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| CALDWELL-LUC OPERATION |
| Drainage of the maxillary sinuses |
| CARBON DIOXIDE (CO) |
| A gas dissolved in water. A by-product of metabolism that leaves the body via the lungs |
| CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG |
| Malignant disease of the lung |
| CARDIAC ENZYMES |
| A blood test to assess the damage to the heart following an M.I. |
| CARDIOLOGY |
| Pertaining to diseases of the heart |
| CATARACT |
| An opaque lens inhibiting vision, quite common in older people |
| CATARACT EXTRACTION & INSERTION OF AN INTRA OCCULAR LENS (IOL) |
| Removal of a cataract and insertion of a lens |
| CEREBRAL |
| Relating to the cerebrum which is the largest part of the brain |
| CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY |
| Radiopaque x-rays to visualise the cerebral blood vessels |
| CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID (CSF) |
| A clear fluid which occupies surrounding parts of the brain |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA) |
| A general term used to describe a stoke caused by either a blood clot or haemorrhage |
| CERVIX |
| Neck of the uterus |
| CHOLECSTOGRAPHY |
| Radiological examination of the gall bladder |
| CHOLECYSTECTOMY |
| CHOLESCINTIGRAPHY |
| CHOROID |
| The pigmented and vascular coat of the eye |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAYS DISEASE (C.O.A.D.) |
| A global term used to describe many chronic respiratory disorders |
| CIRCUMCISION |
| Excision of the foreskin of the penis |
| COAGULATION |
| A clotting mechanism of the blood |
| COCHLEA |
| A spiral canal in the inner ear |
| COLPORRHAPHY |
| Repair of the vagina |
| COLPOSCOPY |
| A means of visualising the cervix |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Inflammation of the conjunctiva surrounding the eye |
| CORNEA |
| The transparent portion of the eyeball |
| CORONARY ARTERY BI-PASS GRAFT |
| Major operation to remove a blocked coronary artery and replace it with a graft to improve the blood supply |
| CRANIOTOMY |
| An opening into the skull sometimes performed to relieve pressure or remove a tumour |
| CRANIUM |
| The bony cavity which contains the brain |
| CUSHING’S DISEASE |
| A condition resulting in the over secretion of hormones from the adrenal glands |
| CYSTOSCOPY |
| A means of looking into the bladder using a fibre optic instrument |
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