| centralis | Central; in the centre. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| centralised hospital services | The coordination of services in one area of a facility to improve efficiency. (12 Dec 1998) |
| centralised sewage treatment | <ecology> The collection and treatment of sewage from many sources to remove pollutants and pathogens. (05 Dec 1998) |
| centre | 1. The middle point of a body; loosely, the interior of a body. A centre of any kind, especially an anatomical centre. 2. A group of nerve cells governing a specific function. Synonym: centrum. Origin: L. Centrum; G. Kentron (05 Mar 2000) |
| centre median de Luys | Synonym: centromedian nucleus. Origin: Fr. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centre of ossification | The site of earliest bone formation via accumulation of osteoblasts within connective tissue (membranous ossification) or of earliest destruction of cartilage prior to onset of ossification (endochondral ossification). Synonym: punctum ossificationis, ossific centre, point of ossification. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centre of ridge | The buccolingual midline of the residual ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centre of rotation | A point or line around which all other points in a body move. See: axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centrencephalic | Relating to the centre of the encephalon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centrencephalic epilepsy | An imprecise term referring to epilepsy characterised electroencephalographically by bilateral synchronous discharges, and clinically by absence or generalised tonic-clonic seizures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Centres for Disease Control | The federal facility for disease eradication, epidemiology, and education headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, which encompasses the Centre for Infectious Diseases, Centre for Environmental Health, Centre for Health Promotion and Education, Centre for Prevention Services, Centre for Professional Development and Training, and Centre for Occupational Safety and Health. Formerly named Centre for Disease Control (1970), Communicable Disease Centre (1946). (05 Mar 2000) |
| centres for disease control and prevention | See: CDC. (12 Dec 1998) |
| centri- | Combining form denoting centre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centri-acinar emphysema | Emphysema affecting the lobules around their central bronchioles, causally related to bronchiolitis, and seen in coal-miner's pneumoconiosis. Synonym: centri-acinar emphysema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centric | Having a centre (of a specific kind or number) or having a specific thing as its centre (of interest, focus, etc.). Origin: G. Kentron, centre (05 Mar 2000) |