| clicking rale | Short, sticking sound usually associated with opening of small bronchi on deep breathing, sometimes heard in early pulmonary tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| clicking tinnitus | An objective clicking sound in the ear in cases of chronic catarrhal otitis media; it may be audible to the bystander as well as to the patient and is supposed to be due to an opening and closing of the mouth of the eustachian tube, or to a rhythmical spasm of the velum palati. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clid- | See: clido-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clidal | Relating to the clavicle. Synonym: clidal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clidinium bromide | 3-Hydroxy-1-methylquinuclidinium bromide benzilate;an anticholinergic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clido- | Clid- The clavicle. See: cleido-. Origin: G. Kleis, bar, bolt (05 Mar 2000) |
| clidocostal | Relating to the clavicle and a rib. Synonym: clidocostal. Origin: cleido-+ L. Costa, rib (05 Mar 2000) |
| clidocranial | Relating to the clavicle and the cranium. Synonym: clidocranial. Origin: G. Kleis, clavicle, + kranion, cranium (05 Mar 2000) |
| clidoic | Cleidoic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| client-centreed therapy | A system of nondirective psychotherapy based on the assumption that the client (patient) both has the internal resources to improve and is in the best position to resolve his or her own personality dysfunction, provided that the therapist can establish a permissive, accepting, and genuine atmosphere in which the client feels free to discuss problems and to obtain insight into them in order to achieve self-actualization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climacophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of stairs or of climbing. Origin: G. Klimax, ladder, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| climacteric | <plant biology> A particular stage of fruit ripening, characterised by a surge of respiratory activity and usually coinciding with full ripeness and flavour in the fruit. Its appearance is hastened by ethylene at low concentrations. (18 Nov 1997) |
| climacteric psychosis | An obsolete term for involutional psychosis associated with the climacteric. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climacteric syndrome | <syndrome> Recurring symptoms experienced by some women during the climacteric period; they include hot flashes, chills, headache, irritability, and depression. Synonym: climacteric syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climacterium | <plant biology> A particular stage of fruit ripening, characterised by a surge of respiratory activity and usually coinciding with full ripeness and flavour in the fruit. Its appearance is hastened by ethylene at low concentrations. (18 Nov 1997) |