| calf | Synonym: sural region. 2. A young bovine animal, male or female. Origin: Gael. Kalpa (05 Mar 2000) |
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| calf diphtheria | A necrotic oropharyngolaryngitis of calves associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum infection that may spread to the lungs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calf pump | Muscular activity of calf that promotes venous flow towards the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calf-bone | Synonym: fibula. 2. Bone from a calf (young cow) used in orthopaedic reconstruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calgranulins | Calcium binding myeloid associated proteins (8 kD and 14 kD, also called p8, 14 and as MRP 8, MRP 14) expressed at high levels in neutrophils and monocytes but lost during differentiation to macrophages. Related to migration-inhibitory factor (MIF). Associated with keratinocyte cytoskeleton. Part of the S100 family. (18 Nov 1997) |
| caliber | The diameter of a hollow tubular structure. (07 Apr 1998) |
| calibrate | 1. To graduate or standardise any measuring instrument. 2. To measure the diameter of a tubular structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calibration | Determination, by measurement or comparison with a standard, of the correct value of each scale reading on a meter or other measuring instrument; or determination of the settings of a control device that correspond to particular values of voltage, current, frequency or other output. (12 Dec 1998) |
| calibrator | A standard or reference material or substance used to standardise or calibrate an instrument or laboratory procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calibre | The diameter of a hollow tubular structure. (07 Apr 1998) |
| caliceal | Relating to the calix. Synonym: calyceal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calicectasis | Synonym: caliectasis. Origin: calix + G. Ektasis, dilation (05 Mar 2000) |
| calicectomy | Synonym: calicotomy. Origin: calix, + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| calices | Plural of calix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calices renales majores | The primary subdivisions of the renal pelvis, usually two or three in number. Synonym: calices renales majores. (05 Mar 2000) |