When radioactive material is used to examine the thyroid with a scanner, nodules that collect less radioactive material than the surrounding thyroid tissue are … [Read more...]
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colectomy
An operation to remove all or part of the colon. When only part of the colon is removed, it is called a partial colectomy. In an open colectomy, one long … [Read more...]
colitis
Inflammation of the colon. … [Read more...]
collagen
A fibrous protein found in cartilage and other connective tissue. … [Read more...]
collagen / aloe vera / vitamin E / lidocaine topical hydrogel
A topical preparation containing collagen, aloe vera, vitamin E, and lidocaine hydrochloride with wound-healing activity. The four ingredients of collagen/aloe … [Read more...]
collagen disease
A term previously used to describe chronic diseases of the connective tissue (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic sclerosis), … [Read more...]
collagenase
A type of enzyme that breaks down the protein collagen. … [Read more...]
collarbone
One of a pair of bones at the base of the front of the neck. The clavicles connect the breastbone to the shoulder blades. Also called clavicle. … [Read more...]
collecting duct
The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine) and moves it … [Read more...]
colloidal gold-bound tumor necrosis factor
A nanoparticle delivery system for recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (TNF) consisting of recombinant TNF bound to pegylated colloidal gold nanoparticles … [Read more...]