| CPOTHA | chest pain onset to hospital arrival |
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| CPP | cancer proneness phenotype; canine pancreatic polypeptide; cerebral perfusion pressure; chest pain p... |
| CPSP | central poststroke pain |
| CPUE | chest pain of unknown etiology |
| CRPS | complex regional pain syndrome [type I and II] |
| Curling's ulcer | An ulcer of the duodenum in a patient with extensive superficial burns, intracranial lesions, or severe bodily injury. Synonym: stress ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hard ulcer | <dermatology> 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) |
| healed ulcer | An ulcer covered by epithelial regeneration, beneath which there may be scarring and absence of glands or appendages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Saemisch's ulcer | A form of serpiginous keratitis, frequently accompanied by hypopyon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| herpetic ulcer | Ulcer caused by herpes simplex virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pudendal ulcer | <disease, microbiology> A rare sexually transmitted disease that is caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. This infection is more common in the tropical and subtropical areas such as India, Guyana and new Guinea. There are approximately 100 cases reported annually in the United States. Men are affected more often than women. It is thought to be most commonly acquired through anal intercourse. Symptoms include a small red nodule on the genitalia that may form elevated masses of reddened tissue (granulation tissue). The lesions gradual spread and destroy genital tissue. Diagnosis is via tissue biopsy or culture. Treatment includes antibiotics. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Hunner's ulcer | A focal and often multiple lesion involving all layers of the bladder wall in chronic interstitial cystitis; the surface epithelium is destroyed by inflammation and the initially pale lesion cracks and bleeds with distention of the bladder. Synonym: elusive ulcer, Fenwick-Hunner ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serpent ulcer of cornea | A severe, creeping, central, suppurative ulcer often due to pneumococci. Synonym: pneumococcal/suppurative keratitis, serpent ulcer of cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serpiginous corneal ulcer | Serpentine ulceration of the cornea, due to infection, most often with Streptococcus pneumoniae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serpiginous ulcer | An ulcer extending on one side while healing at the opposite edge, forming an undulating margin. Synonym: creeping ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple ulcer | A local, not constitutional, ulcer not accompanied by marked pain or inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypopyon ulcer | An advancing central suppurative ulcer of the cornea. A corneal ulcer with pus in the anterior chamber, indolent ulcer, a chronic ulcer, with hard elevated edges and few or no granulations, and showing no tendency to heal. See: hypopyon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sloughing ulcer | <dermatology> A rapidly spreading ulcer attended by the formation of extensive sloughing. Synonym: perambulating ulcer, sloughing ulcer, ulcus ambulans. Origin: L. Phagedaena, Gr Phago, To eat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| soft ulcer | 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) |
| stasis ulcer | Ulcer due to varicose veins. Chronic venous insufficiency in the deep veins of the legs leads to shunting the venous return into the superficial veins, in which pressure and flow rate, as well as oxygen content, are increased. (12 Dec 1998) |