| Champy | Christian, French physician, *1885. See: Champy's fixative. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Champy's fixative | A mixture of potassium bichromate, chromic acid, and osmic acid, considered an excellent cytologic fixative with advantages and disadvantages similar to those of Flemming's fixative; it differs from Flemming's fixative in substituting bichromate for acetic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chanarin | I., 20th century British haematologist. See: Dorfman-Chanarin syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chance | G.Q., 20th century British radiologist. See: Chance fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chance fracture | <radiology> Horizontal fracture through vertebra (body, pedicles, laminae), sudden deceleration with lap-only seatbelt, usually L1 or L2 (12 Dec 1998) |
| chancre | The primary skin lesion of syphilis which begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10-30 days as a papule or red ulcerated skin lesion. (27 Sep 1997) |
| chancre redux | A second chancre occurring in a syphilitic subject, possibly an allergic reaction without the presence of the specific spirochete. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chancriform | Resembling chancre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chancriform pyoderma | A persistent, necrotizing, ulcerated, single pyogenic lesion, usually on the face or genitalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chancriform syndrome | <syndrome> An ulcerative lesion at the site of primary infection by microorganisms, with regional lymph node enlargement; it occurs not only in chancroid infections but also in various bacterial and fungal infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chancroid | A sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacteria haemophilus ducreyi. Causes multiple painful ulcers on the penis and the vulva often associated with tender and enlarged inguinal lymph nodes. (27 Sep 1997) |
| chancroidal | Relating to or of the nature of chancroid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chancrous | Characterised by having a chancre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chandelier sign | <clinical sign> Colloquial term referring to severe pain elicited during pelvic examination of patients with pelvic inflammatory disease in which the patient responds by reaching upwards towards the ceiling for relief. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chandler | Paul A., U.S. Ophthalmologist, *1896. See: Chandler syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |