| caseous osteitis | Tuberculous caries in bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| caseous pneumonia | A form of severe pulmonary tuberculosis in which tubercles are not prominent, but with a diffuse extensive cellular infiltration that undergoes caseation affecting large areas of lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caseous rhinitis | A form of chronic rhinitis in which the nasal cavities are more or less completely filled with an ill-smelling cheesy material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caseous tubercle | A tubercle showing caseous necrosis. Synonym: caseous tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| casiation | <pathology> The development of a necrotic centre (with a cheesy appearance) in a tuberculous lesion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Caslick | Edward, 20th century U.S. Veterinarian. See: Caslick's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Caslick's operation | An operation for the correction of faulty conformation of the vulva of the mare, a frequent cause of low-grade vaginitis and infertility; consists of surgical closure of the dorsal portion of the vulva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Casoni | Tommaro, Italian physician, 1880-1933. See: Casoni intradermal test, Casoni skin test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Casoni intradermal test | A test for hydatid disease in which hydatid fluid is injected intracutaneously; immediate or delayed wheal and flare reaction is positive. Synonym: Casoni skin test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Casoni skin test | A test for hydatid disease in which hydatid fluid is injected intracutaneously; immediate or delayed wheal and flare reaction is positive. Synonym: Casoni skin test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Casparian band | <plant biology> Region of plant cell wall specialised to act as a seal to prevent back leakage of secreted material (analogous to tight junction between epithelial cells). Found particularly where root parenchymal cells secrete solutes into xylem vessels. (18 Nov 1997) |
| caspase-activated deoxyribonuclease | <enzyme> Degrades DNA during apoptosis, inhibited by icad (inhibitor of cad); a protein of 343 amino acids carrying a nuclear localization signal. Registry number: EC 3.1.- Synonym: cad enzyme, caspase-activated dnase (26 Jun 1999) |
| cassava | Any of several species of the tropical plant, family euphorbiaceae, that grow starchy roots used for food. Manihot esculenta is most often used, but contains high amounts of hydrogen cyanide and few essential nutrients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cassava starch | A starch from the root of Janipha manihot and other species of J. (family Euphorbiaceae), plants of tropical America; an easily digested starch, free of irritant properties. Synonym: cassava starch. Origin: Braz. Tipioca (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cassegrainian darkfield condenser | <microscopy> Named after Cassegrain, astronomer of the 17th century. A high-power, dark field con-denser to be used with objective apertures as high as 1.3. It is sometimes called the luminous spot ring condenser (Zeiss). (05 Aug 1998) |