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Dictionary Terms: C
C cell
C-11 choline PET-CT scan
CA 19-9 assay
CA-125
CA-125 test
CAB
CAB
c-ABL
cachexia
CAD
cadmium
Caelyx
CAF
CAF regimen
caffeine
calcification
calcitonin
calcitriol
calcium
calcium carbonate
calcium gluconate
calcium levoleucovorin
calendula ointment
calgranulin A
calgranulin B
caloric intake
calorie
CAM
Campath-1H
camphor
Camptosar
camptothecin
camptothecin analog
Cancell
cancer
cancer antigen 125
cancer cluster
Cancer Information Service
cancer of the adrenal cortex
cancer of unknown primary origin
cancer screening
cancer vaccine
candidiasis
candidosis
canertinib
canertinib dihydrochloride
Cantron
CAP-1
capecitabine
capillary
capillary leak syndrome
capromab pendetide
capsaicin
capsule
captopril
carbamide
carbendazim
carbogen
carbohydrate
carbolic acid
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
carbon-11 acetate
carbon-11 choline PET-CT scan
carboplatin
carboxyamidotriazole
carboxypeptidase-G2
carcinoembryonic antigen
carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1
carcinogen
carcinogenesis
carcinoid
carcinoid syndrome
carcinoma
carcinoma in situ
carcinoma of unknown primary
carcinomatosis
carcinomatous meningitis
carcinosarcoma
carcinosis
carcinostatic
cardiac
cardiac pacemaker
cardiac sarcoma
cardin
cardiopulmonary
cardiotoxicity
cardiovascular
Cardura
caregiver
carina tracheae
carmustine
Carney complex
Carney dyad
Carney triad
Carney-Stratakis dyad
Carney-Stratakis syndrome
carnitine
Carnitor
carotenoid
carotid artery
carrier
carrier frequency
carrier oil
carrier rate
cartilage
carzelesin
case report
case series
case-control study
caspofungin acetate
Castleman disease
castration
CAT scan
CAT-8015
cataract
catechol
catecholamine
catheter
cauterization
cauterize
cavity
CBC
CBE
cBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate
CC-1088
CC-4047
CC-49
CC49-streptavidin
CC-5013
CC-8490
CCI-779
cCLB8
CCSG
CD134
CD34 antigen
CD40-ligand
CDDO
CDK inhibitor AT7519M
CEA
CEA assay
cecum
cedarwood
cediranib
cefepime
cefixime
ceftriaxone
celecoxib
Celexa
celiac disease
cell
cell culture
cell cycle
cell differentiation
cell motility
cell proliferation
cell respiration
CellCept
cell-cycle regulation
cell-to-cell signaling
cellular adhesion
cellular adoptive immunotherapy
cellular metabolism
cellulitis
cellulose
centimeter
central nervous system
central nervous system metastasis
central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor
central nervous system prophylaxis
central nervous system sanctuary therapy
central nervous system tumor
central venous access catheter
CEP-2563 dihydrochloride
CEP-701
cephalexin
cephalosporin
ceramide
c-erbB-2
cerebellar hemangioblastoma
cerebellopontine
cerebellum
cerebral hemisphere
cerebrospinal fluid
cerebrospinal fluid diversion
cerebrum
ceremony
Cerubidine
Cervarix
cervical
cervical cancer
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3
cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1
cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2
cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 3
cervicectomy
cervix
cetuximab
cevimeline
CGP 48664
Chamberlain procedure
chamomile
change of life
Chantix
chaplain
charged-particle radiation therapy
chemabrasion
chemexfoliation
chemical
chemical imbalance
chemical peel
chemoembolization
chemoimmunotherapy
chemoprevention
chemoprevention study
chemoprotective
chemoradiation
chemoradiotherapy
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity assay
chemosensitizer
chemotherapeutic agent
chemotherapy
chest wall
chest x-ray
chiasma
child-life worker
Chinese meridian theory
Chinese rhubarb
CHIR-265
chitin
chlorambucil
chlorine
chloroma
chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide
chlorotoxin
cholangiocarcinoma
cholangiosarcoma
cholecalciferol
cholelith
cholestasis
cholesterol
choline magnesium trisalicylate
chondrocyte
chondroitin sulfate
chondrosarcoma
CHOP
CHOP regimen
CHOPE
CHOPE regimen
chordoma
chorioadenoma destruens
chorioallantoic membrane
chorioblastoma
choriocarcinoma
chorioepithelioma
chorionic carcinoma
choroid
choroid plexus tumor
CHPP
chromaffin cell
chromosome
chronic
chronic bacterial prostatitis
chronic eosinophilic leukemia
chronic fatigue syndrome
chronic granulocytic leukemia
chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis
chronic leukemia
chronic lymphoblastic leukemia
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma
chronic myelogenous leukemia
chronic myeloid leukemia
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
chronic neutrophilic leukemia
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic pain
chronic phase
chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
chrysotherapy
CHS 828
chyle
CI-1033
CI-958
CI-980
CI-994
cidofovir
cilengitide
ciliary body
cimetidine
CIN
CIN 1
CIN 2
CIN 2/3
CIN 3
Cipro
ciprofloxacin
circulation
circulatory system
circumcision
cirrhosis
CIS
cisplatin
citalopram
citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate
citrovorum factor
cixutumumab
c-kit receptor
cladribine
clarithromycin
Clark level I melanoma
Clark level II melanoma
Clark level III melanoma
Clark level IV melanoma
Clark level V melanoma
Clark levels
classical Hodgkin lymphoma
Claus model
clavicle
clear cell
clear cell adenocarcinoma
clear cell carcinoma
clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue
clear cell sarcoma of the kidney
cleaved
clergy
clinical
clinical breast exam
clinical practice guidelines
clinical researcher
clinical resistance
clinical series
clinical study
clinical trial
clinician
CLL
CLL/SLL
clodronate
clofarabine
Clolar
clone
Cloretazine
Clostridium difficile
CMF
CMF regimen
CML
CMML
CMV
cnicin
CNS
CNS metastasis
CNS PNET
CNS prophylaxis
CNS sanctuary therapy
CNS tumor
CNTO 328
CNV
coactivated T cell
cobalamin
cobalt 60
coccyx
Cockayne syndrome
co-culture
codeine
codeine phosphate
codon
coenzyme Q10
coffee enema
cognition
cohort
cohort study
COL18A1
COL-3
colchicine
cold ischemia
cold ischemia time
cold nodule
colectomy
colitis
collagen
collagen disease
collagenase
collarbone
collecting duct
colloidal gold-bound tumor necrosis factor
coloanal anastomosis
coloanal pull-through
colon
colon cancer
colon crypt
colon polyp
colonoscope
colonoscopy
colony-stimulating factor
colorectal
colorectal cancer
colostomy
colposcope
colposcopy
coma
combination chemotherapy
combretastatin A4 phosphate
comedo carcinoma
comfort care
common bile duct
Community Advisory Board
comorbidity
comparative anatomy
compassionate use trial
complement protein
complementary and alternative medicine
complementary medicine
complete blood count
complete hysterectomy
complete metastasectomy
complete remission
complete response
complex decongestive therapy
compliance
complication
composite lymphoma
compound
compound nevus
compression
compression bandage
compression fracture
compression garment
compression pump
compulsion
computed tomographic colonography
computed tomography colonography
computed tomography scan
computerized axial tomography scan
computerized tomography
conception
concomitant
concurrent therapy
condition
conditioned response
conditioned stimulus
conditioning regimen
condyloma
condylomata acuminata
cone biopsy
conformation-sensitive gel electrophoresis
confusion
congenital
congenital mesoblastic nephroma
congenital neutropenia
congestive heart failure
conization
conjunctiva
conjunctivitis
connective tissue
consanguinity
consecutive case series
Consensus Development Program
consolidation therapy
constipation
constitutional acupuncture
consultand
contiguous
contiguous lymphoma
continent reservoir
contingency management
continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion
continuous infusion
continuum of care
Contract Research Organization
contraindication
contralateral
contrast esophagram
contrast material
control animal
control group
controlled clinical trial
controlled low-voltage electrical stimulation
controlled study
conventional medicine
conventional therapy
conventional treatment
Coomb's test
COPD
cope
coping skills
copolymer
copper Cu 64-ATSM
copy number variant
CoQ10
cordectomy
Corderone
cordycepin
core biopsy
core needle biopsy
Coriolus versicolor extract
cornea
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
coronary heart disease
corpus
corticosteroid
corticotropin
cortisol
cortisone
Corynebacterium granulosum
cosegregation
co-trimoxazole
cottonseed meal toxin
coumarin
coumestan
coumestrol
counselee
counseling
Cowden disease
Cowden syndrome
COX inhibitor
COX-2
COX-2 inhibitor
Cozaar
CP/CPPS
CP-358,774
CP4071
CP-547,632
CP-609,754
CP-724,714
CpG 7909
CPT 11
CQS
CRA-024781
cramp
craniopharyngioma
craniotomy
creatine
creatinine
crib death
cribriform
crisis intervention
crisnatol mesylate
CRO
Crocinic Acid
Crohn disease
cross-talk
cruciferous vegetable
cryoablation
cryopreservation
cryosurgery
cryotherapy
cryptorchidism
CSF
CSF
CSGE
CSP
CT scan
CT-2103
CT-2106
CT-2584
CT-322
CT53518
CTC
CTX
CTX
Cubicin
cultural competency
culture
cultured cell
cultured cell line
cumulative dose
cumulative exposure
CUP
cupping
curcumin
cure
curettage
curette
cutaneous
cutaneous breast cancer
cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
cyanogenic glucoside
cyanosis
CYC116
cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor
cyclooxygenase-2
cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor
cyclophosphamide
cyclosporine
Cymbalta
cyproheptadine
cyproterone acetate
cyst
cystectomy
cystic fibrosis
cystoprostatectomy
cystosarcoma phyllodes
cystoscope
cystoscopy
cystourethrectomy
cytarabine
cytarabine liposome
cytochlor
cytochrome P450 enzyme system
cytogenetics
cytokine
cytology
cytomegalovirus
Cytomel
cytopenia
cytoplasm
cytotoxic
cytotoxic chemotherapy
cytotoxic T cell
Cytoxan