| CAPD | <abbreviation> Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| capeline bandage | A bandage covering the head or an amputation stump like a cap. Origin: L. Capella, a cap (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capgras | Jean Marie Joseph, French psychiatrist, 1873-1950. See: Capgras' phenomenon, Capgras' syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capgras syndrome | <syndrome> A psychotic disorder characterised by the patient's conviction that certain important or familiar persons in his environment are not real but are "doubles" of themselves or imposters. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Capgras' phenomenon | <syndrome> The delusional belief that a person (or persons) close to the schizophrenic patient has been substituted for by one or more impostors; may have an organic aetiology. Synonym: Capgras' phenomenon, illusion of doubles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capgras' syndrome | <syndrome> The delusional belief that a person (or persons) close to the schizophrenic patient has been substituted for by one or more impostors; may have an organic aetiology. Synonym: Capgras' phenomenon, illusion of doubles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capillarectasia | Rarely used term for dilation of the capillary blood vessels. Origin: capillary + G. Ektasis, extension (05 Mar 2000) |
| capillaria | A genus of trichuroid nematodes parasitic in the liver and intestines of many mammals and birds. Two species, c. Hepatica and c. Philippinensis, produce often fatal infections in man. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Capillaria aerophila | Species occurring in the bronchi, bronchioles, and nasal sinuses of dogs, cats, and foxes; it causes rhinotracheitis, bronchitis, and nasal discharge in young animals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capillaria bovis | Species occurring in the small intestine of cattle, sheep, and goats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capillaria brevipes | Species found in the small intestine of cattle, sheep, and goats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capillaria hepatica | Species of threadworm that infects the liver in rodents; occasionally reported from man. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capillaria philippinensis | A species of threadworm that has been implicated as a cause of intestinal capillariasis among northern Philippine fishermen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capillaria plica | A fine threadworm species occurring in the urinary bladder and sometimes the renal pelvis of the dog and cat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capillariasis | A parasitic disease caused by infection with species of Capillaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knee cap dislocation | <orthopaedics> A dislocation of the knee cap most often occurs with the knee cap moving laterally (toward the outer aspect of the leg). Features include a partially flexed knee joint with obvious displacement of the knee cap laterally. Reduction is accomplished with knee joint extension and gently coaxing the knee cap back to the midline. (17 Dec 1997) |
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