| cradle | A frame used to keep bedclothes from coming in contact with an injured patient. Origin: M.E. Cradel (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cradle cap | <dermatology> A form of seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp in infants that is characterised by flaky or scaly skin which may be reddened. May involve the skin on the nose, eyebrows, scalp, ears and skin of the trunk (in skin folds). A weak 0.5% hydrocortisone cream can be effective in controlling this problem. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Crafoord clamp | A clamp used in heart, lung, and vascular operations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crafoord, Clarence | <person> Swedish surgeon, *1899. See: Crafoord clamp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craft palsy | Professional neurosis, a disorder of a group of muscles used chiefly in one's occupation, marked by the occurrence of spasm, paresis, or incoordination on attempt to repeat the habitual movements; e.g., writer's cramp; probably a focal dystonia. Synonym: craft palsy, functional spasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Craigia | An obsolete generic term for a group of amoebas now recognised as Entamoeba. Origin: C. Craig (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cramer wire splint | A flexible splint consisting of two stout parallel wires with finer cross wires. Synonym: Cramer wire splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cramer, Friedrich | <person> German surgeon, 1847-1903. See: Cramer wire splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cramp | 1. A painful muscle spasm caused by prolonged tetanic contraction. 2. A localised muscle spasm related to occupational use, qualified according to the occupation of the sufferer; e.g., seamstress's cramp, writer's cramp. Origin: M.E. Crampe, fr. O. Fr., fr. Germanic (05 Mar 2000) |
| cramp,writer's | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Crampton test | A test for physical condition and resistance; a record is made of the pulse and the blood pressure in the recumbent and in the standing position, and the difference is graded from the theoretical perfection of 100 (seldom attained) downward (a reading of 75 is considered excellent, 65 poor); high values indicate a good physical resistance but low ones indicate weakness and a liability to shock after an operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crampton's line | A line from the apex of the cartilage of the last rib downward and forward nearly to the crest of the ilium, then forward parallel with it to a little below the anterior superior spine; a guide to the common iliac artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crampton's muscle | <anatomy> The part of the ciliary muscle formed by the meridional fibres. Synonym: Crampton's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crampton, Charles | <person> U.S. Physician, *1877. See: Crampton test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crampton, Sir Philip | <person> Irish surgeon, 1777-1858. See: Crampton's line, Crampton's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |