Supporting tissue that surrounds other tissues and organs. Specialized connective tissue includes bone, cartilage, blood, and fat. … [Read more...]
C
consecutive case series
A clinical study that includes all eligible patients identified by the researchers during the study registration period. The patients are treated in the order … [Read more...]
Consensus Development Program
A program of the National Institutes of Health to bring together an independent group of experts to review scientific evidence related to an important public … [Read more...]
consolidation therapy
Treatment that is given after cancer has disappeared following the initial therapy. Consolidation therapy is used to kill any cancer cells that may be left in … [Read more...]
Constant-T
(Other name for: theophylline) … [Read more...]
constipation
A condition in which stool becomes hard, dry, and difficult to pass, and bowel movements don … [Read more...]
constitutional acupuncture
A type of acupuncture based on a form of Oriental medicine in which treatment is based on a person … [Read more...]
contiguous
Touching or very close together. … [Read more...]
contiguous lymphoma
Lymphoma in which the lymph nodes containing cancer are next to each other. … [Read more...]
continent reservoir
A pouch formed from a piece of small intestine to hold urine after the bladder has been removed. … [Read more...]