| cues | Signals for an action; that specific portion of a perceptual field or pattern of stimuli to which a subject has learned to respond. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| cuff | Any structure shaped like a cuff. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cuffing | 1. A perivascular accumulation of various leukocytes seen in infectious, inflammatory, or autoimmune diseases. 2. To surround a structure with fluid or cells, as with a cuff; in chest radiography, thickening of bronchial walls on the image. Origin: M.E. Cuffe, mitten (05 Mar 2000) |
| cuirass | The anterior surface of the thorax in relation to symptoms or disease changes. Origin: Fr. Cuirasse, a breastplate (05 Mar 2000) |
| cuirass respirator | One of several types of respirator's producing alternating negative pressure about the thoracic cage; now rarely used. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cul-de-sac | 1. A blind pouch or tubular cavity closed at one end; e.g., diverticulum; caecum. Synonym: rectouterine pouch. Origin: Fr. Bottom of a sack (05 Mar 2000) |
| cul-de-sac smear | A cytologic specimen of material obtained by aspirating the pouch of Douglas from the posterior vaginal fornix and prepared by smearing, centrifuging, or filtering; used principally for ovarian cancer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| culdocentesis | Aspiration of fluid from the cul-de-sac (rectouterine excavation) by puncture of the vaginal vault near the midline between the uterosacral ligaments. Origin: cul-de-sac + G. Kentesis, puncture (05 Mar 2000) |
| culdoplasty | Plastic surgery to remedy relaxation of the posterior fornix of the vagina. Origin: cul-de-sac + G. Plastos, formed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| culdoscope | <instrument> Endoscopic instrument used in culdoscopy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| culdoscopy | <procedure> Examination of the internal female pelvic organs through an incision in the vagina. (09 Oct 1997) |
| culdotomy | 1. Cutting into the cul-de-sac of Douglas. Synonym: vaginal celiotomy. Origin: cul-de-sac + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| culex | A genus of mosquitoes (culicidae) commonly found in tropical regions. Species of this genus are vectors for st. Louis encephalitis (encephalitis, st. Louis) as well as many other diseases of man and domestic and wild animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| culicidae | A family of the order diptera that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognised by the characteristic wing venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance. (12 Dec 1998) |
| culicidal | Destructive to mosquitoes. Origin: L. Culex, gnat, + caedo, to kill (05 Mar 2000) |