| cutaneous cervical nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the cervical plexus that supplies the skin over the anterior triangle of the neck. Synonym: nervus transversus colli, cutaneous cervical nerve, nervus cervicalis superficialis, superficial cervical nerve, transverse nerve of neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cutaneous diphtheria | An ulcer resulting from infection of the skin by Corynebacterium diphtheriae; systemic manifestations are the same as those of pharyngeal diphtheria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous emphysema | The presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue, may be seen in cases of pneumothorax. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cutaneous fistula | An abnormal passage or communication leading from an internal organ to the surface of the body, as bronchocutaneous, vesicocutaneous, renocutaneous, colocutaneous, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cutaneous focal mucinosis | Flesh-coloured papules of the skin, composed of homogenous mucinous material with scattered fibroblasts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous gangrene | Gangrene of the skin characterised by sloughing; may occur in shingles or in any acute infection that interferes with superficial circulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous glands | Any of the glands of the skin. Synonym: glandulae cutis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous graft versus host reaction | An acute erythematous maculopapular reaction with bulla formation in the most severe cases; chronic changes may resemble lichen planus or scleroderma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous habronaemiasis | Chronic granulomatous sores on the skin of horses caused by fly-borne larvae of Draschia megastoma (primarily), Habronema muscae, and habronaemiasis majus which are deposited in skin wounds; the lesions are characterised by being pulpy and persistent but usually regress spontaneously in winter. Synonym: summer sores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous haemorrhoids | Hyperplasia of the connective tissue in one or more of the normal radiating folds of the skin immediately surrounding the anus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous horn | A protruding keratotic growth of the skin; the base may show changes of actinic keratosis or carcinoma. Synonym: cornu cutaneum, warty horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous larva migrans | <dermatology, microbiology> Also called creeping eruption. This condition results from infection of the human skin by the larvae of the dog and cat hookworm, A. Brasiliense. The result is a red, raised, tunnel on the surface of the skin. Severe itching is common. Beaches and other moist sandy areas are common locations for infection. Thiabendazole is the drug of choice. (13 Nov 1997) |
| cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane | The thin layer of skin on the external surface of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous leishmaniasis | Infection with promastigotes (leptomonads) of Leishmania tropica and of leishmaniasis major inoculated into the skin by the bite of an infected sandfly, Phlebotomus (commonly P. Papatasi); it is endemic in parts of Asia Minor, northern Africa, and India, and is known by innumerable names, each indicating its locality (e.g., Aleppo, Baghdad, Delhi, or Jericho boil; Aden ulcer; Biskra button); the ulcer begins as a papule that enlarges to a nodule and then breaks down into an ulcer. Two distinctive clinical and epidemiological diseases are recognised, the more common and widespread zoonotic rural disease with a moist acute form, caused by L. Major, with reservoir rodent hosts; and an urban, anthroponotic, dry, chronic form of leishmaniasis caused by leishmaniasis tropica, without a reservoir host, and now largely controlled. See: zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. Synonym: juccuya, Old World leishmaniasis, tropical sore. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous loop ureterostomy | A stoma constructed of ureter at skin level for drainage of urine. This may be an end stoma or a loop stoma. Usually performed because of distal obstruction. Synonym: cutaneous loop ureterostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous sensation |
a sensation localized on the skin
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| culdoscope |
a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs
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endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina
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| Culex |
type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
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| curet |
curette: a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
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| CU | a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation |
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| CU | (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively |
| CU | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment |
| CU | prepare for crops |
| CU | foster the growth of |
| CU | train to be discriminative |
| CU | (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing |
| CU | marked by refinement in taste and manners |
| CU | no longer in the natural state |
| CU | any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers |
| CU | perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots |
| CU | widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked |