| cacomelia | Congenital deformity of one or more limbs. Origin: caco-+ G. Melos, limb (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cacoplastic | 1. Relating to or causing abnormal growth. 2. Incapable of normal or perfect formation. Origin: caco-+ G. Plastikos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| cacosmia | A subjective perception of nonexistent disagreeable odours; a variety of parosmia. Origin: G. Kakosmia, a bad smell, fr. Kakos, bad, + osme, the sense of smell (05 Mar 2000) |
| cactinomycin | Produced by Streptomyces chrysomallus. A mixture of actinomycins C1 (dactinomycin), C2, and C3 used as an antineoplastic, immunosuppressive agent. See: actinomycin. Synonym: actinomycin C. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cacumen | The top or apex of a plant or an anatomical structure. Origin: L. Summit (05 Mar 2000) |
| cacuminal | Relating to a top or apex, particularly of a plant or anatomical structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cadaver | A dead body. Synonym: corpse. Origin: L. Fr. Cado, to fall (05 Mar 2000) |
| cadaveric | Relating to a dead body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cadaveric rigidity | Muscular rigidity which develops in the cadaver usually from 4 to 10 hours after death and lasts 3 or 4 days. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cadaveric spasm | Rigor mortis occurring irregularly in the different muscles, causing movements of the limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cadaverine | <chemical> 1,5-pentanediamine. A foul-smelling diamine formed by bacterial decarboxylation of lysine. Chemical name: 1,5-Pentanediamine (12 Dec 1998) |
| cadaverous | Having the pallor and appearance resembling a corpse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cade oil | The empyreumatic volatile oil obtained from the woody portion of Juniperus oxycedrus; used externally for skin diseases. Synonym: cade oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cadherin | <protein> Integral membrane proteins involved in calcium dependent cell adhesion. There are three types, named after their distributions: N cadherin (neural), E cadherin (epithelial) (equivalent to uvomorulin and L CAM) and P cadherin placental). Formed of a 600 amino acid extracellular domain, containing 4 repeats believed to contain the Ca binding sites, a transmembrane domain and a 150 amino acid intracellular domain. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cadherins | A group of functionally related glycoproteins responsible for the calcium-dependent cell-to-cell adhesion mechanism. They are divided into subclasses e-, p-, and n-cadherins, which are distinct in immunological specificity and tissue distribution. They promote cell adhesion via a homophilic mechanism. These compounds play a role in the construction of tissues and of the whole animal body. (12 Dec 1998) |