydrochloride;a sympathomimetic drug with bronchodilatory activity. (05 Mar 2000) |