| OHI | Occupational Health Institute; operative hypertension indicator; oral hygiene index; Oral Hygiene In... |
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| C&P | compensation and pension; complete and pain free [joint movement]; cystoscopy and pyelography |
| C&C | cold and clammy |
| CHAD | cold hemagglutinin disease; cyclophosphamide, hexamethylmelamine, Adriamycin (doxorubicin), and cisp... |
| CMF | calcium-magnesium free; catabolite modular factor; chondromyxoid fibroma; Christian Medical Fellowsh... |
| complete metamorphosis | Insect development from egg, through successive larval instars, pupa, and adult; the latter is distinct from the first two forms of the insect, permitting specialization of feeding (larval) and reproductive-flying functions (adult); characteristic of the higher insect orders, such as Coleoptera (beetles), Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants), Diptera (two-winged flies), and Siphonaptera (fleas). Synonym: holometabolous metamorphosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| complete remission | <oncology> All symptoms and signs of disease are gone, although cancer cells may remain in the body. The patient does not feel any of the former symptoms and doctors cannot find clinical signs of the tumour. (05 Jan 1998) |
| complete response | <oncology> The disappearance of all clinical evidence of disease. Unfortunately, this does not necessarily mean cure, as microscopic metastases may remain undetected, are likely to regrow and become resistant to treatment. May also be used in relation to a pathological specimen, where no residual abnormality can be detected in the specimen, in which cas it is referred to as a pathological complete reponse. Acronym: CR (16 Mar 1998) |
| complete tetanus | Tetanus in which stimuli to a particular muscle are repeated so rapidly that decrease of tension between stimuli cannot be detected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete transduction | Transduction in which the transferred genetic fragment is fully integrated in the genome of the recipient bacterium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hysterectomy, complete | Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a total hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture, complete | A denture replacing all natural teeth and associated structures in both the maxilla and mandible. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture, complete, immediate | A complete denture constructed for replacement of natural teeth immediately after their removal. It does not fit the mouth perfectly and is intended only for functional and cosmetic purposes during the healing process after total extraction. It is to be replaced by the fitted permanent denture. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture, complete, lower | A complete denture replacing all the natural mandibular teeth and associated structures. It is completely supported by the oral tissue and underlying mandibular bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture, complete, upper | A complete denture replacing all the natural maxillary teeth and associated maxillary structures. It is completely supported by the oral tissue and underlying maxillary bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Freund's complete adjuvant | Water-in-oil emulsion of antigen, to which killed mycobacteria or tuberculosis bacteria are added. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria | <haematology> A rare blood disorder caused by antibodies which destroy red blood cells upon exposure to the cold. The antibodies are formed against a specific blood group and are triggered by the cold. The cause is unknown but the disease has been associated with syphilis and some viral infections. Serum haemoglobin and urine haemoglobin are increased during the attacks. The disease is chronic and treatment is difficult. Some cases resolve spontaneously without treatment. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (27 Sep 1997) |
| rose cold | Allergic rhinitis occurring in the spring and early summer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| warm-cold haemolysin | Haemolysin which combines with red blood cells at temperatures below 20캜 and are eluted at warmer temperatures, e.g., 30 to 37캜. See: Donath-Landsteiner cold autoantibody, haemagglutinating cold autoantibody. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cold | <virology> A slang term that describes a viral upper respiratory infection which results from inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity. (27 Sep 1997) |