| cone granule | Nucleus of a retinal cell connecting with one of the cones. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cone of light | A triangular area at the anterior inferior part of the tympanic membrane, running from the umbo to the periphery, where there is seen a bright reflection of light. Synonym: cone of light, light reflex, Politzer's luminous cone, red reflex, Wilde's triangle. Malacarne's pyramid, a lobule on the undersurface of the cerebellum, the posterior portion of the vermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cone vision | Vision when the eye is light-adapted. See: light adaptation, light-adapted eye. Synonym: cone vision, photopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conessi | The bark of Holarrhena antidysenterica (family Apocynaceae), an Indian tree; used as an astringent and in the treatment of dysentery and amoebiasis. Synonym: kurchi bark. Origin: E. Ind. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conessine | Roquessine; 3b-(dimethylamino)con-5-enine; 3b-dimethylamino-18a:20a-methylimino-5-pregnene;a steroid alkaloid derived from Holarrhena antidysenterica (conessi); a yellow astringent, used in the treatment of amoebic dysentery and vaginal trichomoniasis. Synonym: neriine, wrightine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conexus | Official alternate term for connection, connection. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conexus intertendineus | An alternate term for intertendinous connections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| confabulation | <psychiatry> Fabrication of detailed, plausible experiences and events to cover gaps in memory. May occur as a feature of Wernicke's encephalopathy. (05 Jan 1998) |
| confectio | Synonym: confection. Origin: L. Fr. Conficio, pp. -fectus, to make ready, prepare (05 Mar 2000) |
| confection | A pharmaceutical preparation consisting of a drug mixed with honey or syrup; a soft solid, sometimes used as an excipient for pill masses. Synonym: confectio, conserve, electuary. Origin: L. Confectio (05 Mar 2000) |
| confertus | Arranged closely together; coalescing. Origin: L. Confercio, pp. -fertus, to cram together, fr. Farcio, to fill full, cram (05 Mar 2000) |
| confidence interval | A range of values for a variable of interest, constructed so that this range has a specified probability of including the true value of the variable. (05 Mar 2000) |
| confidence intervals | A range of values for a variable of interest, e.g., a rate, constructed so that this range has a specified probability of including the true value of the variable. (12 Dec 1998) |
| confidentiality | Entrusted communication of information which is considered private and implies an ethical or legal principle. (12 Dec 1998) |
| configuration | <chemistry> The three-dimensional arrangement of an organic molecule that is caused by: double bonds that prevent free rotation, or chiral centres that haveside groups arranged around them in a particular order. A configurational isomer cannot be turned into another configuration without breaking covalent bonds. (09 Oct 1997) |