In medicine, a treatment plan that gives immediate rewards for desired changes in behavior. It is based on the principle that if a good behavior is rewarded, it … [Read more...]
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continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion
A procedure that bathes the abdominal cavity in fluid that contains anticancer drugs. This fluid is warmer than body temperature. This procedure appears to kill … [Read more...]
continuous infusion
The administration of a fluid into a blood vessel, usually over a prolonged period of time. … [Read more...]
continuum of care
In medicine, describes the delivery of health care over a period of time. In patients with a disease, this covers all phases of illness from diagnosis to the … [Read more...]
Contract Research Organization
A company hired by another company or research center to take over certain parts of running a clinical trial. The company may design, manage, and monitor the … [Read more...]
contraindication
A symptom or medical condition that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable because a person is likely to have a bad reaction. For example, having … [Read more...]
contralateral
Having to do with the opposite side of the body. … [Read more...]
contrast esophagram
A series of x-ray pictures of the esophagus taken after a patient drinks a liquid containing barium sulfate (a form of the silver-white metallic element … [Read more...]
contrast material
A dye or other substance that helps show abnormal areas inside the body. It is given by injection into a vein, by enema, or by mouth. Contrast material may be … [Read more...]
control animal
An animal in a study that does not receive the treatment being tested. Comparing the health of control animals with the health of treated animals allows … [Read more...]