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cleft lip |
Noun
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a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip |
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contact dermatitis |
Noun
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a delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen such as poison ivy |
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cheiloschisis |
Noun
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a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip |
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chalazion |
Noun
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a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked |
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cleft palate |
Noun
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a congenital fissure of the hard palate |
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cradle cap |
Noun
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a dermatitis of the scalp that is common in infants |
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clubfoot |
Noun
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congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes |
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chicken breast |
Noun
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abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets |
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car sickness |
Noun
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motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car |
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cane blight |
Noun
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a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g., raspberries or currants) |
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celery blight |
Noun
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a fungous leaf spot disease of the celery plant |
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chestnut blight |
Noun
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a disease of American chestnut trees |
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celioma |
Noun
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an abdominal tumor |
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cancer |
Noun
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any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division |
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chondrosarcoma |
Noun
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a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells |
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contagious abortion |
Noun
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an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion |
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carcinoma |
Noun
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any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
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cancer of the blood |
Noun
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malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues |
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chronic leukemia |
Noun
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slowly progressing leukemia |
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
Noun
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chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells |
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chronic myelocytic leukemia |
Noun
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chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes |
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cholesterosis cutis |
Noun
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widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees) |
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cervicofacial actinomycosis |
Noun
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the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis |
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cystoid macular edema |
Noun
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a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina |
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closed-angle glaucoma |
Noun
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glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor |
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chondroma |
Noun
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a common benign tumor of cartilage cells |
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cortical cataract |
Noun
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a cataract that affects the lens cortex |
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chronic glaucoma |
Noun
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glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm |
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carcinoma in situ |
Noun
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a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body |
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chronic eczema |
Noun
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eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines |
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colon cancer |
Noun
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a malignant tumor of the colon |
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carcinoid |
Noun
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a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract |
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carcinosarcoma |
Noun
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a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed |
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capillary fracture |
Noun
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a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin |
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cotton ball |
Noun
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a fungus disease of cranberries |
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crown gall |
Noun
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a bacterial disease of plants (especially pome and stone fruits and grapes and roses) which forms excrescences on the stem near the ground |
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closed fracture |
Noun
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an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin |
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crown wart |
Noun
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a fungous disease of alfalfa which forms white excrescences at the base of the stem |
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cryopathy |
Noun
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destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene |
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colpocele |
Noun
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hernia projecting into the vagina |
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cystocele |
Noun
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hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina |
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colpocystocele |
Noun
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hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina |
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cattle plague |
Noun
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an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal) |
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camelpox |
Noun
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a viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox |
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canine chorea |
Noun
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chorea in dogs |
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catarrhal fever |
Noun
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any of several disease of livestock marked by fever and edema of the respiratory tract |
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chronic wasting disease |
Noun
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a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk |
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costiasis |
Noun
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a fatal disease of freshwater fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skin |
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cowpox |
Noun
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a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder |
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canicola fever |
Noun
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an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice |