| CLC | Charcot-Leyden crystal; Clerc-Levy-Critesco [syndrome] |
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| CMT | California mastitis test; cancer multistep therapy; catechol methyltransferase; certified medical tr... |
| CMTD | Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease |
| CMTS | Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome |
| CMTX | Charcot-Marie-Tooth [syndrome], X-linked |
| Charcot's syndrome | <symptom> A symptom complex characterised by leg pain and weakness brought on by walking, with the disappearance of the symptoms following a brief rest. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Charcot's triad | In multiple (disseminated) sclerosis, the three symptoms: nystagmus, tremor, and scanning speech, combination of jaundice, fever, and upper abdominal pain that occurs as a result of cholangitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome | <syndrome> Stimulation of a hyperactive carotid sinus, causing a marked fall in blood pressure due to vasodilation, cardiac slowing, or both; syncope with or without convulsions or A-V block may occur. Synonym: Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Erb-Charcot disease | A type of cerebral palsy in which there is bilateral spasticity, with the lower extremities more severely affected. Compare: flaccid paralysis. Synonym: Erb-Charcot disease, infantile diplegia, Little's disease, spastic spinal paralysis, tabes spasmodica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auditory vertigo | <neurology> A name applied to recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. A dysfunction of the semi-circular canals (endolymphatic sac) in the inner ear. Symptoms include dizziness, hearing loss (one-sided), vertigo, nausea, vomiting and abnormal eye movements. Treatment includes anticholinergics, antihistamines and other medications which relieve vertigo. Diuretic medications have been used to lower pressure in the endolymphatic sac. (27 Sep 1997) |
| aural vertigo | Vertigo caused by disease of the internal ear or pressure of cerumen on the drum membrane. Non-specific term for vertigo caused by labyrinthine disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benign paroxysmal postural vertigo | A recurrent, brief form of postural vertigo occurring in clusters; believed to result from displaced remnants of utricular otoconia. Synonym: cupulolithiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benign positional vertigo | Brief attacks of paroxysmal vertigo and nystagmus that occur solely with certain head movements or positions, e.g., with neck extension; due to labyrinthine dysfunction. Synonym: positional vertigo of Barany, postural vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric vertigo | Vertigo symptomatic of disease of the stomach. Synonym: Trousseau's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paralyzing vertigo | A paroxysmal attack of severe vertigo, not accompanied by deafness or tinnitus, which affects young to middle-aged adults, often following a non-specific upper respiratory infection; due to unilateral vestibular dysfunction. Synonym: endemic paralytic vertigo, epidemic vertigo, Gerlier's disease, kubisagari, kubisagaru, paralyzing vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertical vertigo | Dizziness experienced when standing upright. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertigo | <neurology, symptom> An illusion of movement, a sensation as if the external world were revolving around the patient (objective vertigo) or as if he himself were revolving in space (subjective vertigo). The term is sometimes erroneously used to mean any form of dizziness. Origin: L. Vertigo (18 Nov 1997) |
| vertigo ab aure laeso | Vertigo dependent upon chronic middle ear lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanical vertigo | Vertigo caused by continued rotation or vibration of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic vertigo | A condition in which attacks of vertigo occur in rapid succession. Synonym: chronic vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |