| creatinine clearance test | <investigation, nephrology> A test of the amount of creatinine in blood or in blood and urine shows if the kidneys are working right or if one or both are diseased. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| creatinine coefficient | The number of milligrams of creatinine excreted daily per kilogram of body weight. (05 Mar 2000) |
| creatinine deiminase | <enzyme> Enzyme sometimes called creatininase, do not confuse with EC 3.5.2.10 Registry number: EC 3.5.4.21 Synonym: creatinine iminohydrolase, creatine iminohydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| creatinuria | <biochemistry> The condition of having an unusually large amount of the compound creatine in the urine. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (09 Oct 1997) |
| creativeness | The ability to construct new ideas or images. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Crede's manoeuvres | Instillation of one drop of a 2% solution of silver nitrate into each eye of the newborn infant, to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, resting the hand on the fundus uteri from the moment of the expulsion of the foetus, and gently rubbing in case of haemorrhage or failing contraction; then, when the afterbirth is loosened it is expelled by firm compression or squeezing of the fundus by the hand, use of manual pressure on a bladder, particularly a paralysed bladder, to express urine. Synonym: Crede's manoeuvres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crede's methods | Instillation of one drop of a 2% solution of silver nitrate into each eye of the newborn infant, to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, resting the hand on the fundus uteri from the moment of the expulsion of the foetus, and gently rubbing in case of haemorrhage or failing contraction; then, when the afterbirth is loosened it is expelled by firm compression or squeezing of the fundus by the hand, use of manual pressure on a bladder, particularly a paralysed bladder, to express urine. Synonym: Crede's manoeuvres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crede, Karl | <person> German obstetrician and gynecologist, 1819-1892. See: Crede's methods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| credentialing | The recognition of professional or technical competence through registration, certification, licensure, admission to association membership, the award of a diploma or degree, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| creek | <ecology, marine biology> A natural stream of water normally smaller than (and often tributary of) a river. (09 Oct 1997) |
| creep | Any time-dependent strain developing in a material or an object in response to the application of a force or stress. (05 Mar 2000) |
| creep recovery | The time-dependent portion of the decrease in strain in a material or object following removal of the stress that has deformed it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| creeping eruption | <dermatology, microbiology> Also called creeping eruption. This condition results from infection of the human skin by the larvae of the dog and cat hookworm, A. Brasiliense. The result is a red, raised, tunnel on the surface of the skin. Severe itching is common. Beaches and other moist sandy areas are common locations for infection. Thiabendazole is the drug of choice. (13 Nov 1997) |
| creeping myiasis | Myiasis causing suppurating cutaneous sinuses which may be mistaken for the creeping eruption of cutaneous larva migrans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| creeping palsy | A serious neurologic disease that results from the progressive degeneration of the motor neurons. (27 Sep 1997) |