| CRF | case report form; chronic renal failure; chronic respiratory failure; coagulase-reacting factor; con... |
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| CRI | Cardiac Risk Index; catheter-related infection; chronic renal insufficiency; chronic respiratory ins... |
| CTCL | Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma |
| MC | 1) Musculo-Cutaneous 2) Mixed Cellularity |
| MCLS | Muco-Cutaneous Lymph node Syndrome = Kawasaki Disease |
| cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane | The thin layer of skin on the external surface of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cutaneous loop ureterostomy | A stoma constructed of ureter at skin level for drainage of urine. This may be an end stoma or a loop stoma. Usually performed because of distal obstruction. Synonym: cutaneous loop ureterostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous lupus erythematosus | Skin disease seen in patients with discoid form of lupus erythematosus, a term for a variety of skin lesions seen in systemic lupus erythematosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous meningioma | <tumour> A lesion in the skin and subcutis composed of meningeal cells; occurs as a developmental lesion in children or as an extension of an intracranial meningioma in adults. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous muscle | <anatomy> A muscle that lies in the subcutaneous tissue and attaches to the skin; it may or may not have a bony attachment. The muscles of expression are the chief examples of cutaneous muscles in the human. Synonym: musculus cutaneus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous myiasis | Invasion of the skin of sheep by larvae of blowflies. Synonym: blowfly strike. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A mixed nerve supplying a region of the skin, including its sensory endings, blood vessels, smooth muscle and glands. Synonym: nervus cutaneus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous pupil reflex | Dilation of the pupil following scratching of the skin of the neck. Synonym: ciliospinal reflex, cutaneous pupil reflex, cutaneous-pupillary reflex, skin-pupillary reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous reaction | The inflammatory reaction in the case of a skin test in a sensitive (allergic) subject. Synonym: cutaneous reaction. Origin: L. Cutis, skin, + reaction (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous reflex | Wrinkling of the skin, caused by a cutaneous stimulus, due to contraction of arrectores pilorum muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous schistosomiasis japonica | Schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma japonicum. It is endemic in the far east and affects the bowel, liver, and spleen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cutaneous T-cell lymphoma | <oncology, tumour> A type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that first appears on the skin. Synonym: mycosis fungoides. (13 Nov 1997) |
| cutaneous test | A method for determining induced sensitivity (allergy) by applying an antigen (allergen) to, or inoculating it into, the skin; induced sensitivity (allergy) to the specific antigen is indicated by an inflammatory reaction of one of two general kinds: 1) immediate, appears in minutes to an hour or so and in general is dependent upon circulating immunoglobulins (antibodies); 2) delayed, appears in 12 to 48 hours and is not dependent upon these soluble substances but upon cellular response and infiltration. Synonym: cutaneous test, cutireaction test, skin reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous tuberculosis | Pathologic lesions of the skin caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Synonym: dermal tuberculosis, tuberculosis cutis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous ureterostomy | A stoma constructed of ureter at skin level for drainage of urine. This may be an end stoma or a loop stoma. Usually performed because of distal obstruction. Synonym: cutaneous loop ureterostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |