| A | B |
|---|
| Co | Carbon Monoxide |
| Cachectic | general ill health with emaciation, usually associated with cancer. |
| Calan | a drug used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker for hypertension or CHF |
| Calculi | a concretion usually of mineral salts found especially in hollow organs or ducts |
| Calorics | pertaining to calories |
| Canalith | Procedure is a treatment for positional vertigo. |
| Candidiasis | yeast infection |
| Cardene | calcium channel blocker used in treatment of chronic stable angina |
| Cardizem | another calcium channel blocker |
| Cataflam | prescription used for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis |
| Catarrh | inflammation of mucus membrane |
| Caudal | of, at or near tail or hind parts |
| Ceclor | treatment used for ears nose and throat respiratory tract urinary tract caused by a certain bacteria |
| Cedax | treatment used for ears nose and throat respiratory tract urinary tract caused by a certain bacteria |
| Cefoxazole | antibiotic |
| Ceftin | antibiotic used to treat many kinds of bacterial infections |
| Cefzil | antibiotic used to treat mild to moderate infections caused by a certain bacteria |
| Cellulitis | diffuse inflammation of connective tissue with severe inflammation of skin |
| Cephalexin | treats bacterial infections |
| Cephalosporin | form of penicillin |
| Cerebellar | tri-lobed structure of the brain |
| Cerebrovascular | affecting the cerebrum |
| Cerumen | ear wax |
| Cerumenectomy | removal of ear wax |
| Ceruminous | ear wax |
| Chemo | chemical (chemical treatment) |
| Chink | a crack cleft or fissure |
| Choana | opening into the nasopharynx of the nasal cavity on either side; posterior naris. |
| Cholesteatoma | tumorlike mass usually occurring in the middle ear and mastoid region. pearl tumor. |
| Chorda | a tendon |
| Cipro | trademark for ciprofloxacin and its hydrochloride derivative |
| Cisapride | symptomatic treatment and prophylaxis of nocturnal heartburn caused by GERD |
| Claritin | Selective histamine1-receptor antagonist |
| Clavulanic | drug that inhibits beta-lactamase produced by bacteria |
| Clencher | to bring together tightly; close (the teeth or fist) firmly |
| Cleocin | treats infections such as respiratory infections |
| CLL | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| Coccidioidomycosis | inhaling the fungus Coccidioides immitis. fever and respiratory symptoms. valley fever. |
| Cochlear | spiral-shaped cavity of inner ear , contains nerve endings essential for hearing. |
| Colestid | Binds bile acids, lowering cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels. |
| Columella | the fleshy external end of the nasal septum |
| Concha | a shell-shaped structure. |
| Contra | In contrast or opposition to; against. |
| Cordarone | antiarrhythmic drug that has potentially fatal side effects, used to control heart rhythm |
| Cordran | trademark for the drug flurandrenolide.treatment for skin inflammation |
| Cornoid | coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle |
| Cortef | adrenal-cortex hormone |
| Corticosteroid | Any of the steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex |
| Corticosteroids | steroids |
| Cortisporin | drug - combination antibiotic and cortisone-like medicine, used to treat infection of ear |
| Coryza | descriptions of head colds |
| Coumadin | Interferes with synthesis of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors |
| Cozaar | Blocks vasoconstricting and aldosterone-secreting effects of angiotensin II |
| CPAP | continuous positive airway structure, a ventilation device |
| CPT | Current procedural terminology |
| Crepitus | the discharge of flatus from the bowels. |
| Cribriform | perforated like a sieve |
| Cricoarytenoid | Relating to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages. |
| Cricoid | ring-shaped |
| Cricomyotomy | a procedure that corrects abnormalities that cause cervical dysphasia |
| Cricopharyngeal | Relating to the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx. |
| Cricothyroid | Relating to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages. |
| CROS | contralateral routing of sound, type of hearing aid |
