| carpectomy | Excision of a portion or all of the carpus. Origin: G. Karpos, wrist, + ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
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| carpel | <plant biology> An organ (generally believed to be a modified foliar unit) at the centre of a flower, bearing one or more ovules and having its margins fused together or with other carpels to enclose the ovule in an ovary, and consisting also of a stigma and usually a style. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Carpenter's syndrome | <syndrome> The association of primary hypothyroidism, primary adrenocortical insufficiency, and diabetes mellitus. Origin: C. C. J. Carpenter Synonym: acrocephalopolysyndactyly. Origin: G. Carpenter (05 Mar 2000) |
| Carpenter, Charles | <person> U.S. Immunologist, *1931. See: Carpenter's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Carpenter, George | <person> British physician, 1859-1910. See: Carpenter's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Carpentier-Edwards valve | A bioprosthetic valve made from preserved porcine aortic valves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carphenazine maleate | 110-(3-[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinyl]propyl)phenothia zine-2-yl-1-propanone bis(hydrogen maleate);a phenothiazine tranquilliser of the piperazine group. Functionally classified as an antipsychotic agent, it is used in the treatment of chronic and acute schizophrenia; also possesses antiemetic, adrenolytic, anticholinergic, and dopamine-blocking actions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carphology | Synonym: floccillation. Origin: G. Karphologein (05 Mar 2000) |
| carpi | The pleural of carpus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carpitis | Carpal arthritis in the horse and other animals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carpocarpal | 1. Relating to the central part of the carpus. Synonym: mediocarpal. 2. Denoting the articulation between the two rows of carpal bones. Synonym: carpocarpal. Synonym: mediocarpal, mesocarpal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Carpoglyptus | A genus of mites including Carpoglyptus passularum, the fruit mite, which causes a dermatitis among handlers of dried fruit. Origin: G. Karpos, fruit, + glypho,, to carve (05 Mar 2000) |
| carpometacarpal | Relating to both carpus and metacarpus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carpometacarpal joint of thumb | The saddle-shaped synovial articulation between the trapezium and the base of the first metacarpal bone. Synonym: articulatio carpometacarpea pollicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carpometacarpal joints | The synovial joints between the carpal and metacarpal bones; these are all plane joints except that of the thumb, which is saddle-shaped. Synonym: articulationes carpometacarpeae. (05 Mar 2000) |