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cold

Health care; General

An upper respiratory infection.

Clostridium

Health care; General

A genus of bacteria that includes the agents capable of causing food poisoning and tetanus.

Colorado tick fever

Health care; General

A viral illness spread by ticks. Characterized by headache, backache and fever that begins to break and then returns midway through the course of the illness.

Crohn's disease

Health care; General

Chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, especially of the lower small intestine and colon.

CT

Health care; General

Computed tomographic scan.

Cushing's syndrome

Health care; General

A disorder caused by an overactive pituitary gland that results in excess amounts of cortisol. This may be caused by an abnormal growth on the pituitary or from a steroid medication (iatrogenic). ...

Calve-Perthes

Health care; General

A disease in children affecting the growth plate of the head of the thigh, caused by interference in the blood supply.

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