| castleman disease | <radiology> Angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, benign lymphoid hyperplasia, massively enlarged lymph nodes, mediastinum most common; rarely in mesentery, age less than 30 yrs, types: hyaline vascular (90%), asymptomatic, vascular proliferation and hyalinization, plasma cell (10%), fever, anaemia, increased sed rate, increased IgG (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Castleman's disease | Solitary masses of lymphoid tissue containing concentric perivascular aggregates of lymphocytes, occurring usually in the mediastinum or hilar region of young adults; similar changes have been reported outside the mediastinum and, if associated with interfollicular sheets of plasma cells, may progress to lymphoma or plasmacytoma. Synonym: angiofollicular mediastinal lymph node hyperplasia, Castleman's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Castleman, Benjamin | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1906-1982. See: Castleman's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| castor bean | The seed of the castor bean or castor oil plant, ricinus communis, which yields castor oil. (12 Dec 1998) |
| castor oil | <chemical> An oil obtained from the seed of ricinus communis. It is used as a cathartic and as a plasticiser for pharmaceutical preparations, and has been used as a bland emollient to the skin in certain dermatoses. Pharmacological action: cathartic, emollients, pharmaceutic aid. Chemical name: Castor oil (12 Dec 1998) |
| castrate | To remove the testicles or the ovaries. Origin: L. Castro, pp. -atus, to deprive of generative power (male or female) (05 Mar 2000) |
| castration | The removal of the gonads or their destruction as by radiation or parasites. Origin: L. Castratio (18 Nov 1997) |
| castration anxiety | A child's fear of injury to the genitals by the parent of the same sex as punishment for unconcious guilt over oedipal feelings, fantasied loss of the penis by a female or fear of its actual loss by a male, unconscious fear of injury from those in authority. Synonym: castration anxiety. (05 Mar 2000) |
| castration cells | Altered basophilic cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary that develop following castration; the body of the cell is occupied by a large vacuole that displaces the nucleus to the periphery, giving the cell a resemblance to a signet ring. Synonym: signet ring cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| castration complex | A child's fear of injury to the genitals by the parent of the same sex as punishment for unconcious guilt over oedipal feelings, fantasied loss of the penis by a female or fear of its actual loss by a male, unconscious fear of injury from those in authority. Synonym: castration anxiety. (05 Mar 2000) |
| casts, surgical | Dressings made of fibreglass, plastic, or bandage impregnated with plaster of paris used for immobilization of various parts of the body in cases of fractures, dislocations, and infected wounds. In comparison with plaster casts, casts made of fibreglass or plastic are lightweight, radiolucent, able to withstand moisture, and less rigid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| casualty | An injury, or the victim of an accident. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Effector Caspases
Synonyms : Initiator Caspases
Synonyms : Cassia fistula
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| castration |
neutering a male animal by removing the testicles surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); "bilateral castration results in sterilization" expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
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| castration anxiety |
(psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principal apply to women
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| casualty |
someone injured or killed in an accident fatal accident: an accident that causes someone to die a decrease of military personnel or equipment
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| cascade |
a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes" rush down in big quantities, like a cascade shower: a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
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| caseous tubercle |
a tubercle having a central necrotic yellowish mass of cheesy material, such as occurs in tuberculosis.
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| CAS | used of persons |
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| CAS | steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal |
| CAS | become cheeselike, of necrotic tissue |
| CAS | turn into cheese, of milk |
| CAS | a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work |
| CAS | according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook |
| CAS | enclosed in a case |
| CAS | covered or protected with or as if with a case |
| CAS | the quantity contained in a case |
| CAS | a water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk) |
| CAS | a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives |
| CAS | made from casein |