| commissure of lips | The junction of the lips lateral to the angle of the mouth. Synonym: commissura labiorum, junction of lips. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| commissure of superior colliculus | Nerve fibres interconnecting corresponding and noncorresponding portions of the two superior colliculi across the midline; may contain fibres originating outside the tectum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| commissure of vestibular bulb | A narrow median band that connects the two masses of erectile tissue (the bulbus vestibuli) on either side of the vaginal orifice. Synonym: pars intermedia commissura bulborum, commissura bulborum, intermediate part of vestibular bulb, pars intermedia bulborum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| commissurotomy | 1. Surgical division of any commissure, fibrous band, or ring via surgery or a balloon catheter technique. Synonym: midline myelotomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| commisural pits | Similar to lip pits but found at the labial commisures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| commitment | Legal consignment, by certification, or voluntarily, of an individual to a mental hospital or institution. Origin: L. Com-mitto, to deliver, consign (05 Mar 2000) |
| commitment of mentally ill | Legal process required for the institutionalization of a patient with severe mental problems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| commodity chemical | <chemistry> Chemicals such as ethanol that have low monetary value and are thus sold primarily in bulk. (09 Oct 1997) |
| common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia | <haematology, oncology> A sub-type of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia affecting cells early in the B lymphocyte lineage which accounts for about 80% of all acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (13 Nov 1997) |
| common antigen | Cross reacting antigen (epitope), a common antigen that occurs in 2 or more different molecules/organisms. Synonym: heterogenic enterobacterial antigen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| common baldness | Hair loss in women that may be associated with aging, hormones (androgens) or genetic predisposition. The pattern of baldness in women is different from that of men. In women there is thinning of the hair all over the scalp, but the frontal hairline is maintained. The hair loss is usually permanent. Treatment has been successful with topical minoxidil in some cases. (27 Sep 1997) |
| common basal vein | <anatomy, vein> The tributary to the inferior pulmonary vein (right and left) that receives blood from the superior and inferior basal veins. Synonym: vena basalis communis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| common bile duct | <anatomy> A duct that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). (27 Sep 1997) |
| common bile duct calculi | The presence of gallstones in the common bile duct. It is usually the result of passage of gallstones formed in the gallbladder into the common duct. Less commonly, stones form in a duct behind an obstruction caused by a stricture or ampullary stenosis. Stone type helps to determine site of origin: cholesterol or black pigment stones more likely form in the gallbladder, while almost all brown pigment stones in patients from western countries form in the bile ducts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| common bile duct diseases | Diseases of the common bile duct, vater's ampulla, or oddi's sphincter. (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Acquired Communication Disorders, Childhood Communication Disorders, Communication Disabilities, Communication Disorders, Childhood, Communication Disorders, Developmental, Communication Disorders, Neurogenic, Communicative Disorders, Communication Disability
Synonyms : Communication Method, Total, Method, Total Communication, Methods, Total Communication, Total Communication Method
Synonyms : Media, Communications
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Synonyms : Dentistry, Community
| compassion |
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
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| Comp. |
comprehensive examination: an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature"
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| comparative psychology |
the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals
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| compartment |
a small space or subdivision for storage a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area
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| computerized axial tomography |
computerized tomography: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
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| COM | join for a common purpose or in a common action |
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| COM | have or possess in combination |
| COM | made or joined or united into one |
| COM | involving the joint activity of two or more |
| COM | the act of drawing a comb through hair |
| COM | the act of combining things to form a new whole |
| COM | an occurrence that results in things being united |
| COM | forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning |
| COM | able to or tending to combine |
| COM | a bound form used only in compounds |
| COM | the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element |
| COM | a small band of jazz musicians |