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Ciguatoxin
A seafood toxin that is acquired by eating fish that have consumed toxic single-celled marine organisms called dinoflagellates or fish that have consumed other fish that have become toxic. When someone eats these fish, they suffer seafood poisoning. Food poisoning from ciguatoxin is called ciguatera. Ciguatera can cause gastrointestinal, neuromuscular symptoms and respiratory problems. The gastrointestinal problems include abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. The neuromuscular problems may…
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Cigarette
A small roll of finely cut tobacco enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper designed for smoking. “Cigarettes are the only product sold on the free market that, when used as directed, can kill people.” (L Chasan-Taber & M Stampfer, New Engl J Med 2001;345:1841-2) The word “cigarette” is the French diminutive of “cigare” (cigar),…
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Cide
Suffix indicating killing or killer, as in bactericide (a solution capable of killing bacteria).
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cidal
Suffix indicating killing, as in bacteriocidal (capable of killing bacteria) and in suicidal (the killing of oneself).
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CIC
Completely-in-the-canal (the ear canal). See: Completely-in-the-canal hearing aid.
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Ci (Curie)
Ci is the abbreviation for a Curie, a unit of radioactivity. (Specifically, the quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which the number of disintegrations per second is 3.7 X 10 to the 10th). Named for Marie and Pierre Curie who did pioneering research in radioactivity, distinguished alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, discovered polonium and radium, and…
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Chylomicron
A small fat globule composed of protein and lipid (fat). Chylomicrons are found in the blood and lymphatic fluid where they serve to transport fat from its port of entry in the intestine to the liver and to adipose (fat) tissue. After a fatty meal, the blood is so full of chylomicrons that it looks milky. The word “chylomicron”…
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Chyle
A fluid consisting of a mixture of lymphatic fluid (lymph) and chylomicrons that has a milky appearance. Chylomicrons are small fat globules composed of protein and lipid (fat) which are combined in the lining of the intestine. Chylomicrons are found in the blood and in lymphatic fluid where they serve to transport fat from its port of…
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Chronicity
The state of being chronic, having a long duration.
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Chronic renal failure
Now more commonly classified as chronic kidney disease and is listed as stages based on the patient’s level of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) which is a measure of filtering capacity of the kidneys. Stage 1 means normal filtering function of the kidney but delineates those patients that are at risk of progressive renal disease, such…
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