| circus rhythm | A contraction or excitation wave traveling continuously in circular fashion around a ring of muscle or through the wall of the heart. Synonym: circus rhythm. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cirrhogenous | Cirrhogenic Rarely used term for tending to the development of cirrhosis. Origin: G. Kirrhos, yellow (liver), + -gen, producing (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirrhonosus | A disease of the foetus marked anatomically by a yellow staining of the peritoneum and pleura. Origin: G. Kirrhos, yellow (liver), + nosos, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirrhosis | <gastroenterology> Liver disease characterised pathologically by loss of the normal microscopic lobular architecture, with fibrosis and nodular regeneration. The term is sometimes used to refer to chronic interstitial inflammation of any organ. Origin: Gr. Kirrhos = orange yellow (18 Nov 1997) |
| cirrhotic | Relating to or affected with cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirri | <cell biology> Large motor organelles of hypotrich ciliates: formed from fused cilia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cirrous | Relating to or having cirri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirrus | A structure formed from a cluster or tuft of fused cilia, constituting one of the sensory or locomotor organs of certain ciliate protozoa. Origin: L. A curl (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirsectomy | An obsolete term for excision of a section of a varicose vein. Origin: G. Kirsos, varix, + ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirsocele | Synonym: varicocele. Origin: G. Kirsos, varix, + kele, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirsodesis | An obsolete term for ligation of varicose veins. Origin: G. Kirsos, varix, + desis, a binding, fr. Deo, to bind (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirsoid | Synonym: variciform. Origin: G. Kirsos, varix, + eidos, appearance (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirsoid aneurysm | Dilation of a group of blood vessels owing to congenital malformation with arteriovenous shunting. Synonym: cirsoid varix, racemose aneurysm, racemose haemangioma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirsoid varix | Dilation of a group of blood vessels owing to congenital malformation with arteriovenous shunting. Synonym: cirsoid varix, racemose aneurysm, racemose haemangioma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cirsomphalos | Rarely used term for caput medusae Origin: G. Kirsos, varix, + omphalos, umbilicus (05 Mar 2000) |