cowpox
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by a virus of species Orthopoxvirus cowpox, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.

cowpoxes
plural of cowpox

cowpoxvirus
Alternative form of cowpox virus.

cowpoxviruses
plural of cowpoxvirus

coxarthroses
plural of coxarthrosis

coxarthrosis
arthrosis of the hip

coxiellosis
Any disease caused by infection with Coxiella bacteria

coxitides
plural of coxitis

coxitis
Inflammation of the hip joint.

coxsackievirus
Any of many enteroviruses that cause disease mostly in children.

coxsackieviruses
plural of coxsackievirus

coxsakievirus
Misspelling of coxsackievirus.

crabfish
A freshwater crab found in Southern European rivers, streams, and lakes, Potamon fluviatile or Cancer fluviatilis.
A lobster or crayfish.

crabfishes
plural of crabfish

craniocleidodysostosis
cleidocranial dysostosis

cranioneuropathy
cranial neuropathy

craniopathy
cranial disease

craniopharyngeoma
Misspelling of craniopharyngioma.

craniopharyngioma
A kind of brain tumor derived from pituitary gland embryonic tissue.

craniopharyngiomas
plural of craniopharyngioma

craniopharyngiomata
plural of craniopharyngioma

craniorrhachischisis
A severe malformation of the cranium

cranioversaries
plural of cranioversary

cranioversary
Alternative form of craniversary.

craniversaries
plural of craniversary

craniversary
The anniversary of a craniotomy, especially one that resects a brain tumor.

cranniversaries
plural of cranniversary

cranniversary
Alternative form of craniversary.

crazyitis
Craziness; insanity.

crepance
An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.

crepances
plural of crepance

crinkums
jail fever; typhus
venereal disease

crisis
A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.

cristopathy
Synonym of neurocristopathy.

crocodilepox
A skin disease in crocodiles, associated with viruses of the genus Crocodylidpoxvirus.

crommyoxyregmia
Sour, fetid eructations, resembling the taste of onions.

crossprotection
resistance to a virus following infection by a related one

crossprotections
plural of crossprotection

cryalgesia
pain caused by cold

cryobiosis
A cryptobiotic response to a decrease in temperature.

cryonecrosis
Necrosis caused by extreme cold, whether as trauma (in frostbite) or as a method of cryoablation in research or in cryosurgery.

cryopathies
plural of cryopathy

cryopathy
Any morbid condition caused by coldness

cryopyrinopathies
plural of cryopyrinopathy

cryopyrinopathy
Any of a range of disorders caused by cryopyrin

cryptitis
Inflammation of an intestinal crypt.

cryptocaryonosis
Any disease caused by the Cryptocaryon parasite

cryptoccocosis
Misspelling of cryptococcosis.

cryptococcoses
plural of cryptococcosis

cryptococcosis
A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex, believed to be acquired by inhalation of the infectious propagule from the environment.

cryptosporidiosis
A disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite.

cryptosporidosis
Alternative form of cryptosporidiosis.

crystallopathies
plural of crystallopathy

crystallopathy
Any disease characterised by the formation of crystals in tissue or a body cavity.

crystallurgy
crystallization

crystalopathies
plural of crystalopathy

crystalopathy
Alternative form of crystallopathy.

cundurango
Alternative form of condurango.

cuterebriasis
A parasitic disease affecting rodents, lagomorphs (hares, rabbits, pikas), felines, and canines that is caused by botfly larvae of the genera Cuterebra or Trypoderma.

cutireaction
Any inflammation or other skin reaction to an irritant.

cutireactions
plural of cutireaction

cutitis
dermatitis

cyanmethaemoglobin
Alternative form of cyanmethemoglobin.

cyanmethemoglobin
A relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning

cyanomethemoglobin
Alternative form of cyanmethemoglobin.

cyanopathy
cyanosis

cyanopia
Alternative form of cyanopsia.

cyanopsia
A disorder of the vision causing all objects to appear blue, often the temporary consequence of removal of a cataract.

cyberknife
A robotic arm that performs radiosurgery (surgery using ionizing radiation), typically to remove a tumour, or to treat certain other medical conditions.

cyclitis
inflammation of the ciliary body

cyclomastopathies
plural of cyclomastopathy

cyclomastopathy
A fibrous mastopathy

cyclomorphosis
Cyclic or seasonal changes in morphology.

cyclophrenia
Bipolar disorder.
The state of being cyclophrenic, the most severe form of the unstable-borderline-cyclophrenic personality spectrum, related to borderline personality disorder.

cyclophrenias
plural of cyclophrenia

cycloplegia
paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation

cycloplegias
plural of cycloplegia

cyclopurine
A DNA lesion that blocks an RNA polymerase

cyclopurines
plural of cyclopurine

cyclosporiasis
infection by the protozoan Cyclospora cayetanensis (sometimes Blepharis cayetanensis, considered one of the red algae).

cyclosporidiosis
Synonym of cyclosporiasis.

cylindrocarcinoma
Cylindromatous carcinoma.

cylindroma
A tumor with nests of cells that resemble a cylinder in cross section.

cylindromas
plural of cylindroma

cylindromata
plural of cylindroma

cynanche
Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, typicalling with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty breathing and swallowing.

cynanches
plural of cynanche

cyometrinil
A seed treatment applied on sorghum to protect against fungal diseases.

cypridophobia
A fear of venereal disease or of sexual intercourse

cystadenoma
A hidrocystoma.

cystadenomas
plural of cystadenoma

cystadenomata
plural of cystadenoma

cystathioninuria
A metabolic disorder that results in an excess of cystathionine in the urine.

cystinosis
A disorder caused by abnormal metabolism of cystine.

cystitides
plural of cystitis

cystitis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder.

cystoadenoma
Alternative form of cystadenoma.

cystoadenomas
plural of cystoadenoma

cystocarcinoma
A carcinoma associated with cysts

cystocarcinomas
plural of cystocarcinoma

cystodiathermy
A procedure for excising small lesions of the bladder, or for obtaining hemostasis after biopsy of the bladder.

cystofibroma
A fibroma containing cysts

cystofibromas
plural of cystofibroma

cystoisosporiasis
Synonym of isosporiasis.

cystoma
A cystic tumour

cystomas
plural of cystoma

cystomata
plural of cystoma

cystopathies
plural of cystopathy

cystopathy
Any disease of the urinary bladder

cystoplegia
paralysis of the bladder

cystopyelitis
Synonym of pyelocystitis.

cystopyelonephritis
inflammation of the bladder, the pelvis of the kidney, and the kidney parenchyma

cystosarcoma
Any sarcoma containing cysts

cystosarcomas
plural of cystosarcoma

cystosarcomata
plural of cystosarcoma

cystoureteropyelonephritis
A medical condition involving inflammation or infection of the bladder, ureter, and kidney, usually caused by bacteria and occurring as a result of a urinary tract infection that spreads to the upper urinary tract.

cystourethritis
inflammation of the bladder and the urethra

cytauxzoonoses
plural of cytauxzoonosis

cytauxzoonosis
infection by Cytauxzoon felis, a protozoal organism transmitted to domestic cats by tick bites