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concurrent therapy

A treatment that is given at the same time as another. … [Read more...]

condition

In medicine, a health problem with certain characteristics or symptoms. … [Read more...]

conditioned response

A type of learning in which repeated exposure to something may affect a person … [Read more...]

conditioned stimulus

A situation in which one signal, or stimulus, is given just before another signal. After this happens several times, the first signal alone can cause the … [Read more...]

conditioning regimen

The treatments used to prepare a patient for stem cell transplantation (a procedure in which a person receives blood stem cells, which make any type of blood … [Read more...]

condyloma

A raised growth on the surface of the genitals caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The HPV in condyloma is very contagious and can be spread by … [Read more...]

cone biopsy

Surgery to remove a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix and cervical canal. Cone biopsy may be used to diagnose or treat a cervical condition. Also … [Read more...]

confidence interval

A range of values that has a specified probability of containing the rate or trend. The 95% (p-value = .05) and 99% (p-value = .01) confidence intervals are the … [Read more...]

confusion

A mental state in which one is not thinking clearly. … [Read more...]

congenital

A condition or trait present at birth. It may be the result of genetic or non-genetic factors. … [Read more...]