| clofenapate | <chemical> An oral hypolipaemic agent in dogs and rats. Pharmacological action: antilipaemic agents. Chemical name: Propanoic acid, 2-((4'-chloro(1,1'-biphenyl)-4-yl)oxy)-2-methyl-, methyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
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| clofibrate | <chemical> A fibric acid derivative used in the treatment of type III hyperlipoproteinaemia and severe hypertriglyceridemias. Pharmacological action: anticholesteraemic agents, antilipaemic agents. Chemical name: Propanoic acid, 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methyl-, ethyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
| clofibric acid | <chemical> An antilipaemic agent and the biologically active metabolite of clofibrate. Pharmacological action: anticholesteraemic agents, antilipaemic agents. Chemical name: Propanoic acid, 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| clofibroyl-CoA hydrolase | <enzyme> Rat liver cytosolic enzyme is not the same as palmitoyl CoA hydrolase (EC 3.1.2.2) Registry number: EC 3.1.2.- Synonym: clofibroyl-coenzyme a hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| clogestone acetate | 6-Chloro-3b,17-dihydroxypregna-4,6-dien-20-one diacetate;a progestational agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clomacran phosphate | 2-Chloro-9-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]acridan phosphate;a tranquilliser. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clomegestone acetate | 6-Chloro-17-hydroxy-16a-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione acetate;a progestational drug. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clomiphene | <chemical> A stilbene derivative structurally related to chlorotrianisene and used in the treatment of anovulatory infertility. It is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and stimulates the secretion of pituitary gonadotropic hormones. Pharmacological action: fertility agents, female. Chemical name: Ethanamine, 2-(4-(2-chloro-1,2-diphenylethenyl)phenoxy)-N,N-diethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| clomiphene citrate | <drug, gynaecology> A fertility drug that stimulates ovulation through the release of gonadotrophins from the pituitary gland. (13 Nov 1997) |
| clomiphene test | A test of pituitary gonadotropin reserve using clomiphene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clomipramine | <drug> This tricyclic prescription drug is used to treat depression and obsessive disorders. It works by inhibiting norepinephrine and serotonin uptake into central nerve terminals. It can cause seizures, heart arrhythmias, and other side effects. (13 Nov 1997) |
| clomipramine hydrochloride | Chlorimipramine hydrochloride; 3-chloro-5-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenz[b,f]azepine monohydrochloride;an antidepressant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clonal | Pertaining to a clone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clonal aging | The deterioration in successive generations of a clone; thus paramecia and other simple forms, if allowed to reproduce asexually for a number of generations, invariably undergo deterioration, the characters of each group of descendants progressively departing from those of the original sexually produced ancestor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clonal anergy | Functional inactivation of t- or B-lymphocytes rendering them incapable of eliciting an immune response to antigen. This occurs through different mechanisms in the two kinds of lymphocytes and can contribute to self tolerance. (12 Dec 1998) |