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Collagen

The principal protein in connective tissue. This fibrous, structural protein molecule provides strength and…

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Colonization

The presence of a new microorganisms that has gained access to the body, multiplied…

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Colonized

In reference to bacteria, becoming established and multiplying in a particular host site, such…

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Colony

A mass of microbes that has grown from a single cell in a laboratory…

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Colostomy

A surgical opening from the colon through the abdomen into the large or small…

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Communicable disease

Disease that can be transmitted from person to person.

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Complement

A group of 25 to 30 enzymatic serum proteins found in blood plasma that…

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Computerized axial tomography (CAT)

Tomography in which computer analysis of a series of cross-sectional scans made along a…

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cidal

The suffix used to designate a killing treatment. The words prefix indicates the type…

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Cilia

Microscopic hair-like extensions that line the respiratory tract and move in a synchronous motion…

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CINAHL

Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature

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Cirrhosis

Scarring of healthy tissue preventing the flow of blood through the liver due to…

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