| climacteric | <plant biology> A particular stage of fruit ripening, characterised by a surge of respiratory activity and usually coinciding with full ripeness and flavour in the fruit. Its appearance is hastened by ethylene at low concentrations. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| climacteric psychosis | An obsolete term for involutional psychosis associated with the climacteric. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climacteric syndrome | <syndrome> Recurring symptoms experienced by some women during the climacteric period; they include hot flashes, chills, headache, irritability, and depression. Synonym: climacteric syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climacterium | <plant biology> A particular stage of fruit ripening, characterised by a surge of respiratory activity and usually coinciding with full ripeness and flavour in the fruit. Its appearance is hastened by ethylene at low concentrations. (18 Nov 1997) |
| climatic | Of or relating to the climate (the general weather of an area). (09 Oct 1997) |
| climatic bubo | A venereal infection usually caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, and characterised by a transient genital ulcer and inguinal adenopathy in the male; in the female, perirectal lymph nodes are involved and rectal stricture is a common occurrence. Synonym: climatic bubo, Favre-Durand-Nicholas disease, lymphogranuloma inguinale, Nicolas-Favre disease, sixth venereal disease, tropical bubo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climatic keratopathy | A bilateral, symmetrical corneal dystrophy caused by prolonged exposure to extremes of heat or cold; nodular opacities are limited to the interpalpebral area and vision is only mildly affected. Synonym: Labrador keratopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climatology | The study of climate and its relation to disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climatotherapy | Treatment of disease by removal of the patient to a region having a climate more favourable for recovery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climax | 1. The height or acme of a disease; its stage of greatest severity. Synonym: orgasm. Origin: G. Klimax, staircase (05 Mar 2000) |
| climbing fibres | Nerve fibre's in the cerebellar cortex that synapse upon smooth branchlets of Purkinje cell dendrites. (05 Mar 2000) |
| climograph | A diagram showing the effect of climate on health. Origin: G. Klima, climate, + grapho, to record (05 Mar 2000) |
| clindamycin | <drug> An antibiotic that may be an alternative treatment for PCP and toxoplasmosis. The most common side effect is diarrhoea. Overgrowth of an intestinal bacterium called Clostridium difficile is responsible for the diarrhoea during clindamycin therapy. (12 Jan 1998) |
| cline | A systematic relation between location and the frequencies of alleles; lines connecting points of equal frequency are termed isoclines, and the direction of the cline at any point is at right angles to an isocline. Origin: G. Klino, to slope (05 Mar 2000) |
| clinic | 1. An institution, building, or part of a building where ambulatory patients are cared for. 2. An institution, building, or part of a building in which medical instruction is given to students by means of demonstrations in the presence of the sick. 3. A lecture or symposium on a subject relating to disease. Origin: G. Kline, bed (05 Mar 2000) |