| carcinomatosis | A condition resulting from widespread dissemination of carcinoma in multiple sites in various organs or tissues of the body; sometimes also used in relation to involvement of a relatively large region of the body. Synonym: carcinosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| carcinomatous | Pertaining to or manifesting the characteristic properties of carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinomatous encephalomyelopathy | An encephalomyelopathy as a remote effect of carcinoma, most often oat cell carcinoma of the lung; characterised by extensive nerve cell loss, which may be diffuse, but often predominates in particular portions of the central nervous system, particularly the limbic lobes, medulla, cerebellum, and gray matter of the spinal cord. Synonym: carcinomatous encephalomyelopathy, encephalomyelitis associated with carcinoma, paracarcinomatous encephalomyelopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinomatous implants | Transference of carcinoma cells from a primary tumour to adjacent tissues where growth continues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinomatous myelopathy | Degeneration or necrosis of the spinal cord associated with a carcinoma. Synonym: paracarcinomatous myelopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinomatous myopathy | <syndrome> A condition characterised by muscle weakness that is similar to the symptoms of myasthenia gravis. For this reason, it has been referred to as myasthenic syndrome. This disorder is caused by an insufficient release of neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) by the nerve cells. Unlike myasthenia gravis, as muscle contractions are continued, strength will increase. The cause of Lambert-Eaton syndrome is unknown, but is usually associated with small cell carcinoma of the lung or an autoimmune illness. (27 Sep 1997) |
| carcinomatous neuromyopathy | Neuromyopathy associated with carcinoma, especially of the lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinomatous pericarditis | Pericarditis due to infiltration of carcinomatous cells, usually from surrounding structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinophobia | <psychology> A morbid fear of acquiring a malignant growth. Synonym: carcinophobia. Origin: cancer + G. Phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinosarcoma | A malignant neoplasm that contains elements of carcinoma and sarcoma so extensively intermixed as to indicate neoplasia of epithelial and mesenchymal tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carcinosis | The extensive spread of cancer throughout the body. (09 Oct 1997) |
| carcinostatic | 1. Pertaining to an arresting or inhibitory effect on the development or progression of a carcinoma. 2. An agent that manifests such an effect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcoma | Dark red-brown or mahogany-coloured granular material that occurs in human faeces in tropical regions; it yields a chemical reaction similar to that of urobilinogen and is composed of calcium oxide, iron, phosphoric and carbonic acids, urobilinogen, cholerythrogen, and other organic matter in varying proportions. Origin: Sp. Wood dust under the bark of a tree, caused by the wood louse (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardamom | Grains of paradise. Dried ripe seeds of Elettaria cardamomum; used for flavoring baked goods, confectionery, curry powder, and in the manufacture of oil of cardamom which is used for flavoring liqueurs. Pharmaceutical aid (flavor); adjuvant and carminative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardanolides | The aglycone constituents of cardiac glycosides. The ring structure is basically a cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus attached to a lactone ring at the c-17 position. (12 Dec 1998) |