| cricothyrotomy | Incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane for relief of respiratory obstruction; used prior to or in place of tracheotomy in certain emergency respiratory obstructions. Synonym: coniotomy, cricothyroidotomy, inferior laryngotomy, intercricothyrotomy. Origin: cricoid + thyroid + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cricotomy | Division of the cricoid cartilage, as in cricoid split, to enlarge the subglottic airway. Origin: cricoid + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| cricotracheal ligament | <anatomy> A midline fibrous band connecting the cricoid cartilage with the first ring of the trachea. Synonym: ligamentum cricotracheale, cricotracheal membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cricotracheal membrane | <anatomy> A midline fibrous band connecting the cricoid cartilage with the first ring of the trachea. Synonym: ligamentum cricotracheale, cricotracheal membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cricovocal membrane | Thicker lower portion of the elastic membrane of the larynx, extending between the cricoid cartilage and the vocal ligaments, the latter actually being a thickening of the free, superior margin of the conus elasticus. Synonym: cricovocal membrane, elastic cone. Synonym: cricothyroid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crigler | John F., U.S. Physician, *1919. See: Crigler-Najjar disease, Crigler-Najjar syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crigler-Najjar disease | <syndrome> A rare genetic defect (autosomal recessive) where there is the inability to form bilirubin glucuronide due to the absence of the enzyme bilirubin-glucuronoside glucuronosyl transferase, finding include jaundice and irreversible brain damage in the severe form. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Crigler-Najjar syndrome | <syndrome> A rare genetic defect (autosomal recessive) where there is the inability to form bilirubin glucuronide due to the absence of the enzyme bilirubin-glucuronoside glucuronosyl transferase, finding include jaundice and irreversible brain damage in the severe form. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Crile | George W., U.S. Surgeon, 1864-1943. See: Crile's clamp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crile's clamp | A clamp for temporary stoppage of blood flow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crime | A violation of the criminal law, i.e., a breach of the conduct code specifically sanctioned by the state, which through its administrative agencies prosecutes offenders and imposes and administers punishments. The concept includes unacceptable actions whether prosecuted or going unpunished. (12 Dec 1998) |
| crime victims | Individuals subjected to and adversely affected by criminal activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Crimean fever | A febrile disease of the mediterranean area, the crimea, africa, and india, caused by infection with rickettsia conorii. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever | A form of haemorrhagic fever distinct from Omsk haemorrhagic fever, occurring in central Russia, transmitted by species of the tick Hyalomma, and caused by Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, a member of the Bunyaviridae family; horses are the chief reservoir of human infection; characterised by abrupt onset, high fever, headache, myalgia, widespread petechial haemorrhagic lesions, gastrointestinal bleeding, high fatality rate. Synonym: African tick fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus | A virus of the genus Nairovirus (family Bunyaviridae) from Africa and the southern USSR, carried by ticks (Hyalomma and Amblyomma) and found in human blood; the cause of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |