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cholecystitis

Health care; General

Inflammation of the gallbladder.

cholera

Health care; General

Watery diarrhea caused by drinking water or eating food that's con-taminated with Vibrio cholere. The disease is spread through the stools of infected persons.

cholesteatoma

Health care; General

A tumor-like mass that sometimes forms as a result of a chronic middle ear infection.

cholesterol

Health care; General

A fat-like substance that, if present in the blood in large amounts, is associated with the development of heart disease.

chondritis

Health care; General

Inflammation of the cartilage.

chondromalacia

Health care; General

Softening of cartilage.

chorea

Health care; General

A nervous system disorder characterized by involuntary spasms of the limbs or facial muscles. A hereditary form is called Huntington's chorea.

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